WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States believes mass protests in Belarus are calling on the government of longtime President Alexander Lukashenko “can no longer ignore” democracy there, a senior Trump administration official said. Monday. PHOTO PHOTO: US President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Trump National Golf Club …
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MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday he would be ready to hand over power in a referendum, in an apparent bid to pacify mass protests and strikes, the biggest challenge for his 26-year-old son years in the office. He made the offer, which he insisted would not …
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* China, US data miss expectations * Travel shares plummet on UK quarantine movement * Review for US-China trade plan scheduled for Saturday * Graph: Global FX Rates in 2020 tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E (Updates pricing, changes comment, dateline; previous LONDON) By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Shares dip on …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Investors face a classic ‘dictatorial dilemma’ in Belarus – hold on to securities that take advantage of the status quo in a brutal regime, or sell them and close their bonds – but whichever way they go, for largely dependent on Vladimir Putin’s Russia. PHOTO PHOTO: Russian …
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* Data from China lacks expectations * Travel shares plummet on UK quarantine movement * Treasury revenue remains high after 30-year auction * Graph: World FX Rates in 2020 tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E By Tom Arnold LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Global equities dipped on Friday as eurozone data did not bode well …
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