TOKYO / BOSTON (Reuters) – Asian stocks on Wednesday danced on growing uncertainty over whether U.S. lawmakers would agree on an extra round of major fiscal incentives to support an economy still struggling with the novel coronavirus. PHILO PHOTO: A man wearing a face mask is seen inside the Shanghai …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The number of people at work in Britain has suffered the biggest drop since 2009 and signs are growing that the coronavirus will take a heavier toll on the labor market as the government abandons its enormous job protection scheme. Led by a record dip in self-employment, …
Read More »Belarussian opposition leader has bled to death after bloody clashes
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya said on Tuesday she had fled abroad for the sake of her children, after two nights of clashes following the contested re-election of strongman President Alexander Lukashenko. Tikhanouskaya, a 37-year-old former English teacher, came out of obscurity to reach the biggest challenge …
Read More »Belarussian opposition leader has bled to death after bloody clashes
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya said on Tuesday she had fled abroad for the sake of her children, after two nights of clashes following the contested re-election of strongman President Alexander Lukashenko. Tikhanouskaya, a 37-year-old former English teacher, came out of obscurity to reach the biggest challenge …
Read More »Russia will be the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, Putin said
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move reported by Moscow as proof of his scientific prowess. PHOTO PHOTO: Russian President …
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