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Covid lifts Dutch 'coffeeshop' trade to new highs
AFP, Published on 10/12/2021
» THE HAGUE: At the No Limit Coffeeshop the customers stream in and out endlessly, as the cannabis trade booms despite Covid restrictions.
Hong Kong art market hits pre-pandemic highs
Published on 29/03/2023
» HONG KONG: As thousands of visitors streamed through a Hong Kong exhibition hall and deals were struck for works by Picasso and Yayoi Kusama, art collectors celebrated the city’s return to its bustling heyday.
Global virus infections hit record highs in swelling pandemic
AFP, Published on 02/07/2020
» LOS ANGELES: Global coronavirus infections have hit record highs as the United States and Brazil battle the world's deadliest outbreaks while new clusters around the planet test fragile gains in containing the disease.
Serie A: Highs and lows of 2019-20 season
AFP, Published on 03/08/2020
» MILAN - Serie A concluded on Sunday after a marathon 11-month 2019-20 season, with Juventus crowned Italian champions for the ninth year in a row.
Global opium and cocaine production at record highs: UN
AFP, Published on 26/06/2018
» VIENNA - Global production of cocaine and opium, stemming largely from Colombia and Afghanistan respectively, has hit record levels, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said Tuesday in its annual report.
US stock gauges hit record highs amid currency crises
Business, Published on 01/09/2018
» Recap: An overnight drop in the Argentinian peso and fresh concerns about an ongoing trade dispute between China and the US pressured emerging-market currencies on Friday.
Bitcoin, gold hit record highs, marking striking market contrast
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/03/2024
» Record highs for Bitcoin and gold are threatening to send mixed messages about the appetite for risk across global markets.
Jobs data push Wall Street stocks to new highs
AFP, Published on 03/07/2021
» NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks surged to fresh records Friday while the dollar retreated after a solid US jobs report that was not seen as accelerating a monetary policy shift.
Australia Covid-19 cases surge, hospitalisations hit pandemic highs
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2022
» SYDNEY: Australia's Covid-19 cases touched a fresh pandemic high on Tuesday amid an Omicron surge in its two most populous states as hospitalisations in New South Wales state, home to Sydney, surpassed the record numbers hit during the Delta outbreak.
Climate change indicators hit record highs in 2021: UN
AFP, Published on 18/05/2022
» GENEVA: Four key climate change indicators all set new record highs in 2021, the United Nations said Wednesday, warning that the global energy system was driving humanity towards catastrophe.