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Ukraine's Zelensky to meet Sunak in surprise UK visit
(Alliance News) - Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet Rishi Sunak in the UK on Monday in the latest stop on a tour of European capitals by the Ukrainian president....
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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: Investors stay cautious amid US debt tussle
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to edge into the green at Monday's open, as caution prevails amidst unease about debt ceiling discussions in the US. ...
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UK trade secretary to hold talks on modernising UK-Swiss trade deal
(Alliance News) - Kemi Badenoch is flying to Switzerland for talks aimed at modernising the UK's trade agreement with the country as the government continues its attempts to forge post-Brexit...
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TOP NEWS: UK trade deficit narrows; industrial output beats consensus
(Alliance News) - The UK's trade deficit narrowed in March, as shrinking imports outpaced a fall in exports, according to numbers from the Office for National Statistics on Friday. ...
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TOP NEWS: UK economy expands in first-quarter despite March slide
(Alliance News) - UK gross domestic product grew 0.1% in the first quarter of 2023, despite a poor showing for the economy in March, according to numbers released on Friday....
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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: UK GDP due after more bullish BoE forecast
(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open higher on Friday ahead of key UK gross domestic product data for the first quarter, reported just a day after...
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Evidence some firms profiteering amid inflation - Ireland's Varadkar
(Alliance News) - There is evidence some companies are profiteering during the cost-of-living crisis, Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said, but added that windfall taxes would give money back to...
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UK rail passengers face fresh travel disruption due to strikes
(Alliance News) - Rail passengers in the UK face fresh travel disruption over the next few days because of strikes by train drivers and other workers in long-running disputes over...
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US ambassador accuses South Africa of supplying arms to Russia
(Alliance News) - The US envoy to South Africa on Thursday accused the country of having provided military support to Russia despite its professed neutrality in the Ukraine war, local...
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UPDATE: Bank of England governor gives no "directional steer" on rates
(Alliance News) - The Bank of England lifted interest rates by 25 basis points again on Thursday and in a press conference following the decision Governor Andrew Bailey said the...
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