COLOMBO, April 2 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka\’s economy is projected to see moderate growth of 2.2 percent in 2024, showing signs of stabilization, following the severe economic downturn in 2022, the World B
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WMO issues red alert over record-breaking climate change indicators
Children play at an artificial fountain to cool off in Sheraton hotel park in Doha, Qatar, on July 6, 2023. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)
\”This annual report shows that the climate crisis is the defining ch
China not an economic threat: former Australian official
BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) — The United States insists on treating China as an economic threat but fails to recognize how the Asian country\’s economic advancement has benefited the world, a former Aus
China prioritizes people-centered economics for development, says scholar
GUANGZHOU, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — China prioritizes people-centered economics for development, said the Board Director of the Guangzhou Institute of the Greater Bay Area Zheng Yongnian here Sunday.
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APEC trade ministers meet at \”time of shared uncertainty\”
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai (C, Front) speaks at the 2023 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting in Detroit, the United States, on May 25, 2023. (Photo by Nick Starichenko/Xinh
U.S. senator calls for minimum wage increase for working class: The Guardian
LONDON, April 20 (Xinhua) — U.S. senator Bernie Sanders has called on the U.S. Congress to raise the minimum wage to a living wage for the working class, in an opinion piece in The Guardian.
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U.S. billionaires almost a third richer today than when COVID-19 hit: Oxfam America
NEW YORK, April 17 (Xinhua) — As the deadline for Americans to file federal income tax returns fast approaches, Oxfam America has renewed calls for taxing the ultrarich while publishing an analysis s