#Retail sales dropped 1.3 percent in May, but services rose

#Retail sales dropped 1.3 percent in May, but services rose

“#Retail sales dropped 1.3 percent in May, but services rose” US retail sales dropped more than expected in May, with spending rotating back to services from goods as vaccinations allow Americans to travel and engage in other activities that had been restricted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Activity decelerated likely on a shift from goods spending…

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#World economy to grow 5.6 percent, the highest since 1973

#World economy to grow 5.6 percent, the highest since 1973

“#World economy to grow 5.6 percent, the highest since 1973” The World Bank is upgrading the outlook for global growth this year, predicting that COVID-19 vaccinations and massive government stimulus in rich countries will power the fastest worldwide expansion in nearly five decades. In its latest Global Economic Prospects report, out Tuesday, the 189-country anti-poverty…

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#Biden needs Merkel, Macron’s help to avoid another pandemic

#Biden needs Merkel, Macron’s help to avoid another pandemic

“#Biden needs Merkel, Macron’s help to avoid another pandemic” The possibility that COVID-19 originated in a Wuhan research laboratory is not something from the fever dreams of conspiracy theory: No less a fixture of the establishment than Anthony Fauci himself says he is “not convinced” the virus emerged naturally from contact with animals. President Joe…

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#Old records shed new light on smallpox outbreaks in 1700s

#Old records shed new light on smallpox outbreaks in 1700s

“#Old records shed new light on smallpox outbreaks in 1700s” BOSTON — A highly contagious disease originating far from America’s shores triggers deadly outbreaks that spread rapidly, infecting the masses. Shots are available, but a divided public agonizes over getting jabbed. Sound familiar? Newly digitized records — including a minister’s diary scanned and posted online…

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#Vaccination parties celebrate the end of COVID lockdown

#Vaccination parties celebrate the end of COVID lockdown

“#Vaccination parties celebrate the end of COVID lockdown” Has your social life been in the toilet since March 2020? Do you need to blow off steam? And, most importantly, are you fully vaxxed with the certificate to prove it? If so, look no further than the spring’s hottest trend – vaccination parties! Fun-loving folk are…

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#Mount Everest’s first COVID case forces quarantine at base

#Mount Everest’s first COVID case forces quarantine at base

“#Mount Everest’s first COVID case forces quarantine at base” Ain’t no mountain high enough. Not even the world’s tallest mountain is safe: Mount Everest recorded its first-ever coronavirus case after a member of a Base Camp expedition tested positive for COVID-19 last week. The infected patient was initially believed to be suffering from high-altitude pulmonary…

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