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The World in Brief from The Economist
China’s trade downturn; America’s flight chaos, and more
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China’s exports unexpectedly fell by 1.1% year on year in October, the first such contraction since February. Also, airlines in America began cancelling flights ahead of enforced schedule cuts.
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