PHOTO PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past the Lujiazui financial district on the opening day of the National People’s Congress (NPC), in Pudong, Shanghai, China May 22, 2020. REUTERS / Aly Song WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday that companies from China …
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BOSTON, Aug. 10 (Reuters) – Asian equities were set for a cautious start on Tuesday, following a mixed Wall Street session and when investors saw U.S. stimulus efforts stop and escalate tensions between Washington and Beijing over Hong Kong. Australian S & P / ASX 200 futures fell 0.05% in …
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SINGAPORE / BOSTON (Reuters) – Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday in relief that another round of Sino-American sparring did not appear to have exaggerated trade, while hopes for US stimulus boosted oil and commodity qualities. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, following the outbreak of coronavirus …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is facing an increasingly difficult position as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions it would become in the next Hong Kong, its top diplomat said during a visit by US Secretary of Health Alex Azar on Tuesday. Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks at …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran shuts down a newspaper on Monday after quoting a former member of the national coronavirus task force and saying the country’s toll of the epidemic could be 20 times higher than official figures, state news agency IRNA reported. PHILO PHOTO: A girl walks into a bazaar …
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