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Johnson tells Tory MPs tiered restrictions have sunset of February 3 – Sky News

(Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the country's new tiered system of COVID-19 restrictions "have a sunset of 3 February," the Sky News reported https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-boris-johnson-tells-tory-mps-tiered-restrictions-have-sunset-of-3-february-12145525 on Saturday, citing his letter to MPs of his Conservative Party. Johnson insisted the tiered measures for local areas would be reviewed every fortnight, the report added. ...

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European Commission leans on Barnier to reach trade deal with UK – The Times

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Commission has started to "lean on" EU negotiator Michel Barnier to get a trade deal with Britain, reported the Times newspaper on Saturday. The report said that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was expected to speak to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the next 48 hours to try to find common ground...

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Russia’s Nord Stream 2 says it plans to resume laying pipeline this year – RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Nord Stream 2 said on Saturday that it planned to resume laying the Moscow-backed gas pipeline to Europe, the RIA news agency reported. The company did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Work was halted last December when pipe-laying company Swiss-Dutch Allseas suspended operations after U.S. sanctions targeted companies providing vessels to lay...

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Russia’s Nord Stream 2 to resume pipe-laying in Germany’s Exclusive Economic Zone

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Nord Stream 2 said on Saturday it planned to start laying pipes in Germany's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) this year, confirming its intention to resume work on the stalled Moscow-backed gas pipeline to Europe. It said its plan envisaged laying a 2.6 kilometre (1.62 miles) section of each line of the pipeline, adding that it would...

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BoE’s Haldane sees inflation risks as economies bounce back

LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane said inflation could rise by more than expected as progress on COVID-19 vaccines and huge amounts of stimulus raised the chances of a swift economic bounce-back. "As the economic recovery gathers pace next year, it will be important central banks remain squarely focussed on their core medium-term price stability mandates," Haldane...

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Freedom ETF Bucks Mainstream to Bet on Human Rights & Long-Term Growth

By Christiana SciaudoneInvesting.com -- What kind of an emerging markets index doesn't include China or Russia?  Not a mainstream one, that's for sure. The Life + Liberty Freedom 100 Emerging Markets index and ETF (FRDM) are based on metrics like freedom of speech, human trafficking and international trade access. The result is a unique alternative, an ETF with a conscience, created by an...

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Frasers Group offers emergency loan to Philip Green’s troubled Arcadia Group – Sky

LONDON (Reuters) - Frasers Group, owned by billionaire retail boss Mike Ashley, has offered Philip Green's troubled Topshop retail group Arcadia a 50 million pound emergency loan, reported Sky News on Saturday. Arcadia could collapse into administration within days according to media reports, putting 15,000 jobs at risk in what would be Britain's biggest corporate failure of the pandemic. Sky News...

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PM Johnson names Zahawi as minister responsible for vaccine deployment

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has named Nadhim Zahawi, currently a junior business minister, as the minister responsible for COVID-19 vaccine deployment, in a sign that the government is readying a mass vaccination programme. Zahawi will report to health minister Matt Hancock in his new role, with his primary focus on vaccine deployment although he will keep some...

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