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Asian stocks bounce as bond market calms By Reuters

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares firmed on Monday as some semblance of calm returned to bond markets after last week's wild ride, while progress in the huge U.S. stimulus package underpinned optimism about the global economy. China's official manufacturing PMI out over the weekend missed forecasts, but investors are counting on better news from a raft of U.S. data...

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AstraZeneca has sold its stake in Moderna for more than $1 billion – The Times By Reuters

(Reuters) - AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) Plc has sold its 7.7% stake in Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) Inc for more than $1 billion after the U.S. biotechnology company's shares soared on the back of its coronavirus vaccine breakthrough, The Times reported. The report added that it was not clear over what period British-based AstraZeneca sold its holding in Moderna. AstraZeneca and Moderna did...

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Prince Harry tells Oprah he worried history would repeat itself By Reuters

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prince Harry, who shocked Britain last year when he and his wife Meghan stepped back from royal duties, told U.S. interviewer Oprah Winfrey that he had worried about history repeating itself, according to excerpts released on Sunday. The CBS broadcast network released two brief clips from Winfrey's interview of the couple, which is scheduled to air on March...

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UK earmarks a further $2.3 billion for its COVID vaccine push By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak will announce an extra 1.65 billion pounds ($2.30 billion) to fund the country's fast vaccination rollout as part of his annual budget statement on Wednesday, the finance ministry said. "Protecting ourselves against the virus means we will be able to lift restrictions, reopen our economy and focus our attention on creating jobs and stimulating...

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UK’s Sunak says vaccine passport idea might help the economy By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said the idea of giving people vaccine passports or certificates to allow them to enter venues or events might be a way to help the country and its economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic. "Obviously it is a complicated but potentially very relevant question for helping us reopen those parts of our country like...

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