decade
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Why did East Asia’s economy grow so rapidly in recent decades and Africa’s so slowly?
Smithfield Foods SFD 2.24%increase; green up pointing triangle plans to build a large hog slaughterhouse in South Dakota, marking the first new facility built by America’s top pork producer in decades.
The Swiss are the heaviest rail users in Europe in terms of kilometres travelled per person, but accidents have fallen in recent decades even as use grows, according to government statistics.
From Barron's
With production growth expected to plateau by the end of the decade, U.S. energy companies are increasingly weighing longer-lived supply sources.
From MarketWatch
The UK recently lost its World Health Organization measles elimination status after over 2,900 cases of measles were confirmed in England in 2024, the highest level for more than a decade.
From BBC
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