Gold hits a high, more precious as dollar loses value

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Gold rocketed to record peaks at US$1,975 on Tuesday while the U.S. dollar plumbed two-year lows as investors wagered the Federal Reserve would reaffirm its...

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Exclusive: Italy working to create single broadband champion independent of TIM – source

July 27, 2020July 28, 2020

Italy's government is studying a plan to create a single ultra-fast broadband network that could initially be majority-owned by phone incumbent Telecom Italia (TIM) but...

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Brazil antitrust watchdog questions Facebook’s WhatsApp payment fees

July 27, 2020July 28, 2020

Brazil's antitrust watchdog is asking Facebook Inc to explain the fee structure for its short-lived payments service launched in June in partnership with card processor...

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Australian PM abandons interstate tour to tackle COVID-19 crisis

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7712" align="alignnone" width="976"] File photo of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaking during a joint press conference at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Feb...

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New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong after China passes national security law

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7703" align="alignnone" width="991"] FILE PHOTO: Riot police fire tear gas into the crowds to disperse anti-national security law protesters during a march at the...

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Trump names contrarian colonel as Germany envoy amid pullout

July 27, 2020July 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7758" align="alignnone" width="985"] Police in May 2020 stand outside the US embassy in Berlin, to which President Donald Trump has named a new ambassador....

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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine could be ready for use by end of year, US says

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7724" align="alignnone" width="966"] A nurse prepares a shot as the world's biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of...

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US, Australia open talks focused on China

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7715" align="alignnone" width="967"] US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne at the State Department. [/caption] WASHINGTON: The United...

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Dickson Yeo: China ‘not aware’ of case, says US should stop using ‘espionage issue’ to smear it

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7709" align="alignnone" width="957"] Yeo Jun Wei Dickson has pleaded guilty in the US to using a fake consultancy business to obtain information for Chinese...

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COVID-19 pandemic to bring surge in child wasting cases: UN

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7752" align="alignnone" width="967"] Even before COVID-19 there were an estimated 47 million children under five who were moderately or severely wasted. [/caption] PARIS: The...