A man wearing a preventative measure wearing a face mask walks past a closed bar in Hong Kong. May James | SOPA images | LightRocket | Getty Images The Hong Kong government on Friday downgraded its full-year forecast following a recent surge in coronavirus cases that threaten to further derail …
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Asia-Pacific markets were mixed in early trading Friday as investors remained cautious after U.S. lawmakers were unable to move forward with a coronavirus ballot. Australia’s ASX 200 rose 0.24% immediately after the market opened, with the underweight with heavily weighted financials up 0.75%. Shares of major banks in the country …
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver a speech at Malacanang Palace in Manila on June 1, 2017. Noel Celis | AFP | Getty Images Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could thus be injected with the coronavirus vaccine from Russia in May 2021, according to the official news source of the government, …
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Andrew Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gold prices tumbled further into Asian hours on Wednesday, a day after the precious metal fell during the day to a record low day. Prices fell more than 5% Tuesday to $ 1,927.39 per ounce – the worst one-day high in seven years …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss situation in Syria. Mikhail Metzel | TASS | Getty Images President Vladimir Putin is trying to score “a domestic gain” with Russia’s planned outbreak of coronavirus vaccine, after the country’s outbreak was mismanaged and the …
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