EU recovery fund sends shares, euro to four-month highs

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World shares and the euro hit their strongest levels since March on Tuesday after European Union leaders sealed a 750 billion euro (US$857 billion) post-pandemic...

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First human trial of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shows promise

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6604" align="alignnone" width="805"] The leaders for two of the most advanced coronavirus vaccine projects - Oxford University, in partnership with AstraZeneca labs, and China's...

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Amber Heard: Johnny Depp ‘threatened to kill me many times’

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

Actor Johnny Depp "threatened to kill" ex-wife Amber Heard "many times", the US actress has claimed. [caption id="attachment_6634" align="alignnone" width="916"] Amber Heard and Johnny Depp...

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Governor Cuomo warns of reopening rollback if New Yorkers continue partying in large groups

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6619" align="alignnone" width="962"] FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a daily briefing following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in...

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Indian budget airline IndiGo lays off 10% of staff over pandemic

July 20, 2020July 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6749" align="alignnone" width="930"] IndiGo rose quickly to capture nearly half the domestic market in recent years, reaping big profits on the back of a...

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China says Britain going down ‘wrong path’ over Hong Kong

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6601" align="alignnone" width="975"] London and Beijing have been at loggerheads since China passed a controversial new security law for the former British colony of...

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UK expected to suspend Hong Kong extradition treaty over new security law

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6444" align="alignnone" width="936"] A protester waves the former British colonial Hong Kong flag at arally in a shopping mall. A new Chinese security law...

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Coronavirus: Government promises a green recovery

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

Protecting nature will be at the heart of the UK’s recovery from the Covid virus, Environment Secretary George Eustice has said. [caption id="attachment_6592" align="alignnone" width="951"]...

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‘It makes sense’: French shoppers take compulsory face masks in their stride

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6627" align="alignnone" width="911"] People, wearing protective face masks, walk along a street in Paris, Jul 20, 2020. [/caption] PARIS: From Monday (Jul 20), shoppers...

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US companies fear workplace COVID-19 precautions do not address airborne risk

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6607" align="alignnone" width="833"] With fresh spikes across the US, officials have reimposed containment measures that have raised fears for the already-shaky economic recovery. [/caption]...