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News Analysis: Data mixed as Italy eases coronavirus lockdown, more time needed to draw conclusions

A worker sprays disinfectant outside a restaurant in Rome, Italy, May 15, 2020. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua) Any of those steps could be tightened, delayed, or even canceled if the data on the ou

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Economist sees conditional probability of Hong Kong economy's improvement in H2

Andrew Au, an economist of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, said Friday that the economy will hopefully improve gradually in the second half of

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Global trade down 3% in Q1 due to COVID-19: UN agency

A container ship is seen as hundreds of shipping containers are seen stacked at a pier at the Port of New York and New Jersey in Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S., /Reuters The COVID-19 pandemic cut

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Africa's malnutrition burden could be worsened by COVID-19, report

A medical worker of a test station takes samples of a woman for COVID-19 infection test in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 3, 2020. (Photo by Shiraaz/Xinhua) Sub-Saharan African countries are like

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Brazil's beleaguered president courts former foes to survive crisis

Facing a criminal investigation that could oust him from office, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is courting political power brokers he once decried as corrupt in a bid to survive a crisis worsene

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Snap’s Yellow accelerator debuts its third batch of investments

This morning, Snap joined a host of startup accelerators shifting its demo day online amid the COVID-19 quarantine. With its third class of startups, Yellow, Snap’s in-house startup accelerator

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Lebanon's disappearing middle class

02:25 Angry and desperate Lebanese are on the streets again, protesting against the Central Bank, the government, the economy and corruption. They are burning banks, clashing with secu

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COVID-19 pandemic pushes Thais into mental health crisis

03:09 As COVID-19 continues to take lives around the world, there's another public health crisis that is rearing its ugly head. One that may, perhaps unleash more death and despair tha

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B2B SaaS growth may be on a path to recovery

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.As the economy has worsened, the market for many goods and services has slowed. So

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COVID-19: International mask mailing plan for overseas college staff

"The masks are well-received." Canadian teacher Robert, who teaches English at the School of Foreign Languages in Southwest Petroleum University, southwest China's Sichuan Province, was appreciative

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Pandemic slams Asia's factories, activity hits financial crisis lows

Employees work on a production line manufacturing metal parts for furniture at a factory in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 30, 2020. /Reuters Asia's factory activity was ravag

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U.S. politicians guilty of COVID-19 inaction

Medical staff wearing personal protective equipment as they treat a patient infected with the COVID-19 disease at the St. Janos Hospital of Budapest, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, April 29

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Domestic abuse helpline calls jump during epidemic, as experts feared

Women bang spoons against pots and pans next to a banner in Arabic that reads 'lockdown not lockup' with the number of a domestic violence hotline as part of a solidarity campaign in Beirut, Leba

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Safeguarding America's 'economic intercourse' a top priority for Biden

Editors Note: Stephen Ndegwa is a Nairobi-based communications consultant and international affairs columnist. The article reflects the author's views, and not necessarily those of CGTN.Former U.S

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Global Business Daily: HSBC losses, oil casualties, Lufthansa talks

"The outlook for world economies in 2020 has substantially worsened in the past two months. The impact and duration of the COVID-19 crisis will likely lead to higher ECL [expected credit losses] and

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TripAdvisor will cut almost 25% of its workforce as the travel industry languishes

In a blog post, TripAdvisor CEO and co-founder Stephen Kaufer announced that the company would be reducing its workforce in light of the pandemic, which has wrought particular havoc on the travel indu

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Half of Canadians report worsening mental health amid COVID-19

Half of Canadians report that their mental health has gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an online survey released Monday by the Angus Reid Institute. The survey, conducted