SYDNEY (Reuters) – The border between Australia’s two most populous states will be closed for an indefinite period from Tuesday as authorities rush to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus in the city of Melbourne. People wearing face masks practice social distancing while waiting to enter an Apple store on …
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FILE PHOTO: People in facial masks are seen in the Sanlitun shopping area after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, on July 1, 2020. REUTERS / Tingshu Wang BEIJING (Reuters) – China registered eight new coronavirus cases for July 4, up from three the day before, the …
Read More »Explainer: Why does a party dominate Singapore politics?
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singaporeans are expected to return to the People’s Action Party in power in the July 10 general election, extending their uninterrupted rule since the independence of the Southeast Asian island in 1965. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the People’s Action Party arrives to deliver a …
Read More »Asian stocks rise as China’s blue chips hit a five-year peak
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks climbed four-month spikes on Monday as investors counted on super-cheap liquidity and fiscal stimulus to sustain the global economic recovery, even as mounting cases of coronavirus delayed reopens in the United States. . FILE PHOTO: A man in a protective face mask, after an outbreak …
Read More »Asian stocks rise as China’s blue chips hit a five-year peak
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks climbed four-month spikes on Monday as investors counted on super-cheap liquidity and fiscal stimulus to sustain the global economic recovery, even as mounting cases of coronavirus delayed reopens in the United States. . FILE PHOTO: A man in a protective face mask, after an outbreak …
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