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The pandemic has hit the fashion industry hard. As the government encourages everyone to stay at home to remain safe, people have less need for new clothes, bags, shoes and other fashion items – which has resulted in plummeting sales. 

In the pandemic year, most Indians spent over 522 hours on online education on average, and over 738 hours on infotainment on their smartphones, a new report showed on Monday.

"The global economic recovery continues. But divergences between economies persist, reflecting stark differences in vaccine access and policy support," the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) said.

The number of Americans filing initial unemployment claims fell below 300,000 for the first time since the pandemic began, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

The pandemic has been divisive, and the nations ability to end it depends on the ability of people to take collective action, said Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. CDC. "We are battling with one another and not battling with the common foe, which is the virus itself," she added.

It is a cool autumn morning. The sound of weaving machines echo steadily from various workshops at Hạ Village, Phùng Xá Commune, in Thạch Thất District, some 50km on the western outskirts of Hà Nội centre.

Covid-related fatalities in Thailand fell below the 100 mark for a second day running, with 77 deaths over the past 24 hours on Sunday. Thailand also logged 10,828 new Covid-19 cases, 104 of which were in prisons.

Killings in the United States jumped nearly 30% last year, according to FBI data released Monday that indicate a growing number of gun-related slayings amid the pandemic.

NEW YORK - President Joe Biden defended the messy end to the war in Afghanistan and made a case Tuesday that the world can come together to confront global threats such as climate change and the coronavirus, as he sought to address allies increasing qualms about American leadership.

Central bankers worldwide are weighing the probability of higher inflation. Consumers around the world say they are already feeling the pinch.

A college student in Chonburi decided to put her father’s unused tour bus to good use and earn some cash for her family as well.

U.S. household income fell in 2020 while the national poverty rate rose from a 60-year low as the Covid-19 pandemic upended the U.S. economy and threw millions out of work.