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Ireland open to modest extensions to Northern Ireland Brexit grace periods

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland is open to “modest” extensions of waivers on the moveme...

7th February, 2021

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Euro zone recovery delayed, to gather pace from mid-year – Lagarde

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Europe’s recovery from a recession induced by the COVID-19 pandemi...

7th February, 2021

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Nigerian woman poised to lead WTO after rival withdraws, Washington offers support

By Hyonhee Shin, Emma Farge and Andrea Shalal SEOUL/GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nigeria&#821...

6th February, 2021

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Cash injection urged to help poor fight COVID-19 during vaccine wait

By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 80% of people in some developing...

6th February, 2021

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Best week in 3 months for UK mid-caps as Aggreko jumps on buyout offer

By Shivani Kumaresan (Reuters) – British mid-caps rose on Friday, scoring their best week sinc...

6th February, 2021

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Beaman and Moore star at 2021 Natural Selection Tour

Ferguson, Kotsenburg, Hearty and Sadowski-Synnott impress in Wyoming. Travis Rice’s Natural Se...

6th February, 2021

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Exclusive: Navalny affair no grounds to cancel Nord Stream pipeline, new German CDU chief says

By Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany should not drop support for the planned Nord Strea...

5th February, 2021

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Take Five: Dollar signs

1/GREENBACK GAIN The dollar bounce is confounding some who bet on a multi-year downtrend. Fed offici...

5th February, 2021

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Britain must focus on Asia and U.S. not EU post-Brexit, Barclays boss says

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial services industry should foc...

5th February, 2021

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Oil prices near $60 on growth hopes and OPEC+ cuts

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – Oil hit its highest level in a year on Friday, closing in on...

5th February, 2021

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Forget EU post-Brexit and focus on U.S. and Asia, says Barclays boss

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s vast financial services industry should focus post-Brexit o...

5th February, 2021

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Signature Aviation dog fight ends as GIP bids with Blackstone and Cascade

By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) – A bidding war for Signature Aviation took a new twist on Frida...

5th February, 2021