Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, July 14
WASHINGTON– U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is “still a ways off” from the progress that the Fed wants to see before tapering the central bank’s asset purchases. LONDON– A million children from the families of key workers in Britain are living in poverty, a study published Wednesday has revealed. JERUSALEM– Israeli…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is “still a ways off” from the progress that the Fed wants to see before tapering the central bank’s asset purchases.
“At our June meeting, the (Federal Open Market) Committee discussed the economy’s progress toward our goals since we adopted our asset purchase guidance last December,” Powell said in testimony prepared for delivery at a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee. (US-Fed-Assets)
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LONDON — A million children from the families of key workers in Britain are living in poverty, a study published Wednesday has revealed.
Research by the Trades Union Congress has found that in some regions of the country, more than a quarter of children in key worker households are living in poverty. (UK-Kid poverty)
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NEW DELHI — India’s new Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Wednesday slammed states for flagging shortage of COVID-19 vaccine supplies, saying such statements were not based on facts and intend to create panic among the people.
An official statement said there have been several statements from some states and political representatives regarding shortage and slow availability of COVID-19 vaccines in the country. (India-Vaccine)
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JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have uncovered the remains of one of ancient Jerusalem’s city walls which was destroyed by the Babylonians about 2,600 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday.
The 30-meter missing section of the wall connects its northern and southern sections that were already exposed decades ago. (Jerusalem-Wall-Archaeology) Enditem
