China unemployment rate near pandemic peak

<p>From the BBC World Service: China&#8217;s jobless rate rose to the highest level since the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes as widening lockdowns led to a sharp slowdown in activity for the world&#8217;s second largest economy. Also, Switzerland votes to force global streaming giants to pay towards making more Swiss content. And the impact India&#8217;s new ban on wheat exports could have on global prices.</p> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="p1">Your donation powers the journalism you rely on. <a href="https://support.marketplace.org/mkp-mmr-sn"><span class="s1"><i>Give today to support Marketplace Morning Report.</i></span></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86" data-component="text-block"> <div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1"> <p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00"> </div> </div>