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Market Is ‘Completely Ignoring' Serious Risks Associated With U.S.-China Relations, Asia Expert Stephen Roach Warns
As Wall Street focuses on earnings season, former Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Stephen Roach sees danger lurking abroad.
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EU Medicines Regulator Finds Possible Link Between AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine and Blood Clots
It comes after a review into extremely rare cases of unusual blood clots in some people vaccinated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot.
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‘It's a Big Mess.' Europe Buckles Down for Easter Lockdowns as Covid Cases Eclipse Spring 2020 Levels
France and Italy imposed nationwide lockdowns ahead of the Easter weekend as a surge of cases threatened to overwhelm intensive care units once again.
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‘People Are Just Shocked': Turkey's Lira Plunges After Erdogan Sacks Third Central Bank Chief in Two Years
Naci Agbal, who was fired by Erdogan, had served less than five months at the head of Turkey’s central bank.
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Doctors Baffled as Countries Suspend Use of AstraZeneca Vaccine Over Blood Clot Fears
Health experts say they are disappointed and confused by the flurry of suspensions of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca.
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CDC Warns of Europe COVID-19 Surges Amid Spring Break Travel in the US
The director of the CDC, Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, issued a warning to Americans on Monday. “We have seen footage of people enjoying spring break festivities maskless,” she said. “Equally concerning are the resurgences we are now seeing in some European countries, countries that have had strikingly similar surges during the pandemic as the United States.”
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European Banks Have Been Resilient During the Covid Crisis, But Still Face 2 Major Challenges
There’s been a noticeable difference between the pandemic and the global financial crisis of 2008.
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As Russia and China Seek to Boost Their Global Influence, Analysts Warn Vaccine Diplomacy Is Here to Stay
The World Health Organization’s top official has warned of a “catastrophic moral failure” because of unequal Covid vaccine policies.
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SocGen Posts Profit Beat in Fourth Quarter Despite Dip in Trading Revenues
Societe Generale reported Wednesday a net profit of 470 million euros for the fourth quarter of 2020.
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Biden to Reinstate COVID Travel Rules, Add South Africa
President Joe Biden on Monday will formally reinstate COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-U.S. travelers from Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and 26 other European countries that allow travel across open borders, according to two White House officials.
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‘At 6 P.M., Life Stops': Europe Uses Curfews to Fight Virus
Trying to fend off the need for a third nationwide lockdown that would further dent Europe’s second-largest economy and endanger more jobs, France has opted for creeping curfews
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WHO Warns of Tipping Point in Covid Pandemic, Says Europe Likely Seeing ‘Most Acute' Phase of Virus Spread
Countries are scrambling to contain two variants found in the U.K. and South Africa that are significantly more transmissible.
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Britons Flying Home to Spain Caught in Post-Brexit Red Tape
Some British citizens trying to return to their homes in Spain and other European countries have been barred from boarding flights this weekend
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Post-Brexit Trade Deal Begins, Ushering in a New Era for the UK-EU Relationship
The post-Brexit age ends four fraught years of political negotiations since Britain’s 2016 referendum on EU membership.
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EU, China Leaders Seal Long-Awaited Investment Deal
European Union top officials and Chinese President Xi Jinping have concluded a long-awaited business investment deal with the potential to annoy the new American administration.
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‘Believe in Science': EU Kicks Off COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign
Doctors, nurses and the elderly are rolling up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine
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France Relaxes Its Ban on Trucks Entering From Britain
France has relaxed its coronavirus-related ban on trucks from Britain after a two-day standoff that had stranded thousands of drivers and raised fears of Christmastime food shortages in the U.K. French authorities had imposed the ban to fend off a new variant of the coronavirus circulating in southeast England
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Cut Off: Britain Hit With Travel Bans Over New Virus Strain
Trucks waiting to get out of Britain are backing up for miles and people are stranded at airports as many countries impose stringent travel restrictions over concerns about a new strain of the coronavirus that authorities say may spread more easily
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A New National Park in France Is Being Used as a Laboratory to Study the Effects of Climate Change
The Forêts National Park been described as a space “dedicated to knowledge.”
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IMF Warns of ‘Scarring Effects' That Could Hit Growth in the Euro Zone
The IMF has warned that unless Europe’s “pandemic dynamics change significantly” in the coming months, economic growth in the euro area is set to be weaker.