India announces $6.7 bn in cheap loans for vaccine, health firms
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- India's central bank released $6.7 billion in cheap financing for vaccine makers, hospitals and other health…
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Venezuela triples wages but still not enough to buy food
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela nearly tripled its minimum wage Saturday but inflation is so outrageous that that amount…
5 years ago
UK consumer price inflation quickens in March
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's annual inflation rate accelerated in March, official data showed Wednesday, stoking analyst fears of…
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Russian government’s main task is to boost incomes: Putin
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin, whose United Russia party is deeply unpopular ahead of September elections, said Wednesday…
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UK unemployment dips to 4.9%: official data
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's unemployment rate dipped to 4.9 percent in the three months to the end of…
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Lebanon PM calls on Qatar to rescue nation facing ‘total collapse’
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab called for wealthy Qatar's help during a visit to the…
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France says deficits rise as Covid destroys rebound hopes
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's government deficit will deepen and public debt rise after a lingering Covid crisis smashed…
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Saudi plans to invest $3.2 trillion to boost private sector
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia announced plans Tuesday to pump $3.2 trillion in fresh investments by 2030 to…
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ECOP president says ECQ extension would be too much for economy, would lead to more hungry people
Says ECQ extension not the only way to address COVID-19 rise, urges gov't to look at response of other ASEAN…
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Renewed lockdowns send oil prices tumbling
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Oil prices nosedived Tuesday on lower demand prospects as Europe's biggest economy Germany said…
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New Zealand economy posts record decline in 2020
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's economy shrank at a record rate of 2.9 percent in 2020 due to…
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US won’t reach ‘maximum employment’ this year: Powell
by Heather SCOTT WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US labor market faces a lengthy recovery and the economy will…
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