SYDNEY / TOKYO (Reuters) – Australian states tightened borders and restricted visits to bars on Tuesday, as Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong and Japan theme park, intensifying the search as a jump in new cases of coronavirus in Asia fueled fears of a second wave of infections. FILE …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports rose unexpectedly in June when foreign economies reopened after the blockades, while imports grew for the first time this year, reinforcing views that the recovery from the pandemic is winning Land in the second largest economy in the world. FILE PHOTO: Cranes and containers are …
Read More »Canada and the United States could extend the ban on non-essential travel ban: sources
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada and the United States are ready to extend the non-essential travel ban that was imposed to combat the coronavirus outbreak, although no final decision has been made, two Ottawa sources familiar with the matter said Monday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a press conference at …
Read More »Asian markets decline as virus and Sino-US tensions erupt
SINGAPORE / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Asian stock markets fell on Tuesday, oil sank and a security offer supported the dollar as tensions between China and the US and new coronavirus restrictions in California maintained a control over investor optimism as the earnings season begins. FILE PHOTO: An SGX sign is …
Read More »Free pizza and a 75-foot musk statue: the battle for the next Tesla plant
(Reuters) – Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an oil industry city with a 75-foot (23m) statue called “The Golden Driller.” FILE PHOTO: Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk speaks at an opening ceremony for Tesla’s Model Y show, made in China, in Shanghai, China on January 7, 2020. REUTERS / Aly Song / …
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