LONDON / CHICAGO (Reuters) – It is a dog-eating dog in the world of COVID-19 vaccines. That’s the fear that global health agencies will plan a scheme to buy in bulk and distribute vaccines equitably around the world. They watch with dismay how some wealthier countries have decided to go …
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NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) – Asian stocks were due to follow an optimistic Wall Street session on Thursday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates at very low levels, while the US dollar fell to a low of two years. The Fed on Wednesday repeated a promise to use …
Read More »China needs ‘explosive’ purchase to meet US agricultural import target.
BEIJING / CHICAGO (Reuters) – With nearly seven months to go, an ambitious target of $ 36.5 billion for Chinese imports of US agricultural products this year may not be out of reach, but it looks like a very big stretch. FILE PHOTO: Soybeans are harvested from a field at …
Read More »Hong Kong police arrest four under new security law in move closed by rights group
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police have arrested four people aged 16-21 for alleged crimes under the city’s new national security law, the first of those arrests outside of street protests since the legislation entered effective a month ago. Reporters take photos and videos of a police vehicle driving …
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Hong Kong Police arrested four people, the youngest at just 16, for alleged crimes under the city’s new national security law, the first arrests outside of street protests since the legislation took effect a month ago. At a press conference shortly before midnight Wednesday, a police spokesman said the three …
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