MANILA (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.6 earthquake shook the Philippines Tuesday, killing at least one person and damaging roads and buildings, including a hospital and a sports complex used as a new coronavirus quarantine center. A partially damaged building is seen in the middle of a rubble in the province …
Read More »Asia slowly shares after Wall Street’s tech-inspired rally
HONG KONG / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian equities rose on Tuesday as Sino-American tensions weighed on optimism generated by Wall Street’s technology drive as the dollar fell against almost every major currency. A board display of stock prices is decorated with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) logo in central …
Read More »Canada refuses to release emails with US over arrest of Huawei exec
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canada has released as much information as it can legally about the arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, government lawyers said on Monday as they sought more confidential documents about their 2018 detention. PHILO PHOTO: Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home …
Read More »Lebanon needs two weeks to shut down after ‘shocking’ COVID-19 rise, says minister
PHILO PHOTO: Health workers take swab samples from passengers arriving at Beirut International Airport on their renewed day following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), in Beirut, Lebanon July 1, 2020. REUTERS / Aziz Taher BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon must shut down two weeks after a rise in coronavirus infections, the …
Read More »Turkey withdraws another EU discharge for final plans at sea
PHILO PHOTO: A woman watches binoculars as Greek and French ships sail in formation during a joint military exercise in the Mediterranean, in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on August 13, 2020. Greek Ministry of Defense / Handout via REUTERS ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey on Sunday drew another …
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