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UK set to formally apply for trans-Pacific trade bloc membership By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will next week formally apply to join a trans-Pacific trading bloc of 11 countries, with negotiations set to start later this year, the government said on Saturday. Since leaving the European Union, Britain has made clear its desire to join the Comprehensive and Progressive (NYSE:PGR) Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which removes most tariffs between Australia, Brunei, Canada,...

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UK foreign minister reassured EU will not block vaccine supplies By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign minister said on Saturday the EU had reassured him the European Union did not want to disrupt supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to the United Kingdom after the bloc said it planned to control exports. Dominic Raab made the comments after what he described as a "constructive conversation" with European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis. "I was...

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ASOS close to deal to buy Topshop, Miss Selfridge for $411 million By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - British online fashion retailer ASOS (LON:ASOS) is on the verge of a deal to buy Topshop and Miss Selfridge from the administrators of British tycoon Philip Green's Arcadia Group for almost 300 million pounds ($411 million), Sky News reported. ASOS could announce a deal as early as Monday, Sky said. Arcadia went into administration in November, putting more than...

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Man charged over suspect package sent to UK AstraZeneca vaccine plant By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - A man has been charged after a suspicious package was sent to a factory in Wales that produces AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine resulting in a temporary suspension of manufacturing, British police said on Saturday. The Wockhardt plant in Wrexham provides so-called fill-and-finish capacity for AstraZeneca’s British supply chain, which is the final manufacturing step of putting vaccines into vials or...

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Analysis: Robinhood and Reddit protected from lawsuits by user agreement, Congress By Reuters

By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc's user agreement is likely to protect the brokerage app from a barrage of lawsuits filed by customers after it blocked a frenzied trading rally in companies such as GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) that was fueled on social media forums. The owners of internet platforms where much of the discussion took place are...

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