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Global shares are mostly higher on optimism that U.S. stimulus may be coming after all By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer October 8, 2020, 10:12 AM • 3 min read … Read More

Bank of England insists it is ‘by no means out of firepower’ and will respond ‘promptly and strongly’ to support UK economy during second wave of coronavirus as Government spending … Read More

Covid-19 has killed THREE TIMES as many people as flu and pneumonia this year, official figures show Covid-19 was listed as the underlying cause of death in 48,168 fatalities between … Read More

The World Trade Organization says South Korea’s trade minister and a Harvard-trained former Nigerian finance minister have qualified as the two finalists to become the next director-general of the Geneva-based … Read More

Judge apologises to woman, 83, after she was hauled to court charged with killing speeding biker, 51, who crashed into her at junction doing 100mph in a 50mph zone Mavis … Read More

Prince William says Prince Charles was ‘ahead of his time’ on climate change as he launches £50m Earthshot Prize dubbed the ‘green Nobel’ – but insists there shouldn’t be ‘doom … Read More

Farewell to the Queen of the Skies: Two British Airways Boeing 747s take off from Heathrow for the final time destined for the scrap heap after airline retired its entire … Read More

Huge North Korean military parade this weekend could be ‘a deadly superspreader event’, expert warns as Kim Jong Un prepares to show his most advanced missiles North Korea preparing major … Read More

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