MINSK (Reuters) – Protesters formed human chains and marched through the streets of Belarus on Wednesday in anger after a collapse by strong President Alexander Lukashenko who urged the European Union to consider new sanctions against Minsk. Women take part in a demonstration against police violence during the recent rally …
Read More »Economic clock makes China more difficult challenge for US than Soviet Union was – Pompeo
PRAGE (Reuters) – China’s global economic power is somehow making the communist country a more difficult enemy to face than the Soviet Union during the Cold War, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a visit to the Czech Republic on Wednesday. US Prime Minister Mike Pompeo smiles as …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks fall on US stimulus uncertainty
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Read More »Global supply shakes doubt to doubts, gold goes wild
LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s stock markets held their own on Wednesday after doubts arose over fresh US stimulus, while it was formed after another wild day for gold and silver and Turkey’s restless lira. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group’s offices are located in the City of London, UK, …
Read More »Belarussian opposition leader has bled to death after bloody clashes
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya said on Tuesday she had fled abroad for the sake of her children, after two nights of clashes following the contested re-election of strongman President Alexander Lukashenko. Tikhanouskaya, a 37-year-old former English teacher, came out of obscurity to reach the biggest challenge …
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