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EU’s Von Der Leyen says Astrazeneca will deliver 9 million more vaccine doses By Reuters

(Reuters) - EU Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen said on Sunday Astrazeneca Plc (LON:AZN) will deliver 9 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses in the first quarter, making a total of 40 million doses to Europe. Astrazeneca will start deliveries one week earlier than scheduled, Von Der Leyen said on twitter. "The company will also expand its manufacturing capacity...

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ECB’s Knot: stock market rally could be fuelled by recovery hopes By Reuters

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The continuing rise of stock markets worldwide could be the result of growing hopes of economic recovery, and does not necessarily mean that prices are overly inflated, European Central Bank governing council member Klaas Knot said on Sunday. "We definitely see high valuations," the Dutch central bank governor said in an interview on Dutch public television. "Stock markets...

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British government working on COVID recovery plan for economy, says source By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government is working on a recovery plan for the country's COVID-battered economy, a source said on Sunday, as ministers direct their attention to trying to restore growth for businesses hit hard by the pandemic. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak have broken with the traditional, pro-market instincts of their Conservative Party and are on course...

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EU offers guarantees for vaccine deliveries, says UK minister Truss By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - British trade minister Liz Truss said on Sunday the European Union had offered guarantees that vaccinations London had ordered would be supplied, after Brussels acknowledged it was a mistake to trigger emergency powers under the Brexit deal. "It is vital that we keep borders open, we resist vaccine nationalism, we resist protectionism ...

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Billionaire Steve Cohen quits Twitter, citing threats in GameStop uproar By Reuters

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Steve Cohen, seen by small investors as an enemy in the GameStop (NYSE:GME) stock drama this week, deleted his Twitter account because of what he said were threats against him and his family, a spokeswoman said on Saturday. "I’m going to take a break for now," Cohen said on Twitter late on Friday, citing...

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Danone’s Faber says not ‘dogmatic’ about CEO-chairman role – JDD By Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - Emmanuel Faber, the chief executive and chairman of French food group Danone, told the weekly Journal du Dimanche that he did not hold a "dogmatic" view as to whether the role should be split in two. Faber is facing calls from activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners to step down after it took a stake in the company late last...

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Britain focused on collaboration with EU after vaccine row – minister By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's focus is on "collaboration" with the European Union on vaccines, the country's vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi told the Sunday Telegraph, after a showdown between the two sides over vaccine exports. Zahawi told the newspaper in an interview that Britain's focus was on collaborating with the bloc and that the country had tried to help Brussels with its...

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PM’s fiancee has new job at animal charity – Telegraph By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Carrie Symonds, the fiancee of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has been hired as head of communications for animal rewilding charity the Aspinall Foundation, the Sunday Telegraph reported. Symonds, 32, is a conservationist who has in the past campaigned on animal welfare issues, such as urging retailers to stop selling coconut products that use monkey labour in production....

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