SHANGHAI / BEIJING (Reuters) – A sharp escalation of tensions with the United States has raised fears in China of a deepening financial war that could result in the closure of the world dollar system – a devastating prospect once considered far-fetched but now impossible . FILE PHOTO: Chinese yuan …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A majority of Scots support independence from the UK, a YouGov poll found on Wednesday, with support for nationalists backed by a much more positive view of how they have reacted to COVID-19 compared to London. PHILO PHOTO: Some views of the Firth of Clyde near Helensburgh, …
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BOSTON, Aug. 11 (Reuters) – Asian stocks were put up for trading on Wednesday after Wall Street went into growing uncertainty over an additional round of U.S. fiscal stimulus. New Zealand opened the region on a gruesome note after the Pacific nation reported its first coronavirus infections in more than …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday and the biggest daily rise in infections in three days, hoping a second wave that could stabilize the state of Victoria flu. Victoria reported 21 deaths – two more than the previous deadliest days earlier this …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Japanese stocks were up six months and the dollar was under pressure on Thursday as investors positively plucked from recent economic data and bets on China and the United States with their trading sales at a crucial weekend meeting . FILE PHOTO: Passers-by wearing protective face masks, …
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