SINGAPORE / BOSTON (Reuters) – Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday in relief that another round of Sino-American sparring did not appear to have exaggerated trade, while hopes for US stimulus boosted oil and commodity qualities. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, following the outbreak of coronavirus …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is facing an increasingly difficult position as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions it would become in the next Hong Kong, its top diplomat said during a visit by US Secretary of Health Alex Azar on Tuesday. Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks at …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese government-linked hackers have targeted the U.S. election infrastructure for the 2020 presidential election, White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said on Sunday, indicating a more active level of heightened Chinese interference. O’Brien’s remarks appeared to go above and beyond a statement issued Friday by the …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 dropped 16% to about 7,200 people last week, the first drop in deaths after four weeks of increases, according to a Reuters number of state and county reports. PHILO PHOTO: Phlebotomists wait to sign blood to test for antibodies to coronavirus (COVID-19) …
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(Reuters) – Global coronavirus cases hit more than 20 million on Monday, according to a Reuters census, with the United States, Brazil and India accounting for more than half of all known infections. FILE PHOTO: A health care worker checks the temperature and pulse of a resident during a coronavirus …
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