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UN: Pandemic could shrink global economy almost 1% in 2020

by Associated Press
| April 2, 2020 12:03 AM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The global economy could shrink almost 1% this year due to the new coronavirus, a sharp reversal from the pre-pandemic forecast of 2.5% growth, the United Nations said Wednesday.

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