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AIR POLLUTION NOW A MAJOR RISK TO LIFE EXPECTANCY IN SOUTH ASIA – STUDY
Reuters – August 29, 2023 Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the world’s most polluted regions, according to…
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POST-PANDEMIC, WORLD FACING GLOOMY STEW OF DEBT, TRADE WARS AND POOR PRODUCTIVITY
Record levels of government debt, geopolitical tensions that threaten to split the global trading system, and the likely persistence of weak productivity gains may saddle the world with a slow-growth…
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SINGAPORE PASSPORT REPLACES JAPAN’S AS WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL
The Straits Times – July 18, 2023 Singapore has replaced Japan as the country with the world’s most powerful passport, according to the latest ranking published by Henley Passport Index…
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ANALYSIS: A YEAR LATER, SRI LANKA’S TENTATIVE ECONOMIC RECOVERY ELUDES THE POOR
Reuters – July 6, 2023A year after angry Sri Lankans stormed the president’s residence and forced his ouster during a meltdown of the economy, the island’s streets are calm, there…
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BILLIONAIRE GEORGE SOROS HANDS CONTROL OF EMPIRE TO SON ALEX
Reuters - June 12, 2023Billionaire financier George Soros is handing control of his massive empire to his son Alexander, a Soros spokesperson said on Sunday.The spokesperson confirmed the details from an…
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THE WORLD’S RICHEST 25 PEOPLE LOST $200 BILLION LAST YEAR—JEFF BEZOS’ NET WORTH FELL THE MOST
CNBC - April 5 2023If your portfolio had a rough time last year, know you’re not alone.The richest 25 people in the world lost a collective $200 billion in net worth…
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LOYALTY ISLANDS EARTHQUAKE: NEW ZEALAND AUTHORITIES WARN OF ‘STRONG AND UNUSUAL’ CURRENTS, ‘UNPREDICTABLE SURGES AT SHORE’
Source: NZ Herald People are being warned to stay off beaches and get out of the water along much of New Zealand’s coasts after an earthquake struck north of the…
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IMRAN KHAN: DOZENS OF POLICE SEIZE EX-PM OUTSIDE COURT IN PAKISTAN
BBC – 9 May, 2023 Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been arrested at the High Court in the capital, Islamabad. Mr Khan was appearing in court on charges of corruption,…
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CELEBRATIONS AS KING CHARLES AND QUEEN CAMILLA CROWNED
BBC - 5 May, 2023King Charles has been crowned at his Coronation, the first in the UK for 70 years.Shortly afterwards, his wife Camilla was crowned Queen.After the crown was…
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WORLD BANK BOARD ELECTS US NOMINEE AJAY BANGA AS PRESIDENT
The World Bank's board of governors on Wednesday elected former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to a five-year term as president
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