Cash transfers: Free money discourages work, rewards bad choices, creates a culture of dependency

Cash transfers: Free money discourages work, rewards bad choices, creates a culture of dependency

Kenya’s political elite have listed cash transfers to poor households to ameliorate up to two million people pushed into financial doldrums by a dysfunctional economy, made worse by coronavirus pandemic and effects of climate change. The cash transfer proposal – bait for votes – has been well-received by the electorate...

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Germ warfare: No animal host of Covid has been pinpointed, China now suspected to have lab engineered coronavirus

Germ warfare: No animal host of Covid has been pinpointed, China now suspected to have lab engineered coronavirus

A lab leak in Wuhan is still thought to be the most likely origin of Covid because an animal host has not been found after two years of searching, top scientists believe. Dr Alina Chan, a specialist in gene therapy and cell engineering at MIT and Harvard, said there was...

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Humanity has touched the Sun! NASA spacecraft enters corona – unexplored region of Solar System

Humanity has touched the Sun! NASA spacecraft enters corona – unexplored region of Solar System

A NASA spacecraft has entered a previously unexplored region of the Solar System – the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona. The long-awaited milestone, which was reached in April but announced on 14 December, is a major accomplishment for the Parker Solar Probe, a craft that is flying closer to the...

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Arsenal leap into Champions League space after West Ham win, fans keen on how long they’ll retain the spot

Arsenal leap into Champions League space after West Ham win, fans keen on how long they’ll retain the spot

Arsenal have moved up to fourth in the Premier League table after an impressive performance and a 2-0 win over West Ham at the Emirates. It was their first match since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was stripped of the club captaincy over disciplinary issues and he was left out of the squad...

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