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Housing Data for August Show a Slowing Market
Although builders were busy in August, subsequent activity revealed evidence of the housing slump.
According to data released on Tuesday by the Census Bureau, residential construction had a mixed August with home starts up 12.2% and permits falling 10%.
While permits for futur...
Germanies Inflation Rate increase by 8% only in the month of August
Inflation Increased due to Following two months of declines due to the 9-euro public transportation ticket and other government initiatives. The energy industry has experienced the largest price hikes, at an astounding 35.6%.
German inflation increased in August after modestly declining...
President Biden wants all evacuation to end before 31
The President of United States of America, has urged to speed up the evacuation process of American citizens, as well as Afghans who are at risk, as he believes this operation is vulnerable to threats by the Islamic extremist group.
The Taliban has been in control of the country for a w...
TOSHIMITSU MOTEGI TO VISIT FRANCE, SAUDI ARABIA, AND PORTUGAL ON A SIX-DAY TRIP
Highlights –
- Toshimitsu Motegi to visit France, Saudi Arabia, and Portugal on a six-day trip.
- Motegi is to begin his trip starting this Tuesday.
- He will meet with Protuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
- In Lisbon, he ...
AUGUST MONTH SAW A RISE IN SUPERMARKET SALES IN JAPAN
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- August month saw a rise in supermarket sales in Japan.
- Sales rose by 3.3 percent in the reporting month from a year earlier.
- The report on sales is based on same-store data.
- Food sales climbed by 6.8 percent fr...
JAPAN REPORTS FALL IN DEPARTMENT STORE SALES FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST; 22.0 PERCENT
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- Japan reports fall in department store sales for the month of August; 22.0 percent.
- Japan reported a decline in sales for the 11th straight month.
- The decline was reported to be steeper than the 20.3 percent decrease in J...
JAPAN’S AUGUST CONVINIENCE STORE SALES FALL BY 5.5 PERCENT
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- Japan’s August convenience store sales fall by 5.5 percent.
- Decline of sales however improved from a 7.4 percent decrease in July.
- The number of shoppers dropped by 9.3 percent from the previous year.
- Sa...
AROUND 187 PEOPLE DIED DUE TO RISING TEMPERATURE IN JAPAN’S CAPITAL
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- Around 187 people died due to rising temperatures in Japan’s capital.
- 23 wards in the capital reported the death for the month of August.
- People in the age of 70 and older accounted for 82% of the death.
JAPAN’S CABINET OFFICE RELEASES THE LATEST MONTHLY REPORT OF THE ECONOMY
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- Japan’s Cabinet Office releases the latest monthly report of the economy.
- The government reported the economy showing signs of recovery for the month of August.
- The government has considered 11 major components to ...
TOKYO OLYMPICS ORGANIZERS ANNOUNCED THE SCHEDULE FOR PARALYMPICS
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- Tokyo Olympics organizers announced the schedule for Paralympics.
- The Paralympic Olympic ceremony will be held on Aug.24 next year.
- Around 539 events have been scheduled across 22 sports.
- The men's and wom...
SINGAPOREANS' WILL VIEW ONLINE THE ECCENTRIC NATIONAL PARADE DAY
HIGHLIGHTS
- This years’ national day parade on the 9th of August will see the encounters of regular Singaporeans adapting to the pandemic. The show will be live telecasted from The Star Performing Arts Centre.
The audience it will ex...
AUGUST 17 DESIGNATED AS TEMPORARY HOLIDAY FOR VIRUS-WEARY PEOPLE BY SOUTH KOREA
Highlights:
- The government of South Korea has designated August 17 as a temporary national holiday for the virus-weary people.
- The holiday will enable the workers in the nation to have three consecutive days holiday during the summer season.
WHAT IS THE HYPE BEHIND DR. AUGUSTINUS BADER’S BEAUTY PRODUCTS?
The skin care range launched by the German doctor is revered amongst the celebrities. The products are marketed as an epigenetic skincare range. The product was developed by Dr. Augustinus Bader, Director of Applied Stem Cell Biology and Cell Technology. He works at Germany’s University of ...
Exclusions should be removed from insurances
The Insurance sector in India has not been the best performing one, but it has been a pretty good sector in recent times when the world has been facing some major crisis and the significant slowdown of the nation's finances and overall economy of the country. Aditya Birla Health Insurance, wh...