Tourists wearing surgical face masks by Trevi Fountain in downtown Rome on August 19, 2020. Vincenzo Pinto | AFP | Getty Images LONDON – Europe is seeing a worrying rise in coronavirus cases, with the number of new infections reaching record levels on a daily basis in some countries. The …
Read More »European stocks are reacting to Fed, BOJ, BOE meetings
European stocks are expected to open lower on Thursday as investors around the world react to a recent meeting of the US Federal Reserve. According to IG, London’s FTSE opened 36 points lower at 6,043, Germany’s DX fell 112 points to 13,121, France’s CAC opened 40 points lower at 5,022 …
Read More »Former Australian PM says Australia and China need to find a better ground
SINGAPORE – Australia and China need to find common ground despite their differences, as economic ties between the two are important, said former Australian Prime Minister John Howard. “The economic relationship between Australia and China is very important, and there is tension in that relationship and we have to take …
Read More »Most Asian economies are in the throes of a recession
On the early morning of July 29, 2020, a person eats a fasting meal on a chair placed outside a rest outside Runt in Hong Kong’s Kowloon-side Sham Shui Po district, as new social distance measures have been implemented, allowing only rest restaurants rent. To combat a new wave of …
Read More »Scientists question Russian vaccine trial data on ‘impossible’ example
An employee at work at the GF Gamelia Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Ministry of Healthcare that produces the Covid-19 vaccine. Vyacheslav Prokofayev | TASS | Getty Images LONDON – A group of scientists has questioned the reliability of data published by Russian pathologists on …
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