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Protesters interrupt Biden, Obama, Clinton at $25 million New York fundraiser

Protesters interrupt Biden, Obama, Clinton at $25 million New York fundraiser

PRESIDENT Joe Biden and his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, headlined a star-studded fundraiser with former President Bill Clinton, offering a robust defence of the White House's handling of the Gaza crisis as protesters interrupted the event. Biden, who travelled with Obama on Air Force One to New York, took part in a discussion with Clinton moderated by "The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert at the iconic Radio City Music Hall in front of thousands of guests. Organizers say the event raised more than $25 million for Biden's U.S. reelection campaign. But the fundraiser was punctuated by several protests inside the…
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Egypt economic growth forecasts lowered as Gaza crisis flares – Reuters poll

Egypt economic growth forecasts lowered as Gaza crisis flares – Reuters poll

Egyptian economic growth will be slower than previously expected as its pound weakens, inflation cuts into purchasing power and fallout from the Gaza crisis eats into the country's main sources of foreign currency, a Reuters poll showed. Revenue from the Suez Canal fell 40% in early January after sea attacks by Yemen's Houthis diverted away shipping. The crisis in neighbouring Gaza that started in October has also weakened the tourism outlook. "Developments over the past month have seen the country being hit hard from various angles and directly to its main revenue generators," Pieter du Preez of Oxford Economics wrote in a…
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