Australia economy shrinks 1.1% in 2020
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's economy contracted 1.1 percent in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic took hold, but saw a…
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NEDA chief pushes for entire PHL to be placed under MGCQ by March, cites rising hunger incidence
(Eagle News) – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is pushing for the entire country to be placed…
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UK economy shrinks record 9.9% in 2020 on virus
by Roland JACKSON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's economy shrank by a record 9.9 percent last year on the…
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Indonesia virus-hit economy posts first yearly contraction since 1998
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia on Friday logged its first annual contraction since the 1998 Asian financial crisis, as the…
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Electric vehicle sales surge in EU amid Covid slump
by Taimaz SZIRNIKS Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Demand for electric vehicles soared in the EU last year as…
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Samsung Electronics profit spikes on pandemic-driven demand
by Sunghee Hwang Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest smartphone and memory…
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Spain economy shrinks 11% in 2020: statistics institute
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's economy contracted sharply by 11 percent in 2020 due to the upheaval triggered by…
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Facebook profit surges percent as pandemic fuels use
Facebook profit surged in the final three months of last year as people enduring the holidays in a pandemic…
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Apple profit soars, revenue tops $100 bn for first time
Apple said Wednesday that profits surged in the final three months of the year on growing sales of iPhones and…
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World lost equivalent of 255 million jobs in 2020: UN
by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse The coronavirus pandemic took a huge toll on global jobs last year, the…
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UK inflation jumps in December
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's annual inflation rate jumped in December partly on higher transport costs as Covid restrictions…
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Singapore’s virus-hit economy suffers worst decline in 2020
SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Singapore's economy suffered its worst ever annual contraction in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic hammered the…
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