MADRID (AP) — By the time Patricia Núñez’s cough started, she was already familiar with the dreaded dry hacking sound tormenting patients who had for weeks been filling the Madrid emergency ward where she works. “We were fed up of hearing it at the hospital, so it was just a matter of time before I […]
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Virus pushes beyond Asia, taking aim at Europe, Mideast
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The new virus took aim at a broadening swath of the globe Monday, with officials in Europe and the Middle East scrambling to limit the spread of an outbreak that showed signs of stabilizing at its Chinese epicenter but posed new threats far beyond. Worldwide, the number of people sickened […]
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Vanuatu reviews ‘passports for sale’ scheme over EU worries
PORT VILA, 24 OCTOBER 2019 (FINANCIAL TIMES) — Vanuatu is reviewing its “passports for sale” scheme over concerns that inadequate scrutiny of the mainly Chinese applicants risks undermining the visa-free access it enjoys with the EU. Since it was launched in 2016, the citizenship programme has generated more than US$200million in government revenue for Vanuatu, […]
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US-China trade war leaves Europe as collateral damage
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Like a sleek Mercedes crunched between two freight trucks, Europe’s economy is being knocked off course by the conflict between the U.S. and China over trade. The bill for damages from the U.S-China collision could be reflected in new growth figures due Wednesday that could show that Europe’s economic motor, Germany, […]