In early 2019, senior White House officials were privy to classified intelligence that Russia was secretly offering rewards to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a year earlier than previously reported, according to knowledgeable U.S. officials. direct intelligence. The assessment was included in at least one of the daily …
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UK stocks fell on Tuesday as Royal Dutch Shell’s warning that it could take a $ 22 billion redemption dragged down the FTSE 100 UKX, -0.75% lower. The UK economy also suffered its worst decline since 1979, as gross domestic product fell 2.2% between January and March, according to the …
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TikTok has entered the ranking of the 100 Most Valuable Global Brands for the first time, as people spend more time online during the pandemic browsing joyful and entertaining user-generated content, according to a new report. Tech giants dominated the list once again, with Amazon AMZN, + 0.34% maintaining first …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A global trial designed to test whether antimalarial drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can prevent COVID-19 infection, will restart after being approved by British regulators. FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist shows a box of hydroxychloroquine at CHR Center Hospitalier Regional de la Citadelle amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Liège, …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US lawmakers on Tuesday will have another chance to criticize the heads of the Federal Reserve and Treasury over the effectiveness of the nearly $ 3 trillion in emergency aid apportioned to stem the economic consequences of the new coronavirus pandemic . FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chairman …
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