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The dramatic measures taken by China to rein in the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak have prevented significant spread abroad, providing a "window of opportunity" to halt transmission, the World Health Organization chief says during a press briefing in Geneva. SOUNDBITE
India will overtake China as the world's most populous country this week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the United Nations says. "India is projected to overtake China as the world's most populous country during the current month - April of 2023," says John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. "Projections indicate that the size of the Chinese population could drop below 1 billion before the end of the century. In India, by contrast the population is expected to continue growing for several decades," he adds. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday voices skepticism over Chinese President Xi Jinping's "peace" proposals in Moscow, warning they could be a "stalling tactic" to help Russia on the ground in Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Global growth is set to be higher than expected this year, the IMF said Monday, raising its forecast on surprisingly strong consumption and investment while China's lifting of zero-Covid restrictions provides another boost. SOUNDBITE
First passengers arrive in Shanghai as China lifts quarantine requirements for inbound travellers, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as the country battles a surge in Covid cases. IMAGES
The Catholic designer, famous for having revolutionized the colors of the Moto GP and interpreter of the image of the main initiatives of the Emilia-Romagna Motor Valley and of many other projects, is among the finalists of the prestigious award, assigned since the 1950s by the Association for Industrial Design (ADI), with the "Ride on Colors" project on the graphics of the Misano World Circuit in Misano Adriatico.The Project competes together with 14 other finalists in the "Research for companies" category of the ADI Design Index, the preselection for the Compasso d'Oro 2024 - "Ride on Colors" is a graphic work with a strong visual impact, with different " texture” for each escape route on the circuit, which extends over 20,000 m2 of track – Drudi has already won the Compasso d'Oro in 2001 for the T-Age Suit, a motorcycle leather suit made for Dainese.
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