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Notably, the budget provides for a 20 percent increase in wages, a rate that is nonetheless well below that of inflation.

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Military spending is up nearly 10 percent this year to $2.7 trillion, which is 13 times total world spending on development aid and equivalent to the entire gross domestic product of Africa, he said.

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Bangladesh also has a small Shia community, while around 10 percent of Bangladeshis are not Muslims -- mainly Hindus, as well smaller groups of Christians.

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The researchers found that if 90 percent of these byproducts were recovered, they "could meet nearly all U.S. critical mineral needs; one percent recovery would substantially reduce import reliance for most elements evaluated."

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The US and China are the main users of the 80-kilometer canal, which sees the passage of five percent of global maritime trade.

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