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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Monday as investors looked ahead for data they hope will support optimism about a global economic recovery. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Australia all advanced. Markets followed Wall Street higher last week after unexpectedly strong U.S. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The hard-hit Australian state of Victoria recorded a death and its highest-ever daily increase in coronavirus cases on Monday as authorities prepare to close its border with New South Wales. The death of a man in his 90s brings the national death toll from COVID-19 to 105. |
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This week, investors are looking ahead to interest rate decisions in Australia and Malaysia. The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to keep its benchmark rate at a record low of 0.25% while forecasters expect another cut from Bank Negara Malaysia.
LONDON (AP) — An accident requiring two screws.... |
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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong low-cost airline HK Express, part of the Cathay Pacific Group, said Monday it will gradually resume flights on Aug. 2 as Asian governments ease coronavirus-related travel restrictions. HK Express suspended all flights in March as governments tightened border controls. |
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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Monday as investors looked ahead for data they hope will support optimism about a global economic recovery. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Australia all advanced. Markets followed Wall Street higher last week after unexpectedly strong U.S. |
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"We think Bitcoin is a useful indicator of market sentiment, especially at a time when retail investors are being more active in the market. Many of these retail investors are younger, and more likely to also be buying Bitcoin," the bank said in a note on Monday. |
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"We think Bitcoin is a useful indicator of market sentiment, especially at a time when retail investors are being more active in the market. Many of these retail investors are younger, and more likely to also be buying Bitcoin," the bank said in a note on Monday. |
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Farmers harvest pineapples at a farm in Tangail, Bangladesh, on July 4, 2020. (Xinhua) TANGAIL, Bangladesh, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Freshly picked pineapples are hitting Bangladesh market now as harvesting of the sweet and juicy pineapples is in full swing at farms in parts of Bangladesh including those.... |
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"We think Bitcoin is a useful indicator of market sentiment, especially at a time when retail investors are being more active in the market. Many of these retail investors are younger, and more likely to also be buying Bitcoin," the bank said in a note on Monday. |
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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have risen as investors look ahead for data they hope will support optimism about a global economic rebound. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Australia all advanced. Markets rose last week on better-than-expected U.S. jobs data despite some American states reporting record new coronavirus infections. |
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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Monday as investors looked ahead for data they hope will support optimism about a global economic recovery. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Australia all advanced. Markets followed Wall Street higher last week after unexpectedly strong U.S. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The hard-hit Australian state of Victoria recorded a death and its highest-ever daily increase in coronavirus cases on Monday as authorities prepare to close its border with New South Wales. The death of a man in his 90s brings the national death toll from COVID-19 to 105. |
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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong low-cost airline HK Express, part of the Cathay Pacific Group, said Monday it will gradually resume flights on Aug. 2 as Asian governments ease coronavirus-related travel restrictions. HK Express suspended all flights in March as governments tightened border controls. |
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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong low-cost airline HK Express, part of the Cathay Pacific Group, says it will gradually resume flights on Aug. 2 as Asian governments ease coronavirus-related travel restrictions. HK Express suspended all flights in March as governments tightened border controls. |
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Theatrical poster for 'The Slums' by Jan Andrei Cobey. 'The Slums' joins other international films in this year's edition of the Busan International Kids and Youth Festival (BIKY). BIKY is the biggest film festival for the youth in Asia held annually in Busan, South Korea. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The hard-hit Australian state of Victoria recorded a death and its highest-ever daily increase in coronavirus cases as authorities prepare to close its border with New South Wales. The death of a man in his 90s brings the national death toll to 105. |
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Swedish private equity firm EQT, backing the Asia Pacific Village Group (APVG), made another offer last night getting in front of court action being brought by Metlifecare. The group tried to pull out of the first deal, claiming the Covid-19 pandemic had materially changed Metlifecare's value and outlook. |
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BEIJING Asian stock markets rose Monday as investors looked ahead for data they hope will support optimism about a global economic recovery. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Australia all advanced. Markets followed Wall Street higher last week after unexpectedly strong U.S. |
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HONG KONG — (AP) — Hong Kong low-cost airline HK Express, part of the Cathay Pacific Group, said Monday it will gradually resume flights on Aug. 2 as Asian governments ease coronavirus-related travel restrictions.
HK Express suspended all flights in March as governments tightened border controls. |
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She noted the overwhelming majority of new cases in Melbourne in recent weeks were from community transmission. Everywhere else in Australia, the vast majority of cases were people infected overseas or by a returned traveler, Berejiklian said.
“What is occurring in Victoria has not yet occurred anywhere else in Australia,” she said. |
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Markets followed Wall Street higher last week after unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs data despite some American states reporting record new coronavirus infections. U.S. markets were closed Friday for a holiday.
This week, investors are looking ahead to interest rate decisions in Australia and Malaysia. |
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Indian shares rose for a fourth straight session on Monday, as HDFC Bank Ltd gained after reporting strong loan growth and hopes of a recovery in the global economy pushed stock markets across Asia higher. The Nifty rose 0.98% to 10,711.05 by 0352 GMT, while the Sensex was up 0.82% at 36,315.69, both trading near their four-month peaks. |
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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong low-cost airline HK Express, part of the Cathay Pacific Group, said Monday it will gradually resume flights on Aug. 2 as Asian governments ease coronavirus-related travel restrictions. HK Express suspended all flights in March as governments tightened border controls. |
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SYDNEY (REUTERS) - Asian shares scaled four-month peaks on Monday (July 6) as investors counted on super-cheap liquidity and fiscal stimulus to sustain the global economic recovery, even as surging coronavirus cases delayed re-openings across the United States. Eyes were on Chinese blue chips, which soared 4. |
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JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - With the highest number of infections and largest death toll in Southeast Asia, the Indonesian government should be careful in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the "new normal" began several weeks ago, people have otherwise eased restrictions and neglected the health protocols. |
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