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Germany, RussiaAlexei Navalny, Germany, Russia

Der Spiegel reports Novichok used on Navalny ‘harder’ than previous forms

The novichok nerve agent used to poison Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was ‘harder’ than previous forms, Der Spiegel magazine reported the head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service as saying. Bruno…

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Coronavirus, UKCoronavirus, UK

England brings in more local restrictions as COVID-19 rate soars

The spread of the coronavirus is accelerating across all parts of England with one study suggesting cases were doubling each week, fuelling concerns further public restrictions could be needed just…

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Coronavirus, SwitzerlandCoronavirus, Switzerland

Switzerland add Paris, Vienna to list of areas for coronavirus quarantine

Switzerland has added the regions around Paris and Vienna to its list of areas with high COVID-19 infection rates requiring incoming travellers to enter quarantine for 10 days. The government…

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Brexit, CD eNews, UKBREXIT, European Union, UK

UK PM Johnson accuses EU of threatening food blockade

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused the European Union of threatening to impose a trade border down the Irish Sea and a food blockade between Britain and Northern Ireland…

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Business, UKUK

UK economy extends recovery from COVID crash, grows by 6.6% in July

Britain's economy grew for a third month in a row as the country tried to recover from its coronavirus lockdown crash, official data showed on Friday. Output expanded by 6.6%…

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Corporate Dispatch, UKHeathrow Airport, UK

Heathrow Airport passenger numbers fall 81.5% in August

Britain's Heathrow Airport said passenger numbers in August were down 81.5% compared to last year, as it repeated its call for the UK government to introduce testing as an alternative…

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Brexit, UKBREXIT, UK

Brexit: The main points of UK’s Internal Market Bill

Britain published draft legislation on Wednesday on how it wants to manage trade within its borders after Brexit, a bill which caused a new row with the European Union after…

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Coronavirus, News, UKCoronavirus, vaccine

Global study finds Covid vaccine confidence volatile, vulnerable to misinformation

Political polarisation and online misinformation are threatening vaccination programmes worldwide, with public trust volatile and varying widely between countries, according to a global vaccine confidence study. The study, which maps…

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Brexit, UKBREXIT, UK

Boris Johnson facing Tory revolt over plans to override Withdrawal Agreement

Boris Johnson is facing a potential parliamentary rebellion after angering both Conservative Remainers and Brexiteers by vowing to push ahead with plans to override key elements of the Brexit withdrawal…

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Brexit, UKBREXIT, UK

EU says will consider next Brexit steps after UK’s end-month deadline

The European Union will consider its next steps in tense Brexit negotiations with Britain after the end-September deadline it has set for London to scrap a plan to breach the…

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Business, CD eNews, Japan, UKJapan, UK

UK and Japan strike Britain’s first post-Brexit trade deal

Britain struck its first post-Brexit trade deal with Japan on Friday, hailing the agreement as a "historic moment", just as it is struggling to clinch a deal with its closest…

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Coronavirus, The NetherlandsCoronavirus, the Netherlands

Coronavirus testing capacity in the Netherlands strained as cases rise

Municipal health authorities in the Netherlands warned that people seeking COVID-19 tests may have to wait as demand is outpacing supply following a surge in cases. Although the national government…

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France, Germany, MigrationFrance, Germany, Greece, Migration

Germany, France to take in minors from destroyed Greek camp

Germany and France want to take in children who were left without shelter after fires gutted an overcrowded migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos this week, Chancellor Angela…

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Brexit, CD EU, UKBREXIT, European Union, UK

EU orders UK to scrap plan for Brexit treaty breach, UK refuses

The European Union told Britain on Thursday it should urgently scrap a plan to break their divorce treaty, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government refused and pressed ahead with a…

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Corporate Dispatch, UKUK

Lloyd’s of London posts loss due to COVID-19 insurance claims

Lloyd's of London recorded a pretax loss of 400 million pounds ($520.08 million) in the first half, battered by the coronavirus pandemic, the commercial insurance market said on Thursday. Insurers…

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Corporate Dispatch, UKCoronavirus, Morrisons, UK

British supermarket Morrisons’ profits dented by COVID-19 costs

Morrisons, Britain's fourth largest supermarket group, on Thursday reported a 25.3% fall in first half profit, hurt by costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The firm, which said in May…

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Business, GermanyGermany

German firms spared insolvency spike despite pandemic

The number of firms declaring insolvency in Germany was 6.2% lower than in the first half of last year despite the coronavirus crisis, the Statistics Office said, partly because of…

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Business, UKAdvertising, Employment, UK

Job ads slow in UK but office experts in demand, survey shows

The number of job adverts in Britain rose at a slower pace in late August than earlier in the month, a recruiters body said, but there were signs that companies…

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Corporate Dispatch, The NetherlandsAkzo Nobel, the Netherlands

