LONDON – European markets fell back on Friday after a rally in bond yields rekindled concerns about equity valuations, while the US Federal Reserve’s decision not to extend a rule from the …
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UN envoy in Myanmar calls for tougher sanctions against military junta
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India will likely take at least three to four months to complete Covid-19 inoculation efforts for frontline workers and people over 60, or with underlying health conditions, the executive director of the …
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Read More »Asia is one of America’s top priorities
The Indo-Pacific is destined to play a much larger role in US foreign policy, with Asia being a top priority, according to political experts. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US …
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SINGAPORE – Asia’s economic recovery could slow as more countries discontinue use of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, warned the chief Asia-Pacific economist at Moody’s Analytics. …
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