據伊朗邁赫爾通訊社6日報道，伊朗德黑蘭省沙赫里亞爾市安迪謝一家商場5日發生的火災事故已造成11人死亡，26人被送往醫院治療。

The average of China's official and private manufacturing PMIs points to a further improvement in economic momentum at the start of 2Q, lifted by booming exports, says Capital Economics. A private gauge of China's services activity--the RatingDog Services PMI--came in stronger than expected, expanding at a faster pace in April amid stronger increases in both business volume and new demand. That diverges from its official counterpart, though the average of the two indexes is steady from March, Capital Economics writes in a note. However, given the weakness in the construction sector, domestic demand growth still looks to have slowed in April, it adds.

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