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After pro-Palestinian tent encampments swept campuses last spring, colleges rolled out new restrictions on when and how demonstrations are allowed

The IMF expects the U.S. economy — the world's largest — to expand 2.8% this year, down slightly from 2.9% in 2023 but an improvement on the 2.6% it had forecast for 2024 back in July

Germany in particular saw its economy shrink in 2023

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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited Ukraine amid a Russian advance on the battlefield and increasing anxiety among Ukrainians that Western allies are experiencing growing fatigue toward the Russia-Ukraine war. For VOA, Anna Chernikova reports from Kyiv. VOA footage by Vladyslav Smilianets.

After the city of Sumy, Ukraine, was liberated from Russian forces in April 2022, one of the first things that Serhiy Hutsan did was re-open his Odyssey Pier Museum in a new location

The M23's incursion into Kalembe violated an Angola-mediated ceasefire agreed in August, Angola's government said on Monday

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson first announced the renewal at a press briefing in Beijing; the Vatican confirmed the move in a statement

How long the preference for lower-priced vehicles may last is unclear

The infection occurred abroad and was detected last Friday; no increased risk for Germany but situation monitored "very closely"

Authorities accused Toledo of accepting $35 million in bribes from Odebrecht in exchange for allowing the construction of a highway in the South American country

Nearly 2.5 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans were inspected for export last week, including almost 1.7 million tons bound for China, the most in a year, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data released on Monday

Constellation announced last month that it would revive the half-century-old Three Mile Island with the purpose of fueling Microsoft's MSFT.O data centers

Charles’s trip to Australia was scaled down because he is undergoing cancer treatment; he arrives in Samoa on Wednesday

Cyclone Dana, currently over the Bay of Bengal, is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm with wind speeds gusting up to 120 kph

The low-speed crash on Monday evening happened near the village of Llanbrynmair in central Wales

The prosecution alleged that the 16 members of the National Unity Platform, as well as others still on the run, were found in possession of explosives between November 2020 and May 2021

Protesters also met the chief minister of the opposition-led state, which has drawn scrutiny for its handling of sex crimes, to press their demand for better security

Singapore's government said the persecution claim was baseless and unfounded