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World Bank cuts Pakistan’s GDP f’cast on rising rates, limited fiscal space

The World Bank sharply lowered Pakistan's current year growth forecast, saying the country's economic growth prospects have weakened due to…

1 year ago

Breakaway candidate could give Erdogan a lifeline in tight Turkey election

A second-time presidential candidate who lost out to Tayyip Erdogan in a 2018 vote could push Turkey's May election to…

1 year ago

Mexico asks China for help to control fentanyl shipments

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he had sent a letter to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping…

1 year ago

UK considering new definition of sex in equality laws

Britain is considering plans to create a distinction in equality laws between a person who was born a particular sex…

1 year ago

Google workers in London stage walkout over job cuts

Hundreds of Google employees staged a walkout at the company’s London offices on Tuesday, following a dispute over layoffs. In…

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Pakistan court orders provincial votes in win for ex-PM Khan

Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday that elections in two provinces should go ahead by May 15 despite government reluctance…

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Study explains how primordial life survived on ‘Snowball Earth’

Life on our planet faced a stern test during the Cryogenian Period that lasted from 720 million to 635 million…

1 year ago

US to detail plan to draw clean energy into oil, coal communities

The Biden administration on Tuesday will release final guidance on how clean energy companies can secure additional tax credits when…

1 year ago

Record California snowpack bounty poses renewed flood risks

California's recent spate of epic Pacific storms has blanketed the Sierra Nevada range in a snowpack at or above record…

1 year ago

Nearshoring bets boost Mexican real estate, transport shares

Investors optimistic about a potential Mexican nearshoring boom have been scooping up stocks in local real estate, transport companies and…

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