Dutch paints maker Akzo Nobel says sales have recovered

Dutch paints and coatings maker Akzo Nobel on Thursday said its sales had recovered in the third quarter, after a steep fall due to the global fight against the coronavirus…

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Corporate Dispatch, Photo Story, UKrolling stones, UK

Photo Story: Flagship Rolling Stones Store opens in London

A staff member poses browsing goods for the British Band 'The Rolling Stones' during a media-call for the 'RS No. 9 Carnaby' store in London, Britain. 'RS No. 9 Carnaby'…

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Brexit, Business, UKBREXIT, Fitch, UK

Fitch switches Brexit view to UK going to WTO terms

Credit rating agency Fitch has revised its Brexit view and now expects the UK-EU trade relationship to move to World Trade Organisation (WTO) terms at the start of next year…

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GermanyGermany, Swine Fever

Germany confirms first case of swine fever in wild animal

A case of African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in a wild boar in eastern Germany, the country's agriculture minister said on Thursday. The case concerned a wild boar,…

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Brexit, UKBREXIT, UK

Britain’s parliament will start debating Internal Market bill next week

Britain's government said on Thursday its Internal Market bill, which has prompted a row with the European Union over their divorce agreement, will be debated by parliament on Monday and…

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Brexit, IrelandBREXIT, Ireland

Irish PM not confident on prospects of EU/British trade deal

Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Thursday that he was not confident that the European Union and Britain could strike a trade deal after London explicitly stated it would…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, UKAstraZeneca, Coronavirus, UK, vaccine

AstraZeneca says should know if vaccine works by year-end if trials resume

AstraZeneca should still know before the end of the year whether its experimental vaccine protects people against COVID-19, the drugmaker's chief executive Pascal Soriot said on Thursday, as long as…

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GermanyAlexei Navalny, Germany, Russia

Der Spiegel reports Navalny’s condition improving, police guard stepped up

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has made further progress in his recovery from poisoning with a Novichok nerve agent and is now able to speak again, Der Spiegel magazine reported…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, UKAstraZeneca, Coronavirus, UK, vaccine

UK says other vaccine trials also likely to be paused

Other COVID-19 vaccine trials are likely to be paused at some point the British government’s Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance, said, describing a pause in the trial of an AstraZeneca…

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Business, Germany, Photo StoryGermany

Photo Story: 200 years of stock trading in Frankfurt

The first share certificate is displayed ahead of the Opening Bell on the trading floor at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange during the celebration of 200 years of stock trading in…

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Business, Coronavirus, UKCoronavirus, UK

Bank of England says market infrastructure passed “COVID test”

Platforms used by markets to complete stock and bond trades stood up well to bouts of extreme market volatility in March when the economy entered lockdown to fight the pandemic,…

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Business, Climate Change, UKBoE, Climate Change, UK

Bank of England tells insurers to step up climate change preparations

How much capital insurers and other financial firms must hold could be directly linked to their readiness to cope with risks from climate change, a senior Bank of England official…

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Brexit, Business, Coronavirus, UKBREXIT, Coronavirus, UK

UK firms, worried about pandemic and Brexit, hire temp workers

British firms hired temporary staff in August at the fastest pace since the end of 2018 as they tried to recover from the COVID-19 lockdown but remained wary of the…

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Corporate Dispatch, IrelandIreland, RyanAir

Ryanair cuts annual passenger target, to close some bases and cut capacity at others

Ryanair has cut its annual passenger target to 50 million passengers from a forecast of 60 million made in July as COVID-19 renders the winter a "write-off", Group Chief Executive…

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Brexit, Comuniq.EU, GermanyBREXIT, European Union, Germany, UK

Germany says Britain should not unilaterally change agreements with EU

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Wednesday that agreements related to Brexit needed to be adhered to, adding that the British government should not burden talks by unilaterally altering…

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Coronavirus, The NetherlandsCoronavirus, the Netherlands

Dutch coronavirus infections jump to highest level since April

The number of new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands jumped 51% last week to their highest level since the end of April, Dutch health authorities said on Tuesday. Newly confirmed…

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Coronavirus, UKAstraZeneca, UK, vaccine

UK health minister says pause in AstraZeneca vaccine trial not necessarily a setback

Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday that AstraZeneca's decision to pause its coronavirus vaccine trials was a challenge but would not necessarily set back efforts to develop a…

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Brexit, UKBREXIT, Scotland, UK, Wales

Scotland and Wales say British government’s bill threatens UK unity

Scotland and Wales said the British government's internal market bill, which a minister admitted breaks international law over Brexit, will undermine the United Kingdom by stealing powers from Wales, Scotland…

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Coronavirus, IrelandCoronavirus, Ireland

Ireland plans to open all pubs on September 21

Ireland plans to allow the reopening of all pubs on Sept. 21, dropping a ban on bars that do not serve food, a senior minister announced. Bars that serve food…

