Gold futures edge away from mid-$1,900 as dollar spikes
Investing.com-- Gold futures fell Monday, edging away from mid-$1,900 levels, as the dollar hit 10-month highs in response to the Federal Reserve’s warning last week that U.S. interest rates...
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SA’s R350 Covid Grant Should Be Increased To At Least R413, Say Civil Society Groups
By Liezl Human The R350 Covid grant should be increased to R413 in line with inflation, say the Institute for Economic Justice and the the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South...
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Gold prices muted as Fed week kicks off
By Ambar Warrick Investing.com -- Gold prices kept to a tight range on Monday as traders hunkered down in anticipation of a Federal Reserve meeting this week, with focus also remaining on...
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SA Monitors China Covid-19 Situation, Relations Reach 25-Year Milestone
The South Africa National Department of Health announced on Sunday that it was closely monitoring the Covid-19 situation in China and other parts of the world. On Sunday, the department...
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Chinese hospitals, funeral homes 'extremely busy' as COVID spreads unchecked
By Martin Quin Pollard CHENGDU (Reuters) -Chinese hospitals and funeral homes were under intense pressure on Wednesday as a surging COVID-19 wave drained resources, while the scale of the...
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Beijing, Shanghai residents back to work as China limps towards living with COVID
By Martin Quin Pollard and Xihao Jiang BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Mask-wearing Beijing and Shanghai commuters crowded subway trains on Monday as China's two biggest cities edged closer to...
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Radical changes in China's anti-COVID policy: What to expect now?
By Laura Sánchez Investing.com - Asian stock markets - Nikkei, Shanghai Composite, Hang Seng - are celebrating as China relaxes its strict anti-COVID measures and withdraws mandatory...
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Gold hits 5-month high on growing hopes of Fed rate pivot
By Barani Krishnan Investing.com -- After 15 weeks of being trapped in the claws of $1,700 pricing or lower, gold broke free to hit a 5-month high above $1,800 an ounce on Thursday as...
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Hacker offers to sell data of 48.5 million users of Shanghai's COVID app
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -A hacker claims to have obtained the personal information of 48.5 million users of a COVID health mobile app run by the city of Shanghai, the second...
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African Union Unveils New Digital Vaccination Platforms
The African Union launched two main flagship initiatives at the Boma 2022 event: the African Vaccine Passport and eHealth backbone and a digital platform for accelerating the implementation...
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After lockdown, Shanghai tries to mend fences with foreign firms
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai officials are seeking to revive confidence among multinational companies bruised and frustrated by the city's COVID-19 lockdown by holding multiple meetings...
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As Shanghai reopens, California ports prepare for cargo surge
By Lisa Baertlein and Tom Polansek (Reuters) - California port leaders expect imports to rise as Shanghai, home to the world's busiest seaport, emerges from a two-month COVID-19 lockdown....
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China Covid Outbreak Wanes, With Curbs Eased to Boost Economy
(Bloomberg) -- China reported fewer Covid-19 cases in Beijing and Shanghai, with authorities moving to stimulate the faltering economy by easing some of the strictest virus controls since...
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Shanghai takes baby steps towards ending COVID lockdown
By David Stanway and Roxanne Liu SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai took more gradual steps on Friday towards lifting its COVID-19 lockdown while Beijing was investigating cases where its...
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COVID Is No Gamble: Physics-Inspired Simulations Predict Waves In Four Countries
As a physicist, I am trained to look for patterns in data. For example, the motion of the tiniest particles may seem random, but it contains patterns and symmetries. The same can be said of...
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Beijing Sees Record New Covid Cases, Reviving Lockdown Concerns
(Bloomberg) -- Beijing reported a record number of Covid cases during its current outbreak, reviving concern the capital may face a lockdown as authorities seek to stamp out community spread...
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Shanghai Finds First Covid Cases Outside Quarantine in Six Days
(Bloomberg) -- Shanghai found the first cases of Covid-19 outside of quarantine in six days, raising questions about whether the easing of the city’s lockdown will be impacted. Total...
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Some in Shanghai allowed out to shop; end of COVID lockdown in sight
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - More Shanghai residents were given the freedom to go out to shop for groceries for the first time in nearly two months on Thursday as authorities...
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'Huge' pressure as Shanghai remains COVID-free and end to lockdown looms
By David Stanway and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Health authorities in Shanghai face huge pressure to keep COVID-19 at bay the longer the city goes without a new...
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Lesotho Receives COVID-19 Management System Amid Global Rise Of Easily Transmissible Variants
South Africa’s Tafari Capital recently launched a COVID-19 management app in collaboration with the Lesotho government. The app is designed to empower and strengthen the...
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Beijing restricts public transport as COVID spreads in China
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -The Chinese capital Beijing shut dozens of metro stations and bus routes on Wednesday in its campaign to stop the spread of COVID-19 and avoid the fate of...
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Shanghai Covid Cases Rise For First Time in Six Days
(Bloomberg) -- Shanghai reported its first increase in Covid-19 cases in six days, a setback for a city still in the midst of an unprecedented lockdown. The financial hub reported 15,032...
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China Locks Down Part of Its Northern Hub for Coal Shipping
(Bloomberg) -- The northern port of Qinhuangdao is the latest Chinese commodities hub to get hit by virus-related lockdowns. The city in Hebei province has locked down its Haigang district,...
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China’s Hangzhou, Home to Alibaba, to Start Mass Covid Testing
(Bloomberg) -- The Chinese city of Hangzhou, home to tech giant Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) Group Holding Ltd., will start mass testing for Covid-19, urging residents to be tested every 48...
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Beijing Begins Unprecedented Covid Testing of Millions of Residents
(Bloomberg) -- Beijing started mass testing millions of its residents as part of an unprecedented scheme designed to identify and squash omicron’s stealthy spread before it spirals out of...
