
World Bank slashes China growth forecasts on Covid woes, property crisis
The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its China growth forecast for the year as the pandemic and weaknesses in the property sector hit the world's second largest…
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The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its China growth forecast for the year as the pandemic and weaknesses in the property sector hit the world's second largest…
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Jordan hosts a Middle East summit Tuesday bringing together regional and international players hoping to help resolve regional crises, particularly in…
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Legendary, greatest, immortal: News media across the planet ran out of superlatives after Lionel Messi led Argentina to victory in one of the most dramatic…
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DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Lionel Messi saved his best for last on Sunday, bringing the curtain down on his World Cup career by finally landing the one major title…
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Countries closed in on a historic deal to reverse decades of environmental destruction threatening the world's species and ecosystems at a marathon UN…
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Argentina take on defending champions France on Sunday in the World Cup final.
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Five children, including a three-year-old, were among 10 people killed when a fire broke out in a seven-storey apartment building in a suburb of the French…
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The House of Representatives approved on final reading a bill establishing a virology and vaccine research institute in the country, which would spearhead the…
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China's security forces detained people Monday at the scene of a rare demonstration as authorities worked to extinguish protests that flared across the country…
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On a biting cold morning on 28 November 1972, a Frenchman was guillotined for a murder he did not commit, in a case that so traumatized his lawyer he would…
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Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday condemned the killing of fellow Akbayan Party member Richard 'Butch' Cabilan in Zamboanga del Sur.
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Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for "peace and unity" after narrowly winning a divisive runoff election Sunday, capping a…
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Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, alongside other senators, flew to France for a parliamentary visit to meet with their counterparts and discuss ways to…
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Britain's new prime minister, set to be former finance minister Rishi Sunak, inherits a UK economy that was headed for recession even before the recent turmoil…
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Barely a week after his controversial recent trip to Singapore with his family, President Bongbong Marcos is preparing to embark on another foreign trip, this…
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Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will convene and lead the 2022 National Assembly and 40th Anniversary of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan…
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Depositors scuffled and long lines formed at Lebanese banks Monday as they partially reopened after a week-long closure following a slew of heists by customers…
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The White House on Friday rebuked the head of the World Bank David Malpass, who is battling charges of climate denial for dodging questions on the role of…
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