US Federal Reserve downgrades economic outlook, keeps interest rates low (+ analysis); UN calls for more Pakistan flood aid, says international response is disappointing; Venezuela and Colombia restore ties; FIFA investigates reports the North Korean football coach has been sentenced to hard labour; and more
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World News Brief, Thursday March 19
Further cuts to US interest rates "unlikely"; AIG head to testify before Congress; Chinese economic forecast takes a hit; questions about Iran arms trade; Sharia courts in Pakistan's Swat Valley; and more
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