<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080516/ap_on_bi_ge/un_world_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080515/capt.84bf6ddef174496eafa67454e3be7374.belgium_econ omic_forum_vlm101.jpg?x=130&y=68&q=85&sig=Ubw5ioOn AjlfV.WbQhnAWA--" align="left" height="68" width="130" alt="European Union Commissioner for Monetary Relations Joaquin Almunia gestures while speaking during the opening of the Brussels Economic Forum at EU headquarters in Brussels, Thursday May 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)" border="0" /></a>AP - The world economy is "teetering on the brink" of a severe downturn and is expected to grow only 1.8 percent in 2008, the United Nations said in its mid-year economic projections Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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