MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus’s presidential challenger Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Wednesday accused European Union leaders of not recognizing what she called fraudulent election results, saying longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko had lost all legitimacy. Belarussian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks in a video message at an unknown location in Lithuania, in this …
Read More »Global stocks are pushing up as Wall Street record is heavier than jitters over growth
LONDON (Reuters) – European equities rose Wednesday as a record high for U.S. equities outweighed concerns about a resurgence in coronavirus cases that could undermine an emerging recovery. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group’s offices are on display in the City of London, UK, 29 December 2017. REUTERS / …
Read More »Global stocks are pushing up as Wall Street record is heavier than jitters over growth
LONDON (Reuters) – European equities rose Wednesday as a record high for U.S. equities outweighed concerns about a resurgence in coronavirus cases that could undermine an emerging recovery. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group’s offices are on display in the City of London, UK, 29 December 2017. REUTERS / …
Read More »China evacuates 100,000 if floods threaten the heritage site
Floodwaters reach the feet of the Leshan Giant Buddha after heavy rainfall, in Leshan, Sichuan Province, China August 18, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Floods in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China forced authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 people on Tuesday, threatening a …
Read More »WHO blasts ‘vaccination nationalism’ in the latest slate against opposition
GENEVA / MANILA (Reuters) – Nations that may preserve COVID-19 vaccines while excluding others will deepen the pandemic, Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, issuing a final closes call for countries to participate in a global vaccine pact. The WHO has an August …
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