HONG KONG (Reuters) – Six weeks after China imposed sweeping national security laws in Hong Kong, police cracked down on media tycoon Jimmy Lai, one of Beijing’s most outspoken critics in the city. Media tycoon Jimmy Lai is being held under national security law after a Hong Kong police officer …
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LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks rose on Monday as industrial activity in China picked up, another sign of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic that added hope that the world economy would return to health as well. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group’s offices are located in the City of …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar rose in early London trading on Monday, including the euro and the Swiss franc, with investors targeting fiscal stimulus in the United States and US and China tensions ahead to important trade talks on 15 August. FILE PHOTO: Four thousand US dollars are counted by …
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Issued on: 10/08/2020 – 00:30 The UK’s official COVID-19 daily death toll could be scrapped following an investigation into the UK Public Health’s method of toll counting, The Telegraph reported. The findings of the investigation, which was commissioned by Health Secretary Matt Hancock after it appeared officials were “exaggerated” virus …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar rose in early London trading on Monday, including the euro and the Swiss franc, with investors targeting fiscal stimulus in the United States and US and China tensions ahead to important trade talks on 15 August. FILE PHOTO: Four thousand US dollars are counted by …
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