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Europe's fresh food prices in flux as virus bites

For German office worker Nathalie, 54, there's no doubt her weekly food shop costs more than it did before the coronavirus pandemic."Peppers especially have become expensive," she said, walking into

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As Trump resumes travel, staff takes risks to prepare trip

For much of the last two months, President Donald Trump has rarely left the grounds of the White House as he’s dealt with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and so

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Equities tumble as Trump revives trade war fears

VCG Stock markets suffered steep losses Monday, tracking a selloff in New York after Donald Trump sparked fears of a renewed trade war with China over its role in the coronavirus pandemic.Clai

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UK universities ask for $2.5bn bailout to compensate losses

01:35 British Universities are asking the government for a bailout worth almost $2.5B. The coronavirus pandemic means that the international student market is likely to collapse in the

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news ( April 25 - May 1 )

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Donald Trump cuts da

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Powerful House committee demands Jeff Bezos testify after ‘misleading’ statements

Amazon is in hot water with a powerful congressional committee interested in the company’s potentially anticompetitive business practices.In a bipartisan letter sent Friday to Jeff Bezos, the H

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Russia's record rise, UK's ethnic death trend: COVID-19 daily bulletin

MAIN HEADLINES:– Russia has reported 7,933 new cases, its record daily rise, bringing the total to 114,431. It reported 96 more deaths, pushing the toll to 1,169.– Russia's prime minister, Mikhail Mi

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UK bakery chain Greggs to stay closed as it fears sausage roll queues

Greggs stores are to remain closed due to lockdown measures. Paul Ellis/AFP British bakery chain Greggs says it has opted against reopening next week over worries that it could draw in hordes

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Japan to decide whether to extend state of emergency on May 6: NHK

A man stands in front of a closed Pachinko parlour, following the COVID-19 outbreak, in Tokyo, April 28, 2020. /Reuters Japan will formally decide on Monday whether to extend its nationwide st

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Germany's yo-yo infection rate raises questions over easing lockdown

On 7 April, Germany's R-number stood at 1.3, which Chancellor Angela Merkel later warned could have pushed the country's healthcare system to full capacity within two months. /Annegret Hilse / Re

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The U.S. needs to open up about its biological labs in the former USSR

The Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not

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Lyft is laying off 982 employees, furloughing a further 288 due to COVID-19 pandemic

Less than 24 hours after it was reported that Uber was considering layoffs of 20% of staff, its big rival Lyft is announcing its own cuts.Today the company said it would be reducing employee count by

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Netflix announces a new Michelle Obama documentary ‘Becoming’, due out May 6

Netflix and Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company have announced their latest film: “Becoming,” a documentary that follows Michelle as she goes on tour to promote her bests

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Our love of the cloud is making a green energy future impossible

An epic number of citizens are video-conferencing to work in these lockdown times. But as they trade in a gas-burning commute for digital connectivity, their personal energy use for each two hours of

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26 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit

More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the gove

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‘We are in prison’: France opens nursing homes, exposes pain

For her first authorized visit in more than six weeks with her 80-year-old mother, Sabrina Deliry prepared a selection of their favorite tunes, among them Edith Piaf’s

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EU chiefs fear for future of bloc ahead of financial summit

The EU will try to thrash out a financial strategy on Thursday. /AP European Union leaders will attempt to nail down a financial plan on Thursday to tackle the impact of COVID-19, amid fears t