HONG KONG / TAIPEI (Reuters) – The Hong Kong government said Tuesday that Taiwan had rejected the visas of two of its officials, underscoring mounting bilateral tensions after Taipei criticized a security law imposed by Beijing on the financial center. The two officials from the Hong Kong Economic, Commercial and …
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SINGAPORE / NEW YORK (Reuters) – The euro remained at its highest point in 18 months, silver soared and commodities advanced on Wednesday as hopes of economic recovery pushed up bets on a recovery in global demand and the fall of the US dollar. FILE PHOTO: A security guard wearing …
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines released Monday, including a closely watched Oxford University candidate, raised confidence that a vaccine can train the immune system to recognize and combat the new coronavirus without serious side effects It is still unclear whether any of these …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Global equities and the euro reached their strongest levels since March on Tuesday after European Union leaders sealed a post-pandemic stimulus plan of € 750 billion ($ 857 billion) after of a five-day marathon. FILE PHOTO: People pass the offices of the London Stock Exchange Group in …
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* Asian stocks up more than 1%, Nikkei up 0.6% * EU recovery fund agreement seen within reach * Investors expect US stimulus of more than $ 1 trillion * Asian Stock Markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 By Hideyuki Sano and Elizabeth Dilts Marshall TOKYO / NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) – Asian …
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