Xuelong 2, China’s first domestically made icebreaker, left Shanghai on July 15 for its first trip to the Arctic. It is not the first time that a Chinese icebreaker has gone to the Arctic, but the ship and voyage underscore Chinese ambitions for the region at a time when many …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian stocks fluctuated on Thursday as investors weighed hopes of further stimulus to support pandemic-affected economies against a dramatic rise in tensions between the United States and China. FILE PHOTO: A security guard wearing a face mask stands near the Bund Financial Bull statue and a screen …
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President Donald Trump gave a new sober tone Tuesday at his first coronavirus press conference in months. At the press conference, he said the outbreak of coronavirus in the United States “would get worse before it got better.” The change in tone was likely triggered by falling polls and growing …
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The WHO has been working to expand access to potential vaccines, said Mike Ryan. (Figurative) GENEVA / ZURICH: Researchers are making “good progress” in developing COVID-19 vaccines, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Organization expert said Wednesday. of …
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TOPLINE Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the electric car company’s next factory will be built in Austin, Texas. Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk gestures when introducing the new all-electric model. … [+] Tesla Cybertruck on drums at Tesla Design Center in Hawthorne, California on November 21, 2019. …
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