This year, China made a rare decision not to set a GDP target due to uncertainties from the impact of the pandemic.
China says its economy is growing and rebounding from coronavirus
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Egypt: doctors targeted for highlighting Covid-19 working conditions
Overwhelmed staff detained by state security agency after voicing concerns about lack of PPE Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOverwhelmed and ill-equipped medical staff in Egypt are being threatened for speaking out about poor working conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic, with increasing numbers detained by a domestic security a […]
Coronavirus baby boom or bust? How the pandemic is affecting birthrates worldwide.
It’s been five months — a bit more than half the length of an average pregnancy — since the WHO declared the coronavirus a pandemic.
U.S. Rescinds Plan to Strip Visas From International Students in Online Classes
The Trump administration said it would no longer require foreign students to attend in-person classes during the coronavirus pandemic in order to remain in the country.
Coronavirus global report: restrictions return around world as cases pass 13m
Hong Kong, California and Manila tighten rules; WHO warns there are no shortcuts out of a pandemic; Australia passes 10,000 casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCities and states around the world returned to tighter coronavirus restrictions to battle recurring outbreaks, as global infections passed 13 million and the World Health […]
UK economy shrinks by one-fifth during lockdown
GDP grew much slower than forecast in May as output remained 24.5 per cent below pre-pandemic levels
Small businesses worldwide fight for survival amid pandemic
As economies around the world reopen, legions of small businesses that help to define and sustain neighborhoods are struggling
France celebrates virus heroes on redesigned Bastille Day
Ambulance drivers, supermarket cashiers, postal workers. Medics who died fighting COVID-19. France is honoring them all on its biggest national holiday Tuesday, recalibrating Bastille Day’s usual grandiose military parade to celebrate heroes of the coronavirus pandemic instead.
European shoppers hit the high street but exports drag on growth
Continent faces a two-speed recovery from pandemic’s economic hit, data suggest
Feds to execute 1st inmate in 17 years for Arkansas murders
The federal government is planning to carry out the first federal execution in nearly two decades, over the objection of the family of the victims and after a volley of legal proceedings over the coronavirus pandemic
Austria’s Kurz lays out conditions for EU coronavirus recovery deal
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has announced the conditions for him to approve the European Union’s €750-billion pandemic recovery plan. The bloc is expected to reach an agreement later this month.
EU leaders are split over coronavirus recovery
This week’s emergency summit will expose national divisions over budgets and the €750bn pandemic fundCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLockdown has proved challenging for most workplaces, and the European Council is no different. All-night sessions, corridor huddles and fine dining in the glass Europa building in Brussels have been […]
Sunak will say things are looking up, but OBR has less faith in a rebound
With bad news on jobs, and ongoing risk from Covid-19, hopes for a V-shaped recovery look misplacedHow quickly can Britain’s economy rebound after the pandemic? Last week, the chancellor, Rishi Sunak set out an upbeat recovery vision, with a plan to get restaurants buzzing again. It was perhaps the swiftest gear change in years: just days earlier, restaurant […]
Devolver made a free game about a canceled game convention
E3 and virtually every other in-person gaming expo for 2020 has been canceled due to the pandemic, but that isn’t preventing Devolver Digital from doing something to fill the void in a very self-referential way. It just released a free Devolverland E…
Singapore’s ruling party PAP cedes ground to opposition in pandemic election
The PAP secured 83 out of 93 seats in parliament, while the main opposition Workers’ Party won the other 10 — the most ever held by opposition lawmakers.
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