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Tuesday's global agenda: Global slowdown on the horizon
Your morning global affairs speed-read
The International Monetary Fund offered its bleakest assessment for world growth prospects since the 2009 recession in its World Economic Outlook report, released today. The report lowers the forecast for world GDP growth to 3.3 percent this year and 3.6 percent in 2013. [The Wall Street Journal]
Brennan visits Tripoli: President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, arrives in Libya today to meet with top Libyan officials as the White House ponders how to go about finding and punishing those responsible for the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. [The Washington Post]
Africa hand: U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon formally unveiled former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi as his choice to be special envoy to the Sahel region during a visit to Paris today. Western African states are seeking U.N. backing for military action to throw out Islamist militants who have taken over the northern half of Mali. [Reuters]
In other news:
Mexico's navy believes it has killed the leader and founder of the ultra-violent Zetas drug gang. [The New York Times]
Taliban in Pakistan claims responsibility for shooting 14-year-old activist for girls' education. [BBC]
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