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UK inflation slides to 0.5% in May on virus lockdown

Britain's annual inflation rate slid to 0.5 percent in May, remaining at a near four-year low as the country's coronavirus lockdown dampened prices, official...

Premier League braces for return after virus shutdown

London—The Premier League returns on Wednesday after 100 days in the deep freeze, with Liverpool on the brink of winning the title in a...

Online news wins subscribers around world but trust low: survey

Increasing numbers of readers are paying for online news around the world even if the level of trust in the media in general remains...

English shops, outdoor attractions reopen as coronavirus lockdown eased

London"•Various stores and outdoor attractions in England are set to open Monday for the first time in nearly three months, as the government continues...

UK economy fell by 20.4% in April on virus lockdown

By Roland Jackson London, United Kingdom"•Britain’s economy shrank by more than a fifth in April from March, official data showed Friday, as the first full...

Italy reopens to tourists from Europe

Italy reopens to travellers from Europe on Wednesday, three months after the country went into coronavirus lockdown, with all hopes pinned on reviving the...

Ireland faces record recession: think tank

Ireland is facing its deepest-ever recession as the coronavirus lockdown devastates jobs and strains the public finances, a think tank said Thursday. A report by...

Okada Manila to lay off 1,000 employees

The billion-dollar casino resort Okada Manila said Wednesday it would lay off some 1,000 workers, citing "severe losses" from the coronavirus lockdown that shuttered...

Russian women stuck in lockdown hell as abuse surges

Ineta Akhtyamova's husband flew into a rage in late April, about a month into Moscow's coronavirus lockdown. She was preparing a meal in the small...

Virus lockdowns stifle Eid celebrations as infections rise

Muslims around the world began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr Sunday, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offer respite to worshippers in some...

Unpaid foreign domestic workers stranded in crisis-hit Lebanon

A week after her Lebanese employer kicked her out without her luggage, pay or passport, all Ethiopian domestic worker Sofia wants is to go...

Chaos outside liquor stores as India eases virus lockdown

Police swung batons on Monday to beat back thirsty Indians jostling to buy alcohol for the first time in 40 days as the government...

Ronaldo returns to Turin after coronavirus lockdown

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo flew back to Italy on Monday after almost two months in coronavirus lockdown in his native Portugal. Ronaldo and his family...

India bowler Shami considered suicide before comeback

India fast bowler Mohammed Shami has revealed how he thought of committing suicide while struggling with personal problems before making a spectacular comeback to...
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