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The Federal Reserve, led by Chairman Jay Powell, has taken a more optimistic view of the US economy's rebound from the pandemic, signaling a potential end to its ultra-loose monetary regime. The central bank's officials have begun talks on scaling back the $120bn monthly asset purchase
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The full reopening of the British economy has been delayed by four weeks due to a rapid rise in coronavirus cases, caused by the Delta variant first identified in India. Prime Minister Boris Johnson cited the need for caution to "save many thousands of lives by vaccinating millions more
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US President Joe Biden's visit to the G-7 summit in Cornwall, England, is a significant opportunity for him to reaffirm US global leadership and repair strained relationships with its allies. Following a tumultuous past few years under the previous administration, Biden is seeking to shift the tone and
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Despite the economic upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States faces a persistent shortage of highly skilled workers to meet the demand of employers. A new report by Envoy Global and New American Economy (NAE) reveals that the demand for computer-related workers has remained stable, with computer-related jobs making
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The US airline industry is showing signs of rebounding as the summer holiday season starts, with more travelers passing through US airports than at any time since the pandemic took hold. The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported that nearly 2 million people flew at the start of the Memorial
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As the global economy slowly emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, the pace of recovery remains uneven, with advanced economies such as Canada experiencing a resurgence, while low-income and developing countries continue to struggle with unequal access to vaccines and health supplies. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
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As French bars and restaurants reopened, President Emmanuel Macron faced a critical moment: how to wean the coronavirus-battered economy off life support. Macron's government had promised to do "whatever it takes" to support businesses and workers with an array of programs, but now, as emergency aid
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The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Union County Fiscal Court in Morganfield, Kentucky, to support sanitary sewer infrastructure improvements necessary for business and job growth in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. This
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The World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have collectively launched a new One Health High-Level Expert Panel to address the global threat of emerging infectious diseases. The panel
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced the launch of a new One Health High-Level Expert Panel to improve understanding of how zoonotic diseases emerge and spread. The panel, comprising international organizations the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
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Chinese factories are a telling sign of inflation as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, with the country's producer price index (PPI) rising 6.8 percent year on year in April, its fastest pace of growth in more than three years. The surge was driven by
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As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic's devastating health and economic crisis, the United Nations (UN) and the Islamic Development Bank have come together to explore how Islamic social financing can support the pandemic response, economic recovery, and sustainable development. The International Dialogue on the Role of
