TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen promised Friday to defend the island with a “solid” air force when she launched a US-backed maintenance center for the island’s fleet of upgraded F-16s. fighters amid growing tensions between Taipei and Beijing. The aircraft of the Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) flies …
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U.S. government debt prices slid lower Friday, when markets responded to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s announcement of a major policy shift when it comes to inflation. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 0.7638%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond peaked higher to 1.5369. …
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US Vice President Mike Pence delivers his acceptance speech as a candidate for Republican Vice Presidency for 2020 during an event of the Republican National Convention 2020 held at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, US, August 26, 2020. REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst (Reuters) – A total of 17.3 million people …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The branches of a well-built plant-eating mammal that inhabited Antarctica 250 million years ago provide the oldest known evidence that animals deployed in winter-like states to survive lean periods such as polar winters. The interpretation of an artist shows the mammalian relative Lystrosaurus during the Triassic period …
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(Reuters) – Here are five things to know about the Federal Reserve’s new strategy for achieving stable prices and maximum employment. The divisive policy shift was announced on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, USA, March 19, 2019. REUTERS / Leah Millis …
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