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WHO urges Asia-Pacific to brace up for long-term battle against Covid-19

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday urged Asia-Pacific countries to brace up for a long-term battle against the coronavirus and stressed the need for nations not to let their guard down even if cases taper off. “This is a pandemic unlike the world has ever seen, and it haschanged our system and put a […]

Global stocks, pound rise on cautious Brexit deal hopes

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The Asian stock and the pound gained as investors hold out hope on Britain leaving the EU ( Brexit).

Asian stocks and the pound gained on Tuesday as investors held out hope that Britain still had a chance of avoiding a messy exit from the European Union (Brexit) at key negotiations this week. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.1 per cent. Australian shares were up 0.17 per cent, while […]