LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets rallied for a second straight session on Monday in hopes of treating coronavirus risk assets and the markets stepped up for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s annual meeting later this week. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group’s offices are on display in the City of …
Read More »South Korean capital orders masks in battle with coronavirus
SEOUL (Reuters) – The capital of South Korea on Monday ordered the wearing of masks for both indoor and outdoor public places for the first time as it struggles with a rise in coronavirus cases in central the densely populated metropolis. A man traps his son while shopping in Myeongdong …
Read More »Global stocks jump as investors hope for treatment of coronavirus
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks advance for a second straight session on Monday, backed by hopes of coronavirus, after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the use of recovering patients’ blood plasma as a treatment option. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask follows the outbreak …
Read More »Kim Jong Un in a coma as his sister takes control: report
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has fallen into a coma, a former South Korean official claims on the heels of reports that the northern leader owes part of his power to his younger sister. Chang Song-min, a former aide to late South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, has claimed that …
Read More »How South Korea’s evangelical churches found themselves at the heart of the Covid crisis | World news
– Four months ago, South Korea basked in international praise for containing the coronavirus pandemic. But now it is on the verge of a second serious outbreak, and much of the blame is being shifted back to the evangelical churches of the country. Health authorities say a recent uprising in …
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