TOKYO / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Tuesday after data showed China’s manufacturing sector grew more than expected in June, a sign of hope for a global economy still struggling to recover from the impact of the coronavirus crisis. FILE PHOTO: A man in a protective mask …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States began eliminating Hong Kong’s special status under US law on Monday, halting defense exports and restricting territory access to high-tech products as China prepares Hong Kong’s new security legislation . FILE PHOTO: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a press conference on …
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United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday labeled “shocking“ and “disturbing” reports that China’s ruling Communist Party is using forced sterilization, forced abortion, and coercive family planning against minority Muslims. Pompeo highlighted a report on the situation in China’s Xinjiang region by German researcher Adrian Zenz published by …
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FILE PHOTO: US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell arrives to speak to journalists in Washington, USA, on March 3, 2020. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque (Reuters) – US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Monday that prospects for the world’s largest economy are “extraordinarily uncertain” and will depend as much on …
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California and Texas hit record peaks in new COVID-19 infections on Monday, a Reuters count showed, as Los Angeles reported a “startling” one-day surge in the second-largest city in the United States. that placed him in over 100,000 cases. Los Angeles has become a new epicenter …
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