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UK seven-day COVID-19 infections down nearly 27% on week before

LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom reported 51,899 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, leaving the...

18th February, 2022

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WHO recommends seven day quarantine for COVID-19 exposed after negative test

(Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday shortened the recommended quarantine dur...

18th February, 2022

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Profit at Portugal’s biggest utility down 18% on one-off costs

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s largest utility, EDP-Energias de Portugal, on Thurs...

18th February, 2022

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Gold jumps, stocks slide on Ukraine tensions mount

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gold prices jumped to an eight-month high and safe-haven debt r...

18th February, 2022

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‘Assassin’s Creed’ maker Ubisoft sees FY results at lower end of guidance

By Valentine Baldassari (Reuters) -Ubisoft, the maker of the blockbuster “Assassin’s Creed” video ga...

18th February, 2022

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Worker shortage jeopardises Spain’s EU-funded recovery plan

By Corina Pons and Belén Carreño MADRID (Reuters) – When Spain’s decade-long housing boom spectacula...

17th February, 2022

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Exclusive-Biden to seek more than $770 billion in 2023 defense budget, sources say

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden is expected to ask Congress for a U.S. defen...

17th February, 2022

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UK foreign minister to visit Ukraine, tells Russia to end military buildup

LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister Liz Truss will reaffirm support for Ukrainian sovereignt...

17th February, 2022

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UK pledges $34 million to enhance security in Indo-Pacific

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Britain committed 25 million pounds ($34 million) to strengthen security in the In...

17th February, 2022

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Russia’s military build-up near Ukraine is growing, not shrinking, warns West

By Alexander Marrow and Aleksandar Vasovic MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) – There is a growing Russian milita...

17th February, 2022

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VW CEO sees widespread autonomous driving within 25 years

(Reuters) – Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess expects the car industry to see widespread auto...

17th February, 2022

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Oil slides after France and Iran say closer to a nuclear deal

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil slid more than 2% in early Asian trade on Thursday after both France and I...

17th February, 2022