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Asia September 21

Sri Lankan voters to chose from 38 candidates in consequential presidential election

Thirty-eight candidates are running for president of the Asian nation of Sri Lanka, which is still recovering from a 2022 economic collapse. Its incumbent president faces a tight race.

Coronavirus May 28, 2020

UN secretary-general predicts 'historic' hunger in post-coronavirus world

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world is facing extreme crisis due to the coronavirus, despite scientific and technological advances. 

VIDEO April 14, 2020

IMF says 2020 will be global economy's worst year since Great Depression

Global economy hit hard by coronavirus; Fox Biz Flash: 4/14.

VIDEO January 21, 2019

International Monetary Fund cuts forecast for world economic growth

US market rebound not enough to boost global markets; Fox Biz Flash: 1/21.

Protectionism January 2, 2019

Spiraling Venezuela crisis threatens to infect entire region, analysts say

The depth of the Venezuelan catastrophe threatens to unravel the stability and wreak financial havoc beyond just Latin America, with little end in sight.

VIDEO July 1, 2015

Greece defaults $1.8 billion IMF loan

Greg Palkot reports from Athens