LONDON (Reuters) – A majority of Scots support independence from the UK, a YouGov poll found on Wednesday, with support for nationalists backed by a much more positive view of how they have reacted to COVID-19 compared to London. PHILO PHOTO: Some views of the Firth of Clyde near Helensburgh, …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian markets set for mixed trade amid US stimulus wrangling
BOSTON, Aug. 11 (Reuters) – Asian stocks were put up for trading on Wednesday after Wall Street went into growing uncertainty over an additional round of U.S. fiscal stimulus. New Zealand opened the region on a gruesome note after the Pacific nation reported its first coronavirus infections in more than …
Read More »Japanese stocks grow, dollar falls as investors ‘glass half full’
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Japanese stocks were up six months and the dollar was under pressure on Thursday as investors positively plucked from recent economic data and bets on China and the United States with their trading sales at a crucial weekend meeting . FILE PHOTO: Passers-by wearing protective face masks, …
Read More »Japanese stocks grow, dollar falls as investors ‘glass half full’
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Japanese stocks were up six months and the dollar was under pressure on Thursday as investors positively plucked from recent economic data and bets on China and the United States with their trading sales at a crucial weekend meeting . FILE PHOTO: Passers-by wearing protective face masks, …
Read More »Authorities in Belarus have arrested 6,000 Protestants following impending presidential elections
Thousands of Belarussians have taken to the streets since Sunday, with polls showing Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus for 26 years, receiving 80 percent of the vote. Opposition groups called for a boycott of the referendum, calling for a boycott of Lukashenko’s polls. . Many now demand a repeat. Authorities …
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