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Euro zone services hit in February but factories racing along – PMIs

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – Business activity across the euro zone contracted again i...

19th February, 2021

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Sunak reaffirms goal of ‘sustainable’ borrowing

LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Rishi Sunak again defended record public spending...

19th February, 2021

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AstraZeneca vaccine faces resistance in Europe after health workers suffer side-effects

By Caroline Pailliez and Johan Ahlander PARIS (Reuters) – Health authorities in some European...

18th February, 2021

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EU puts WTO at centre of greener trade reform push

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union put reform of the World Trade Org...

18th February, 2021

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Sterling hits $1.40 for first time in nearly 3 years

By Ritvik Carvalho LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling hit $1.40 against the dollar for the first time...

18th February, 2021

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Sterling hits highest level against euro since March 2020

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling edged higher against both the euro and the dollar o...

18th February, 2021

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Britain must include travel in lockdown easing roadmap – airlines

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson must show how travel will rest...

18th February, 2021

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Air pollution kills thousands in megacities despite COVID lockdowns

By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Air pollution caused tens of tho...

18th February, 2021

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EU to be tougher in trade talks, include climate change goals in deals

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will become more assertive in trade talks and push for...

18th February, 2021

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One in four UK firms plan to fire staff if furlough ends soon: BCC

LONDON (Reuters) – A quarter of British businesses expect to fire staff if finance minister Ri...

18th February, 2021

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Cloudy outlook for stalled jet fuel demand recovery

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, Koustav Samanta and Stephanie Kelly LONDON/SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) &#...

18th February, 2021

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Workers from home beware – pay cuts might be the price of freedom

LONDON (Reuters) – Dreaming of working remotely from that cottage in the hills? There is a goo...

18th February, 2021