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Eurozone inflation "dropped markedly" in September but is still expected to remain "too high for too long", European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde tells the press in Athens, whilst announcing that the ECB was holding interest rates steady. Policymakers had raised rates at each of their last 10 meetings as they sought to rein in soaring inflation driven in large part by surging energy prices in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Long lines of people are seen waiting for Covid testing as Beijing tightens virus restrictions after seeing a rapidly spreading outbreak. China is the last major economy still committed to a zero-Covid strategy, stamping out new cases with a combination of targeted lockdowns, mass testing and lengthy quarantines. IMAGES
Long queues of cars form as thousands try to enter Poland from Ukraine in an effort to flee Russian military attacks. On the morning of Saturday 26 February 2022, there was a reported 46km queue to get through the border from Ukraine to Poland. IMAGES
Hundreds of delegates and journalists are stuck in an hour long queue trying to go through security to enter COP26 on first day of the international climate conference. IMAGES
Kandahar (Afghanistan), Oct 2 (EFE/EPA).- People queue to withdraw money from a bank in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Lack of international recognition remains a pressing problem for the Taliban, who are not only geopolitically isolated but are also facing a major cash crunch after international financing institutions froze most of the funds Afghanistan has long relied upon for economic stability.FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE QUEUEING OUTSIDE A KANDAHAR BANK.
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