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The Chinese economy grew by 2.3 percent last year, the national statistics office in Beijing reports. This makes it the only large country to leave the corona year without shrinking. China's gross domestic product increased by 6.5…
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A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the country's disaster relief agency said in a statement Friday. At least three people have died. Also, 24 people were injured. The earthquake's epicentre…
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In the United States, another record number of people have died from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. Almost 4500 corona patients died in the last 24 hours in the most affected country in the world. The coronavirus has now been…
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Twitter has permanently suspended 70,000 accounts affiliated with QAnon, a controversial pro-Trump movement, as of Friday. By scrapping the accounts, Twitter wants to prevent them from being used to incite violence, as happened…
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An unidentified hacker was able to break into one of the New Zealand central bank's data systems. The institution itself has announced this. During the break-in, the hacker could possibly view commercial and personal data, the bank…
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Employment in the United States unexpectedly declined in December. According to the US Department of Labor, this is the first job decline since last spring's major corona blow. In total, excluding agriculture, 140,000 jobs were…
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Irish budget pilot Ryanair expects to transport fewer passengers this financial year due to the new lockdowns in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Starting January 21, Ryanair will drastically reduce the number of scheduled flights…
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The Japanese stock market ended again on Wednesday with a small loss. It was the third consecutive loss in the new year. Investors remained cautious pending more stringent corona measures. The Japanese government is expected to…
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More than two-thirds of the corona vaccines distributed in the United States remain unused so far, US health officials said Monday. Governors of New York and Florida have already announced that they will punish hospitals for not…
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Nancy Pelosi was re-elected as President of the US House of Representatives on Sunday. The 80-year-old Democrat won by a narrow majority in the new US Congress's first session because five Democratic party members did not support her.…
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