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Global Economy Trends
IMF chief cuts growth forecast over ‘off the charts’ trade uncertainty
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ECB cuts rates to 2.25% amid Trump trade war
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Middle East
Harvard University defies Trump’s demands, faces $2.3bn in funding cuts | Education News
The Ivy League school becomes first US university to defy Trump administration’s demands after pro-Palestinian campus protests. Harvard University has…
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Top Federal Reserve official says US could require rate cuts if big tariffs return
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Singapore cuts growth forecast as trade war hits global outlook
Donald Trump signalled that smartphones and other consumer electronics imported to the US from China would face tariffs, dealing a…
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Middle East
Israel cuts off Rafah, issues new forced displacement orders for Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The army says it completed the Morag Corridor as it threatens to expand its operations to ‘most of Gaza’s territory.’…
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Latest US cuts to emergency food schemes ‘a death sentence’ for millions, UN warns
GENEVA — The World Food Programme said that the Trump administration had axed funding for life-saving schemes in 14 impoverished…
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Shell cuts gas production outlook due to maintenance and bad weather
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Global
HIV threat looms over addicts in South Africa as US aid cuts strain needle exchange initiatives
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US added 228,000 jobs in March despite Donald Trump’s federal cuts
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Global Economy Trends
US economists fear for future of ‘gold standard’ statistics amid Doge cuts
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Global Economy Trends
Benefits cuts to fuel ‘recession level’ hit to Britain’s poor, warns think-tank
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Donald Trump’s cuts to US government raise worries over economic data quality
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US cuts to HIV aid will cost millions of lives — UNAids chief
GENEVA — US funding cuts will lead to an additional 2,000 new HIV infections each day and over six million…
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Local (Saudi Arabia & GCC)
Jeddah cuts sea taxi fares to SR25 for Eid Al-Fitr holiday
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Jeddah Transport Company announced Monday a special Eid Al-Fitr discount on sea taxi fares,…
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US cuts to HIV aid will cost millions of lives
Imogen Foulkes BBC Geneva correspondent AFP US funding cuts will lead to an additional 2,000 new HIV infections each day…
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Global Economy Trends
Will the UK Chancellor announce more spending cuts?
Investors are bracing for a busy day on Wednesday in the UK with the release of the Chancellor’s Spring Statement…
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Global
Swiss National Bank cuts policy rate further as low inflation persists
Swiss National Bank continued to lower interest rates in March, while highlighting that external geopolitical risks could still be a…
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Middle East
Why has the UK government announced swingeing welfare cuts? | Government News
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled a major shake-up of the country’s welfare system, arguing that it could…
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Global
Will the EU be able to save Radio Free Europe after Trump’s funding cuts?
European Union government ministers are discussing ways to keep the pro-democracy media outlet afloat after the Trump administration stopped its…
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Middle East
USAID cuts: Immediate and devastating | TV Shows
We examine how USAID cuts are affecting millions of people worldwide. United States President Donald Trump has suspended nearly all…
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Breaking News
Chinese state media hails Trump cuts to Voice of America
EPA Steve Lodge, whose father Robert Lodge was a correspondent at VOA, stands in protest in front of the organisation’s…
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Global
Rwanda cuts diplomatic ties with Belgium over DRC conflict
Belgium, which has voiced concern about Rwanda’s support for rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has said…
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Breaking News
Czechs appeal for EU help with Radio Free Europe after Trump cuts
The Czech Republic is pushing for EU support to keep Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) running after the Trump administration…
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Local (Saudi Arabia & GCC)
USAID kept them alive — then Trump’s cuts came
DHAKA — When Kajol contracted tuberculosis in January, USAID kept her alive. Now she and her family are in danger…
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