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Eurozone economic growth slows sharply in June
Eurozone economic activity worsened in June to a five-month low, hit hard by a fall in industrial production, a keenly watched survey showed on Friday. It noted the first fall in new business orders since January, slowing employment growth and pessimism over future production.
Kenyan president slams 'unfair' global lending system
Kenyan President William Ruto does not hold back when describing the global lending system: it is "unfair, it's punitive, it doesn't give everybody a fair chance". French President Emmanuel Macron told the summit, which ends Friday, that the global financial system needs a jolt as "countries shouldn't ever have to choose between reducing poverty and protecting the planet".
Small but powerful: tiny data centre heats UK swimming pool
A leisure centre in Exmouth, southwest England, is using a small data centre to heat its indoor swimming pool, trialling an innovative solution that reduces its energy bills and carbon footprint. He added that "not only it reduces our energy costs and our gas consumption, which was the primary benefit but... we reduce our carbon footprint".
Indonesia entrepreneurs cash in on TikTok live selling spree
Indonesian livestreamer Christine Febriyanti stood in a room crammed with clothes in Jakarta, hawking colourful garments to hundreds of viewers on a TikTok livestream for a local fashion brand.
Asian markets fall again as traders eye more rate hikes
Equity markets sank Friday and oil extended a sharp selloff after a string of interest rate hikes by central banks revived worries about the global economy. While the central bank has cut borrowing costs there has been very little by way of policy detail from officials.
The ship sank. Or did it? Titanic misinformation swirls
The Titanic inspired a tear-jerking blockbuster and expeditions to its watery gravesite -- including a fatal one this week -- but viral TikTok videos peddle a stunning conspiracy theory: the ship never sank. He alluded to an oft-repeated conspiracy theory that the company that built the Titanic purposely sank the Olympic, another one of its ships, as part of an elaborate insurance fraud.
Surge in anti-LGBTQ disinformation targets Pride in Europe
As Pride events got underway in Europe in June, disinformation and hate speech targeting the LGBTQ community spread across social media, triggering extreme online responses, including incitements to violence. The surge in online disinformation and vitriol is all the more worrying after a spate of violence during Pride events last summer in Europe.
Climate finance summit wraps up eyeing bigger progress
A global summit seeking to overhaul the international financial system wraps up Friday after taking small steps towards easing the debt burden of developing nations weighed down by climate and economic crises.
Japan inflation slows to 3.2 percent in May
Japan's consumer prices rose 3.2 percent year on year in May, with the pace of inflation slowing from the 3.4 percent recorded in April, government data showed Friday. Excluding energy, the data released by the ministry showed prices rose 4.3 percent in May, up from 4.1 percent in April.
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