China misses fourth-quarter GDP estimates, resumes posting youth unemployment data

[ad_1] BEIJING — China missed fourth-quarter GDP estimates on Wednesday, while it resumed reporting the unemployment rate for young people. The National Bureau of Statistics said that excluding people still in school, the unemployment rate for young people ages 16 to 24 was 14.9%, while the unemployment rate in cities in December was 5.1%. The…

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‘Stranger Things’ star Noah Schnapp says his views on Israel-Hamas war have been ‘misconstrued’

[ad_1] “Stranger Things” star Noah Schnapp said Monday that his “thoughts and beliefs” on the war between Israel and Hamas have been “misconstrued” following outcry over a video of the actor that some criticized as insensitive. In a nearly two-minute video uploaded to TikTok on Monday night, Schnapp told his more than 32 million followers…

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Who is Guatemala’s new President Bernardo Arévalo?

[ad_1] GUATEMALA CITY — Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in early Monday as Guatemala’s new president. Many doubted they would ever see the day as powerful interests aligned against his anti-corruption campaign and authorities threw various legal challenges at him and his party. Arévalo is now president, but those disputes will continue and with little support in Congress he will be hard-pressed…

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E.U. presidency warns democracy will be put to the test in U.S. election in November

[ad_1] The European Union presidency on Tuesday warned that the foundations of democracy will be put to the test during the November U.S. election, envisaging a scenario where the longstanding trans-Atlantic alliance could unravel ever more. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo of Belgium, whose country currently holds the rotating E.U. presidency, said that “if 2024 brings…

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