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Corporate Dispatch, IrelandIreland, RyanAir

Ryanair threatens winter base closures at Ireland’s Shannon, Cork

Ryanair has told staff at Shannon and Cork airports in the south of Ireland that it intends to close both bases for the winter unless the government relaxes strict travel…

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Coronavirus, UKCoronavirus, UK

England to set tough new socialising rules after virus spike

Tough new lockdown restrictions on social gatherings across the whole of England are to be announced on Wednesday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to control a spike in COVID-19…

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Brexit, Comuniq.EU, Ireland, UKBREXIT, European Union, Ireland, UK

Ireland says Brexit talks ‘null and void’ if divorce deal not implemented

Britain’s trade talks with the European Union would be rendered “null and void” if the Brexit withdrawal agreement it signed up to is not implemented in full, Irish Prime Minister…

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Brexit, CD eNews, Comuniq.EU, UKBREXIT, UK

Britain to set out details for post-EU life

Britain will set out new details of its blueprint for life outside the European Union on Wednesday, publishing legislation a government minister acknowledged would break international law in a “limited…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, UKAstraZeneca, Coronavirus, vaccine

AstraZeneca puts leading COVID-19 vaccine trial on hold over safety concern

AstraZeneca Plc announced it has paused a late-stage trial of one of the leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates after an unexplained illness in a study participant. "Our standard review process was…

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Spain, Tourism, UKTourism, UK

Spain hopes easing of UK quarantine will save Canary Islands winter tourism

After a disastrous summer tourism season, Spain is hoping a more flexible British quarantine police will make it possible to save some of the winter season in the Canary Islands,…

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Belgium, Election WatchBelgium, Government

Belgium’s government formation talks put on hold as mediators test positive for Covid-19

Belgium's plans to forge a fully fledged government 16 months after an election were put on hold on Tuesday after one of the two mediators charged with the job tested positive for…

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CD EU, Comuniq.EU, European Commission, IrelandEuropean Commission

Mairead McGuinness set to be appointed Irish EU Commissioner

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will name Mairead McGuinness as the new Irish commissioner in charge of financial stability and capital markets, and hand over the prominent trade portfolio to…

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Brexit, European Union, UKBritain

UK ramps up no-deal preparations as EU trade talks stall

Britain began a fresh round of Brexit trade talks by warning the European Union that it was ramping up preparations to leave the bloc without an agreement as the two…

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Earthquake, UKEarthquake

3.3 magnitude earthquake felt in southern England

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake compared to a "large explosion" has been felt in parts of southern England. The British Geological Survey (BGS) reported that the quake was located in the…

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Economy, IrelandGDP, Ireland, Recession

Multinationals expected to help Ireland’s economy to bounce back

Irish economic data and surveys released since the second quarter suggest the economy bounced back sharply as activity resumed in many sectors but moderated last month after repeatedly stalled moves…

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LuxembourgEconomy, Luxembourg, Sustainability

Luxembourg raises €1.5 bln in Europe’s first ‘sustainability’ government bond

Luxembourg became the first European government to sell a 'sustainability' bond on Monday, which raised 1.5 billion euros ($1.77 billion), according to a lead manager memo seen by Reuters. The 12-year bond…

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Germany, RussiaGermany, Russia

Merkel does not rule out sanctions on Russia-Germany gas pipeline

Chancellor Angela Merkel does not rule out imposing sanctions on a pipeline set to bring Russian gas to Germany in response to the suspected poisoning of a Kremlin critic with…

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CD eNews, Royal FamilyMeghan Markle, Prince Harry, UK

Prince Harry and his wife repaid £2.4 million in public money used to refurbish house on Windsor

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have repaid 2.4 million pounds ($3.16 million) in public money used to refurbish a house on the grounds of Windsor Castle after they…

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Business, UKUK

Springboard data shows UK shopper numbers edge higher as more people return to work

Shopper numbers across all British retail destinations rose by 0.4% in the week to Sept. 5 compared to the previous week, as more people returned to workplaces after the August…

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Business, UKHalifax, UK

Halifax reports that UK house prices jump by most since 2016 to hit new high

British house prices jumped by the most since 2016 in August to hit a record high, mortgage lender Halifax said, adding to signs of a post-lockdown boom in the country's…

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Corporate Dispatch, UKPizzaExpress, UK

PizzaExpress gets approval from lenders to close 73 UK outlets

Restaurant group PizzaExpress said on Monday its lenders had approved a plan to shutter 73 of its restaurants in the UK, as pandemic-led store closures and mounting costs hurt the…

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Business, IrelandIreland

Ireland enters recession

Ireland's gross domestic product fell by 6.1% quarter-on-quarter from April to June, pushing the economy into recession after an initial estimate that it expanded in the first quarter was revised…

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