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Another 1.54 million Americans file for unemployment benefits

An additional 1.542 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending June 6, according to data by the U.S. Labor Department released on Thursday.

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Global COVID-19 cases top 7 mln -- Johns Hopkins University

Global confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 7 million on Sunday, reaching 7,007,948 as of 0233 GMT on Monday, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins

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Another 1.877 million Americans file for unemployment benefits

Another 1.877 million U.S. workers filed for unemployment benefits during the week ending May 30, according to data by the U.S. Labor Department released on Thursday.

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Global COVID-19 cases top 5 mln -- Johns Hopkins University

Global confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 5 million on Thursday, reaching 5,000,038 as of 1:59 p.m. (0559 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

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Urgent: IEA cuts annual global oil demand forecast for first time since 2009

The International Energy Agency (IEA) cut its forecast for global oil demand in 2020 by around 1 million barrels per day due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the first annual decline since 2009, according t

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China allocates 1 billion yuan to coronavirus-hit Hubei Province

China's Finance Ministry has allocated 1 billion yuan (about 144 million U.S. dollars) in relief funds to coronavirus-hit Hubei Province.

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'A Quiet Place' reclaims top spot of North American box office

Paramount'shorrorthriller"AQuietPlace"reclaimedthetopspotofNorthAmericanboxofficewithanestimated22millionU.S.dollars,defeatingNewLineCinemaandWarnerBros.'scienc

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'Rampage' continues to lead Chinese box office

Hollywoodsci-fimonsterfilm"Rampage"continuedtoleadtheChineseboxoffice,earningatotalof658millionyuan(aboutUS$105million)asoflateSunday,accordingtoMaoyan,amajorfi

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Oil near late-2014 highs as Saudi pushes for higher prices

OilpricesonThursdayremainedclosetohighstouchedthepreviousdaythatwerelastseeninlate2014,buoyedasU.S.crudeinventoriesdeclinedandastopexporterSaudiArabiaisexpected

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Strong subscriber growth lifts Netflix revenue, profit

Netflixadded7.4millionnewsubscribersinthepastquarterastheglobaltelevisiongiantrampedupprofitswithitsstrongest-everrevenuegrowthsincelaunchingitsstreamingservice

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Fiscal budget sees decrease of US$42.55 mn

Morethan90centralgovernmentdepartmentshavereleasedtheirfiscalbudgetsfortheyearahead,markingadecreaseof267millionyuan(US$42.55million)foratotalamountof5.88billio

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Japan 'rare earth' haul sparks hopes of cutting China reliance

Thediscoveryofpotentiallymillionsoftonsofvaluable"rareearth"elementsinseasludgeoffJapanhasraisedhopesthatAsia'snumber-twoeconomycanreduceitsdependenceonChineses

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'Rampage' sneaks past 'Quiet Place' to a box-office lead

Sci-fiactionflick"Rampage"toppedNorthAmericanboxofficesovertheweekend,takinginanestimated$34.5milliontobarelybeatouthorrorfilm"AQuietPlace,"industrytrackerExhib

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US recalls more than 200 million eggs over salmonella fears

Nearly207millioneggsfromafarminNorthCarolinaarebeingrecalledfromnineUSstatesafter22peoplefellill,theUSfederalFoodandDrugAdministrationhassaid.Itisthelargestreca

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Huawei Expects to Strip Apple of Its Mobile Sales Crown by Next Year

HuaweiTechnologiesCo.,China’sleadingsmartphonemaker,believesitwillsurpassAppleInc.inglobalmobilephoneshipmentsbyearlynextyear,newssiteThePaperreported,citingone

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Infographic: Developments in the Facebook data scandal

FacebookCEOMarkZuckerberg’stwo-daytestimonyinfrontofUScongressionalleadersdrewtheworld’sattentiononTuesdayandWednesday.Duringthenearly10hoursofquestioning,Zucke

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Kevin Durant to decline player option, rework deal with Warriors

GoldenStateWarriorsforwardKevinDurantplanstodeclinehisplayeroptionforthe2018-19seasonandbecomeanunrestrictedfreeagentthissummer,leaguesourcestoldESPN.Histimeont