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Asian stocks set to fall as Wall St snaps 3-day winning streak

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Asian stocks were set to dip on Thursday after a choppy Wall Street session as spiking coronavirus cases and prospects of new lockdowns erased earlier confidence about a global economic recovery. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/3hGFSzV via IFTTT

Heavy fog may have disoriented pilot in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash: NTSB

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The pilot of a helicopter that crashed outside Los Angeles in January, killing basketball great Kobe Bryant, his daughter and all seven others on board, likely became disoriented in the fog, federal investigators said on Wednesday. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/37BNPC0 via IFTTT

Factbox: All the president's countries featured so far in ex-Trump adviser's book

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China was not the only country mentioned in a litany of allegations that former national security adviser John Bolton makes about U.S. President Donald Trump in excerpts https://ift.tt/2USp6Er published on Wednesday of his book, "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir." from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2N6028m via IFTTT

Asian stocks set to rise as drug trials, data push Wall Street higher

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Asian stocks were set to climb on Wednesday after another late Wall Street surge in response to upbeat trial results for a COVID-19 treatment and data showing U.S. consumers spent big in May. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2zEugwn via IFTTT

U.S. calls bid by men to avoid extradition over ex-Nissan boss Ghosn's escape 'flawed'

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U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday said a former Green Beret and his son, wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country, were advancing a "flawed" interpretation of Japanese law to fight their extradition. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/37AUADV via IFTTT

North Korea rejects South's offer of envoys, vows to redeploy troops to border

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North Korea said on Wednesday it had rejected South Korea's offer to send special envoys to ease escalating bilateral tensions, and vowed to redeploy troops to demilitarised border units in the latest step towards nullifying inter-Korean peace accords. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2BaTYJc via IFTTT

U.S. sues ex-Trump adviser Bolton to block book publication

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The United States on Tuesday sued former national security adviser John Bolton, seeking to block him from publishing a book about his time in the White House that it said contained classified information and would compromise national security. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2N3Dntp via IFTTT

Show me the data: U.S. doctors skeptical of reported COVID breakthrough

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The report on Tuesday of a powerful treatment for the new coronavirus brought skepticism along with optimism among U.S. doctors, who said the recent withdrawal of an influential COVID-19 study left them wanting to see more data. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2AIQayP via IFTTT

Asian stocks set to track U.S. gains as Fed steps up support

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Asian stocks were set to follow a late Wall Street surge on Tuesday, after the Federal Reserve's fresh move to support financial markets through the coronavirus pandemic cheered investors. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/3e66mIR via IFTTT

U.S., China to each allow four weekly flights for airlines; Delta to fly next week

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The United States and China will each allow four weekly flights between the two countries, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Monday, easing a standoff on travel restrictions in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/3htvDPn via IFTTT

Trump says ex-adviser Bolton will break the law if he publishes book

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday his former national security adviser John Bolton will have broken the law and face criminal liability if a book he has written about his time in the White House is published. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/30G57MS via IFTTT

Trump says U.S. to pull some troops from Germany over NATO spending feud

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President Donald Trump said on Monday he would cut the number of U.S. troops in Germany to 25,000, faulting the close U.S. ally for failing to meet NATO's defense spending target and accusing it of taking advantage of America on trade. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2YBIUwN via IFTTT

U.S. troops are in Europe to defend transatlantic security, German ambassador says

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U.S. troops are in Europe to defend transatlantic security and to help project U.S. power further afield, German Ambassador Emily Haber said on Monday after President Donald Trump announced plans to cut U.S. troop levels there to 25,000. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/3fpXyho via IFTTT