(Reuters) – California reported a record surge of more than 11,800 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, according to a Reuters County data count, as the Trump administration pushes for schools to reopen to help businesses back to normal. If California were a country, it would rank fifth in the world …
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Ukrainian law enforcement officers lie on the ground behind a car near a passenger bus, which was seized by an unidentified person in the city of Lutsk, Ukraine, on July 21, 2020. REUTERS / Tetiana Hrishyna KYIV (Reuters) – A man who said he was armed with weapons and explosives …
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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 …
Read More »EU recovery fund sends shares, euros to four-month highs
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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