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CIA says Covid-19 probably leaked from Chinese laboratory
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CIA says lab leak most likely source of Covid outbreak
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UK businesses cut jobs at fastest pace since 2009 bar the pandemic
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Reeves optimistic despite surprise rise in UK borrowing
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Pay after inflation rises at fastest rate since 2021
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UK 10-year borrowing costs hit highest level since 2008
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UK long-term borrowing costs hit highest level since 1998
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