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Congress passes stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown; coronavirus relief deal reached

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday evening said lawmakers have reached a long-awaited coronavirus relief bill, though it will be hours before the full det

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Euro zone economy performed better than expected in Dec. : PMI

A steel worker of Germany's industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp AG stands a mid of emitting sparks of raw iron from a blast furnace at Germany's largest steel factory in Duisburg, Germany. /Reut

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No time restriction for Zion Williamson in new season

Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans. /CFP Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans will not play under time restrictions in the 2020-21 season, the 19-year-old rookie revealed on Su

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EU envoys urge Britain to compromise to secure Brexit trade deal

European Union negotiators have moved to “within millimetres” of the limits of their negotiating mandate at Brexit trade talks so it is up to London to compromise if a

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Euro zone factory recovery faltered in Nov., vaccine drives optimism

Euro zone factory growth cooled last month as renewed coronavirus lockdown measures hurt demand, according to a survey which showed Germany remained the driving force behind the bloc's manufacturi

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Another two max deals reached for Brandon Ingram, Bam Adebayo

Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat and Brandon Ingram of the New Orleans Pelicans. /CFP Another two maximum contracts were reached this off season: Brandon Ingram agreed to a five-year, $158-mi

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Report: New Orleans Pelicans open to trade talks over Jrue Holiday

Jrue Holiday of the New Orleans Pelicans looks on in the game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, February 21, 2020. /CFP The New Orleans Pelicans were willi

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Euro zone factory recovery strengthened in September

The Port of Piraeus, Greece. /CFP The euro zone manufacturing recovery strengthened last month due to the relaxed coronavirus restrictions, data showed on Wednesday.IHS Markit's final Manufact

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Worldwide cases hit 25 million, 300 arrested: COVID-19 daily bulletin

Protestors against coronavirus restrictions gather around the Victory column in Berlin, Germany. /John MacDougall/AFP TOP HEADLINES- More than 25 million people around the world have been inf

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COVID-19 cases surge in U.S. colleges; students return to classroom across Europe

Some U.S. colleges have been rolling back their campus reopening plans in recent weeks, but many of them are seeing high numbers of COVID-19 cases among students, just

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Chair of embattled exam watchdog owned data firm that was involved in major NHS care scandal

Roger Taylor's company was criticised for not giving "complete clarity" about an algorithm - Ofqual is accused of the same fault.

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Economies see sharp downturn in Q2, mixed prospects for recovery in H2

Global economies have suffered the largest decline in decades, as countries release their second quarter economic data, covering the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic outbreak.Economies face mixed prospe

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Boris Johnson Not Planning Autumn Government 'Reset' Despite Grading Scandal

From the coronavirus pandemic to the A-levels fiasco, the current UK government has been in crisis management mode for months. However, Boris Johnson doesn't look eager

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Spotlight: European economy gains momentum for recovery, but uncertainties persist

After bottoming out in April when unprecedented COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions unfolded across Europe, the European economy, which appears to be gaining momentum recently, has shown signs o

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Big Tech firms see robust results in pandemic-hit quarter

The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google in a combination photo from Reuters files. /Reuters Big Tech firms delivered robust results Thursday, underscoring growing consumer reliance on

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Australia faces economic setback as new outbreaks shut down Melbourne

A view of Melbourne. /VCG A hard lockdown in Australia's second-largest city will likely erase nearly five billion Australian dollars (3.5 billion U.S. dollars) of economic output over six wee

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UK gov't announces 1-bln-pound catch-up package for England's pupils

The British government on Friday unveiled a 1-billion-pound (1.24-billion-U.S. dollar) fund for pupils in England "to directly tackle the impact of lost teaching time"