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US GDP data due with all eyes on possible recession
US GDP data due with all eyes on possible recession
by  AFP

The United States is set to release key data on economic growth Thursday and global investors are watching closely as the world's largest economy flirts with recession -- while President Joe Biden walks a political tightrope. Nevertheless, the International Monetary Fund downgraded its growth forecast for the United States earlier this week -- and said a recession may already have begun.

'A dirty game': Young Kenyans shun election hype
'A dirty game': Young Kenyans shun election hype
by  AFP

As a familiar campaign jingle brings the Kenyan crowd to their feet, Hellen Atieno joins her compatriots and sways to the catchy tune at a political rally in the lakeside city of Kisumu.

North Korea's Kim says 'ready to mobilise' nuclear weapons
North Korea's Kim says 'ready to mobilise' nuclear weapons
by  AFP

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was "ready to mobilise" its nuclear deterrent in any future military clash with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday. Speaking to war veterans on the 69th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, Kim emphasised the country's "thorough readiness" to "deal with any military clash with the United States".

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