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UK PM announces 1.25% National Insurance increase

British Prime MinisterBorisJohnsonon Tuesday announced a 1.25% increase in National Insurancefrom April 2022 to address the funding crisis in the health and social care system.

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Germany records over 5,000 deaths of COVID-19

A total of 5,321 deaths have been recorded in Germany, an increase of 227 in the past 24 hours, according to data from disease control agency Robert Koch Institute on Friday morning.

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World Bank shareholders endorse capital increase plan

TheWorldBanksaidonSaturdaythatitsshareholdersendorsedacapitalincreasepackage,aseriesofinternalreforms,andasetofpolicymeasurestostrengthentheinternationallender'

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China to see expanding helicopter fleet in purchase intention: forecast

Chinaisexpectedtoseeitscivilhelicopterfleetexpandwithanincreaseinpurchaseintentionsthankstotheburgeoninggeneralaviationindustry,saidHoneywellAerospaceatitslates

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Climate change makes mountain tops bloom, for now

Europe'smountainsummitsareflushwithnewplantspecies,agreeningthathasincreasedinlock-stepwiththeaccelerationofglobalwarmingsincethemid-20thcentury,researcherssaid

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China's CPI up 2.9%, PPI 3.7% in February

China'sconsumerpriceindex(CPI)roseby2.9percentyear-on-yearinFebruary,datafromtheNationalBureauofStatistics(NBS)showedFriday.Theincreasewasupfrom1.5percentforJan

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UK inflation sticks at nearly six-year high in January

Consumerpriceinflationheldatanannualrateof3.0percentinJanuary,unchangedfromDecember,afterhittingitshighestsinceMarch2012inNovemberat3.1percent,theOfficeforNatio

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Death toll rises to 13 in deadly mudslides in Southern California

Atleast13peoplehavebeenkilledinthesouthernCaliforniamudslidescausedbyawinterstormandthedeathtollislikelytoincrease,SantaBarbaraCountySheriffBillBrowntoldanewsco

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Chinese Internet celebrity launches controversial online course

IfaChineseInternetcelebrityassuresyoua50percentannualsalaryincreaseinthenextthreeyearsbytakingheronlinecourses,willyoupayforthecourse?MiMeng,abloggerfollowedbyo

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Trump links UK crime rise to 'spread of Islamic terror'

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumptweetedaboutariseincrimeintheUKonFridayandmadeashakyconnectionto"radicalIslamicterror."Trumptweetedthat"UnitedKingdomcrimerises13%annual

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UK hate crimes surge on Brexit and militant attacks

HatecrimesinBritainsurgedbythehighestamountonrecordlastyear,officialfiguresshowedonTuesday,withthevotetoleavetheEuropeanUnionasignificantfactor.TheHomeOffice(in

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World Bank sets spring 2018 target to enhance financial capacity

TheWorldBankGroupisaimingtodevelopnewmeasurestoenhanceitsfinancialcapacityandhaveitsboarddecideonthematitsnextspringmeetingsinApril2018,aspokesmanfortheinstitut

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Cyber crimes rise in India

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,September10(APD)—AccordingtoexpertscybercrimeisgrowingatanalarmingrateinIndiaandcouldriseby10%bytheendoftheyear.“Cybercrimehas

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The U.S. may soon struggle to pay its bills

IfCongressfailstoincreasethedebtceilingbeforeOctober,thefederalgovernmentcouldstruggletopaynearly25%ofthecountry'sbillsforthemonth.Andthoseowedmoneywouldfaceinc

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B&R Initiative expands China-Africa agri-cooperation

TheBeltandRoadInitiativeprovidesopportunitiesforAfrica-Chinaagriculturalcooperation,accordingtoFrederickMusiiwaMakamureShava,presidentoftheUnitedNationsEconomic

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NATO members boost non-US defense spending

NATOmembersagreedtoincreasedefensespending,accordingtothemilitaryalliance'sofficialstatisticsreportreleasedonThursday.NATODefenseministersgatheredinBrusselsanda

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AIIB shows support for Paris climate agreement

AsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank's2ndannualmeetingkickedoffonFridaymorninginSouthKorea,withmembersthrowingtheirsupportbehindtheParisclimateagreement.SouthKorea