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Nasdaq to delist SVB Financial Group

stockValleyto a Securities and Exchange Commission filing the Nasdaq stock exchange notified Silicon Valley Bank SVB on Friday that it will delist the stock of its

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Somali PM appoints committee to investigate attempted suspension

Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Roble has appointed a ministerial committee to conduct an official investigation into his attempted suspension by President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on December 27, 202

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Late deal comes to rescue the “unthinkable” U.S. government default?

02:47 The imminent decision to raise the borrowing limits for the U.S. government awaits Congress. Wall Street scrambled to park cash at the Federal Reserve before a two-year suspension

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ROK, DPRK hold daily liaison phone call after nearly 14 months

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held their daily liaison phone call on Wednesday after a nearly 14-month suspension, reported Yonhap, citing the unifi

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M5.5 quake hits eastern Japan, no tsunami warning issued

A magnitude-5.5 earthquake struck parts of eastern Japan on Monday, prompting brief suspension of shinkansen bullet train services, the weather agency and the train ope

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Kenya issues restrictive measures to combat COVID-19 infection wave

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday announced a halt to all movement in the capital Nairobi and four other counties on Friday as the COVID-19 outbreak reached its worst ever stage in economy.In

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Italy suspends AstraZeneca vaccine in Piedmont after teacher death

Italy has suspended use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab in its Piedmont region following the death of a teacher one day after being inoculated with the vaccine, according to ANSA news agency.Investig

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British health secretary says new virus strain 'out of control'

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday that the government has imposed a strict Christmas lockdown in London and southeast England because a new strain of the coronavirus was "out of contr

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Japan finance minister: G20 finance heads endorse common framework for developing world debt

Financial leaders of the Group of 20 major economies on Friday endorsed a “Common Framework” for treating debt of developing countries hit hard by the coronavirus pande

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China urges Finland to stop interfering in HK affairs in any forms

China on Saturday urged Finland to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs and China's internal affairs in any form following the country's suspension of an agreement con

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Air route between western China and Europe reopens

Air China has resumed flying on the route linking Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, and Germany's Frankfurt that was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the first

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Trump suspended from Twitch and Reddit shuts down supporters' forum

Donald Trump has been suspended from livestreaming platform Twitch for "hateful conduct" and Reddit has shut down a forum for the president's supporters.Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, said it had

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Xi calls for more int'l efforts in debt relief, suspension for Africa

China hopes that the international community, especially developed countries and multilateral financial institutions, will act more forcefully on debt relief and suspension for Africa, President Xi J

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Beijing's food supplies stable after suspension of its largest wholesale market

Beijing is sparing no effort to ensure food supplies to its residents, after the suspension of Xinfadi, the largest wholesale market with fruit, vegetable and meat sup

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Turkish military suspends conscription, discharge over COVID-19 concerns

Turkish military suspended on Friday the discharge and conscription of soldiers for one month over the concerns of the spread of COVID-19, official Gazette reported.The

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Syrian gov't orders closure of marketplaces amid coronavirus spread

DAMASCUS, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian government on Saturday ordered the closure of marketplaces as of Sunday as part of the measures taken against the novel coronavirus, according to the state n

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Pandemic Watch: Ghana takes serious measures against COVID-19

Ghana has recorded its seventh case of COVID-19 by Tuesday. The African country is taking a raft of measures including international travel ban and public school suspension to fight #coronavirus. #Fig