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Stournaras: ECB might raise interest rates by 25 bps next week
Another quarter-point interest rate rise by the European Central Bank should be enough and further tightening might damage the economy, ECB Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras said in an interview with CGTN Europe on Wednesday.
Chinese Fishing Vessel capsized in the Indian Ocean: 39 People are Missing
A Chinese fishing vessel capsized in the central part of the Indian Ocean on Tuesday and all 39 people on board are missing, CGTN reported.
Facebook Removed more than 500 Accounts related to Misinformation on the origins of COVID-19
The owner of Facebook - Meta Platforms - has removed more than 500 accounts associated with an online disinformation network based mainly in China, writes the BBC.
The accounts promoted a fake profile of Swiss biologist Wilson Edwards, who spread allegations that the United States was interfering in attempts to discover the origin of COVID-19.
China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliatory move
China has banned the BBC World News television channel in a diplomatic fight with Britain after British regulators revoked the license of state-owned Chinese broadcaster CGTN.
The move late on Feb. 11 was largely symbolic, because BBC World already was limited to being shown on cable TV systems in hotels and apartment compounds for foreigners and some other businesses.
Chinese set drone Guinness world record (video)
1,000 drones took off to light up the night sky of the traditional Lantern Festival in Guangzhou, China. The drones flew in various formations such as Chinese characters of ‘Blessing,’ ’Lantern Festival,’ and the map of China. The performance set a Guinness World Record with the biggest number of drones involved, according to CCTV news.
source: RT
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