Tag: January
Brazil to launch COVID-19 vaccination drive in January
Brazil will launch a mass vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in January, the government said on Tuesday.
"We are signing...
Evidentiary stage of Israeli PM’s trial to begin in January 2021
Witness testimonies in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's criminal trial will begin in January 2021, the Jerusalem District Court announced on Sunday.
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Cholera outbreak kills 26 in Somalia since January
An outbreak of cholera and acute watery diarrhea in Somalia had killed 26 people in the past six months, a UN health agency said...
Namibia reports 32 malaria deaths since January amid COVID-19 pandemic
Namibia has been hit by a sharp increase in malaria cases and deaths in the north during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, Minister of Health...
53 killed in Rwanda heavy rains since January
At least 53 people were killed and 84 others injured in different parts of Rwanda due to disasters triggered by heavy rains since January...
Sales of German retail sector up 1.8 percent in January
Sales in Germany's retail sector increased in real terms by 1.8 percent in January 2020 compared with the same month last year, the Federal...
U.S. pending home sales rise 5.2 percent in January
The pending home sales index rebounded in January, after falling 4.9 percent in the previous month, the U.S. National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported...
UK car production declines for fifth consecutive month in January
British car production dropped for the fifth consecutive month in January mainly due to the sharp decrease in domestic demand, the Society of Motor...
China’s 5G phone shipments surpass 5 million in January
Shipments of 5G cellphones in China reached 5.47 million units in January, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed Wednesday.
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Putin discloses details of Russian cabinet reshuffle
Russian President Vladimir Putin has unveiled details of the January government reshuffle, the TASS news agency reported Thursday.
Putin had discussed the resignation of the...
UK inflation rate rises to six-month high in January
Britain's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to six-month high of 1.8 percent in January, up from 1.3 percent in December 2019, the Office for...
Israel’s imports from China total US$806.4 million in January
Israeli imports from China totaled 806.4 million U.S. dollars in January, according to a report released by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.
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China’s home prices stay generally stable in January
China continued to see a generally stable housing market performance in January, with home prices in 70 major cities reporting overall mild month-on-month increases,...
Ghana’s inflation in January slows to 7.8 percent on stable local currency
The year-on-year inflation rate in Ghana slowed to 7.8 percent in January, compared with the 7.9 percent recorded last December, with the Ghana Statistical...
Electric, hybrid vehicles account for one-fifth of new private cars sold in Ireland in...
Electric and hybrid vehicles accounted for one-fifth of all the new private cars sold in Ireland in January, according to the latest figures from...
Turkish Airlines international passengers number up in January
Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) recently announced that the number of its international passengers in January increased by 10 percent from...
Tanzania records slight decrease in January 2020 headline inflation rate
Tanzania's headline inflation rate for January 2020 decreased to 3.7 percent from 3.8 percent recorded in December 2019, the country's state-run statistics watchdog said...
Egyptian annual inflation slumps to 6.8 percent in January
Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation slumped to 6.8 percent in January from 12.2 percent in the same month in 2019, the official statistics...
UK house prices rise 4.1 percent in January year-on-year
The average house price in Britain hit 240,054 pounds (about 310,555 U.S. dollars) in January, marking a 4.1 percent annual increase amid "signs of...
Sanders raises US$25 million in January for presidential campaign
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said Thursday that his presidential campaign raised 25 million U.S. dollars in January.
The sum came from more...
World food prices continue to climb in January
World food prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in January, as prices for oils and sugar continued to grow, according to information released...
UK new car market falls 7.3 percent in January
Britain's new car registrations fell to 149,279 in January, down by 7.3 percent year-on-year as private and fleet demand declines, the Society of Motor...
Zambia’s annual inflation edges up in January
Zambia's year-on-year inflation increased in January, signaling an upward movement in the inflation since last year, its statistics agency said on Thursday.
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More than 200 migrants voluntarily deported from Libya in January
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday said it voluntarily deported more than 200 migrants from Libya to their countries of origin so...
South Africa’s president set to take over rotating AU chair in January
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to take over the rotating African Union (AU) chairmanship in January 2020 amid focus on resolving continuing...
January 2019 consumer inflation slides down to 9.0 percent in Ghana on lower price...
Annual headline Consumer inflation slumped 0.4 percentage points to 9.0 percent in January compared with the 9.4 percent recorded in December, according to data...
Prince Philip Hands Over His Drivers License After His Recent Accident
British Prince Philip gave up his driver's license at his age of 97, according to a royal family statement during the weekend, after his...
Zambia’s year-on-year inflation recorded at 7.9 percent in January
Zambia's year-on-year inflation, as measured by the all items Consumer Price Index (CPI), was recorded at 7.9 percent in January, its statistics agency said...
Foodstuff prices expected to remain steady by January ending
Foodstuffs prices at some major markets in Accra are expected to stabilise by end of January as customers are still recovering from expenditures incurred...
Aftermath Of NLC Protest: FG Promise To Send New Minimum Wage Bill To Nass...
Following the national protests by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to press home the federal government’s refusal to process the agreed minimum wage they...