MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Friday told people to stay home so as not to be “cannon fodder” for what he said were revolutionaries with foreign support after large crowds took to the streets on the seventh consecutive day to demand that he departed. Lukashenko, whose Sunday …
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WASHINGTON / OTTAWA (Reuters) – The United States will extend to a 30-day ban on non-essential travel at land borders with Canada and Mexico as several states struggle to contain a coronavirus outbreak, a top U.S. official confirmed amtner freed. FILE PHOTO: A Canadian maple leaf can be seen on …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will buy potential COVID-19 vaccines from US drugmakers Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) and Novavax Inc (NVAX.O), the companies said on Friday, improving the number of deals it has with drugmakers as the global fax race draws to a close. FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Johnson …
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* Data from China lacks expectations * Travel shares plummet on UK quarantine movement * Treasury revenue remains high after 30-year auction * Graph: World FX Rates in 2020 tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E By Tom Arnold LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Global equities dipped on Friday as eurozone data did not bode well …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in July as consumers cut back on motorcycle purchases, and could move slowly in the months ahead amid spiraling new COVID-19 infections and a reduction in controls for unemployment benefits. Despite the moderation in retail sales reported by the Department …
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