Global economy projected to grow 1.9 pct in 2023: UN report

STORY: Global economy projected to grow 1.9 pct in 2023: UN report DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN officials taking seats 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LI JUNHUA, UN under-secretary-general for economic and social affairs 3. various of journalists 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LI JUNHUA, UN under-secretary-general for economic and social affairs 5. screenshot of slide show 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HAMID RASHID, Chief of Global Economic Monitoring Branch, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 7. various of press briefing room STORYLINE: World output growth is projected to decelerate from an estimated 3.0 percent in 2022 to 1.9 percent in 2023, marking one of the lowest growth rates in recent decades, according to a UN report launched on Wednesday. The UN World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023 report predicted global growth to moderately pick up to 2.7 percent in 2024, as some macroeconomic headwinds are expected to begin t

Newspaper banner headlines on LDP's crushing upper house defeat

Newspaper banner headlines on LDP's crushing upper house defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Morning newspapers in Tokyo on July 30 carry banner headlines on the Liberal Democratic Party's crushing defeat in the House of Councillors election the previous day. The LDP lost 19 of the 56 seats it held before the election, while the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan added 28 to the 32 seats it held before the poll. Half of the 242 upper house seats are up for reelection every three years. With 46 seats not open to contest, the LDP now has a total of 83 seats in the upper house versus 109 for the DPJ.

Newspaper banner headlines on LDP's crushing upper house defeat

Newspaper banner headlines on LDP's crushing upper house defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Morning newspapers in Tokyo on July 30 carry banner headlines on the Liberal Democratic Party's crushing defeat in the House of Councillors election the previous day. The LDP lost 19 of the 56 seats it held before the election, while the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan added 28 to the 32 seats it held before the poll. Half of the 242 upper house seats are up for reelection every three years. With 46 seats not open to contest, the LDP now has a total of 83 seats in the upper house versus 109 for the DPJ. (Kyodo)