} Reuters Shares of CureVac, a German biotech company backed by Bill Gates, went as much as 18% into premarket trading on Thursday after the company said it was in talks with the European Commission to supply doses of its potential coronavirus vaccine. The potential contract with the European Commission …
Read More »Putin bets on Lukashenko for holding power in Belarus for now: sources
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin believes Belarus’s leader Alexander Lukashenko is likely to remain in power despite protests against him and is content to let him fly, two sources close to the Kremlin said. PHOTO PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko take a break …
Read More »Tech stocks defend downbeat data as dollar, global stock retreats
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar weakened and global stock markets fell on Thursday, even as the tech-heavy NASDAQ index hit a record high and overlooked the growing signs of prolonged economic weakness. Gold rose also in a sign of buying safe haven. FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside the …
Read More »Tech stocks defend downbeat data as dollar, global stock retreats
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar weakened and global stock markets fell on Thursday, even as the tech-heavy NASDAQ index hit a record high and overlooked the growing signs of prolonged economic weakness. Gold rose also in a sign of buying safe haven. A stock trader checks his screens at …
Read More »Belarus launches criminal lawsuit against new opposition party
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus on Thursday launched a criminal case against a new opposition court, accusing it of an illegal attempt to seize power, a day after President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to block the streets of Protestants rejecting his re-election. PHOTO PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko chairs a meeting with …
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