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Jules Verne sent his fictional submarine, the Nautilus, to the South Pole through an ocean hidden under a thick layer of ice. Written 40 years before any explorer had reached the pole, its story was, however, only half-fiction. In fact, there are hidden oceanic cavities around Antarctica, and our last …

Google is discontinuing the $ 400 Pixel 3a, the cheapest version of its Pixel 3 phone that it released last spring. The company said it had “completed sales” of the phone in a statement to Android Police. The phone was widely acclaimed by critics for offering some of the Pixel …

Venezuela’s central bank, which is still controlled by the Maduro government, sued the Bank of England, seeking access to € 930 million ($ 1 billion) in gold reserves that it said would help the country deal with the pandemic. of coronavirus. Venezuela intended to liquidate the gold to buy health …

Saudi Arabian citizens entered stores after coronavirus blockade restrictions were lifted in June, hoping to save money on non-perishable goods, from food and clothing to electronics and cars, before the kingdom triples your value added tax or VAT. Riyadh announced the levy, which increased from 5% to 15% on July …

July 2, 2020 Editor’s Note: Part of our Covid-19 coverage is free to readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. For more stories and our pandemic tracker, see our hub yesORIENTAL DE Y OXFORD Ring road, some distance from the famous spiers, is a collection of glass office buildings …