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China's GDP expands 2.5% in H1

China's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 2.5 percent year on year in the first half of 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday.(CGTN)

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China's GDP expands 4.8% in Q1

China's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 4.8 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday.(CGTN)

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Germany's SPD wins most votes in federal election

Germany's center-left Social Democrats narrowly defeated the Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union bloc to win the most votes, 25.7 percent, in the country'

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India's annual economic growth plunges by record 7.3%

India's economy contracted 7.3% in 2020-21 financial year, official data showed Monday as coronavirus lockdowns put millions out of work.The country's economy grew by 1.6 percent in the January and M

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China's industrial output rises 9.8% in April

China's value-added industrial output grew 9.8 percent in April year on year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday.

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U.S. consumer prices leap 4.2% in April

The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew by 4.2 percent year-on-year in April, the largest increase since the global financial crisis in 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor announced on Wednesday. The

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U.S. GDP up 6.4% in first quarter of 2021

The United States GDP increased at an annual rate of 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2021, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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U.S. pledges to halve its emissions by 2030 in renewed climate fight

The Biden administration on Thursday pledged to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. Source(s): Reuters

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European Parliament, EU member states agree on target to cut CO2

The European Parliament and EU member states have agreed on a target to cut carbon emissions by "at least" 55 percent by 2030, the EU Commission said in a statement released on early Wednesday.

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Iran to begin 60% uranium enrichment: report

Iran said it will begin 60 percent uranium enrichment starting Wednesday, local media reported on Tuesday.

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U.S. border apprehensions soar 70% in March to 15-year high: govt

Apprehensions of undocumented migrants on the U.S. border with Mexico soared 70 percent in March to 172,331, hitting the highest level in 15 years, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported Thursda

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Australia's GDP shrank 1.1% in 2020

Australia's GDP figures for 2020 showed a decrease of 1.1 percent, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.

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Singapore GDP contracts 5.4 percent in 2020

Singapore's economy in 2020 shrank by 5.4 percent in 2020, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Monday, slightly better than forecasts of a 5.8-percent contraction.

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Japan's GDP for 2020 Q4 grows 12.7 percent

Japan's economy expanded an annualized real 12.7 percent from October to December 2020, according to government data.The Japanese economy shrank 4.8 percent as the country was hit by the COVID-19 pan

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UK economy shrank by 9.9% in 2020: Report

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show the UK's economy shrank by 9.9 percent in 2020 marking the biggest contraction in the country on record, according to media reports.

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U.S. unemployment rate falls to 6.3% in January

U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 6.3 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

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U.S. GDP down by 3.5% in 2020

The U.S. GDP contracted by 3.5 percent in 2020, according to reports from the U.S. Commerce Department, signaling the worst year for economic growth since 1946.