China opens its borders for the first time this Sunday after almost three years of isolation and takes another step towards the end of its 'Covid Zero' policy designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
As of this Sunday, China will not require a quarantine period for people arriving…
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Spain had a rebound in tourists in September
Last September, Spain received the visit of 7.8 million international tourists, 66.3 % more than in the same month of 2021, according to data published this Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). With this, in the first nine…
The US created more than half a million jobs in July
During the month of July, the United States economy generated a total of 528,000 new non-agricultural jobs, double what was expected by the market consensus, while the unemployment rate fell one tenth, to 3.5 %, reported the Bureau of Labor…
INAC will implement a Biosafety Travel Passage
Recently, the National Institute of Aeronautics (INAC) announced the implementation of a new automated Biosafety Traveler Passage system, or also known as Biocheck.
This new system consists of an electronic validation process, which will…
Layoffs in the US fall to minimum values
The initial requests for unemployment benefits reached a total of 166,000 applications last week. It represents a decrease of 5,000 compared to the 171,000 applications for subsidy in the previous seven days and the lowest figure recorded…
BM estimates growth in Latin America at 2.3%
The World Bank lowered the estimate for GDP growth in Latin America and the Caribbean for this year by about 0.4 points, to 2.3%, as a result of higher inflationary pressures derived from the war between Russia and Ukraine.
In a new…
WHO asks for more economic contributions to face Covid-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on the most developed nations to contribute some 23,000 million dollars to be able to deal with the coronavirus and end the health emergency in 2022.
In this context, a group of international…
World Bank grant important loan to Ecuador
The executive board of the World Bank granted a loan of 700 million dollars in favor of Ecuador, with the objective that the country allocate resources to support the fight against Covid-19, promote economic growth, job creation and climate…
Private sector in the US created almost a million jobs
Companies in the United States were able to generate 807,000 new jobs last December, the highest monthly figure since last May, after the lifting of restrictions due to the pandemic, according to data published by the consultancy ADP .
The…
German retail is a Christmas catastrophe
German retail was disappointed again this year with the volume of sales in physical stores this Christmas season. "For the second time in a row, the Christmas season was a catastrophe for retail," said Stefan Genth, general secretary of the…
Cryptocurrency Omicron increases its value by 950 %
The cryptocurrency omicron registered an increase in its price of more than 950 % in the last two days after the media focus was raised on the new variant of the coronavirus that emerged in South Africa and named in the same way.
During…
United Kingdom ruled out mandatory vaccination
The United Kingdom Health Minister Sajid Javid ruled out compulsory and taxable vaccinations for the British and stressed that he would "never consider" such a proposal.
His comments come at a time when cases are skyrocketing in central…