WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) – During a blue sky moment in 2018 near the end of a decade-long economic expansion, it was the United States that helped propel the world as extra money flowed from cuts in taxes and government spending. national and global markets. But if it was US …
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SYDNEY, Jul 17 (Reuters) – The Australian state of Victoria reported a record daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Friday, while neighboring New South Wales said it was banning dancing, singing and mixing at weddings while Authorities are fighting to contain a new wave of infections. Victoria, who has forced …
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