SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian stocks fluctuated on Thursday as investors weighed hopes of further stimulus to support pandemic-affected economies against a dramatic rise in tensions between the United States and China. FILE PHOTO: A security guard wearing a face mask stands near the Bund Financial Bull statue and a screen …
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FILE PHOTO: National flags of Hong Kong and China wave behind a pair of surveillance cameras in front of Central Government Offices in Hong Kong, China, July 20, 2020. REUTERS / Tyrone Siu / File Photo SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A new British policy that allows Hong Kong residents to claim …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine accelerates, Reuters invited a group of healthcare experts to answer questions as part of our #AskReuters Twitter chat series. FILE PHOTO: Professor Gottfried Kremsner injects a coronavirus disease vaccine (COVID-19) from the German biotech company CureVac into a …
Read More »Asian stocks plummet as Chinese consulate closure fuels Sino-US tensions
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Read More »The County of Texas stores bodies in trucks as the state sets a one-day record for COVID-19 deaths
(Reuters) – Texas on Wednesday set one-day records for increases in COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations in the state, forcing a county to store bodies in refrigerated trucks and asking a senior health official to call to be found. stay home. orders. Trackers contacting the Houston Department of Health monitor the …
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