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Other countries are tipping into recession — and could drag the U.S. along

by Lily Jamali
Jun 20, 2023
Among them are New Zealand, Germany and, probably, China.
Germany is among the nations around the world facing a recession linked to their battles with inflation. Above, a Christmas market in Heidelberg.
Daniel Roland/AFP via Getty Images
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Job loss for women is a major issue in New Zealand's "COVID election"

by Stephen Ryan
Oct 16, 2020
Women make up more than 90% of people who have lost their jobs during COVID-19 restrictions in New Zealand.
Women make up the large majority of people who lost their jobs due to coronavirus restrictions in New Zealand. Pictured: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on the campaign trail.
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More extremists are getting radicalized online. Whose responsibility is that?

by Molly Wood
Mar 19, 2019
And what can social media companies do to intervene?
Bellingcat, a research and investigative journalism site, is collecting and archiving social posts that show videos and images of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol last week.
Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images
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Western states scrambling for more firefighters

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 21, 2015
Wildfires are burning in 10 states, exhausting resources and manpower.
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New Zealand: First smoke-free country?

by Marketplace Contributor
May 25, 2012
This week New Zealand announced the price on cigarettes will rise by 40 percent over the next four years -- to more than $15 U.S. a pack -- as part of an effort to eliminate smoking in New Zealand completely by 2025.
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Volcano export woes bring New Zealand windfall

by Melissa Kaplan
Apr 20, 2010
We reported yesterday that the airline snafu caused by Eyjafjallajokull's eruption has had a severe impact on domestic and international imports...
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