BANGKOK — Shares are higher in Asia, with the Shanghai Composite up 1.3% as China’s central bank stepped up its intervention by channeling another 400 billion yuan ($57 billion) in extra funds into the market. Markets were still far from giving the all-clear on the virus outbreak that has spread to more than 20 countries […]
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North Korea says it is mobilizing 30,000 health workers everyday in its “all-out efforts” to guard against the spread of a virus from neighboring China By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press February 4, 2020, 6:26 AM 2 min read SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday it was mobilizing 30,000 health workers everyday in its
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Comedian Jordan Klepper hit Iowa last week to chat with some of President Donald Trump’s hard-core supporters before his reelection campaign rally in Des Moines. “The Daily Show” correspondent met assorted characters aboard the “Trump Train,” as one avid supporter called it, and quizzed them on their feelings about the president’s impeachment. Klepper’s findings, presented
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Image copyright Getty Images The world’s biggest oil producers could be about to slash output as they grapple with the fallout of the coronavirus. Representatives of OPEC and its allies are expected to meet this week as calls grow for action to support oil prices. Brent crude has hit its lowest level in a year
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Live Reporter Analysis » Follow live coverage and analysis from Times reporters in Iowa and New York. Shane Goldmacher, reporting from Des Moines 4m ago Klobuchar campaign chief says they believe they’re close to Biden. No numbers are public so campaigns can set their own narratives. Nicole Perlroth, in Austin, Tex. 18m ago J. Alex
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Wilmer Skoog scored 7:20 into the second overtime and Boston University rallied past No. 4 Boston College 5-4 in the nightcap in the Beanpot’s opening round By KEN POWTAK Associated Press February 4, 2020, 6:14 AM 5 min read BOSTON — The biggest goal of Wilmer Skoog’s career won’t count in the official NCAA statistics.
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DES MOINES — A night that was supposed to bring clarity to the Democratic presidential contest turned into a long ordeal of confusion and delays on Monday, as the Iowa Democratic Party failed to report results from more than a handful of precincts for hours after the state’s famed caucuses began. Struggling to adopt a
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC’s online health editor on what we know about the virus China’s top leadership has admitted “shortcomings and deficiencies” in the country’s response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The rare admission came from the Politburo Standing Committee, which called for an improvement in China’s emergency management
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Star of 12 Years A Slave, Lupita Nyong’o visited the Harris Sixth Form College in London to mentor young women on leadership and the importance of literacy in an event hosted by the National Literacy Trust. Nyong’o, now a best-selling author, told the BBC she didn’t even like reading when she was young. Producers: Jeanette
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Image copyright Getty Images Tycoon Tony Fernandes has stepped aside as the chief executive of AirAsia, the company he turned into Asia’s biggest budget airline. He will stand down for least two months while authorities probe bribery claims. AirAsia has been pulled into investigations, which have seen planemaker Airbus fined a record $4bn (£3bn). Mr
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