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Over 33% Of Air Travellers To Avoid Flights Over Infection Risk
At least three in every 10 air travellers have vowed not to fly anytime soon over possible coronavirus…
Wall Street Is Pessimistic About The Dollar
The world’s biggest currency banks see the dollar edging lower toward year-end, a consensus that may only hold if …
Oil Falls On Resurgence Of Virus Cases, Oversupply
Oil prices dropped on Friday and were headed for weekly declines as inventories rose and record-breaking new…
China’s market euphoria trumps political risk in Hong Kong
Investors in China’s soaring stock market are increasingly turning to Hong Kong for bargains, egging on an…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Bets ‘Miraculous Cure’ For COVID-19 Can Save Brazil
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has gone all in on hydroxychloroquine to help his coronavirus-ravaged country…
India Raises Concerns With U.S. Over New Rules For Foreign Students
India has conveyed its concerns to the United States about a new immigration order that could force a large number…
Harvard, MIT Seek Temporary Halt To Trump Administration Rule On International…
Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have asked a federal court to temporarily block a…
Nigerians Drag China To Court, Seek U.S.$200 Billion Compensation Over COVID-19…
Abuja — Twenty-five Nigerians from all walks of life have dragged the Peoples Republic of China before the Federal…
Germany Eyes Breakthrough In EU Migration Dispute This Year
Germany said on Tuesday it wants European Union nations to overcome a deadlock on how to handle refugees and…
U.S. To Expel International Students If…
International students who are pursuing degrees in the United States will have to leave the country or risk…
UK House Prices Fall For Longest Period Since 2010 – Halifax
British house prices fell for a fourth month in a row in June as COVID-19 continued to depress the market, the…
Sterling Near Three-Week Highs Before Government Releases Spending Plans
Sterling held near a three-week high against the dollar and gained against the euro on Tuesday as investors waited…
Canada’s PM Trudeau rules out Washington meeting with Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not visit Washington with Mexico’s president this week to celebrate a…
Back To Work? Not Without A Check-In App, Immunity Passport
To go anywhere in Singapore these days, Joni Sng needs mobile phone apps and other technologies: a QR code to enter…
Oil Mixed On Tighter Supply, Surge In U.S. Virus Cases
Oil prices were mixed on Monday, with Brent crude edging higher, supported by tighter supplies and positive…
Coronavirus: How ‘Immunity Passports’ Could Create An Antibody Elite
Governments around the world are testing citizens for coronavirus antibodies, to work out whether people have had…
GSK, Sanofi to agree $624 million deal with UK for COVID-19 vaccine
British and French pharmaceutical giants, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi are close to reaching a $624 million…
Citibank Boss Tasks FG On Reforms To Increase FDIs
The Cluster Head in Sub-saharan Africa (SSA), Citibank, Mr. Akin Dawodu has advised the federal government to…
Oil Demand To Return To Pre-Pandemic Levels By 2022, Goldman Says, But Unlikely To…
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In a research note published Thursday, analysts at Goldman Sachs estimated global oil demand would…
Canada Bans Foreign Travelers Until At Least August
Canada has confirmed that its ban on foreign entry will be maintained until at least the end of July. Also extended…
The British Passport Stoking Controversy In Hong Kong
As China tightens its control over Hong Kong with a new national security law, the U.K. is offering some residents…
British Pound Heads For First Weekly Win Against Dollar In Four
Sterling was headed for its first positive week in four against the dollar on Friday, holding close to the $1.25…
Multi-Strategy Hedge Funds Post Double-Digit Gains
Multi-strategy hedge funds have made massive gains in the first six months of the year aided by the Federal…
Boeing Communications Chief Resigns Over Decades-old Article On Women In Combat
Boeing Co’s (BA.N) communications chief Niel Golightly abruptly resigned on Thursday, following an employee’s…
JPMorgan Drops Terms ‘master,’ ‘slave’ From Internal Tech…
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) is eliminating terms like “blacklist,” “master” and “slave” from its internal…
Wall Street Shifts Bets To Big Pharma As COVID-19 Vaccine Race Progresses
Wall Street is moving some bets on COVID-19 vaccines to large pharmaceutical companies with robust…
Spain’s Banks Look To Make Lockdown Branch Closures Permanent
As Spain reopens after the COVID-19 crisis, its banking industry is seizing the opportunity to shrink its swollen…
Merkel Makes First Masked Appearance To Ward Off Criticism
German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her first public appearance wearing a mask on Friday after dismissing…
Beaches Beckon As England To End Quarantine For More Than 50 Countries
England’s coronavirus quarantine rules for more than 50 countries including Germany, France, Spain and Italy is to…
US Buys Nearly All stocks Of COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
The United States Department of Health services has bought nearly all the supply of breakthrough COVID-19 drug…