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- IMF chief, Argentina flag path to new debt deal after G20 meet in Riyadh
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 06:50 PMArgentina on Saturday agreed to start consultations with the International Monetary Fund that could lead to a new financing program, days after the global lender said the country's debt situation had become "unsustainable".
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - China reports 648 new cases of coronavirus, but infections outside Hubei falling
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 09:55 PMChina on Sunday reported a rise in the number of new confirmed cases of coronavirus, but the number of fresh infections and deaths outside of the epicenter of central Hubei province continued to fall.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sanders projected for decisive win in Nevada, Biden on track for second place
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 10:20 PMBernie Sanders solidified his front-runner status with what appeared to be a decisive victory in the Democratic presidential caucuses in Nevada on Saturday, while Joe Biden was on track for a second-place finish that would give his struggling campaign new hope.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ten new cases of coronavirus in Iran, two dead: officials
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 01:12 PMAuthorities in Iran on Saturday announced the detection of at least 10 new cases of coronavirus and two more deaths, deepening a sense of public unease over the handling of the spread of the disease.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Buffett calls for more accountability for corporate directors
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 02:52 PMWarren Buffett on Saturday called on corporate America to make their boards of directors more accountable to shareholders and less beholden to chief executive officers, perhaps by reducing their pay and requiring that they buy more stock.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Entrance poll shows Sanders ahead in Democrats' Nevada caucuses
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 04:30 PMAn entrance poll showed Bernie Sanders with the most support among Nevada voters entering caucus sites for the Democratic presidential contest on Saturday, buoyed by strong support for a government-run Medicare for All healthcare plan like the one he has proposed.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iran's 'cup of poison'? Hardline win may point to eventual U.S. talks
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 10:53 AMAnti-Western hardliners are set to sweep Iran's parliamentary elections and appear favorites to clinch the presidency next year, but an economic crisis could force them to engage with the United States despite their tightening grip on power.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sanders puts Democratic front-runner status on the line in Nevada's caucuses
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 11:33 AMBernie Sanders faces a test of his front-runner status in the Democratic White House race on Saturday in Nevada, where voters will consider an unsettled field of candidates as they search for a challenger to take on President Donald Trump.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ten new cases of coronavirus in Iran, one dead: health ministry
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 11:52 AMAuthorities in Iran said on Saturday that they had detected 10 new cases of coronavirus, one of whom has died, deepening a sense of public unease over the handling of the spread of the disease.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sealed in: Chinese trapped at home by coronavirus feel the strain
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 05:42 AMDuring weeks holed up in her grandmother's apartment with 10 relatives and eating a restricted diet, Chinese teenager Li Yuxuan says tempers have frayed.
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- China's Hubei province reports 630 new coronavirus cases on February 22
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 07:52 PMChina's central Hubei province had 630 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Saturday, the province's health commission said on Sunday, up from 366 new cases the previous day.
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< - South Korea reports 123 new coronavirus cases, fourth death
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 09:55 PMSouth Korea reported 123 new confirmed coronavirus cases and a fourth death from the virus, taking total infections to 556, the Korea Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Sunday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Italy's coronavirus outbreak infects 51 people, kills two
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 12:08 PMAn outbreak of the new coronavirus has killed two people and infected another 51 in northern Italy, forcing authorities to ban public events and companies to tell workers in affected areas to stay at home.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Factbox: Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 01:12 PMChina reported a sharp decrease in new deaths and cases of the coronavirus on Saturday but a doubling of infections in South Korea and 10 new cases in Iran added to unease about its rapid spread and global reach.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Buffett defends Berkshire stock push, reassures on future as profit smashes record
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 03:15 PMWarren Buffett on Saturday forcefully defended Berkshire Hathaway Inc's decision to invest heavily in stocks of companies such as Apple Inc as he labors through a four-year drought since his last major acquisition of a company.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Taliban, Afghan forces clash on first day of violence reduction period
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 09:14 AMTaliban fighters and Afghan security forces clashed in parts of Afghanistan on Saturday, a day after a week-long "reduction in violence" was announced, but the incidents did not spark immediate alarm on either side.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The ECB wants to talk to you about inflation. But will it listen?
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 11:03 AMFor many people, the language of European Central Bank policymakers is so impenetrable, it could be beamed from another planet.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Alarm in the holy land after visit by pilgrims with coronavirus
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 11:52 AMIsraeli and Palestinian authorities sought to quell fears of a potential local outbreak of the coronavirus after learning that South Korean pilgrims who had toured some of the holy land's most popular sites were later found to be carrying the virus.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. Treasury's Mnuchin: Tax certainty needed on global basis
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 03:33 AMU.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hubei's medical supply situation improving, but shortages remain: official
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 05:42 AMThe medical supply situation in China's Hubei, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, has improved, but items such as protective suits remain scarce, a provincial official said at a briefing on Saturday.
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- Hong Kong cruise passengers head to quarantine after third flight from Japan
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 07:52 PMA third plane with five Hong Kong residents who were quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise in Japan for more than two weeks landed early on Sunday in the Asian financial hub.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Slow results, confusion and complaints at Nevada caucus sites
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 10:15 PMNevada caucus officials and voters at multiple sites on Saturday reported voting rules confusion, calculation glitches and delays in reporting tallies - despite efforts to avoid the issues that plagued Iowa's caucuses earlier this month.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - China reports fewer coronavirus cases outside epicenter, cases surge in South Korea
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 10:51 PMChina reported another fall in the new coronavirus infections outside of its epicenter on Sunday, but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak as new infections and fears of contagion increased elsewhere.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New coronavirus cases fall in China, but WHO concerned by global spread
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 01:12 PMChina reported a sharp fall in new deaths and cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak as new infections continued to rise in other countries.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rising stocks fuel record profit for Buffett's Berkshire; operating profit disappoints
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 02:52 PMWarren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday posted a 23% decrease in quarterly operating profit, while soaring prices in stock holdings such as Apple Inc enabled the conglomerate to smash its old record for full-year earnings.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. blocking G20 mention of climate change in draft communique, diplomats say
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 09:17 AMThe United States is against mentioning climate change in the communique of the world's financial leaders, G20 diplomats said, after a new draft of the joint statement showed the G20 are considering including it as a risk factor to growth.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Buffett defends investments in stocks, which fueled record Berkshire profit
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 10:56 AMWarren Buffett on Saturday defended Berkshire Hathaway Inc's decision to invest heavily in the stocks of companies such as Apple Inc, while giving new details about how Berkshire Hathaway is prepared for his death in an annual letter to shareholders posted on the company's website.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Japanese emperor, on birthday, expresses coronavirus concern, looks forward to Olympics
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 11:52 AMJapanese Emperor Naruhito said on Sunday that he was looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics in summer but that he was concerned about the spread of the new coronavirus, which has killed three in Japan and is slowly spreading across the country.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New coronavirus cases fall in China but fears grow over global spread
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 11:52 AMChina reported a sharp fall in new deaths and cases of the coronavirus on Saturday but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak as new infections continued to rise in other countries.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Samsung Electronics confirms coronavirus case at phone factory complex in South Korea
Saturday - 02/22/2020 - 05:42 AMSamsung Electronics said on Saturday that one coronavirus case had been confirmed at its mobile device factory complex in the southeastern city of Gumi, causing a shutdown of its entire facility there until Monday morning.
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