Global growth is projected at –4.9 percent in 2020, 1.9 percentage points below the April 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a more negative impact on activity ...

Learn about where the tradition of carving faces into pumpkins for Halloween came from! The tradition of carving faces into pumpkins for Halloween originates with the old European legend of "Stingy ...

Yangi, a pioneer in fiber-based packaging innovation, has successfully secured 10 million euros in an oversubscribed Series A funding round — a significant milestone and a strong vote of confidence in ...

Celtic rituals, tricks of nature, and deals with the devil have all played a part in creating this iconic symbol of Halloween. The National Museum of Ireland—Country Life, near the town of Castlebar, ...

“O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel!” This favored Christmas ...

We say this word multiple times a day, but what does it really mean? Two linguists took the time to explain the fascinating origin of o'clock. Read on to learn what the o in o’clock stands for and how ...

Today, "o'clock" effectively denotes hours of the day. Have you ever wondered what the letter "O" stands for in "o'clock"? The question may appear easy to answer, but the origins of this term are a ...

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The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database contains selected macroeconomic data series from the statistical appendix of the World Economic Outlook report, which presents the IMF staff's analysis and ...

O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star who was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend in a televised trial that gripped the nation, has died of cancer, according to his family. He was 76. "He ...

Q. I recently discovered when I went to AAA to renew my registration that my personalized license-plate number was incorrectly made/recorded some 20-plus years ago. When I originally got the plate, I ...