Global imbalances are projected to decline only modestly over the medium term, the Fund said, adding that this limited narrowing might not materialize and, in recent years, the WEO forecasts for global current account balances have tended to exhibit a downward bias.
Lee Kang-in of Korea dribbles the ball against Uzbekistan during the teams’ football friendly match at Yongin Mireu Stadium in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Oct. 6. Yonhap The agency for Korean football star Lee Kang-in warned of legal action Tuesday against “groundless” rumors accusing the midfielder of causing strife within the men’s national team. “We have…
Two ships were hit in the attack, including the Ukrainian-owned Chelsea 3, which sustained damage. Published On 13 Oct 202613 Oct 2026 Two ships have been hit in drone attacks off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, with one of them sinking, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said. The Ukrainian-owned Chelsea 3, which was sailing under a Maltese…
Officials enter the Public Prosecution Service headquarters in Seoul’s Seocho District, Oct. 2. Yonhap The Lee Jae Myung administration on Tuesday began the process of selecting its first prosecutor general, a post that has remained vacant for one year and three months. The justice ministry announced the formation of a nine-member committee, including a chairperson,…
A woman walks past empty fresh-food refrigerators at an Intermarché supermarket in Névez, western France, Oct. 12, following a cyberattack affecting the French supermarket chains Intermarché and Coopérative U that caused their refrigerators to defrost. AFP-Yonhap PARIS — Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as…
THE Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, the Most Rev. Prof. Johnson K. Asamoah-Gyadu, has urged the newly inducted 10th Lay President of Conference, Mr Alfred Sakyi, to operate within the constitutional mandate of his office to promote effective collaboration between the clergy and the laity. He said the position went beyond leading the…
The officer involved was arrested and is in Police custody pending further investigations, and the service pistol has been retained for evidential purposes
“Government can throw about numbers! But how is the government going to raise the much-needed revenue to pay these people?” Dr Bannor asked.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says Qatar has demonstrated its strength and cohesion. Published On 13 Oct 202613 Oct 2026 Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has told the Shura Council that the region has faced “exceptional events”, following months of instability amid the United States-Israeli war on Iran. Speaking in the…
This artificial intelligence-generated illustration depicts the classification of students’ written solutions into problem-solving pathways associated with their academic backgrounds. Courtesy of Sejong University A Sejong University professor has collaborated with a researcher at Finland’s Aalto University to examine how university students’ academic backgrounds relate to their problem-solving approaches. The researchers are Jang Hye-won, a professor…
