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UK faces tough choices amid soaring debt

The Punch 

United Kingdom state debt is equivalent to the country’s annual output, data showed Friday, as the new government warns of tough decisions on tax and spending ahead of its maiden budget. “Public sector net debt… was provisionally estimated at 100 percent of gross domestic product at the end of August,” the Office for National Statistics

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Kevin Goh: Asian Continental clashes with World Chess Championship 2024 side events [updated]

Chessdom 

The Asian continental meeting during the FIDE Congress in Budapest decided that the Asian Continental Chess Championship will take place November 20-30, 2024. Kevin Goh, organizer of the World Chess Championship 2024 was disappointed. “Apparently, the Asian Continental Chess Championships will be held from 20th-30th November, which rather inconveniently clashes with the Singapore International Open. […]

Railway 200 is launched in Darlington

Railnews.co.uk 

Next year’s Railway 200 festival has been launched with a day of events in Darlington, the town which was one terminus of the pioneering Stockton & Darlington Railway and which saw a steam-hauled train carry members of the public as passengers for the first time on 27 September 1825. Railway 200 will be a national event throughout the United Kingdom, and is being supported by the rail industry, the government, Transport Scotland, Transport for Wales, the Northern Ireland Executive, rail and business bodies... Читать дальше...

States where people give the biggest tips

«FOX Business» (foxbusiness.com) 

The topic of tipping at food establishments remains a hot debate. New data about the typical tipping percentages across the U.S. may offer even more food for thought about the practice.