LONDON (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that the United States wants to build a global coalition to counter China as it accused Beijing of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to further its own interests. United States President Donald Trump identifies China as the United States’ …
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HONG KONG / TAIPEI (Reuters) – The Hong Kong government said Tuesday that Taiwan had rejected the visas of two of its officials, underscoring mounting bilateral tensions after Taipei criticized a security law imposed by Beijing on the financial center. The two officials from the Hong Kong Economic, Commercial and …
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FRANKFURT / BEIJING / DETROIT (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) The rapid rise to become the world’s most valuable automaker could usher in a new era for the global auto industry, defined by a Silicon Valley approach to software that is surpassing old-school manufacturing insights. . FILE PHOTO: Tesla Inc …
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines released Monday, including a closely watched Oxford University candidate, raised confidence that a vaccine can train the immune system to recognize and combat the new coronavirus without serious side effects It is still unclear whether any of these …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean epidemiologists have found that people were more likely to contract the new coronavirus from members of their own homes than from contacts outside the home. FILE PHOTO: A man and children wearing masks to protect themselves against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk through a Han River …
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