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Sri Lanka Mrs World arrested over pageant bust-up
media captionWatch the moment “Mrs Sri Lanka” crown was stolen Police in Sri Lanka have arrested the reigning Mrs World…
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IMF raises world economic growth forecast, says way out of crisis ‘increasingly visible’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday it expects the global economy to grow by 6% in 2021, up…
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World’s largest ocean monitoring system BRUVS launched
Professor Jessica Meeuwig, the Director of the Centre for Marine Futures at the University of Western Australia, has told the…
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Shutoffs at world’s major trade routes evolving as Europe’s busiest freight line remains closed & cargo still stuck in Egypt
Europe’s busiest freight train route connecting Genoa and Rotterdam won’t be able to resume operations until April after a massive…
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World may be facing another toilet paper shortage due to shipping container crisis, industry boss warns
The largest producer of wood pulp, which is needed to make toilet paper, has warned that the demand for shipping…
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Home-schooling around the world: How have we coped?
By Joshua HaighBBC News image copyrightUNICEFimage captionChildren throughout Peru have been hindered by limited access to internet When Covid-19 shut…
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World facing unprecedented threat of food shortages, UN agency warns
Natural disasters, climate change, and grain and livestock diseases are exacerbated by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on agriculture…
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Saving one of the world’s rarest toads from extinction
The harlequin toad has been successfully bred in captivity for the first time outside its native Panama. The three-year project…
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Attack on world’s largest crude terminal in Saudi Arabia sends oil surging to 13-month high
Global prices for crude oil extended gains to a more than one-year high on Monday, after an alarm message from…
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‘World has never seen this much wealth created in just one year’: China tops US as home to most dollar billionaires
One in every two newly minted dollar-denominated billionaires last year stemmed from China, according to the latest Hurun Global Rich…
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