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EU sees asylum applications sharply down due to COVID-19 emergency measures
A 69-percent fall month on month in the number of applicants seeking asylum in the European Union (EU) in the second quarter of...
British stocks down 0.71 percent Friday
British stocks decreased on Friday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 0.71 percent, or 42.87 points, to close at 6,007.05 points.
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UN welcomes Libyan PM’s decision to step down
The United Nations (UN) welcomes the decision by Fayez Serraj, the UN-backed Libyan prime minister, to step down by the end of October, according...
Namibia’s inflation rate in August slows down to 2.4 percent
Namibia's annual inflation rate in August slowed to 2.4 percent from 3.7 percent recorded in August 2019, according to the country's statistics agency (NSA)...
South African president promises not to let women down amid rising gender-based violence
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday promised not to let women down as gender-based violence claimed more lives of women in the country.
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Biden condemns violence in Portland, as Trump doubles down on “law and order” message
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday condemned violence in Portland, Oregon after one man was fatally shot following clashes between rival protesters.
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Messi saga continues as Barca president offers to step down
The ongoing Leo Messi saga took another turn on Thursday with FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu reportedly willing to resign if the Argentinean...
Zambia’s annual inflation rate slows down to 15.5 percent in August
Zambia's annual rate of inflation slowed down to 15.5 percent in August from 15.8 percent in July, the country's statistics agency said on Thursday.
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COVID-19 pandemic slows down expansion of Zimbabwe’s major power plant
A 1.5 billion U.S. dollars project to expand Zimbabwe's biggest coal-fired power plant by 600 megawatts by Chinese firm Sinohydro has fallen behind schedule...
Driving up U.S.-China confrontation won’t slow down China’s development – ambassador Cui
Fueling a confrontation between the U.S. and China will not slow down China's development as external pressure will only lead to a stronger, more...
Gold down on stronger U.S. dollar
Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar strengthened.
The most...
Government of Ghana revises growth rate down to 0.9 percent over COVID-19 impact
The government of Ghana has revised its economic growth rate projections downward to 0.9 percent from the previous 6.8 percent, due to the impact...
British stocks down 1.00 percent Wednesday
British stocks decreased on Wednesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 1.00 percent, or 62.63 points, to close at 6,207.10 points.
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FC Barcelona look to send neighbors Espanyol down and keep title hopes alive
Espanyol could be the first team in this season's La Liga to be relegated to the Spanish second division if they fail to win...
BMW global vehicle deliveries down by 23 percent in first half
German car manufacturer BMW announced Tuesday that its global vehicle deliveries, including MINI and Rolls-Royce, dropped by 23 percent year-on-year to a total of...
Down But Not Out: Seeing Opportunities in these Covid-19 Times
I know that we are in challenging times. Never in the history of the world has the world of work been so disrupted and...
Net profit of Deutsche Post DHL down 59.7 percent in first quarter
Deutsche Post DHL Group's consolidated net profit fell by 59.7 percent year-on-year to 301 million euros (325.5 million U.S. dollars) in the first quarter...
Italian stocks down on Monday
Italian stocks lost nearly 4 percent of their value on Monday, as the country started gradual reopening of national coronavirus lockdown.
The...
British stocks down 0.16 percent Monday
British stocks decreased on Monday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 0.16 percent, or 9.28 points, to close at 5,753.78 points.
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Ireland’s February exports down 7 percent
Ireland exported a total of 11.6 billion euros (12.6 billion U.S. dollars) worth of goods in February, down 812 million euros or nearly 7...
British stocks down 1.18 percent Friday
British stocks decreased on Friday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 1.18 percent, or 64.72 points, to close at 5,415.50 points.
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Gold down despite weaker U.S. dollar, disruptions in supply
Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Friday as a result of profit-taking, despite a weaker U.S....
UK retail sales down 0.3 percent monthly in February amid extreme weather
Britain's retail sales fell by 0.3 percent in February on a monthly basis, with a range of retailers reporting the negative effect of extreme...
Kenya traveler bookings down 6 percent in February, continued fall expected
Kenya's witnessed a decline of 6 percent in traveler bookings in February and 10 percent so far in March, the head of Kenya Association...
British stocks down 1.94 percent Tuesday
British stocks decreased on Tuesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 1.94 percent, or 138.95 points, to close at 7,017.88 points.
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Wolfsburg trash Mainz 4-0, Leverkusen down Augsburg 2-0 in Bundesliga
Wolfsburg recorded their second straight win in the league after cruising Mainz 4-0 and Bayern Leverkusen got the better of Augsburg thanks to the...
Namibia inflation down to 2.6 percent in December
Namibia's annual inflation rate slumped to 2.6 percent in December last year, down by 2.5 percentage points year on year.
According to...
South Africa consumer confidence index down in Q3 2019
South Africa's consumer confidence index fell to minus 7 in the third quarter, down from 5 in the previous three-month period, owing to worsening...
Liverpool and city down as Man united suffers another loss
The weekend's Premier League games showed the virtue of patience as league leaders Liverpool came back from a goal down away to Aston Villa...
Namibia’s second quarter GDP down by 2.6 percent
Namibia's GDP recorded a contraction of 2.6 percent in the second quarter of 2019, the Namibia Statistics Agency announced on Thursday.
The...