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Antifungal Drug Shortage In India As Covid-19 Survivors Contract The Rare Complication
With the healthcare system of India reeling under a massive wave of coronavirus infections, the country said on Friday that measures were being undertaken to address a shortage of a medicine that is used for treating of a rare fungal… Read More ›
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With Economy Reopening, Retail Spending Soars In The UK
After months of lockdown, retail shops have reopened in the United Kingdom and the British shoppers spend lavishly on new clothes in April, showed official data on Friday. According to experts, this was a further signal of a robust recovery… Read More ›
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Despite Concerns Over British Farming, UK Offers Free-Trade Deal To Australia
A new set of trade deal terms have been offered to Australia by the United Kingdom according to which the two trading partners will phase out taxes on imports over a period of 15 years. There were reports of a… Read More ›
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Danish Court Orders Carlos Ghosn To Pay Back $6 Million To Nissan And Mitsubishi
A court in Denmark ordered the fugitive former car executive Carlos Ghosn to repay 5 million euros ($6.1 million) in wages to Nissan and Mitsubishi in relation to a case that he had brought. At the core of this… Read More ›
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Cellphone Fee Drop Offsets Input Costs As Consumer Price Fall Continue In Japan
A record drop in cellphone fees offset the rise in energy prices in Japan in April resulting in the country recording the ninth straight month of a drop in core consumer prices. This suggested that the economic recovery of the… Read More ›
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Unexpected Surge In Chinese Export In April As US Recovers And India Stalls
With a growth in demand because of a fast rebound of the United States economy from the Covid-19 pandemic hit, there was an unexpected surge in the exports of China last month. The global export market of China was also… Read More ›
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EU’s Draft Summit Statement Shows It Seeking India’s Support For Plastics Treaty
A draft statement prepared for a virtual summit shows that India will be asked to join the efforts of the European Union to create a global treaty on plastic pollution. “The EU invited India to consider endorsing the Leaders’ Pledge… Read More ›
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Pandemic Induced Digital Payments Boom Drive PayPal To Beat Profit Estimates
The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted e-commerce and online shopping which consequently has also led to boost in digital payments which has benefitted online and digital payments firm PayPal Holdings Inc as it reported its strongest first quarter profits on record… Read More ›
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Economic Dialogue With Australia ‘Indefinitely’ Suspended By China
The relations between China and Australia were already tense and it took a turn for the worst this week after Beijing announced an indefinite suspension of all activities that were being undertaken under a high-level economic dialogue with Australia –… Read More ›
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Share Of Online Retail Sale Of Total Retail Sale Was 19% In 2020
A recently released study by United Nations shows that almost one fifth of the total retail turnover last year was accounted for online sale which was because of a boom in e-commerce due to the lockdowns imposed to prevent the… Read More ›