Flare-up of Sino-U.S. tensions over Hong Kong knocks world shares off 22-month high
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LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks were knocked off 22-month highs on Wednesday as a renewed flare-up in Sino-U.S. tensions and the creeping return of U.S. recession fears fuelled a bid for bonds and other "safe" assets such as gold.European equities tumbled half a percent at the open, edging further off recent four-year highs hit when it had appeared Washington and Beijing were about to agree the first phase of a trade deal. Wall Street futures were marked lower while oil prices suffered their..