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IMF cuts global growth outlook amid US, China slowdowns
IMF cuts global growth outlook amid US, China slowdowns
World
by  AFP

Surging inflation and severe slowdowns in the United States and China prompted the IMF Tuesday to downgrade its outlook for the global economy this year and next, while warning that the situation could get much worse. "The world's three largest economies, the United States, China and the euro area are stalling with important consequences for the global outlook," he said at a briefing.

Hundreds rally in Sudan against coup, tribal violence
Hundreds rally in Sudan against coup, tribal violence
Africa
by  AFP

Hundreds of protesters rallied on Tuesday against last year's military coup in Sudan and a recent spike in tribal violence which killed more than 100 people, AFP correspondents said. while others called on the military "to go back to barracks", according to an AFP correspondent.

Misery for millions as monsoon pounds Pakistan port city
Misery for millions as monsoon pounds Pakistan port city
World
by  AFP

Shazad Akbar carried his four-year-old daughter on his shoulders Tuesday as he and his wife waded through knee-high water flooding a street in Surjani, a poor part of Pakistan's port city of Karachi. Coastal Karachi is particularly prone to flooding because the city has expanded with scant planning on a landscape ill-suited to urban development.

Pope to hold mass in Canada after apology for Indigenous abuse
Pope to hold mass in Canada after apology for Indigenous abuse
World
by  AFP

Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend a mass by Pope Francis in western Canada Tuesday, a day after his historic apology for the abuse of Indigenous children at Catholic-run schools. Organizers say more than 60,000 people are expected to attend the mass in Edmonton, which is being held under heavy security.

Burkina ex-leader Compaore apologises to family of slain Sankara
Burkina ex-leader Compaore apologises to family of slain Sankara
Africa
by  AFP

Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaore, sentenced in absentia to life in jail for the 1987 assassination of revolutionary icon Thomas Sankara, apologised to the ex-leader's family on Tuesday. A Burkina court handed him a life term in absentia in April for his role in the assassination.

France committed to Africa's security, says Macron
France committed to Africa's security, says Macron
Africa
by  AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday declared his country would support Africa's need for security as he began a three-country tour marked by France's military revamp in the jihadist-torn Sahel. Macron also pledged French support for countries fighting jihadists in the Lake Chad region, where an older insurgency launched by Nigeria's Boko Haram is also raging.