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Ex-health minister Goto appointed as Japan's new economy chief

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appointed former Health Minister Shigeyuki Goto on Tuesday as Economic Revitalization Minister, replacing Daishiro Yamagiwa, who r

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China's bulk commodity market growth eases in May

Growth in China's bulk commodity market was moderated to a five-month low in May, with sales, supply and stocks reporting month-on-month contraction, industrial data sh

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Old graves are exhumed in Sao Paulo to make space for COVID-19 burials

00:44 Sao Paulo sped up its efforts to empty old graves to make room for the surging numbers of COVID-19 deaths, as the city registers a record number of daily burials from the pandemi

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China reports consumption growth during Lunar New Year holiday

People visit the Old North Market during the Lunar New Year holiday in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 14, 2021. /Xinhua The consumer spending during the Chinese Lunar New

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Cube tightens restrictions amid surging COVID-19 cases

02:04 Cuba has imposed new restrictions and a curfew in Havana to contain the surging spread of COVID-19.The move aims to reduce international arrivals and reinforce local protocols to

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COVID-19 virus surging rapidly in India

01:18 The COVID-19 virus is surging rapidly in India. More than anywhere else in the world for almost a month.Officials in India reported a record spike in coronavirus infections.The n

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COVID-19 case spike puts Argentina on high alert

02:32 The number of new coronavirus cases is surging in Argentina.The country is among the ten most affected by new daily cases, though the number of COVID-19 deaths remains low by com

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India struggling to contain surging COVID-19 cases

01:19 Surging coronavirus infections are showing cracks in India's healthcare system. It's also heightened anxiety for the city's residents, especially with 1,000 new cases being repor