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IMF chief amps up call to boost global growth as risks increase

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde turned up the volume on her calls for stronger action by the worlds economies to boost growth, warning that downside risks were increasing without decisive action. In a speech at Frankfurts Goethe University on 5 April, Lagarde prescribed specific moves, including for the United States to raise its minimum wage, for Europe to improve job training and for emerging economies to cut fuel subsidies and boost social spending. She said recovery from the 2007-2009 global financial crisis remains too slow, too fragile and risks to its durability are increasing. Apr 5, 2016

Watch North Koreas brilliantly bad propaganda video showing bombing of Seoul

The North Korean news agency DPRK published a propaganda video on 1 April, showing a virtual missile attack targeting Seoul’s presidential house, which was reduced to rubble. The “strike” also hit a couple other government buildings. This came around a week after North Korea released similar footage showing a nuclear attack on Washington. Apr 5, 2016

Daniel Craig calls for more funding for UN Mines Action Service

British actor Daniel Craig called for more funding for UNMAS, the UN agency that efforts to rid the world of bombs and mines, on 4 April, the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. In 2015, Craig was appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon as the Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards. Apr 5, 2016

Cold War double agent Kim Philby reveals life of betrayal in unearthed footage

British double agent Kim Philby detailed his life of betrayal and the ease with which he was able to pass secrets to his Soviet controllers in newly-discovered video footage broadcast by the BBC on 4 April. Philby was one of the Soviet Unions most successful spies who penetrated the heart of the British establishment and passed secrets back to Moscow for three decades, part of a ring of British double agents recruited in the 1930s. Apr 5, 2016

Panama Papers: President Juan Carlos Varela defends transparency

Panamas President Juan Carlos Varela reaffirmed his countrys commitment to tax transparency after governments across the world began investigating possible financial wrongdoing by the rich and powerful, after a leak of four decades of documents from a local law firm that specialised in setting up offshore companies. Apr 5, 2016

Protesters demand resignation of Icelands PM Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson

A large crowd filled the square outside the parliament building in Reykjavik on 4 April to call on Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson to resign. According to local media, more than 10,000 people had gathered in the square and police said they had never seen such a great number of people demonstrating. Apr 5, 2016

Mexico: Popocatepetl volcano dramatically erupts spewing

Mexicos Popocatepetl volcano erupted on 3 April, lighting up the night sky while belching ash and smoke, authorities reported. At 8.30pm local time, a spectacular column of ash erupted into the air from the volcano, located 50 miles southeast of the capital, Mexico City. Apr 4, 2016

Burglar hides beneath kid’s duvet to carry out burglary

Counties Manukau Police released footage on 4 April, showing an unidentified man hiding beneath a child’s duvet as he burgled a house in the Auckland suburb of Dannemora, New Zealand. The man reportedly stole cash and jewellery during the theft on 20 March. Police appealed for help to identify the man, who was described as Caucasian, in his 20s, and a slim build. Apr 4, 2016

Refugee crisis: First group of deported asylum seekers arrives in Turkey

The first group of refugees sent back from the Greek Island of Lesbos were brought to the Turkish town of Dikili on 4 April, under a controversial deal aimed at stopping the influx of refugees and migrants into Europe. The first of two Turkish-flagged passenger boats accompanied by two Turkish coast guard vessels arrived at the port of Dikili under tight security. Apr 4, 2016
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