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UN predicts world economic growth to remain at 2.8% in 2025

Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8% in 2025, unchanged from 2024, held back by the top two economies, the U.S. and China, according to a United Nations report released.

January 10, 2025 7:34 am
 

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Search widens for Tibet quake survivors as tens of thousands moved to shelters

Authorities moved more than 47,000 people to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet, Chinese officials said, while rescuers widen a massive combing effort for survivors near the foothills of the Himalayas, despite slim survival odds.

January 10, 2025 6:34 am
 

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X Corp welcomes Meta's thumbs-down for fact-checking

Meta’s decision to ditch independent fact-checking on its US platforms “couldn’t be more validating” for its own decision to let users police content themselves, the boss of social network X says.

January 9, 2025 3:24 pm
 

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Los Angeles wildfires spread to Hollywood as 100,000 ordered to evacuate

Raging wildfires surrounding Los Angeles spread to the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday, after five other fires in the area killed at least five people, destroyed hundreds of homes and stretched firefighting resources and water supplies to the limit.

January 9, 2025 2:24 pm
 

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Meta's decision to ditch fact checks 'very concerning'

Australia’s democracy could be at risk as social media giants turn their backs on independent fact-checking programs, a senior politician warns.

January 9, 2025 12:55 pm
 

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Italian journalist Sala freed from Iran prison, returns home

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was freed by Iran and returned home, three weeks after she was detained in Tehran during a reporting trip.

January 9, 2025 11:00 am
 

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Venezuela's opposition decry arrests ahead of anti-Maduro protests

Venezuelan opposition parties and NGOs decried the arrests of a prominent press freedom activist and a well-known opposition figure.

January 9, 2025 10:52 am
 

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Who could replace Justin Trudeau to lead Canada’s Liberal Party?

Canada’s ruling Liberal Party is looking for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced on Monday he intended to step down.

January 9, 2025 9:38 am
 

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Russian strike kills 13 in Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia

A Russian guided bomb attack killed at least 13 people and injured 29 others in Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, authorities said, adding that the number of victims could rise further.

January 9, 2025 8:24 am
 

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Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake

More than 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet have been rescued.

January 9, 2025 7:00 am
 

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Wildfires rage out of control near Los Angeles, killing at least two

At least two people were killed as a trio of fast-growing wildfires raged out of control near Los Angeles, destroying hundreds of buildings, scorching hillsides and prompting officials to order some 70,000 people to evacuate their homes.

January 9, 2025 6:11 am
 

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Rescue efforts under way after earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120

More than 400 people trapped by a strong earthquake in the foothills of the Himalayas have been rescued, Chinese officials said, while over 30,000 residents have been relocated, as the search for survivors entered a second day.

January 8, 2025 5:26 pm

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