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Europe’s recession may be milder than feared, ECB’s Schnabel says

Some economic indicators suggest that Europe’s pandemic-induced recession may be milder than earlier feared, European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel told Dutch newspaper NRC…

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Britain to reveal post-coronavirus recovery plan

Britain will Wednesday unveil a mini-budget to kickstart the UK economy, hoping costly infrastructure investment will help build its way out of the crisis caused…

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Siberia temperatures hit record for June as wildfires spread

Temperatures in Arctic Siberia soared to a record average for June, more than 5 degrees Celsius (9°F) above normal, in a heat wave that is…

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VW to remove petrol and diesel vehicle manufacturing lines from key factory

Volkswagen (VW) is set to remove production lines for all internal combustion engine vehicles from one of its key factories this year, replacing them with…

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FBI chief says China is blackmailing dissenters in US to force them back home

FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday urged China-born people in the United States to contact the FBI if Chinese officials try to force them to…

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Egyptian women flood Instagram with #MeToo stories as suspect arrested

Hundreds of Egyptian women are speaking out about sexual violence after a #MeToo campaign on Instagram led to the arrest of a man accused of…

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Lockdown to provoke “deep recession” in EU this year

Europe’s economy will experience a deep recession this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the European Union’s summer economic forecast, published Tuesday by…

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Merkel touts media’s ‘great responsibility’ amid coronavirus pandemic

The German chancellor said the virus has presented Europe with new challenges, particularly regarding the flow of information. She also called greater access to reliable…

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Poor data obscures COVID-19 death toll at Spain’s nursing homes

The Spanish government is still not able to say how many nursing home residents have died because of the coronavirus, according to a Health Ministry…

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Coronavirus: Kenyan schools to remain closed until 2021

The education ministry said it would explore how to make online learning accessible to all students. All schools in Kenya will remain closed until next…

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