WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an ‘ocean world’ with a large reservoir of salt water beneath its frigid surface, scientists said in findings that increase interest in this dwarf planet as a possible outpost for life. Occator Crater and …
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FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission logo adorns an office at SEC headquarters in Washington, June 24, 2011. REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst / File Photo WASHINGTON / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Interactive Brokers LLC will pay $ 38 million in fines to settle costs that failed to flag …
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Read More »Taiwan says that visit by US official China is trying to turn it into next Hong Kong
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is facing an increasingly difficult position as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions it would become in the next Hong Kong, its top diplomat said during a visit by US Secretary of Health Alex Azar on Tuesday. Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks at …
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