China extends exemptions to import duties on some US products for one year

Illustrative file photo of the flags of China and the US outside the White House. Jan 18, 2011. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque / BEIJING, Dec 25 (Reuters) – China will extend tariff exemptions for imports of six U.S. products, including white oil and food-grade petroleum wax, for another year, the Finance Ministry said on Friday. … Read more

The Brexit deal is still stuck in fishing and would still be hours away

FILE PHOTO: The flag of the United Kingdom and several of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, on December 9, 2020. REUTERS / Johanna Geron BRUSSELS, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Negotiations to conclude a Brexit trade deal could still have “a few hours to go,” a UK source said on Thursday as expectations continued for … Read more

Trump Signs Law That Could Expel Chinese Firms From US Stock Markets

File photo of US President Donald at the White House. Dec 12, 2020. REUTERS / Cheriss May WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Donald Trump signed a law on Friday that would kick Chinese companies off American stock exchanges unless they adhere to the country’s auditing standards, the White House said, giving the Republican president a … Read more

Sony removes “Cyberpunk 2077” from PS store due to bug | Reuters

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced on the 18th that it will remove the game software “Cyberpunk 2077” from the PlayStation Store and offer a full refund to purchasers of the digital version. The photo is Cyberpunk 2077. Photographed in Poland on the 14th (2020 Reuters / Kacper Pempel) [Tokyo / Gdansk (Poland) 18th Reuters]–Sony Interactive … Read more

New Zealand mosque shooter arrives in Christchurch for sentencing

– FILE PHOTO: Brenton Tarrant, charged for murder in relation to the mosque attacks, is seen in the dock during his appearance in the Christchurch District Court, New Zealand March 16, 2019. Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald/Pool via REUTERS — SYDNEY (Reuters) – The suspected white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers last year, a massacre … Read more

Chinese scientists warn of possible new pandemic virus in pigs

SHANGHAI, June 30 (Reuters) – A new flu virus found in pigs in China has become more infectious to humans and should be closely watched in case it becomes a potential “pandemic virus,” a study said. Although experts said there is no imminent threat. – FILE PHOTO: Local workers collect a blood sample from a … Read more

Scientists need corona hotspots for vaccine studies

– FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a “Vaccine COVID-19” sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / File Photo — London / Chicago (Reuters) – The first wave of the coronavirus pandemic appears to be subsiding. What makes everyone easier … Read more

Elderly in Cuba face shortage of medicines due to US embargo and cut in Venezuelan aid

HAVANA, Mar 20 (Reuters) – When do the medicines arrive? Is the question asked by the majority of the elderly people who haunt pharmacies in Cuba every week, the country with the oldest population in Latin America. – Archive image of members of the Cuban health service walking in the port of Mariel, on the … Read more

China provides 14 billion euros for coronavirus outbreak

– Chinese Yuan banknotes are seen in this illustration taken February 10, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration — Beijing (Reuters) – China has provided more than 110 billion yuan to fight the consequences of the coronavirus epidemic. Vice-Finance Minister Xu Hongcai said at a press conference in Beijing on Thursday that over 39 … Read more

Virus infections in China are declining – two new cases in Germany

Beijing / Frankfurt (Reuters) – The declining numbers of new infections in the coronavirus epidemic in China provide some relief. – FILE PHOTO: Workers operate a vehicle to carry out disinfection in Jianghan district, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 10, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS — However, … Read more