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Prospect of all out general strike looms over Britain
Dec 16, 2022 12:02More picket lines and travel disruption as tens of thousands of rail workers across Britain walk out. Represented by the RMT union, for months they have been asking the government for better working conditions and an increase in their pay to match the double digit inflation.
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UK survey finds one in six Britons worried about running out of food
Dec 16, 2022 04:17A new survey has revealed that many Britons are worried about running out of food and more cannot keep warm during winter as the country's cost-of-living crisis mounts added pressure on the nation.
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North Korea tests 'solid-fuel motor for new strategic weapon'
Dec 16, 2022 04:14North Korea says it has tested a new advanced motor for a new weapon system as the nuclear-armed country's foremost enemies vow closer cooperation against Pyongyang.
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US to expand training of Ukrainian forces: Pentagon
Dec 16, 2022 03:25The US military will expand its training of Ukrainian forces to include more troops and more complex battle skills amid Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, according to the Pentagon and American officials.
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UK to hold inquiry into reports of Afghan civilians killed by British Special Forces
Dec 16, 2022 03:11Britain's military has announced it would launch an inquiry into reports that its Special Forces carried out dozens of extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan.
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Macron urges EU to stand up to US as subsidy row rages
Dec 16, 2022 03:05The European Union is seeking ways to stand up to the United States over Washington’s new green technologies plan, which Brussels says unfairly discriminates against the EU member states.
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Britain’s Sunak appoints Egypt’s Mubarak-era minister as ‘senior treasurer’
Dec 16, 2022 02:42Britain’s ruling Conservative party has appointed as senior treasurer an Egyptian billionaire who served as transport minister under autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
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US Congress urged to repeal war authorization to assure no ‘unchecked’ president could ‘misuse’ it
Dec 15, 2022 12:13A coalition of 37 rights organizations and anti-war groups have urged the US Congress to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iraq, noting that such a measure could assure no other “unchecked” president could “misuse” the law to wage other wars.
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Teenage boy killed amid clashes between France, Morocco fans after World Cup match
Dec 15, 2022 09:07A teenager has been killed amid clashes that erupted between France and Morocco fans in the French city of Montpellier following the World Cup semifinal, local officials said in a statement.
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Protesters demand resignation of Peruvian President Boluarte
Dec 15, 2022 09:03As Peru's defense minister declared a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday (December 14), unrest continued with protesters demanding the closure of Congress and the resignation of President Dina Boluarte in different parts of the country.