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Thursday, May 6, 2021

Canada home prices, sales to moderate but remain elevated
USA

Canada home prices, sales to moderate but remain elevated

  • Rental demand is also expected to recover through 2023 as immigration and inter-provincial migration resume, and as students return to campus, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said in its 2021-2023 market outlook.
Published 06 May, 2021 08:40pm
UK regulator says some evidence AstraZeneca clots occur more in women than men
Europe

UK regulator says some evidence AstraZeneca clots occur more in women than men

  • British officials have previously only said that the incidence of the clots was linked to age, and that a link with sex had not been established, noting that more women had been vaccinated then men.
  • In the latest weekly figures, the MHRA said that the case incidence of the rare clots and low platelet levels was 10.5 per million doses, compared to 9.3 per million last week.
Published 06 May, 2021 08:13pm
IMF staff discussed Tunisia loan request, economic reforms
Africa

IMF staff discussed Tunisia loan request, economic reforms

  • "Of course we stand ready to support Tunisia and the Tunisian people, to cope with the impact of the crisis and move forward to an inclusive job-rich recovery and restore sustainable finances," Rice told a regular news briefing.
Published 06 May, 2021 08:05pm
IMF to revisit growth forecast for India due to surge in COVID-19 cases
South Asia

IMF to revisit growth forecast for India due to surge in COVID-19 cases

  • The IMF will revisit that forecast when it issued a fresh World Economic Outlook in July, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters at a regular briefing, but gave no further details.
  • "We're all watching what is happening in India with concern," Rice said. "There will be spillovers ... contingent on how deep and how long the severity of this crisis continues."
Published 06 May, 2021 08:02pm
US backs plan to waive Covid-19 vaccine patents
World

US backs plan to waive Covid-19 vaccine patents

  • But that notion has been fiercely opposed by pharmaceutical giants and their host countries, which insist the patents are not the main roadblocks to scaling up production, and warned the move could hamper innovation.
Published 06 May, 2021 10:50am
Abducted Nigerian college students freed
World

Abducted Nigerian college students freed

  • Last month, gunmen attacked a private university also in Kaduna state, killing one staff member and kidnapping about 20 students and workers, staff said.
Published 06 May, 2021 10:34am
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