Debt, sluggish growth, surging oil rates confront IMF, WB chiefs
IMF and World Bank policymakers convene here this weekend to assess
prospects for a faltering global economy menaced by natural disasters,
rising energy costs and discord over debt-relief initiatives.
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US cities empty as Hurricane Rita looms
A mass exodus from the deadly threat of Hurricane Rita left a virtual
ghost coast through Texas and Louisiana amid frantic last-minute
preparations for the second super-storm in a month.
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