LONDON (Reuters) - Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in Edinburgh on Monday at the start of a nationwide train tour of Britain to meet and thank frontline workers, care home staff and teachers for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. William, Queen Elizabeth's grandson and second-in-line to the throne, and Kate...
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union needs a signal from Poland and Hungary on Monday or Tuesday they will withdraw their veto to the EU budget and recovery fund or it will have to set up the recovery fund without the two countries, a senior EU diplomat said. "We need to have an agreement by Hungary and Poland until today or tomorrow....
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Investing.com – India equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Public Sector Undertakings and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 gained 0.73% to hit a new all time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index added 0.77%. The biggest gainers of the session on the...
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By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com -- European investors have been pressing the snooze button on their Brexit alarm clocks for four years now. However, they will have to wake up this week, and markets are already showing the first signs that that is happening. The FTSE 250, the more domestically-focused of the two benchmark U.K. indices, was the biggest loser in western Europe on...
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Rolls-Royce (LON:RR) said on Monday it had signed a deal to sell its civil nuclear instrumentation and control business for an undisclosed sum, kicking off a plan to raise 2 billion pounds ($2.65 billion) from disposals to recover from the pandemic. Rolls-Royce said in a statement that it was selling the business, which has operations in France,...
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By Julien Ponthus and Sujata Rao With England beating France in extra time in "le crunch" rugby game on Sunday, British diplomats will be hoping for another win while playing away in Brussels this morning. Post-Brexit trade talks continue but with a EU summit scheduled for Thursday, time is running out to...
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By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's opposition Social Democrats (PSD) have taken the lead in Sunday's national election, seen as pivotal for the country's future in the European mainstream, according to a preliminary independent count, but are unlikely to form the next government. The PSD, which rode a wave of voter discontent over the coronavirus pandemic and the minority Liberal government's...
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By James Davey LONDON(Reuters) - For Britain's supermarket groups Christmas 2020 will be like noother, with the challenge of unprecedented demand due tothe COVID-19 crisis followed by the risk of disruption tosupplies at the end of the Brexit transition period on Dec. 31. Queues are already forming outside UK supermarkets at peak times and shoppers should expect them to lengthen in...
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By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) - British fashion retailer Ted Baker (LON:TED) cut 953 jobs as coronavirus lockdowns sent first-half losses soaring, it said on Monday, warning of the potential for further pain from a no-deal Brexit as the European Union divorce deadline looms. Retail stores have been hit hard by coronavirus...
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SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Electronics said on Monday it had reorganised its mobile phone division to increase outsourcing of its low to mid-end smartphones, which analysts said represented an attempt to cut costs and compete with Chinese rivals. LG's mobile communications business, which has reported an operating loss for 22 consecutive quarters, has created a new management title for original design...
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