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China's manufacturing PMI eases but is still in expansion territory

Workers operating in a factory in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, May 20, 2020. /VCG China's official manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) recorded at 50.6 in May, slight

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Fine dining will no longer be "sexy," says Michelin Chef

02:09 This month two Michelin starred restaurants in London closed their doors for good, the latest victims in the industry to suffer from the economic impact of COVID-19.The picture i

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British baby is world's first to get cannabis-derived medicine

Oscar Parodi was born with neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy due to a lack of oxygen from the placenta.

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Italy sees fewer COVID-19 patients, SMEs prep for reopening

The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and intensive care (ICU) patients dropped in Italy over the past 24 hours, according to the latest tally posted by the Civil Protection Department on Satu

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Alternative assets are becoming mainstream

The way we invest is changing. Technology makes investing easy and more accessible than ever. Meanwhile, Millennials and Gen Z are gravitating away from public equity investments.These changes have le

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US e-commerce sales jump 49% in April, led by online grocery

Online retailers are seeing Black Friday-like sales due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their business. According to new data from Adobe’s Digital Economy Index, U.S. e-commerce jumped

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Alcohol sales up in U.S. amid COVID 19 pandemic

01:08 Beer and wine sales have rocketed in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. Heightened anxiety is driving some to find relief in alcohol and that worries addiction experts.

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Global stocks rally as some governments begin to ease lockdowns

Global stocks finished a positive week on a strong note Friday, rallying as government officials moved ahead with plans to gradually reopen the economy.Investors shrugged off atrocious economic data,

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How are COVID-19 lockdowns affecting Europe's religious festivals?

A priest celebrates mass for nearby residents and online worshippers from the rooftop of the San Gabriele dell'Addolorata church in Rome. /Tiziana Fabi/AFP April is one of the busiest months o

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Roundup: Australian archbishop wins High Court appeal against sexual abuse convictions

George Pell, once the most powerful Australian in the Catholic Church, has walked free from prison after the nation's highest court overturned his child sexual abuse convictions. Cardinal Pell, 78, h

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Coronavirus: Australia curbs gatherings, locks down travelers

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian. /Reuters Australia's two most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria, will restrict public gatherings to two people from midnight, state lead

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COVID-19 road to recovery: What we need to learn from China

Dong, a recovered coronavirus patient, receives a physical test before donating his plasma at a hospital in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, February 19, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: D

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Californians can now order alcoholic beverages to go

In a memo yesterday detailing relief efforts for small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has temporarily allowed retailers to sell alcoho

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France Slaps Record €1.1 Billion Fine on Apple For Anti-Competitive Practices

France's competition authority has ruled that the tech giant abused its economic dominance over independent retailers in France and that its actions barred them from co

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Europe's winter temperatures 'by far' warmest ever recorded

The EU's official weather service said temperatures this winter were the highest on record. /Emmanuele Contini/NurPhoto via Getty Images Temperatures across Europe this winter have spiked to t

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Romanians invited to bring spoons to Mass as COVID-19 troubles church

The COVID-19 outbreakhas posed challenges for Christian traditions, which often encourage close contact.In Romania, where both Orthodox and Catholic churches hold huge sway, the ecclesiastical author

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Governments agree to 'bend the curve for global biodiversity loss'

Lack of resources to prevent global biodiversity loss and funds for megadiverse countries emerged as some of the major challenges during the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) meeting in Rome.More t