LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks stagnated near a four-month high on Friday and the metallic copper industrialist dragged on its longest weekly winning streak in nearly three years as coronavirus nerves persisted in the recent recovery. FILE PHOTO: A street cleaning agent passes by the London Stock Exchange Group building …
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GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana is investigating hundreds of unexplained elephant deaths in one of Africa’s top tourist destinations. A dead elephant is seen in this undated brochure image in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, May-June 2020. PHOTOS OBTAINED BY REUTERS / Brochure via REUTERS Botswana is home to a third of …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS: Asian stocks hit 4-month high as recoveries from US and China accelerate
* Shanghai stocks hit 14-month high in service sector recovery * US payrolls jump 4.8 million, but obstacles remain ahead * Increased US COVID-19 cases threaten US recovery * Asian Stock Markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, Jul 3 (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose to a four-month high on Friday …
Read More »Global markets: COVID recovery vs. COVID reality
LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks stagnated near a four-month high on Friday and the metallic copper industrialist dragged on its longest weekly winning streak in nearly three years as coronavirus nerves persisted in the recent recovery. FILE PHOTO: A street cleaning agent passes by the London Stock Exchange Group building …
Read More »Hong Kong man accused of terrorism in first use of China’s new security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A man carrying a “Free Hong Kong” sign while riding a motorcycle against police in a protest against the Chinese rulers of the territory became the first person on Friday accused of inciting separatism and the terrorism under a new security law. The Hong Kong Judiciary …
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