Hong Kong / Shanghai (Reuters) – After some big investors submitted bids in the range of 68-69% per share, China’s Ant Group could potentially raise up to $ 17.3 billion in the …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Five people have died of a flu shot in South Korea last week, with officials saying concerns over the safety of the vaccine are growing, such as an expansion …
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The Tesla logo was spotted on a car on July 9, 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA. REUTERS / Lucy Nicholson / File Photo BEIJING / SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Tesla Inc said …
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Tokyo (AP) – Japan’s new Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, left for Vietnam and Indonesia on Sunday after taking over from his former boss Shinzo Abe last month. The choice to visit Southeast …
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October 14 (Reuters) – Asian equities were scheduled to halt the COVID-19 vaccine trials on Wednesday and a deceptive US stimulus agreement weighed on investor sentiment, while Tuesday’s dollar demand at three-week …
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The Berlin district has ordered a local Korean group to remove a statue of women used by Japan as sex slaves during World War II, saying it was approved on Friday. byThe …
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Read More »Distance education starts in virus-hit Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Grade school and high school students in the Philippines began classes at home on Monday, as the coronovirus epidemic forced a distance education already struggling to fund schools …
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