TOKYO / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks and US futures fell Thursday, hurt by the US Federal Reserve’s cautious view of the economy, tensions with China and new clusters of coronavirus infections. PHILO PHOTO: Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) Employees Work on Tokyo Stock Exchange Japan, October 11, 2018. REUTERS …
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President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu wear protective masks, meet at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela August 18, 2020. Miraflores Palace / Handout via REUTERS CARACAS (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited Caracas on Tuesday as his country provided medical equipment to help …
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(Reuters) – Rich countries would not listen to coronavirus vaccines and should only give pandemic-related bailouts to companies that are committed to protecting the environment, and helping those in need and ‘common good’, Pope Francis said on Wednesday . “It would be sad if the rich get priority over the …
Read More »US eyes October deadline to end exemptions over Venezuela oil sanctions: sources
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Read More »Britain to introduce mass tests to limit the spread of COVID-19
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