Finance

China’s Xi says epidemic ‘grim,’ calls for action on economy

China’s president has warned its virus epidemic is still “grim and complex” and called for more efforts to defeat the disease and prevent it from disrupting spring planting of crops By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer February 23, 2020, 3:54 PM 4 min read BEIJING — Warning that China’s virus epidemic is “still grim and

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Schumer raises security concerns on TSA’s use of TikTok app

The Senate’s top Democrat is raising questions about the Transportation Security Administration’s use of the China-owned video app TikTok, citing potential national security concerns and a ban by the Department of Homeland Security By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press February 23, 2020, 6:21 AM 2 min read WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top Democrat is raising questions

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Armani to hold runway show in empty theater due to new virus

MILAN — In a last-minute change, Giorgio Armani is holding his Milan Fashion Week runway show behind closed doors Sunday due to concerns raised by the coronavirus, and instead stream the event from inside the empty showroom. The fashion house said in a statement early Sunday that ‘’the decision was taken to safeguard the well-being

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India, US struggling to bridge trade dispute as Trump visits

WASHINGTON — American dairy farmers, distillers and drugmakers have been eager to break into India, the world’s seventh-biggest economy but a tough-to-penetrate colossus of 1.3 billion people. Looks like they’ll have to wait. Talks between the Trump administration and New Delhi, intended to forge at least a modest deal in time for President Donald Trump’s

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