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UK Watchdog Claims 4,000 Financial Firms Could Collapse Due To Covid-19 Hit
According to the estimates of the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom, the economic impact of the first wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic has put almost 4,000 financial companies of the country at the brink of and at… Read More ›
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Bitcoin Crosses $34,000 With Continued Record Rally
After surging past the $30,000 mark last week, crypto currency bitcoin’s value went above the $34,000 mark for the first time on Sunday with greater interest of investors in the digital currency and continued trading of the virtual currency. With… Read More ›
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Private Survey Finds Slowdown In Pace Of China’s December Factory Activity Growth
Factory activity in China in the month of December increased, sustaining its recovery form the pandemic to pre-pandemic levels but the pace of growth slowed down because of cost pressures, showed a business survey published Monday. The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing… Read More ›
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Even With Reduced Flights In 2020, Aviation Deaths Rose In Globally
Even with the number of airplane crashes fell by more than 50 per cent in 2020, there was an increase in the number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes to reach 299 globally, according to a report prepared… Read More ›
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New US Tariffs Target EU Cognac In Trade Row
Fresh import tariffs on some French and German goods will be imposed by the Unite3d States as a part of a running trade dispute with the European countries. Some specific non-sparkling wine, cognac and other grape brandies along with… Read More ›
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Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Could Be Approved By UK This Week
The United Kingdom is likely to approve usage of the Covid-19 vaccine developed jointly by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford in this week. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency of the country will approve the vaccine for use… Read More ›
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Distribution Of Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine In EU To Be Completed By September
By September next year, the total distribution of the initial 200 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine that has been developed by Pfizer and BioNTech would be completed across the European Union, said reports quoting a spokesman for the EU… Read More ›
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Threats Of Plastic Surgery Pictures In UK Being Made Public By Hackers
Hackers, who broke into the IT network of a large cosmetic surgery chain and stole data, are now threatening to publish the data which includes patients’ before and after photos. The ransomware attack has been confirmed by the Hospital Group… Read More ›
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Europe Aims To End Pandemic With Roll Out Of Mass Vaccination
Europe initiated a continent wide vaccination programme against Covid-19 at an unprecedented scale on Sunday with the aim of ending the pandemic that had taken a heavy toll on economies and killed more than 1.7 million people globally. Contracts with… Read More ›
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Little Progress For UK’s Large Financial Sector Made In The UK-EU Trade Deal
Even though a post-Brexit deal on trade has been agreed between the United Kingdom and the European Union to govern trade relationship between the two trading partners, a decision on granting access to the bloc’s financial market to British firms… Read More ›