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GEN:World Bank expects weakest global growth since pandemic

The World Bank has cut its global growth forecast for 2026 to 2.5 per cent due to the war in the ‌Middle East.

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World Bank expects weakest global growth since pandemic

The World Bank has cut its global growth forecast for 2026 to 2.5 per cent due to the war in the ‌Middle East.

AAP

'Bad to worse': productivity sinks to post-pandemic low

Poor productivity is bedevilling the Australian economy, with levels heading in the wrong direction for Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

AAP

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Global growth is slowing to lowest level since pandemic, says World Bank

Forecast for this year downgraded to 2.5% and inflation expected to jump as a result of war in the Middle East

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ACHIEVE Veterinary Urgent Care: Elevating Pet Healthcare Through A Collaborative Purpose-Driven Model

Research indicates that rising pet acquisition during the pandemic contributed to increased pressure on veterinary service systems, while clinics and pet parents faced constraints in accessing routine and timely care.

International Business Times

Texas high schoolers show gains across all subjects on STAAR tests

Pandemic disruptions put many children behind, but newly released end-of-course results show students making progress.

The Texas Tribune

12 years, economic growth and a 'new dawn': PM Modi hails NDA's journey, sets agenda for India's next phase

Prime Minister Modi highlighted the NDA's 12-year governance record, emphasizing political stability and development achievements. He contrasted this with previous Congress rule, crediting the coalition for navigating challenges like the pandemic and global economic uncertainty. Modi described his long tenure as a collective NDA achievement, not a personal one, and…

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Federal Test Data Shows US Students Are Still Behind Pre-Pandemic Levels in Maths and Falling Further Behind China

Federal data shows US 13-year-olds have not improved in maths or reading since 2023, remaining below pre-pandemic levels, while younger students show gains.

International Business Times UK

Education crisis deepens as teen reading scores plummet to levels not seen since 1971

Nine-year-olds rebounded to pre-pandemic reading scores and saw some recovery in math, according to data from a test taken regularly in the U.S. since the 1970s

The Independent UK

Nithin Kamath says 30% Zerodha accounts now belong to women investors, double since Covid

Women are increasingly investing in India's stock market and mutual funds. Zerodha reports over 30% of its accounts are now held by women, a significant rise since the pandemic. Reports indicate women manage substantial mutual fund assets and are adopting diversified, long-term investment strategies. This trend shows a growing financial…

The Economic Times

View: PM Modi has transformed the grammar of politics

PM Modi handles contradictions with ease. For instance, during his stint as Gujarat CM, Modi pushed a growth model not dependent upon subsidies. As PM, he launched the world’s biggest food security programme after the pandemic. His social welfare schemes cover the vulnerable sections and address people’s most pressing concerns…

The Economic Times

Leaked Report Claims £28bn of UK Taxpayer Cash Ended Up Benefiting ISIS, Russia and Terror Networks

A leaked government report alleges £28bn of UK taxpayer money was misappropriated between 2015 and 2021, reaching criminals and terror-linked networks, raising concerns over public fund monitoring.

International Business Times UK

NSW Labor officials investigated over allegedly disguising donations to Minns – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Unlocking western China

Two-way tourism has been a focus in driving Chinese arrivals back to pre-pandemic levels, said the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) during a roadshow in new potential cities in China.

Bangkok Post

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70% of fourth-graders can’t read proficiently, and 73% of eighth-graders are failing math. America’s kids are falling behind

A new report on childhood well-being finds the U.S. education system is still reeling from COVID—but the learning crisis started long before the pandemic hit.

Fortune

The global airline industry’s profits could be cut in half as it braces for its worst year since the pandemic

Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz is adding $100 billion to airlines' collective fuel bill this year.

International Business Times

Child Well-Being Declines Nationally, Driven By Education Failures: Study

The well-being of children declined nationally from 2019 to 2024 and the impact of the COVID pandemic on education still is being felt, according to a new report.

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Queensland's Regional Renaissance: How Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Cairns, and Townsville Are Quietly Becoming Australia's Best Lifestyle Move

For most of the past decade, the headline on Australia's internal migration story has been simple: people are leaving the southern capitals and heading north. What was once treated as a short-term post-pandemic blip has matured into a structural shift. Queensland now leads the country for net interstate migration, and…

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The Guardian - UK

Xi Jinping arrives in Pyongyang on trip to revitalise China-North Korea ties

Kim Jong-un welcomes Chinese leader on visit to renew relations strained amid Pyongyang’s closeness with Russia

Bangkok Post

Foreign condo purchases projected to dip 20% this year

Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research) forecasts foreign purchases of condo units will decline by 20% this year, marking the first annual contraction since the pandemic.

The Economic Times

US gamers getting older as industry reports growth

American video game players are aging, with the average now 37. The industry is seeing a comeback, reaching pre-pandemic activity levels. This shift challenges old stereotypes about gamers. The Entertainment Software Association emphasizes its long-standing self-regulation, including age ratings and parental controls, as a model for safety. This approach aims…

The Independent UK

Gareth Southgate explains why he refuses to say Andrew Tate’s name in manosphere documentary

Former England football manager, 55, explores how young men feel lost after the pandemic in new BBC documentary

Fortune

I've sold property on California's Central Coast for decades. The buyers chasing ranch and winery estates are after more than a lifestyle

Post-pandemic buyers are redefining “luxury” as self-sufficiency, income-generating land, and permanence—and supply can’t keep up.

TechRadar

‘This is a fundamental shift in how we prepare for pandemics’: Researchers used AI and known genetic codes to develop a ‘fundamentally new’ vaccine that ‘could help speed up the roll out vaccines to benefit people all over the world’

The research team hope that the new AI development method could help create vaccines that target a whole family of viruses

Euronews

New AI-designed ‘universal vaccine’ could future-proof humans against unknown viruses

A new AI-designed vaccine capable of protecting against entire families of viruses could transform how the world prepares for a future pandemic.

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