File photo: Russia The logo of the Nord Flow 2 gas pipeline project is seen on the Chilebinsk Pipe Rolling Plant on February 26, 2020 at the Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant in Chelyabinsk. BERLIN (Reuters) – A European response involving the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline against Russia is needed …
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Czech Senate President Milos Wistril delivers a speech at the main chamber of the Legislative Assembly Yuan in Taipei, Taipei on September 1, 2020. Reuters / N Wang TAIPAI (Reuters) – The head of the Czech Senate declared himself Taiwanese in a speech to Taiwan’s parliament on Tuesday, following the …
Read More »Bayer acknowledges ‘bumps’ in $ 11 billion Roundup deal after judge raises doubts
(Reuters) – Shares in German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) fell 3% on Friday after it said there were “bumps” in sealing its $ 11 billion settlement of U.S. lawsuits over its Roundup weed killer after a U.S. judge doubted the progress of the agreement. FILE PHOTO: Bayer AG logo …
Read More »Japan, in the run-up to the Olympics, produces half a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is taking an aggressive step to seize enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population four times, a pressure that the government hopes to instill confidence that it can host a delayed Olympic Games next year. FILE PHOTO: People in traditional costume kimonos, wearing protective masks as …
Read More »Global equities struggle after Fed shift, Japanese markets shake as Abe resigns
LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets struggled for direction on Friday as investors worried about a lack of detail in the US Federal Reserve’s policy change, while Japanese markets were awakened when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sacked for health reasons. FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian in the offices of the London Stock …
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