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SINGAPORE: Asian stocks fell to a six-week low on Thursday as investors sold companies caught in a widening Chinese tech crackdown, while a surprising hint at monetary easing in China raised questions about the strength of the global pandemic recovery. MSCI's index of Asia shares outside Japan fell 1% to its lowest since late May, led by a 2.3% drop in the Hang Seng, where one-time darlings Tencent and Alibaba slumped to year-to-date lows. Japan's Nikkei fell 0.6%, SP 500 futures fell 0.2% and E

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In a series of tweets posted last night, the former Downing Street and Vote Leave adviser said they “ wriggled through with[ the] best option we could ” and “ prioritised ” getting a Brexit deal.He said he “ always intended an[ Internal Markets Bill] after we won a majority to tidy things up ”.... The Internal Markets Bill was passed in December 2020 to ensure smooth trade between the four nations of the United Kingdom – including Northern Ireland. Some clauses, specifically relating to trade w

Most Peruvians think he will not complete his five-year term. His opponents must gather 52 votes from the 130 legislators in a divided Congress to start impeachment proceedings.... They would need 87 votes to remove him in the final vote at a later date. The three right-wing parties pushing the motion have 43 votes between them, but in recent days lawmakers in other blocs have said that they would also support starting the process.... His own Free Peru party has not ruled out backing the motio

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