TEHRAN (ANA)- Spain's unemployment rate plunged to 11.27% in the second quarter of 2024, the lowest since 2008, according to data released.


TEHRAN (ANA)- Both Nokia's net sales and profit plummeted significantly in the second quarter of this year due to ongoing market weakness, according to the Nokia Corporation Interim Report for Q2 2024.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Energy production from renewable sources overtook that from fossil fuels for the first time in Italy, power grid company Terna said in a statement.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Germany's expansion of wind energy is slowing down, with only 250 onshore wind turbines totaling 1.3 gigawatts (GW) constructed in the first half (H1) 2024. This marks a 19-percent decline compared to the same period last year, according to an industry analysis.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The UK economy is expected to grow by 0.7% this year and 1.5% next year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Prices in Italy rose just 0.8 percent in June, preliminary data from the Italian government reported, the seventh time in eight months that the price increase was below 1.0 percent year-on-year.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Germany saw a migration surplus of 663,000 in 2023, more than halving the record 1.46 million in 2022, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

TEHRAN (ANA)- The number of unemployed people in Germany in June rose by 4,000 month-on-month to 2.73 million, putting the country's unemployment rate at 5.8 percent, the Federal Employment Agency (BA) said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- For the third year in a row, Italy is set to suffer from another early heat wave in June, with temperatures already rising across most parts of the country.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Following last year's boom in Germany's solar market, newly installed photovoltaic capacity is expected to grow by a double-digit percentage in 2024, the country's Solar Association (BSW) said.