UK unemployment rate beats with 3.9% in June

The UK has reported mixed labor figures. The unemployment rate remained depressed at 3.9% in June, a result of the government’s furlough schemes. Wages dropped by 1.2% when including bonuses and -0.2% when excluding them.  The Claimant Count Change for July disappointed by leaping by 94,400, far worse than 10,000 …

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WHO Warns Against Funding Gap in COVID-19 Fight

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that a gap in funding could negatively affect the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, CNBC reported. “We have to fundamentally scale up the way we are financing the ACT-Accelerator and prioritize the use of new tools.”said the head of WHO, Tedros Adhanom …

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