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U.K. Says Those With Severe Allergy Shouldn’t Get Pfizer Vaccine

(Bloomberg) -- People with a significant history of allergies should not currently receive the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX), the U.K.’s National Health Service said, after two people experienced reactions from the shots. The warning on Wednesday, came a day after the U.K. became the first western nation to begin a Covid vaccination program,...

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Two reports of allergic reactions on first day of vaccine rollout – UK medical regulator

LONDON (Reuters) - Two allergic reactions were reported on the first day of the rollout of the Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) COVID-19 vaccine, the head of Britain's medicine regulator said on Wednesday. "Last evening, we were looking at two case reports of allergic reactions. We know from the very extensive clinical trials that this wasn't a feature," June Raine, Chief Executive of...

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Twitter, Tumblr, Vimeo push back against EU rules on illegal online content

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Twitter and three other U.S. tech companies have urged the EU to take a flexible approach towards harmful and illegal online content instead of blanket rules requiring takedown, saying this would preserve an open internet. U.S. internet media group IAC/InterActiveCorp-owned online video platform Vimeo, nonprofit browser maker Mozilla and Automattic, owner of online publishing tool...

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Analysis: How high can you go? Wall Street exuberance makes some uneasy

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Optimism is surging among U.S. stock investors, as Wall Street indexes hit records at the end of a year marred by a global pandemic that sent the U.S. economy into a tailspin. Investors have lowered cash reserves and poured money into stocks following breakthroughs on COVID-19 vaccines, expectations of more fiscal stimulus and less...

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Australian cave blast inquiry urges Rio Tinto to negotiate restitution

By AUSTRALIA-MINING-INDIGENOUS MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Mining giant Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) should negotiate a restitution package with the First Nations group of Indigenous Australians affected by its legal destruction of two ancient rockshelters to expand an iron ore mine, an inquiry panel said on Wednesday. The panel released an interim report in which it also recommended that Rio Tinto...

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Stagecoach half-year earnings plunge 99% during pandemic

LONDON (Reuters) - Stagecoach, the UK's biggest bus and coach operator, posted a 99% plunge in earnings due to the pandemic stopping people travelling plus the expiry of previous contracts in the six months to Oct. 31. The transport operator has received government support since March, but that primarily helps it to cover the cost of running buses whose capacity is restricted...

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European Stock Futures Higher; Brexit Talks in Focus

By Peter Nurse  Investing.com - European stock markets are seen opening higher Wednesday, helped by small signs of progress in Brexit talks and continued confidence in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout ahead of this week’s ECB policy meeting. At 2:10 AM ET (0710 GMT), the DAX futures contract in Germany traded 0.2% higher, CAC 40 futures in France climbed 0.5% and the FTSE 100...

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Daily Briefing: The Last Supper

By Danilo Masoni and Saikat Chatterjee British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is awaited in Brussels for crisis talks over dinner with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in what is seen as a last-ditch attempt to avoid a tumultuous no-trade deal Brexit in three weeks' time. With the pound hovering just one percent below a May 2018 high reached last week...

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Vaccine hopes drive UK-based equity fund demand in November – Calastone data

LONDON (Reuters) - UK-domiciled equity funds saw their second biggest inflows on record last month, adding a net 2.3 billion pounds ($3.1 billion) following trials showing three effective vaccines against COVID-19, funds network Calastone said on Thursday. That level of inflows was beaten only by demand for equity funds in April 2020, when global markets benefited from massive stimulus from central banks...

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