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IMF maintains 2024 global growth forecast, warns of inflation risk
IMF maintains 2024 global growth forecast, warns of inflation risk
by  AFP

The IMF held global growth expectations for 2024 steady in a report Tuesday even as it cut forecasts for the United States and Japan, while warning of inflation risks and trade tensions ahead. But even as many countries saw better growth than anticipated early this year, the IMF flagged surprises in Japan and the United States.

Poisoned by arsenic, and with no way out, Peruvians live in fear
Poisoned by arsenic, and with no way out, Peruvians live in fear
by  AFP

Sayuri Moreno found out while pregnant that her body was contaminated with arsenic, but could not afford doctors' advice to avoid breastfeeding and leave her home in a mining area in northern Peru. When Mireya Minaya was pregnant she was found to have 142 micrograms of arsenic per liter of urine.

US retail sales flat in June as consumption cools
US retail sales flat in June as consumption cools
by  AFP

Retail sales in the United States slipped less than analysts anticipated in June on a weaker performance in the auto and gas segments, government data showed Tuesday. But excluding auto and gas, total retail sales was up 0.8 percent in June -- indicating that there may still be some way to go yet in easing demand.

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