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Feb 6, 2018

02/06/208: Asia, Europe extend global market selloff

(Global Edition) As losses in global stock markets continue in Asia and Europe, we explain why many investors are calling the downdraft a “healthy pause.”  Then, Chile has been given the largest donation of private land to any government in the South American region, which will be used to create five new national parks. But will it help the government’s determination to promote tourism?

A man stands near screens showing stock market figures at a securities company in Beijing on Feb. 6, 2018.
A man stands near screens showing stock market figures at a securities company in Beijing on Feb. 6, 2018.
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(Global Edition) As losses in global stock markets continue in Asia and Europe, we explain why many investors are calling the downdraft a “healthy pause.”  Then, Chile has been given the largest donation of private land to any government in the South American region, which will be used to create five new national parks. But will it help the government’s determination to promote tourism?