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Tokyo Olympics will go ahead ‘with or without Covid’
By Martin Parry Tokyo’s postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC vice-president said Monday, vowing they…
Sep 2020
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British Pound Drop as Johnson Resurrects Spectre of No-Deal Brexit
The British pound sank Monday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared to revive investor fears of a no-deal Brexit, dealers said.
Sep 2020
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China shows off COVID-19 vaccines for first time
China has put its homegrown coronavirus vaccines on display for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered looks to shape…
Sep 2020
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Samsung wins US$6.6 billion Verizon 5G order
Samsung Electronics clinched a $6.6 billion agreement to provide 5G network equipment to Verizon in the United States, a regulatory filing showed Monday, expanding…
Sep 2020
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‘Made in Hong Kong’ brand suffers as US-China tensions deepen
At the Koon Chun Sauce Factory workers are scrambling to cover hundreds of thousands of bottles with new "Made in China" labels as the…
Sep 2020
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Surgical glove makers struggle to keep pace with booming demand
With no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic, worldwide demand for surgical gloves — as for other types of personal protective equipment —…
Sep 2020
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China and the Premier League – what went wrong?
The English Premier League abruptly announced the termination of the big-money contract with its broadcaster in China in a two-paragraph statement on Thursday.
Sep 2020
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End of a dynasty? Joe Kennedy defeated in US Senate primary
Congressman Joe Kennedy, long seen as a rising star, crashed to defeat Tuesday in his bid for a US Senate seat, the first time…
Sep 2020
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Kennedy dynasty on the line in US Senate race
A legendary American political dynasty is at stake Tuesday with Joe Kennedy III, the grandnephew of assassinated president John F Kennedy, challenging a veteran…
Sep 2020
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Pope steps up call for poor country debt cancellation
Pope Francis renewed a call on Tuesday for the cancellation of debt owed by poor countries in the face of the coronavirus…
Sep 2020
