LONDON / HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam has been awarded an honorary doctorate by a college at the University of Cambridge, after committing herself to the protection of human rights and freedom of expression in put doubt. PHOTO PHOTO: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares fell on Friday as data from China, the eurozone and the United States put a lid on expectations for a continued global rebound, with traders already worried about a delay in US fiscal stimulus . FILE PHOTO: The front façade of the New York Stock …
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WASHINGTON / SEATTLE (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal probe into whether the former head of NASA’s human spaceflight gave Boeing Co.PROHIBITION) wrong guidance during a lucrative lunar-lander contract competition, said two people familiar with the matter on Friday. PHILO PHOTO: The Department of Justice …
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The flags of China, US and the Chinese Communist Party will be displayed in a flagpole at the Yiwu Wholesale Market in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China, May 10, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters The United States and China have delayed an assessment of their Phase 1 trade sale, which originally …
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