LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks rose slightly on Wednesday after mixed earnings reports, but the resurgence of COVID-19 cases kept investors cautious as they awaited news from the US Federal Reserve. FILE PHOTO: People pass the offices of the London Stock Exchange Group in the city of London, Great Britain, …
Read More »European stocks rise, but investors cautious ahead of Fed meeting
LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks rose slightly on Wednesday after mixed earnings reports, but the resurgence of COVID-19 cases kept investors cautious as they awaited news from the US Federal Reserve. FILE PHOTO: People pass the offices of the London Stock Exchange Group in the city of London, Great Britain, …
Read More »US Ambassador Harry Harris shaves South Korea’s most controversial mustache
The United States Ambassador to South Korea has had a weight on his shoulders and upper lip for some time. Earlier this year, Harry Harris was accused of insulting his South Korean hosts by sporting a mustache that some say reminded them of the days of Japanese colonial rule. Harris …
Read More »South Korean statue that appears to show Japanese Prime Minister bowing to ‘comfort woman’ angers Tokyo
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea / TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government reacted angrily on Tuesday to a statue in South Korea that appears to represent Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, kneeling and bowing to a seated “woman of comfort”, a euphemism for women forced to work in Japan’s war brothels. Japan’s …
Read More »The fall of the dollar king spreads throughout the world
(Reuters) – A rapid decline in the US dollar is reverberating around the world, adding fuel to a rebound in global momentum that has fueled prices for everything from tech stocks to gold. FILE PHOTO: Four thousand US dollars are counted by a bank counting currency at a bank in …
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