Sunday Brief – August 16th 2020
Americas
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he could exert pressure on more Chinese companies such as technology giant Alibaba after he moved to ban TikTok – Reutershttps://t.co/fpUr6zxyok
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 16, 2020
#California Faces Second Night of Blackouts Amid Heat Wave – Bloomberghttps://t.co/yBfSlmhrdk
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 16, 2020
38% of likely swing state voters say they are most likely to cast ballots by mail in November, the latest CNBC/@ChangePolls survey finds. https://t.co/UmwoGeeDJ8 pic.twitter.com/uHemywVqaY
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 16, 2020
Asia
#SouthKorea | New virus cases soar to 279 (topping the 200 level for the first time in five months) – Yonhaphttps://t.co/mCGpAHga3J
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 16, 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping says Marxist political economy is the bedrock for nation’s growth – SCMPhttps://t.co/wqisoJog2e
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 16, 2020
#China and #Russia plan to jointly carry out clinical trials of novel #coronavirus vaccines, said #COVID19 expert Zhong Nanshan: Jiemian News reported pic.twitter.com/NFz7LOrxyj
— The Business Source (@GlobalTimesBiz) August 16, 2020
DATAWATCH | Coronavirus shakes up Tokyo's commercial property markethttps://t.co/iGAcYqfRjH
— Nikkei Asian Review (@NAR) August 16, 2020
Europe
#Eurozone #Covid_19: Daily Summary (August 16th)
➡ Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy.https://t.co/XqK4D4pAyu— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 16, 2020
#France plans masks at work as daily COVID-19 cases surpass 3,000 – Reutershttps://t.co/IiS5LiYa0H
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 16, 2020
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is putting 2 million viable jobs in peril by ending his coronavirus jobs support program too early, a research group says https://t.co/TTbeowVliq
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) August 16, 2020
“The motherland is in danger!” one speaker told the crowd –Lukashenko supporters rally in #Belarus ahead of opposition protest https://t.co/2hRJpoKA2e
— Andrew Osborn (@A_Osborn) August 16, 2020