SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks advance for a second straight session on Monday, backed by hopes of coronavirus, after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the use of recovering patients’ blood plasma as a treatment option. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask follows the outbreak …
Read More »Global dividend declines the least since financial crisis
LONDON (Reuters) – Coronavirus crisis will see the world’s largest companies pay dividends between 17% -23% this year, which could be as high as $ 400 billion this year, a new report has shown, as sectors such as tech are fighting the trend. PHILO PHOTO: Passers-by wearing protective face masks …
Read More »WHO says children aged 12 and older should wear masks as adults
PHILO PHOTO: A boy wearing a protective face mask plays in a fountain after local authorities imposed lockdown restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, in Moscow, Russia June 12, 2020. REUTERS / Evgenia Novozhenina ZURICH (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) says children aged 12 and …
Read More »US-led troops are withdrawing from Iraq’s Taji base
CAMP TAJI, Iraq (Reuters) – Leading international coalition troops withdrew from the Taji military base in Iraq on Sunday, handing it over to Iraqi security forces, Reuters witnesses and the coalition said. The base, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, was the site of frequent Iranian-backed rocket attacks by …
Read More »Pompeo to visit Israel and UAE with peace, Iran and China on agenda, sources say
PHOTO PHOTO: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks to reporters following a meeting with UN Security Council members on Iran’s proven failure to comply with a nuclear deal and calls for the restoration of sanctions against Iran at UN headquarters in New York , FS, August 20, 2020. REUTERS …
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