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Climate 24 Jan 2019 All-Time Heat Records Smashed in South Australia
"Temperatures in southern Australia topped 49 degrees Celsius on Thursday (Jan 24), shattering previous records as sizzling citizens received free...
Economy 24 Jan 2019 Global Government Debt Hits 80% GDP
"Governments are continuing to run up huge debt levels, with emerging countries helping push the total global IOU to 80 percent of gross domestic...
Climate 23 Jan 2019 Torrential Rains Overwhelm Dam in Indonesia
"Torrential rains overwhelmed a dam and caused landslides that killed at least eight people and displaced more than 2,000 in central Indonesia,...
Economy 23 Jan 2019 Davos Leaders Fear Central Bank Impotence
"Business leaders in Davos aren't thrilled about the global economic slowdown. But they're even more worried about how central banks will respond....
Climate 22 Jan 2019 Unusual January Rain Paralyses Pakistan
"The same cold front that swept south through the Arabian Peninsula, bringing a widespread dust storm from Egypt to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar,...
Economy 22 Jan 2019 Bellwether South Korea’s Exports Fall off a Cliff
"South Korean exports, a data set often held up as a bellwether for the health of the global economy, fell off a cliff in January, pointing to a...
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