PARIS (AP) — Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind the United States and Brazil, while former success story Vietnam is struggling to control an outbreak spreading in its ... ( read original story ...)
India coronavirus: Gold rush as pandemic roils country’s economy
Indians are returning to one of their oldest assets amid a raging pandemic that was preceded by a banking crisis, reports the BBC's Nidhi Rai. To say Indians love gold would be an understatement. Over ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Expected to Order China’s ByteDance to Sell TikTok in U.S.
P resident Donald Trump plans to announce a decision ordering China’s ByteDance Ltd. to divest its ownership of the popular U.S.-based music-video app TikTok, according to people familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
REFILE-Hong Kong’s mom-and-pop investors squeeze funds as IPOs sizzle
As Hong Kong's stock market prepares for billions of dollars in sales of new shares, global fund managers have a big challenge - competing with the city's army of mom-and-pop investors for a slice of ... ( read original story ...)
Republicans Like Jim Jordan Are Using COVID To Try To Ban Protests
In a heated exchange during a U.S. House subcommittee hearing about the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan repeatedly goaded Dr. Anthony Fauci into taking a stance against the ... ( read original story ...)
Ukraine welcomes ‘constructive’ Iran talks but no details on plane crash compensation yet
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Friday that talks with Iran about the downing of a Ukrainian airliner in January were constructive but it was too early to say how much compensation ... ( read original story ...)
China to add 56 drugs to price-slashing bulk-buy programme
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has added 56 medicines, including some global blockbuster drugs, to its state bidding programme aimed at procuring key treatments at big discounts in return for offering ... ( read original story ...)
China Weighs Probe into Ant’s Alipay, WeChat Pay, Reuters Says
The nation’s antitrust watchdog has been gathering information on China’s two dominant online payments services for at least a month on the instigation of the central bank, Reuters reported. ( read original story ...)
Georgia Business Court To Bring Timely Relief In Pandemic
Georgia is launching a statewide business court in August, modeled on those in Delaware and North Carolina, and its state-of-the-art remote technology and clear docket are expected to help ease the ... ( read original story ...)
Businesses on Tybee preparing for potential impacts from Hurricane Isaias
Tybee businesses are getting ready to prepare for the potential impact Hurricane Isaias may have on the island. ( read original story ...)