The global economy has shown “unexpected resilience” in the face of Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the full impact is yet to be felt, and outlook for growth remains “dim”, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. As policymakers gather in Washington for its annual meetings, the IMF has upgraded its forecast for global GDP growth this year to 3.2%, from …
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QUICK FACTS Where is it? Yarlung Zangbo River, Tibet Autonomous Region of China [29.2814054, 91.3256581] What’s in the photo? The braided branches of a river winding through the Tibetan Plateau Which satellite took the photo? Landsat 9 When was it taken? Feb. 8, 2025 This striking satellite photo shows a particularly convoluted section of a record-breaking “braided river” in China, …
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Cape Verde completed its stunning run through World Cup qualifying with a 3-0 win over Eswatini on Monday at the National Stadium in Praia. sending a nation with a population under 600,000 to this summer’s tournament proper. The Tubarões Azuis (Blue Sharks) had only reached their first Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, and were expected to compete for second …
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Hospitals across the world have recorded an alarming rise in common infections that are resistant to antibiotics, with doctors saying the number of deaths driven by drug resistance will increase sharply in the years ahead. One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections were resistant to antibiotic treatments in 2023, with more than 40% of antibiotics losing potency against common blood, gut, …
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(Bloomberg) — US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s latest tit-for-tat showdown has both countries claiming the ball is now in the other’s court, with the clock ticking toward another escalation in import tariffs. After Trump signaled openness to doing a deal with Beijing, US Vice President JD Vance on Sunday declared the outcome would “depend on how …
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Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B World Health Organization (WHO) Maldives first to achieve elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B Deccan Herald Barbados prepares for certification to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Maldives First Country to Achieve ‘Triple Elimination’ …
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[Updated 10/13] The Housing Feature Test on the Public Test Realms (PTR) has been temporarily delayed. We’ll provide an update with new details when we have more information. With the Ghosts of K’aresh behind us, Azeroth stands on the precipice of a future overshadowed by Xal’atath and the relentless advance of the Void. In The Warning, the stage …
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Beau Greaves emerged victorious from a 6-5 thriller against Luke Littler as she became the first woman to reach the final of the World Youth Championship. Littler came into the tournament in Wigan on the back of his 6-1 demolition of world number one Luke Humphries in the World Grand Prix final on Sunday. The 18-year-old had breezed through his …
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‘Planet Y’ theory hints at hidden Earth-size world lurking in the solar system — and it could be much closer to us than ‘Planet Nine’ Live Science Source link
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At the beginning of his tariff standoff with Beijing, President Trump was confident in his strong hand. China’s economy was reliant on U.S. consumers, he said, and so it would have to make some compromises or risk losing them. “China has been hit much harder than the USA, not even close,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, the social media site …
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