Dollar changes hands around 108.94 yen level in early deals in Tokyo

10:05, March 19, 2021

• Dollar changes hands around 109.03 yen level in early deals in Tokyo

  TOKYO, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar changed hands around the 109.03 yen level in early deals in Tokyo on Wednesday.As markets opened here, the dollar was quoted as 109.03-04 yen compared with 108.95-109.05 yen in New York and 109.25-26 yen at 5 p.m. on Tuesday in Tokyo.The euro, meanwhile, fetched 1.1900-1904 dollars and 129.77-81 yen against 1.1897-1907 dollars and 129.70-80 yen in New York and 1.1916-1917 dollars and 130.19-23 yen in late Tuesday afternoon trade in Tokyo.

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  WHO-China team suggests continuing to search early COVID-19 cases around the globe

  BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and China joint team has suggested continuing to look for possible early cases in a wider range around the globe. Liang Wannian, a member of the WHO-China joint team, made the remarks at a briefing to European diplomats on the origin

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  WHO mission suggests wider global search for COVID-19 origins, deeper research on cold chain role in virus transmission

  WHO Photo:VCG.Experts on tracing the novel coronavirus origins should continue to search for possible early cases of the outbreak more widely around the world and further understand the role of cold chain logistics and frozen products played in virus transmission, the Chinese leader of the WHO missi