LONDON (Reuters) – Britain named career diplomat and intelligence officer Richard Moore on Wednesday as the new head of MI6’s spy service as the West seeks to beef up its defenses against hostile espionage from China and Russia. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s political director Richard Moore attends a working session during …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Banks using Britain as a gateway to the European Union must fully implement their plans to serve EU customers before the end of the Brexit transition period in December, it said on Wednesday. EU banking watchdog. FILE PHOTO: British Union Jack and EU flags are displayed at …
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HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe agreed on Wednesday to pay $ 3.5 billion in compensation to white farmers whose land was expropriated by the government to resettle black families, taking another step closer to solving one of the most divisive policies of the era of Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa …
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People over six feet tall are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with the coronavirus, the results of a new survey reveal. The global team of researchers, including experts from the University of Manchester and the Open University, surveyed 2,000 people in the country, as well as in …
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LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks rose on Wednesday, but a resurgence of COVID-19 cases kept investors cautious as they awaited news of the latest US Federal Reserve policy meeting. FILE PHOTO: People pass the offices of the London Stock Exchange Group in the city of London, Great Britain, on December …
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