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Jul 15, 2020

Trump trades arenas for Rose Garden in attack on Biden

President Donald Trump has transformed an event that was supposed to highlight his China policy into an impromptu campaign rally

Jul 15, 2020

Many Zimbabweans sell goods from their cars in hard times

Cars have become mobile markets in Zimbabwe where enterprising residents are selling goods from their vehicles to cope with economic hardships caused by the coronavirus

Jul 10, 2020

Singaporeans vote in polls expected to return ruling party

Wearing masks and plastic gloves, Singaporeans are voting in a general election that is expected to return Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s long-governing party to power

Jul 9, 2020

Virus causes uncertainty for state lotteries

The coronavirus has rattled state lotteries across the country

Jul 9, 2020

Singapore governing party set to extend power in elections

Singaporeans vote Friday in Southeast Asia’s first election since the coronavirus pandemic began, with the health crisis and a grim economy expected to bolster Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s party and extend its unbroken rule

Jul 8, 2020

Hottest commodity in Lebanon's economic chaos: The US dollar

Lebanon's financial meltdown has thrown its people into a frantic search for dollars as the local currency's value evaporates

Jul 4, 2020

The Latest: Calif gov warns local officials on enforcement

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning local elected officials that they risk losing state funding if they don’t enforce health orders as the coronavirus pandemic worsens

Jun 28, 2020

Lebanon's FM to summon US envoy over comments on Hezbollah

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency is reporting that the country's foreign minister has summoned the U.S. ambassador to Beirut over comments she made recently in which she criticized the militant Hezbollah group

Jun 26, 2020

Fed stops big banks from buying back stock, caps dividends

The Federal Reserve says a worst-case scenario for the U.S. economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic would cause the nation’s 34 largest banks to collectively lose roughly $700 billion

Jun 25, 2020

Donors pledge $1.8 billion for Sudan's democratic transition

Western and Arab countries have pledged a total $1.8 billion in aid to Sudan, to help the struggling African nation a year after pro-democracy protesters forced the removal of the country’s longtime autocratic ruler, Omar al-Bashir