France’s Macron out of virus, Versailles retreat fever
PARIS (AP) – As French President Emmanuel Macron rides a coronavirus in solitary confinement at Versailles, critics on Friday called for slip-ups in their virus-prevention behavior, for a handful of repeated large group meals in nearby quarters. Last week. Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovich, a fellow European leader who spent …
Read More »China says it is now in the final stages of making progress on EU investment deals
China said talks on a bilateral investment deal with the European Union are in the final stages, as they push for an agreement before the one-year deadline, citing progress between the negotiators. The talks are now in the final stages, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said in a briefing …
Read More »Stimulus hopes stocks accelerate to record; Bitcoin dresses
By Tyagaraju Edinarayan, Tom Westbrook LONDON / SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Global peaks have risen to new highs as investors acquire risky assets in anticipation of the US monetary stimulus and the Federal Reserve’s pledge to keep cash in the markets. File photo: Pedestrians wearing face masks reflected on an electric …
Read More »French President Macron tests positive for COVID-19
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, President Elysee Palace announced Thursday. He says the president “took a test as soon as the first symptoms appeared.” The brief statement did not say what symptoms Macron experienced. He said he would isolate himself for seven days. …
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