The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. A 13-year-old boy in California died while isolating himself with Covid-19 symptoms after a test for the disease came back negative, his family said. Claremont’s Maxx Cheng fell ill on …
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Brazilian Citizenship Minister Onyx Lorenzoni announced that he had tested positive for Covid-19 a few hours before Milton Ribeiro, Minister of Education, revealed that he was also infected. In a series of tweets, Lorenzoni wrote that he was examined after he started showing symptoms last Friday. He said he had …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Ant Group, the fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding (BABA.N), said the process of a dual listing in Hong Kong and the Nasdaq-style Shanghai Star Market has begun, kicking off one of the world’s most anticipated IPOs. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Ant …
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The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Christopher David, a 53-year-old disabled Army veteran, was so angry to see federal officers sweeping protesters on the last nights on the streets of Portland, Oregon, that he decided to …
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WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) – During a blue sky moment in 2018 near the end of a decade-long economic expansion, it was the United States that helped propel the world as extra money flowed from cuts in taxes and government spending. national and global markets. But if it was US …
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