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Instant view: Britain and the European Union agree a trade deal
(Reuters) - Britain and the European Union struck a trade deal on Thursday, agreeing the terms just days before the end of the Brexit transition period. It averts a chaotic finale to four-and-half-yea...
Syndicated Content Dec 24, 2020
Factbox-Brexit and the City of London: what changes and when
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain, which left the European Union in January, loses full access to the bloc under transition arrangements that end at 2300 GMT on Dec. 31. The 27-nation EU is Britain's biggest...
Syndicated Content Dec 24, 2020
EU’s von der Leyen, Barnier to give Brexit press conference at 15:55CET
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier will give a press conference on Thursday on the outcome of the EU-UK n...
Syndicated Content Dec 24, 2020
A Brexit trade deal at last: EU and UK clinch narrow accord
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain clinched a Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Thursday, just seven days before it exits one of the world's biggest trading blocs in its most significant global shif...
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U.S. House speaker Pelosi presses Trump to sign bill avoiding government shutdown before Monday -Statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will summon lawmakers back to work on Monday to vote on a bill that increases COVID-19 stimulus payments ...
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EU asks ambassadors to be available for Brexit during Christmas holidays
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Council of the European Union said on Thursday it will not convene a meeting of ambassadors from the bloc's 27 member countries and has asked them to be available during the C...
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U.S. lawmakers block Trump bid to modify coronavirus aid, spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday blocked each other's efforts to modify a $2.3 trillion coronavirus aid and government spending bill th...
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Paris Club of creditors: Ethiopia gets debt deadline extension
PARIS (Reuters) - Ethiopia will get a deadline extension for its debts, with a new deadline set at June 30, 2021, said the Paris Club of international creditors on Thursday. The members of the Paris C...
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‘Santa Claus rally’ threatened by COVID-19 resurgence, Georgia elections
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Worries over a resurgent coronavirus pandemic and upcoming U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia are clouding the outlook for what has historically been a seasonally str...
Syndicated Content Dec 24, 2020
Futures rise in pre-Christmas trade; Alibaba falls on China probe
By Devik Jain and Ambar Warrick (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday ahead of a shortened trading session on hopes of a gradual economic rebound, while Alibaba slumped after China lau...
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