Natural disasters killed 635 people, damaged around 20.8 million hectares of crops, and led to direct economic losses of more than 264.5 billion yuan (.8 billion) last year, the report said.
National consumer expenditure per capita went up 8.8 percent year-on-year to reach 9,609 yuan (,439) in the first six months, among which consumption from urban households gained 6.8 percent and that from rural areas registered 12.2 percent growth.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has had an uneasy relationship with the NYPD in his six years in office, on Monday announced plans to cut billion from the police department's billion budget and redirect the funds to community programs.
Net gold purchases by global central banks reached 374.1 tonnes in H1, the largest net increase in global official gold reserves on record, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).
New York City's distinct neighborhoods are home to many small businesses, from one-of-a-kind coffeehouses and mom-and-pop dry cleaners to family-owned hardware stores and ethnic restaurants. They give their areas a distinctive identity, often representing the culture of people who historically have lived there.
Nationwide, employees at meat-processing plants are susceptible to catching the novel coronavirus, as they tend to stand close to each other while cutting and packing chicken and beef. That makes it more difficult to practice social distancing (staying 6 feet apart) as the US grapples with 572,587 positive COVID-19 cases and 23,078 deaths.
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Negotiations are also continuing on a proposal to tax luxury second homes in Manhattan worth more than million. One option would be similar to a traditional property tax and be paid annually; the other would be a one-time tax paid when the properties are sold.
Nevertheless, the resilience of China's economy cannot be underestimated. Even in the short term, the epidemic is not just about negative effects on the economy, as it has also benefitted industries such as electronic commerce, online games and entertainment, as well as medical services, the SIIS report said.
Nationally, coronavirus deaths rose by 1,141 on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally. It was the first time since June 10 that the daily toll surpassed 1,000.
Nestor Marin, editor-in-chief of Cuban news agency Prensa Latina, spotlighted his agency's close ties with Chinese media since its establishment in 1959.