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Tokyo, Jan 29 (EFE/EPA).- The average annual unemployment rate in Japan rose in 2020 to 2.8 percent, the first increase in 11 years and attributed to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data released Friday by the government.The 2020 figure was up 0.4 percent from the previous year when the average annual unemployment rate was 2.4 percent.The loss of jobs in the world's third-largest economy especially affected positions of a temporary nature and in the services, hotel and restaurant sectors, with 2020 marking the first rise since 2009, according to figures published Friday by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON). SHOT LIST: COMMUTERS AT A SUBWAY STATION AND COMMUTERS CROSS A STREET AT OTEMACHI BUSINESS DISTRICT IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
London, Aug 12 (EFE/EPA) .- (Camera: Andy Rain) The United Kingdom has officially entered a recession for the first time in eleven years after the country's gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 20.4% between April and June, the second consecutive quarterly contraction in the year. FOOTAGE OF LONDON.
U.S. Astronaut Scott Kelly says he feels like he's been "camping for a year" after nearly 12 months without running water aboard the International Space Station. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. Astronaut Scott Kelly says he feels like he's been "camping for a year" after nearly 12 months without running water aboard the International Space Station. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
On December 15th astronaut Tim Peake will head into space on-board the Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan. While it only takes 8 minutes and 48 seconds to get into space, it took years of training to prepare for the trip.
Britain's annual rate of consumer price inflation has fallen below zero for the first time since the 1960s. As David Pollard reports, euro zone prices were flat, ending a four month run of falls.
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