A woman wearing a protective face mask crosses the road in front of the Bank of England in what would normally be the morning rush hour in the City of London on March 17, 2020. The UK financial district is unusually quiet after the government asked people to remember yesterday …
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A woman runs past a closed off Merlion Park on June 12, 2020 in Singapore. Suhaimi Abdullah | Getty Images Singapore’s economy shrank by 42.9% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter – sending the Southeast Asian country into a technical recession, the Ministry of Trade …
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Smoke rises after an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2020, in this image obtained from a video on social media. Karim Sokhn | Instagram | Reuters Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced on Monday that the resignation of his government following a strong explosion in the port of Beirut …
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Despite the global pandemic, Dubai has seen “impressive levels” of real estate transactions in recent months, the chief commercial officer of a United Arab Emirates-based developer said last week. Nakheel’s Aqil Kazim’s comments come even because real estate transactions in the second quarter of 2020 fell 38.8% compared to the …
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Thermal scanners at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. Nicolas Asfouri | AFP | Getty Images Political uncertainties in several countries in Southeast Asia are coming to the fore again, which could threaten their recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, an expert said on Friday. Some of these uncertainties took a …
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