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Here are two examples from the news:

1. In July exports of goods continued to decline
2. Pregnant women continuing to drink alcohol despite warnings from medical experts

Whats the difference between using "continued to" and "continuing" in terms of time/tense? Why does the second sentence use continuing alone with no other verb?

EDIT: Ok.I should have asked a better and more specific question. Please tell me is there any fundamental difference between the two sentenses:

1.Even today,people continue to use cheques

2.Even today,people are continuing to use cheques

Here are two examples from the news:

1. In July exports of goods continued to decline
2. Pregnant women continuing to drink alcohol despite warnings from medical experts

Whats the difference between using "continued to" and "continuing" in terms of time/tense?

Here are two examples from the news:

1. In July exports of goods continued to decline
2. Pregnant women continuing to drink alcohol despite warnings from medical experts

Whats the difference between using "continued to" and "continuing" in terms of time/tense? Why does the second sentence use continuing alone with no other verb?

Here are two examples from the news:

1. In July exports of goods continued to decline
2. Pregnant women continuing to drink alcohol despite warnings from medical experts

Whats the difference between using "continued to" and "continuing" in terms of time/tense? Why does the second sentence use continuing alone with no other verb?

EDIT: Ok.I should have asked a better and more specific question. Please tell me is there any fundamental difference between the two sentenses:

1.Even today,people continue to use cheques

2.Even today,people are continuing to use cheques

Here are two examples from the news:

1. In July exports of goods continued to decline
2. Pregnant women continuing to drink alcohol despite warnings from medical experts

Whats the difference between using "continued to" and "continuing" in terms of time/tense? EDIT:

OK!
Please tell me which sentence is better to use in my article and why
1>Even today people continue to use cheques
2>Even today people are continuing to use cheques.

Here are two examples from the news:

1. In July exports of goods continued to decline
2. Pregnant women continuing to drink alcohol despite warnings from medical experts

Whats the difference between using "continued to" and "continuing" in terms of time/tense? Why does the second sentence use continuing alone with no other verb?