Alan Lorenz

The mounting tensions between the United States and China over Chinese tech companies caused some reticence among investors. Tech investor Prosus was therefore under pressure on the Damrak. Better-than-expected export figures from…
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The European Commission is allocating 33 million euros for aid to Lebanon after the devastating explosion that hit the capital Beirut on Tuesday. The money is intended, among other things, for basic needs, medical equipment and the…
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Voters in Belarus can vote for Sunday's presidential elections from Tuesday. Then authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko (65) hopes to be re-elected. The opposition fears fraud and calls on voters to wait a little longer to…
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Two things are on most people’s minds right now: the coronavirus and their finances. COVID-19 cases continue to rise as medical researchers scramble to develop a vaccine. Meanwhile, experts predicted that the British economy has shrunk by…
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Millions of rapid corona tests will be available in the UK soon. The British government reports this. Such a rapid test must show within 90 minutes whether someone is infected with the coronavirus. The test can also detect flu and…
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The number of rhinos killed by poachers in South Africa in the first six months of 2020 is more than half compared to the same period last year. The Ministry of the Environment has announced that 166 rhinoceroses have been…
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Heavy rainfall during the annual monsoon has caused significant flooding in Bangladesh. According to experts in the country, 4.8 million inhabitants have been affected by the rising water, and the violence of nature has already…
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Spanish unemployment rose in the second quarter as a result of the corona crisis. The Spanish statistics agency has calculated this. Unemployment has declined in recent years, but this has now come to an end. The number of…
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The Australian police warn of a strange form of fraud with mainly Chinese students as targets. These students are forced to pretend they have been kidnapped to get money off their family in China. At least eight such false…
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The Chinese government has ordered the closure of the US Consulate in Chengdu. It is, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, "a legal and necessary response to unjustified US action," The South China Morning Post reported.…
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