HONG KONG (Reuters) – For 23 years, Hong Kong was an anomaly. FILE PHOTO: Women pass a government-sponsored advertisement promoting the new national security law as a meeting on national security legislation is held in Hong Kong, China on June 29, 2020. REUTERS / Tyrone Siu A free and partially …
Read More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As President Donald Trump’s support in the US suburbs erodes amid concerns over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, he has returned to a family campaign issue: trying to scare voters not to endorse Democrat Joe Biden in November. FILE PHOTO: Protesters sit on the street during …
Read More »
LONDON / CHICAGO (Reuters) – It is a dog-eating dog in the world of COVID-19 vaccines. That’s the fear that global health agencies will plan a scheme to buy in bulk and distribute vaccines equitably around the world. They watch with dismay how some wealthier countries have decided to go …
Read More »
BEIJING / CHICAGO (Reuters) – With nearly seven months to go, an ambitious target of $ 36.5 billion for Chinese imports of US agricultural products this year may not be out of reach, but it looks like a very big stretch. FILE PHOTO: Soybeans are harvested from a field at …
Read More »
(Reuters) – A rapid decline in the US dollar is reverberating around the world, adding fuel to a rebound in global momentum that has fueled prices for everything from tech stocks to gold. FILE PHOTO: Four thousand US dollars are counted by a bank counting currency at a bank in …
Read More »