LONDON / SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Global stocks plummeted to their lowest level in more than a week on Thursday, due to an increase in US coronavirus cases. USA And an IMF warning of a nearly 5% drop in the world economy this year again. FILE PHOTO: An SGX sign is …
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Travelers wearing protective masks wait for a train at the Luz station in Sao Paulo. As the country breaks records and the pollution curve does not flatten, President Jair Bolsonaro stands firm on his crusade to reopen trade and the economy. Pacific Press Blockades imposed around the world in an …
Read More »Exclusive: Vaccine Alliance finds manufacturing capacity for 4 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An influential epidemic preparedness and response foundation supporting nine potential coronavirus vaccines has identified manufacturers with the capacity to produce four billion doses a year, the group’s top manufacturing expert told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: This illustration, taken on April 10, 2020, shows small bottles labeled with a …
Read More »Trump administration says Huawei and Hikvision are backed by the Chinese military
Flags with the Huawei logo. FRED DUFOUR | AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration has determined that major Chinese companies, including telecommunications equipment giant Huawei Technologies and video surveillance company Hikvision, are owned or controlled by the Chinese military, laying the groundwork for new U.S. financial sanctions. Washington placed …
Read More »Countries say they are unlikely to impose full blockades if there is a second wave, analysts say
People enjoy the beach amid the coronavirus pandemic in Huntington Beach, California on June 14, 2020. APU GOMES | AFP | fake pictures Countries are highly unlikely to impose another full blockade despite a resurgence of new cases of coronavirus in some parts of the world, analysts told CNBC. The …
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