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Condemning Chinese human rights, Pelosi seeks boycott of olympics Robert Besser 23 May 2021, 17:55 GMT+10 US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a "diplomatic boycott" of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing by the U.S. and global leaders, amid mounting outcry over China's treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities Chinese embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said any US attempt to use the Olympics to interfere in China's domestic affairs was bound to fail US lawmakers have increasingly called for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics or a change of venue over alleged human rights abuses of...

Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 0500 GMT, May 22 Xinhua 22 May 2021, 16:30 GMT+10 BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University at 0500 GMT, May 22. Country Confirmed Cases

Mixed day on Wall Street, Dow gains, Nasdaq loses, S&P 500 ends flat 22 May 2021, 06:14 GMT+10 NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were mixed on Friday following the release of Markit's Services PMI which hit 70.2 points in May, the highest on record and ahead of expectations. The Dow Jones did best, rising 123.69 points or 0.36 percent to close at 34,207.84. The Nasdaq Composite on the other hand shed 64.75 points or 0.48 percent to 13,470.99. The Standard and Poor's 500 was flat, dipping 3.26 points or 0.08 percent to 4,155.86. The U.S. dollar gained a little ground Friday. The euro slipped to...

U.S. stocks were mixed on Friday following the release of Markit's Services PMI which hit 70.2 points in May, the highest on record and ahead of expectations.

After trading in a relatively tight range during the Asian session, the AUD/USD pair dropped to a daily low below 0.7740 but managed to regain its tra