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29th Mar 2024

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PM in self-isolation as England lifts all restrictions

UK prime minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak will self-isolate after being in contact with health minister Sajid Javid, who has tested positive for coronavirus, the BBC reported. The news comes as England lifted all remaining restrictions on Monday despite the surge of infections - a move that has triggered intense scrutiny over the government response. The UK is currently reporting about 50,000 cases a day.

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Opinion

EU Modernisation Fund: an open door for fossil gas in Romania

Among the largest sources of financing for energy transition of central and eastern European countries, the €60bn Modernisation Fund remains far from the public eye. And perhaps that's one reason it is often used for financing fossil gas projects.

'Swiftly dial back' interest rates, ECB told

Italian central banker Piero Cipollone in his first monetary policy speech since joining the ECB's board in November, said that the bank should be ready to "swiftly dial back our restrictive monetary policy stance."

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