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Impeachment vote dilemma traps Senate moderates

Bloomberg The biggest mystery left in Donald Trump’s inevitable impeachment acquittal is whether any Democrats will join Senate Republicans to give him a bipartisan vote to clear him of the House’s charges. Democratic senators who represent Trump-leaning states have to decide whether they will buck their party on what could be the most important vote before the November elections and ...

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South African court orders Zuma’s arrest

Bloomberg A South African court ordered the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma after he failed to show up for his corruption trial, signalling a more aggressive approach by the authorities to tackle corruption. The rand strengthened. Cyril Ramaphosa pledged to address graft when he took over as president in February 2018, but to date there have been no high-profile ...

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Equities rally globally after halt in Chinese share sell-off

Bloomberg US equity futures jumped with European stocks on Tuesday after a sell-off in Chinese shares ended and as investors weighed the latest efforts to contain the deadly coronavirus. Commodities rallied, from crude oil to coffee. Contracts on the three main US stock indexes each advanced more than 1%, though Las Vegas Sands Corp, MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts ...

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