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Level of COVID infections still alarmingly high, says Johnson By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday the levels of COVID-19 infections remained "alarmingly high", adding he hoped the vaccination programme would still allow the government to open schools from March 8. Although "there are some signs of hope, the numbers of COVID patients in hospital are beginning to fall for the first time since the onset of...

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Irish PM says Northern Ireland rhetoric must be dialled down By Reuters

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin on Wednesday called for calm and a dialing down of rhetoric in a dispute between Britain and the European Union over Brexit checks on goods going between Northern Ireland and other parts of the United Kingdom. British and EU officials are due to meet on Wednesday to discuss how to ease the passage...

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Scottish parliament rejects call for Trump wealth order By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - The Scottish parliament on Wednesday rejected a call for the government to investigate how Donald Trump funded his purchase of two golf courses in Scotland, a request dismissed as "pathetic" by one of the former U.S. president's sons. The Scottish Green Party brought forward a motion calling on ministers to seek an "unexplained wealth order" (UWO) against Trump over...

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English schools will only reopen on March 8 at earliest, Johnson says By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - England will only allow schools to reopen on March 8 at the earliest because of the risk of another spike in coronavirus infections if measures are relaxed too quickly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. "To people who understandably want to go faster, I share that anxiety and that urgency," Johnson told a media conference. "We don't want...

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Exclusive: UK to lead G7 discussion on COVID economic recovery on Feb. 12 By Reuters

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will chair a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven rich nations on Feb. 12 to try to map a way out of the global economic crisis inflicted by COVID-19 and find a solution to an international tax wrangle too. British finance minister Rishi Sunak and Bank of England...

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Alphabet Jumps 8% as Wall Street Lifts Price Targets By Investing.com

By Liz Moyer Investing.com -- Google's parent Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ:GOOGL) jumped 8% on Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected revenue and profit for the fourth quarter.  Several analysts raised their price targets on the stock following the positive earnings news. Alliance Bernstein bumped its target to $2,500, reiterating its buy rating. The new target implies the stock has another 24% upside...

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