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France accuses UK of dragging its feet in Brexit talks

PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister accused Britain on Wednesday of "dragging its feet" in last-ditch Brexit negotiations and said Paris would not yield on the issue of fisheries, one of three key issues blocking a deal. Britain and the EU are in a last-ditch effort to agree terms to keep trade flowing without tariffs or quotas from the start of 2021,...

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Analysis – Feeling lucky? Bitcoiners who missed rally express relief and regret

By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - Arianna O'Dell, a 30-year-old entrepreneur and songwriter based in New York City, had a tumultuous four-year journey in cryptocurrency before selling her investments in February. During her rollercoaster ride, bitcoin prices swung from under $1,000 to nearly $20,000. O'Dell may not have made optimal decisions about when...

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Exclusive: White House considers lifting European travel restrictions – sources

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is considering rescinding entry bans for most non-U.S. citizens who recently were in Brazil, Britain, Ireland and 26 other European countries, five U.S. and airline officials told Reuters. The Trump administration imposed the bans in a bid to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic. It is not considering lifting separate entry bans on most...

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EU seeks to reassure Poland, Hungary use of rule of law link to EU money

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union institutions are seeking to reassure Poland and Hungary on how they would apply the mechanism linking access to EU funds to respecting the rule of law so that the two countries would drop their veto to the EU's 1.8 trillion financial plan, a senior EU official said. Warsaw and Budapest are under EU investigation for undermining the...

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UK to spend $374 billion this year to weather COVID, Sunak says

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government will spend 280 billion pounds ($374 billion) this year to help the country weather the COVID-19 pandemic, finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday. "Taken together, today’s figures confirm: This year, we are providing 280 billion pounds to get our country through coronavirus," Sunak told parliament. ($1 = 0.7490 pounds) ...

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UK cuts foreign aid spending commitment to 0.5% of GDP

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's government reduced its commitment to foreign aid on Wednesday, pledging to spend 0.5% of gross domestic product on aid in 2021 as opposed to the normal 0.7% figure, finance minister Rishi Sunak said. The move will be popular among some voters and media who argue that COVID and the resulting economic crisis mean Britain should spend less on aid,...

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EU eyes tougher measures against foreign industrial espionage

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is planning tougher measures to prevent foreign countries acquiring European firms' intellectual property, a move that could strain relations with China, the United States and other trade partners. Most of the 27-nation bloc's exports are of goods produced by industries which rely on patents, such as cars and other high-tech products. But outside the EU, there...

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