The World Bank on Tuesday downgraded its forecast for the global economy in light of trade conflicts, financial strains and unexpectedly sharp slowdowns in wealthier countries. The bank, an anti-poverty agency, expects the world economy to grow 2.6% this year. That would be the slowest calendar-year growth since 2016, and it is down from the […]
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Image caption Luis Walker is hoping his mother will be able to buy a drug from Argentina, to help treat his cystic fibrosis In a meeting room tucked away behind a clothes market in east London, around 10 people are meeting to discuss how they might import drugs from South America. This group of patients
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Trade tensions between the US and China are weighing on global economic growth The global economy is weakening, according to a new assessment from the World Bank. The bank said it now expects growth of 2.6% for 2019 edging up to 2.7% the following year. The slowdown is widespread,
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Specifically, Contramar captures the family table on a beach vacation: a large group under a leafy palapa, with freshly caught fish, an outdoor grill and a siesta to look forward to. Even a business lunch in Mexico can easily last two hours; at Contramar, stragglers are still being shooed out at 7 p.m. The food
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Coming soon to Instagram feeds everywhere: more sponsored advertisements from “influencers.” While this may be good news for users with large followings who make money promoting products, for the rest of us, it could mean wading through more unwanted ads in our feeds. On Tuesday, Instagram, a Facebook-owned platform known for photos that inspire envy
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More men who say they were sexually abused decades ago by an Ohio State team doctor are stepping forward as they advocate for legislation that would give them a legal opportunity to sue the university. Dozens of alumni already have sued Ohio State , alleging it knew of concerns about Dr. Richard Strauss and didn’t
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WASHINGTON — Republican senators sent the White House a sharp message on Tuesday, warning that they were almost uniformly opposed to President Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on Mexican imports, just hours after the president said lawmakers would be “foolish” to try to stop him. Mr. Trump’s latest threat to impose 5 percent tariffs on
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Image copyright Marty Perez / Getty Images Image caption Jim DeRogatis: “I know the names of 48 women, I believe there are many more.” It started with a fax. “Dear Mr DeRogatis,” it began. “I’m sending this to you because I don’t know where else to go.” Mr DeRogatis, Jim to his friends, was the
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Beauty chain Sephora are closing its US shops for diversity training, a month after a singer said she had been racially profiled. RnB star SZA said she had been targeted while shopping at a branch in California. The firm told Reuters it was aware of the incident but said the training was not “a response
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About half of all of the plastic waste that ends up in the oceans comes from just five countries: China, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand, according to a 2015 Ocean Conservancy report. As images of plastic-choked rivers in Indonesia and dead whales washed onto the shores of the Philippines circulate on social media, individuals
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