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Turkish inflation hits 19-year high in December

Turkey's annual inflation rate surged to its highest level since 2002 in December, official data showed Monday.Consumer prices jumped to 36.1 percent last month from the same period in 2020, up from

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U.S. annual CPI jumps 5.4% in June, biggest since 2008

U.S. inflation spiked again in June, jumping 5.4 percent over the past 12 months for its biggest gain since August 2008, according to official data released Tuesday.Compared to last May, the Consumer

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Hong Kong's economy sees 7.8 pct rebound in Q1

Hong Kong's economy surged by 7.8 percent year on year in the first three months of this year, bringing an end to prolonged contraction since the third quarter of 2019.

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Asian-Americans stand in solidarity after Atlanta shooting

Americans held vigils throughout the U.S. to grieve for the victims of the Atlanta spa shooting and to stand in solidarity with the Asian-American community.The Atlanta

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Commuters turn to cycling instructors to help navigate Mexico’s roads

02:35 The COVID-19 pandemic has altered daily life in myriad waysincluding how we commute.Amid contagion concerns aboard public buses and trains, more people are opting for two wheels.

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Sales of colorful buns surge ahead of Spring Festival in N China

01:06 With Spring Festival just a few days away, sales of huamo, a traditional food in northern China, have surged in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. Local bakers have

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Online commerce blossoms in Colombia

02:20 The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way people consume. Because of strict lockdown measures and social distancing, people purchased less or shopped online. In Latin America, e-comm

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Deforestation in the Amazon hits highest level this August since 2008

03:39 Deforestation in the Amazon surged to its highest rate since 2008 ​this summer,according to official figures.Brazil is under heavy pressure from theinternationalcommunity to halt

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China Life Insurance reports premium income growth in H1

China Life Insurance Co., one of the country's biggest insurers, posted premium income growth in the first half of 2020. Its premium income totaled 428 billion yuan (ab

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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 664,051: Africa CDC

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 664,051 as of Friday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC in its l

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Apple News hits 125 million monthly active users

During the pandemic crisis, active users of Apple’s news platform hit an all-time high.On an earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook shared that Apple News had reached 125 million monthly active users

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COVID-19 fatalities in Algeria surge to 235, infections hit 1,666

As many as 30 death cases were confirmed on Thursday from COVID-19 in Algeria, in addition to 94 new infection cases, according to Head of COVID-19 Detection and Follow-up Commission Djamel Fourar

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Global death toll of COVID-19 exceeds 70,000: WHO

A total of 72,776 people had died of COVID-19 globally as the number of infections surged to 1,282,931 on Tuesday, according to the latest figures showed by the situation dashboard of the World He

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Urgent: Global coronavirus death toll tops 60,000, cases pass 1.1 mln: WHO

A total of 62,784 people have died of COVID-19 globally as the number of infections has surged to 1,133,681 as of 10:00 CET Sunday, showed the situation dashboard by the World Health Organization (WH

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Coronavirus infections top 20,000 in Switzerland

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Switzerland surged to 20,278 as of Saturday morning, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) reported on its website. The Alpine country has seen

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COVID-19 pandemic kills over 50,000 worldwide: WHO

A total of 50,325 people had died of COVID-19 around the world as of 10:00 CET (0800 GMT) Friday, according to the situation dashboard by the World Health Organization (WHO). The number of confirmed

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U.S. jobless claims double to record 6.65 mln last week as COVID-19 devastates economy

The number of initial jobless claims in the United States surged by 3.34 million to reach 6.65 million last week as COVID-19 devastates the economy, the U.S. Bureau of