00:44 Fires in Brazil's Amazon region jumped 20% in June compared to that month a year ago, according to new government data.Researchers worry these findings could foretell a repeat, o
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday revised down its forecast for the Asian economy amid the mounting COVID-19 fallout, projecting a 1.6 percent contraction in 2020.The latest project
Scientists have observed the fifth state of matter in space for the first time, offering unprecedented insight that could help solve some of the quantum universe's most intractable conundrums, res
U.S. consumer prices dropped in May for the third straight month as the coronavirus pandemic pushed the American economy into a recession.The Labor Department said Wedn
VCG Heavy debts inherited from government bailouts and other fundraising moves will delay the airline industry's recovery from the coronavirus crisis, a trade body said on Tuesday.Global airli
The Bank of England is looking more urgently at options such as negative interest rates and buying riskier assets to prop up the country's economy as it slides into a deep coronavirus slump, the BoE'
After most cities in China have been released from quarantine, the housing market shows signs of recovery under the shadow of weakening investment sentiment and home purchase intention.China's tot
South Korea's exports slumped 24.3 percent in April from a year earlier under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which also disrupted the global supply chains. This is the biggest plunge since t
A workshop of a glass company in Nanhe County, north China's Hebei Province, April 29, 2020. /Xinhua China's official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) edged down to 50.8 in April from a record
FILE PHOTO: Nigerian currency, naira banknotes./Getty Images. The Nigerian naira fell to its lowest level against the dollar in three years on the black market on Tuesday, traders said, a day
FILE PHOTO: South African bank notes featuring images of former South African President Nelson Mandela (R) are displayed next to the American dollar notes in this photo illustration in Johannesbu
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan has risen close to 3,000 on Saturday, after more cases were reported in Islamabad, Punjab and Sindh provinces and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.As th
Logos of Borussia Dortmund (left top), RB Leizpig (right top), Bayer Leverkusen (left bottom) and Bayern Munich (right bottom). /VCG The COVID-19 pandemic has not only shut down the European f
File photo of a general view of the Bank of England. /VCG The Bank of England (BoE) on Wednesday announced a cut from 0.75 percent to 0.25 percent to its interest rate, creating the lowest bor
COVID-19 is not a pandemic for now although there are very concerning signs, the chief of World Health Organization (WHO) said here on Thursday, expressing his deep concern about the spread of the c
The Bank of Canada announced on Wednesday to cut its interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.75 percent on Wednesday. The Canada's central bank said that the cut is meant to help tackle the COVID-19 ou
China will provide support within its capacity to countries with weaker health systems to help them strengthen their epidemic prevention and control capabilities, a foreign ministry spokesperson s
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