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North Korea fires ballistic missile, Seoul's military says
North Korea fires ballistic missile, Seoul's military says
World
by  AFP

North Korea fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, Seoul's military said, the latest launch from Pyongyang following a record-breaking testing blitz earlier this month. Earlier this month, North Korea conducted a flurry of launches, including an intercontinental ballistic missile, which Seoul said appeared to have failed.

Dark clouds over China's economy as zero-Covid, global slowdown bite
Dark clouds over China's economy as zero-Covid, global slowdown bite
Business and Economy
by  AFP

A slew of lacklustre indicators for October show strict and enduring Covid curbs as well as a global slowdown are dragging on China's economy, analysts told AFP, with prospects looking increasingly grim for 2023. But others expect grim trends to continue, with Macquarie analysts telling AFP that "due to the softening global economy" they expect China exports to decline by five percent in 2023.