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China's GDP grows 3.9% in third quarter, faster than expectations

China's third-quarter GDP grew by 3.9 percent compared with a year earlier, official data showed on Monday.Economic growth between July and September accelerated from t

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Macron calls on opposition to 'leave in-fighting behind'

French President Emmanuel Macron called on the opposition parties to "leave in-fighting behind" and to move "beyond politics," France 24 has reported.Macron addressed t

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Economic cost of ending extra unemployment benefits

02:16 The United States is on the verge of ending the extra unemployment benefits it's been paying job-seekers during the pandemic.The state of Mississippi though opted to end the schem

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As U.S.unemployment drops again, employers grapple with too few staff

01:43 After expanding by the government, the U.S.is on course to return to“full”employment.The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent last month after the U.S.added nearly a million j

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U.S. unemployment rate up to 5.9%, job growth picks up in June

The unemployment rate in the United States ticked up to 5.9 percent from 5.8 percent in May, the Labor Department reported Friday.U.S. job gains picked up speed in June as the economy added 850,000 p

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U.S. deficit to top $3 trillion again: budget office

New York, the U.S. /VCG The U.S. economy is recovering faster than previously predicted, but the government will see a deficit of over $3 trillion again this year, the Congressional Budget Off

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Brazil: Special Easter celebration for children in favela

02:37 With the daily number COVID-19 deaths reaching nearly 4,000 last week and a surge in new-variant cases, the news in Brazil is bleak. Unemployment remains at historical highs and

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U.S economy: COVID recovery optimism grows

01:21 Two sets of figures released on Thursday are fueling optimism about a strong pandemic economic recovery in the U.S.The latest growth figure was revised higher,while unemployment

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CNBC: 4.3m people have left U.S. labor force since start of pandemic

Collecting unemployment forms at a drive through collection point outside John F. Kennedy Library in Hialeah, Florida, U.S., April 8, 2020. /CFP Official data showed that a total of 4.3 millio

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U.S. unemployment rate falls to 6.3% in January

U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 6.3 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

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Teletherapy services grow in popularity during pandemic

02:29 Death, sickness, mass unemployment and isolation triggered by the coronavirus pandemic has led to a global mental health crisis. At the same time, it’s harder than ever to access

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Brazilian children prepare for Christmas holiday amid COVID pandemic

02:46 TheCOVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of Brazilians in different ways, but it’sthe country’s poorest citizens who are struggling the most.Unemployment remains at historical

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Seven protesters killed in Iraq

Seven people were killed in protests in the northern Iraq of as unrest shakes the region. Protesters and government workers in Sulaymaniyah are demanding salaries be paid as COVID-1

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U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected in November

01:49 The U.S. economy added almost 250,000 jobs in November, bringing the unemployment rate down to 6.7 percent. Thelatest jobs figures, though, were far below what economists were ex

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Brazil: Refugee project empowers women amid the COVID-19 pandemic

02:47 With rising unemployment and a spike of COVID-19 infections and deaths in Brazil, refugees living in Latin America's biggest country are oneof the most socially vulnerable groups

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U.S. GDP marks record growth at 33.1% in third quarter

A shop temporarily closed due to COVID-19 lockdown, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, U.S., July 28, 2020. /VCG The United States' gross domestic product (GDP) rose at a record 33.1-percent an

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Namibia records major job loss amid COVID-19

Unemployment in Africa. /Reuters Namibia witnessed a major loss of jobs in the first quarter of this year, according to the Ministry of Labor, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation.The