MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s president said Thursday that an upcoming meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump was a matter of economic necessity, even as diplomats questioned the wisdom of making his first visit abroad to a widely vilified man. by Mexicans. The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López …
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(Reuters) – A former Miami police officer was charged Thursday with assault and misconduct after a video appeared showing him pressing his knee to a black woman’s neck and savoring her stomach, while she continued to scream, according to US media reports. Jordi Martel, 30, was charged with official misconduct …
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FILE PHOTO: President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at Davao International Airport in Davao City, Southern Philippines, on September 8, 2018. REUTERS / Lean Daval Jr HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam and the Philippines warned of growing insecurity in Southeast Asia at a regional summit on Friday amid concerns that China would step …
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It is only the nature of the market that the coronavirus pandemic has forced all fund managers and analysts to become hobbyist epidemiologists. So here are some of the thoughts from COVID-19 by Christopher Wood, global head of capital strategy at Jefferies. In fact, he is encouraged by the latest …
Read More »CDC Estimates 10 Times More Cases of US Coronavirus Than Reported
WASHINGTON – US officials estimate that 20 million Americans have been infected with the coronavirus since it first came to the United States, meaning that the vast majority of the population remains susceptible. Thursday’s estimate is about 10 times more infections than the 2.3 million confirmed cases. Officials have long …
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