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Meet Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s new president who rose from poverty
Lawsuits, scandals, armed troops and a knife-wielding attacker all failed to deter Lee Jae-myung's ascendancy from sweatshop worker to the South Korean presidency.
After losing...
Extreme poverty in India dips to 5.3%; 171 million uplifted over a decade: World Bank
India's extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3% over a decade from 27.1% in 2011-12 even as the World Bank revised upwards its threshold...
Exclusive | Global economy stabilising, but growth remains too low, warns World Bank’s Bjerde
The global economy may be stabilising, but growth remains worryingly low, warned Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations at the World Bank, in an...
