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Border patrol in California sees 51 percent rise in illegal immigrants in April Border patrol in California sees 51 percent rise in illegal immigrants in April Massive growth in illegal crossings burdening feds, increasing wait times for legitimate travel. By Updated: May 1, 2021 - 12:31am Illegal crossings along the California-Mexico border exploded by 51 percent last month, taxing federal resources and leading to delays in the screening of legitimate travel, border patrol officials disc...

Business May 2, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Annual consumer inflation increased to 11.1 percent in April from 9.1 percent in March due to rise in prices of food and energy posing a downside risk to the economic growth recovering from the pandemic challenges, official data showed on Saturday. On month-on-month basis, consumer price index (CPI) inflation increased by 1 percent in April 2021 as compared to an increase of 0.4 percent in the previous month and a decrease of 0.8 percent in April 2020. Prices of...

Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive Seoul, May 1 (IANS) Samsung Electronics remained the worlds second-largest tablet computer vendor in the first quarter of the year, a report has showed, amid the markets robust growth driven by the stay-at-home economy. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The reproduction of the story/photograph in any form will be liable for legal action. For news, views and gossips, ...

Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive Seoul, May 1 (IANS) Samsung Electronics remained the worlds second-largest tablet computer vendor in the first quarter of the year, a report has showed, amid the markets robust growth driven by the stay-at-home economy. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The reproduction of the story/photograph in any form will be liable for legal action. For news, views and gossips, ...

SunStar + May 01, 2021 DESPITE experiencing a 7.9 percent unemployment rate in Central Visayas during the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) 7 said they are now seeing signs of slow growth in employment this year. But PSA 7 officials warned that the unemployment rate in the region could increase again if workplaces fail to strictly implement health protocols to protect their workers from coronavirus disease 2019 transmission. During ...

Samsungs share in the 5G smartphone market stood at 12.7 percent in the January-March period, down from 34.6 percent a year ago, according to market researcher Strategy Analytics.The

Country has secured extra 60m doses to support booster vaccination project

Greater SCO synergy will foster economic development, say experts By XIE CHUANJIAO in Qingdao, Shandong | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-30 09:08 Visitors look at exhibits at the 2021 SCO International Investment and Trade Expo in Qingdao, Shandong province. [Photo/Xinhua] Enhanced efforts to boost cooperation among the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states will boost economic development in the region, officials and experts said. The SCO, which is c...

WORLD / CROSS-BORDERS Protecting nature can rein in risk of armed conflict By Reuters Published: Apr 29, 2021 05:53 PM Protecting and restoring nature can reduce the risk of armed conflict around the world, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said on Wednesday. A drone photo shows aerial view of Igneadas Floodplain Forests National Park in Demirkoy district of Kirklareli province in northern west Turkey on April 28, 2020. Photo: VCGOver the last 30 years, countries ha...

By BO LEUNG in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-04-29 10:33 Share CLOSE A tourist visits the archaeological site of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, as it reopens to the public after much of the country became a "yellow zone", loosening coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, in Pompeii, Italy, April 27, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] Many holiday and tourist destinations across Europe are putting revival plans in place in an ...