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Putin Orders Measures to Support Small, Medium Enterprises Amid COVID-19 Pandemic by Monday

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday instructed the government to take a set of urgent measures to support small and medium enterprises in Russia amid the COVID-1

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Thailand guarantees 75 pct wage for employees affected by COVID-19

Thailand's employees are legally entitled to a minimum of 75 percent of their current pay after their employers have temporarily closed business in the face of the COV

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Bayern Munich, other Bundesliga clubs, take pay cut

Filip Kostic of Eintracht Frankfurt exercises indoors as the Bundesliga is suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, March 17, 2020. /VCG Footballers at Germany's top teams including Bayern M

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Kremlin denies Russia, Saudi Arabia wage oil price war

Russia and Saudi Arabia do not engage in price wars in the oil market, the Kremlin said Friday. "We have good relations with Saudi Arabia, we are partners, and we don'

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Israeli war jets bomb Gaza as Egyptian security delegation arrives

GAZA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Israeli war jets bombed the Gaza Strip on Monday as an Egyptian security delegation arrived in the Palestinian enclave for its cease-fire with Israel, security sources said.

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U.S. Senate passes U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade deal

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) on Thursday, modernizing the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that has been blamed for ho

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USMCA trade deal passes U.S. Senate, giving Trump a policy victory

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks during an event to sign an update to the North American Free Trade Agreement, at the national palace in Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 10. 2019. (AP

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China's procuratorial organs approve arrest of 1,599 for wage defaults

Procuratorial organs across China in 2019 approved the arrest of 1,599 suspects in criminal cases of wage defaults, up 10.6 percent year on year, the Supreme People's

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Brazilian government announces new raise to minimum wage

The Brazilian government announced on Tuesday an extra 0.57 percent increase to the country's minimum wage to compensate last year's inflation. The addition is equivalent to six reals or 1.45 U.S. do

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APD | Iran to file lawsuits against Trump for Soleimani assassination: official

By APD writer Muhammad SohailIran’s Judiciary spokesperson said on Tuesday that the country has decided to file lawsuits against U.S. President Donald Trump and the U.S

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Is Instacart’s wider rollout of Pickup an attempt to sidestep labor laws?

Earlier today, Instacart more widely rolled out its Pickup product, which enables customers to retrieve groceries directly from stores. The move comes just a day after Instacart shoppers unveiled thei

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Elizabeth Crofoot explains why more U.S. states raising minimum wage

05:10 CGTN'S Rachelle Akuffo spoke with Elizabeth Crofoot, senior economist for The Conference Board, about the move in U.S. states to raise the minimum wage in 2020.

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Britain to unleash economic potential following Brexit: finance minister

Britain will begin a new economic chapter once its first post-Brexit budget is released on March 11, Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid said Tuesday. According to a statement released by Javid,

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Salaries of technological sector workers in Finland to rise 3.3 pct in two years

Salaries of technological sector workers in Finland are set to increase by 3.3 percent in the next two years, after the Industrial Workers Union and the Technological Industries on Saturday reached

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How the American economy conspires to keep wages down

Theeconomyisgrowingbutourpaychecksarenot.That’sbecauseemployershave,overdecades,builtapoliticalapparatustoholddownpayExpandingeconomy,stagnantwages:‘Tocallitaco

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German carmaker Opel withholds agreed pay rises: Report

GermancarmakerOpelisseekingtowithholda4.3-percentpayriseagreedrecentlyinindustry-widecollectivebargainingnegotiations,themagazine"Wirtschaftswoche"reportedonWed

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Dollar nears three-month high, based on Fed tightening view

TheUSdollarshowedresilienceonMondayasittradedinAsianmarketsatanearthree-monthhighagainstabasketofcurrencies.ThestrengthwassustainedinthewakeofunderwhelmingUSjob