Bobby Bonilla of the New York Mets observes before a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 15, 1999 at Shea Stadium in New York. Mitchell Layton / Getty Images Bobby Bonilla, who retired as a baseball player in 2001, has not played for the New York Mets since …
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The Hong Kong Exchange Building. Vincent Isore | IP3 | fake pictures Initial public offerings (IPOs) in Greater China increased in the first half of this year, offsetting declines seen elsewhere due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In the first six months, listings in Greater China increased by …
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Rapid tests for coronavirus, which can produce results in less than an hour, will allow Americans to attend packed sporting events in time for the fall soccer season, a senior U.S. health official said Thursday. “We want to see Americans have a chance to have some normal experiences of enjoying …
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When Apple closed its retail stores worldwide amid the coronavirus pandemic, a handful of outlets were exempt, including its six Hong Kong locations. In fact, much of Hong Kong has felt relatively normal this year compared to its peers, who enacted strict blocking measures. Since its first confirmed Covid-19 case …
Read More »Asia’s economy will shrink “for the first time in living memory” due to coronavirus
The Asian economy is expected to shrink this year “for the first time in memory,” said the International Monetary Fund, warning that the region could take several years to recover. The fund said in a blog post published Tuesday that the Asian economy is likely to contract 1.6% this year, …
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