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Global uncertainty will 'certainly' hit growth: World Bank president
Global uncertainty will 'certainly' hit growth: World Bank president

The uncertainty kicked up by Donald Trump's stop-start tariff rollout will undoubtedly hit growth, the president of the World Bank said Wednesday, ahead of next week's semi-annual meeting of global financial leaders in Washington.

April 16, 2025

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Prague zoo breeds near-extinct Brazilian mergansers
Prague zoo breeds near-extinct Brazilian mergansers

Five chicks of the critically endangered Brazilian merganser have been born at the Prague Zoo, fuelling hopes for a reintroduction of the duck in the wild, a breeder said Wednesday.

April 16, 2025

WTO chief says 'very concerned' as tariffs cut into global trade
WTO chief says 'very concerned' as tariffs cut into global trade

Global trade is expected to plummet this year in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariff offensive, fuelling uncertainty that threatens "severe negative consequences" for the world, the World Trade Organization warned Wednesday.

April 16, 2025

Stocks mixed as US hits Nvidia chip export to China
Stocks mixed as US hits Nvidia chip export to China

Wall Street shares fell but European stocks diverged Wednesday after the US government imposed restrictions on exports of a key Nvidia chip to China, the latest trade war salvo between the world's biggest economies.

April 16, 2025

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Trump says 'joke' Harvard should be stripped of funds
Trump says 'joke' Harvard should be stripped of funds

President Donald Trump called Harvard a "joke" Wednesday and said it should lose its government research contracts after the top US university refused to accept demands to come under outside political supervision.

April 16, 2025

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China's forecast-beating growth belies storm clouds ahead: analysts
China's forecast-beating growth belies storm clouds ahead: analysts

Forecast-beating growth in China's first quarter may have offered Beijing's economic planners some much needed good news -- but analysts warn they should strap in for tariff-induced woes further down the line.

April 16, 2025