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LONDON (Reuters) – Plans by the British government to move migrants out of hotels and into military bases or even disused ferries are expected to be announced within weeks, Sky News reported on Saturday. Previous suggestions involving the use of holiday camps and student halls were less likely to be brought into action, the report …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British retail consultant and television personality Mary Portas has written an open letter to the John Lewis Partnership accusing the group of losing its soul for considering a change to its longstanding model of employee ownership. Last week, the partnership, which owns John Lewis department stores and the upmarket Waitrose supermarket chain, …

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WARSAW (Reuters) – Moody’s has downgraded the long-term deposit ratings of mBank and changed the outlook to negative from “under review” citing risks stemming from the legacy of Swiss franc loans at Polish lenders, the agency said. Moody’s has downgraded the long-term issuer ratings of the bank’s mortgage unit mBank Hipoteczny and changed the outlook …

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By Anna Mehler Paperny and Ted Hesson (Reuters) – Canada and the United States on Friday changed a two-decade-old refugee agreement as part of their attempts to reduce the record influx of asylum seekers entering Canada via unofficial border crossings. The deal was the news highlight of U.S. President Joe Biden’s first visit to Canada …

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(Reuters) – Russian forces attacked northern and southern stretches of the front in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region on Friday, even as Kyiv said Moscow’s assault was flagging near the city of Bakhmut. WAR ZONE * Some 10,000 Ukrainian civilians, many elderly and with disabilities, are clinging on to existence in horrific circumstances in and around …

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(Reuters) – UK energy companies are expected to be given the option of windfall tax relief next week when Britain will unveil a series of measures to boost its energy security, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The report said that ministers have been discussing with the sector that if energy prices fell below a …

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