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</style></head><body style="background-color:#fff;margin:0;padding:0;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;text-size-adjust:none"><div class="sailthru-emco-preheader" style="display: none; max-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Google's Letter to the Editor</div><div style="display:none"><a href=""><img src="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/img/654b96d2a426663d33afca23kz4nf.1p5u/f224a3c4.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><table class="nl-container" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row row-1" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table 
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Global gold demand in the first three months of this year rose 3% to 1,238 tonnes – the strongest first quarter since 2016, according to the World Gold Council’s latest quarterly report. Central bank demand remains central to this trend which has pushed the gold price into record territory.</p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-12" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" 
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Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit persuaded an appeals court in Washington state to throw out a $185-million jury award to three former teachers at a Seattle-area school who blamed exposure to the firm’s toxic chemicals for their brain injuries.&nbsp;</p></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-8" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" 
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<a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35231307.79266/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHltYXZlcmljay5jby56YS9hcnRpY2xlLzIwMjQtMDUtMDItYW1hem9uLWNlb3MtY29tbWVudHMtdmlvbGF0ZWQtbGFib3VyLWxhdy1qdWRnZS1ydWxlcy8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1TYWlsdGhydSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1idXNpbmVzc19tYXZlcmljayZtbGU9TUVkamN6Vk5ZVXBaZUZCdVptTjJTa2R2UVVKWFVFTnhhRE01U0U4clZGRmxZa1ZQZGl0NVlucERUbEJzTTJ0M2QwaENRVGhzV0ZoWGFFazVhVXB1UVdwS1RERmtiU3NyUlRSelVUaGpPRWhEZWpkTVRFaGtOQ3N3VXpWRGJuQmxVR05xUnpOSVoyVlRhMGRSYlUweWJVZFhiU3R2U2tkblRFSTFVblpEV1hJJTNE/654b96d2a426663d33afca23Bfb5eef9e" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #131313;" rel="noopener">Amazon CEO’s comments violated labour law, judge rules</a></h1></td></tr></table><table class="paragraph_block block-9" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:5px"><div 
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<span class="tinyMce-placeholder">&nbsp;… what Amazon’s ad revenue soared by last quarter, reaching $11.8-billion, after making adverts play by default on <strong><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35231307.79266/aHR0cHM6Ly9jaGFydHIudXMyMC5saXN0LW1hbmFnZS5jb20vdHJhY2svY2xpY2s_dT0wNWRhZmE5YjQzMTc3NzQ1NDdiMTE0NjMyJmlkPWIzYjE0N2NkNzYmZT0xYWRhZTJiY2Q0JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9U2FpbHRocnUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249YnVzaW5lc3NfbWF2ZXJpY2smbWxlPU1FZGpjelZOWVVwWmVGQnVabU4yU2tkdlFVSlhVRU54YURNNVNFOHJWRkZsWWtWUGRpdDVZbnBEVGxCc00ydDNkMGhDUVRoc1dGaFhhRWs1YVVwdVFXcEtUREZrYlNzclJUUnpVVGhqT0VoRGVqZE1URWhrTkNzd1V6VkRibkJsVUdOcVJ6TklaMlZUYTBkUmJVMHliVWRYYlN0dlNrZG5URUkxVW5aRFdYSSUzRA/654b96d2a426663d33afca23Be60d7542" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #222222;" rel="noopener">Prime Video</a></strong>.</span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-25" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" 
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<span class="tinyMce-placeholder">On 30 April 1997, London’s Big Ben <strong><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35231307.79266/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlzdG9yeS5jb20vdGhpcy1kYXktaW4taGlzdG9yeS9iaWctYmVuLWNsb2NrLXN0b3BzLTE5OTc_X2hzZW5jPXAyQU5xdHotX3A0WEtfcEJmd3lHOUx6Yll6NUdrX1lDZlFacGpzRXZYYkozZE9rNTlyd1ZfRDhDXzl0bmNRTEhFVEoxYUdGdXM1QTJXTThsamxIZE1zbVhad21mVDhZdDNZcjFVbGtYUUtEMlA4YTJva2FGM0ZUVjAmX2hzbWk9MzA0OTEwOTk1JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9U2FpbHRocnUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249YnVzaW5lc3NfbWF2ZXJpY2smbWxlPU1FZGpjelZOWVVwWmVGQnVabU4yU2tkdlFVSlhVRU54YURNNVNFOHJWRkZsWWtWUGRpdDVZbnBEVGxCc00ydDNkMGhDUVRoc1dGaFhhRWs1YVVwdVFXcEtUREZrYlNzclJUUnpVVGhqT0VoRGVqZE1URWhrTkNzd1V6VkRibkJsVUdOcVJ6TklaMlZUYTBkUmJVMHliVWRYYlN0dlNrZG5URUkxVW5aRFdYSSUzRA/654b96d2a426663d33afca23Bd19851c8" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #1c1c1c;" rel="noopener">remained </a><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35231307.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #1c1c1c;" rel="noopener"><strong>stuck</strong></a><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35231307.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #1c1c1c;" rel="noopener"></a></strong> at 12:11pm for 43 minutes. This has occurred several times throughout the clock’s 165-year history, often due to extreme weather.</span>
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