SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks posted gains on Monday and the euro rose to four-month highs as EU leaders seemed to move ahead after three days of haggling over a plan to revive their economies, even as cases of coronaviruses increased in many countries. FILE PHOTO: A man in a …
Read More »Asian stocks rise, euro peaks in four months on progress of EU talks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks posted gains on Monday and the euro rose to four-month highs as EU leaders seemed to move ahead after three days of haggling over a plan to revive their economies, even as cases of coronaviruses increased in many countries. FILE PHOTO: A man in a …
Read More »UK about to suspend Hong Kong extradition treaty: British newspapers
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong on Monday in a further escalation of its dispute with China over the introduction of a security law in the former colony, British newspapers reported. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Dominic Raab, leaves Downing …
Read More »Hong Kong tightens coronavirus restrictions as cases hit record
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong tightened coronavirus restrictions on Sunday, nonessential public officials were told to work from home starting this week, as the global financial center reported a record number of daily cases. Hong Kong Executive Director Carrie Lam (C) wearing a protective mask speaks during a press …
Read More »‘Ugly face’: US and China trade barbs in Myanmar as rift deepens in South China Sea
(Reuters) – The Chinese embassy in Myanmar on Sunday accused the United States of “scandalously smearing” the country and forging a gap with its Southeast Asian neighbors over the disputed South China Sea and Hong Kong, as tensions mount among the superpowers. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of China occupied …
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