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Moscow warns Western military aid to Ukraine could lead to ‘unpredictable’ escalation of war
[Euronews] Russia’s defence minister warned Western military aid to Ukraine would potentially drag NATO into the conflict and that it could lead to an “unpredictable” escalation.
Fitch raises China’s growth forecast to 5% for 2023
[channelnewsasia] Rating agency Fitch has revised its forecast for China’s economic growth in 2023 to 5.0 per cent from 4.1 per cent previously as consumption and broader activity are recovering faster than initially anticipated after the end of the “zero-COVID” regime.
US experts warn AI likely to kill off jobs – and widen wealth inequality
[the Guardian] Economists wary of firm predictions but say advances could create new raft of billionaires while other workers are laid off.
Fresh sanctions on Russian businesses and elites announced by UK
[Independent] Several manufacturers, companies and top figures have been targeted by the UK in the latest round of sanctions to hit Russia since the invasion of Ukraine.
Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll tops 11,000
[CBS News] Thinly-stretched rescue teams pulling the living and the dead from the rubble of thousands of buildings destroyed in Turkey and Syria by catastrophic earthquakes and aftershocks that have killed over 11,000.