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London’s FTSE 100 jumped on Monday as investors cheered Joe Biden’s US election victory on hopes of more monetary stimulus and calmer global trade, while also awaiting progress on a Brexit deal with the European Union The blue-chip FTSE 100 index added 15% to touch its highest level since Oct 14, with Taylor Wimpey Plc surging 92% after the homebuilder said it was on track to deliver annual results above market expectations

The wider homebuilding sub-index rose 21% The domestically focussed mid-cap FTSE 250 gained 15% after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday a Brexit trade deal was « there to be done », suggesting his view that the agreement’s broad outline was already « pretty clear » was shared in Brussels

In company news, On The Beach Group Plc fell 34% after the holiday package provider warned of a hit to seat capacity due to England’s four-week ban on international leisure travel

Their homeland becomes a forbidden territory for them and more likely than not, their journey to foreign soil is no less traumatizing, not to say deadly It is crucial to help refugees live a life of dignity and purpose

AR has acquired a foothold in educational settings, particularly in developed countries, as an alternative solution to conventional learning experiences as it provides students an immersive, three-dimensional atmosphere with real-world char

Uganda has shown success in using health information to enhance efficiency of disease surveillance, reporting and monitoring The success, however, has critical challenges confronting it as the country resumes normal activities

JK Cement Ltd on Monday reported almost three-fold jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 22155 crore for the second quarter ended September 2020 The company had posted a net profit of Rs 7950 crore in July-September period a year ago, JK

Ethnic Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh are no longer in control of the enclaves second-largest city and Azeri forces are closing in on the capital Stepanakert, a spokesman for the enclaves leader said on Monday Azeris celebrated on the

India on Monday supported expansion of the membership of New Development Bank, set up by India and other BRICS nations, and emphasised on the importance of regional balance Participating in the 1st BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank

Pfizer Inc said on Monday its experimental vaccine was more than 90 effective in preventing COVID-19 based on initial data from a large study, a major victory in the fight against the pandemic Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE are the

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