Daily Archives: July 17, 2020

Chinese state seizes control of 9 insurers, trusts and brokers 

Authorities grow increasingly concerned about corporate governance at financial groups

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All known fires extinguished on USS Bonhomme Richard 

The Navy says all known fires on the USS Bonhomme Richard have been extinguished and are now checking the entire ship to ensure that’s the case.

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Protesters, who have filled Mali’s streets for weeks, say they won’t stop until the president resigns 

The demonstrations come as the West African nation confronts a coronavirus outbreak, a failing economy and the world’s fastest-growing Islamist insurgency.

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EU Leaders Meet In Hopes Of Closing Divisions Over COVID-19 Relief Package 

In their first face-to-face meeting since the pandemic began, European Union leaders hope to hammer out a 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and COVID-19 recovery plan.

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View: The US needs to make India a bigger trade partner to counter China’s new playbook 

A budding alliance will be harder to cement without deeper economic ties. Not only does trade tend to cement alliances, but building up allied countries’ economies makes them much more able to resist military encroachments by rivals. The US once understood this, but in recent years seems to have forgotten this lesson.

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