decade

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“Over the long-term, geopolitical events don’t affect markets, and we’ve been through decades of instances with heightened tensions in the Middle East, and stocks continue to grind higher.”

From Barron's

A state-driven digitisation, aiming to inject efficiency into the overstretched healthcare system, has been underway for over a decade.

From Barron's

Argentina opens a trial on Tuesday into a submarine implosion that killed 44 sailors in November 2017, the country's worst naval disaster in decades, and whose circumstances remain unclear.

From Barron's

Researchers' mathematical understanding of origami-like structures has come on leaps and bounds in recent decades, he notes, and there are now multiple start-up companies and university spin-outs seeking to develop origami- and kirigami-inspired products.

From BBC

The government compared student loan repayments to a £30-a-month phone contract in a presentation to teenagers a decade ago, BBC News has discovered.

From BBC