TOKYO / BOSTON (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday over growing uncertainty over whether U.S. lawmakers would strike a deal over an extra round of major fiscal incentives to support an economy still struggling with the coronavirus pandemic. PHILO PHOTO: A man wearing a face mask is seen inside …
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TOKYO / BOSTON (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday over growing uncertainty over whether U.S. lawmakers would strike a deal over an extra round of major fiscal incentives to support an economy still struggling with the coronavirus pandemic. PHILO PHOTO: A man wearing a face mask is seen inside …
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BRAZIL (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, calling it a ‘lie’, despite data produced by his own government showing thousands of fires in run the whole region. A Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) member …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand officials are investigating the possibility that their first COVID-19 cases were imported by cargo in more than three months, as the country’s largest city fell into the lockdown again on Wednesday. PHILO PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at a joint press conference …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – A combination of coronavirus border closure and an unusual pressure campaign by a South Korean government willing to deal with North Korea could destroy networks that defectors have long used to start a new life, say activist groups. FILE PHOTO: Former North Korean defectors who were soldiers …
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