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Over two-thirds of Britons to cut festive spending this year: Survey
Oct 27, 2022 04:44Over two-thirds of British adults are planning to cut back on festive spending this year due to a worsening cost of living crisis, according to a survey published on Thursday.
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British PM Rishi Sunak grilled by opposition lawmakers at first question time
Oct 27, 2022 03:52Rishi Sunak has faced questions by opposition legislators for the first time as the new prime minister of the United Kingdom, days after his resigned predecessor caused turmoil to the market.
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Over 40 percent of US voters worry about violence during midterm elections: Survey
Oct 27, 2022 03:32More than 40 percent of voters in the United States are worried about threats of violence or voter intimidation at polling stations during the midterm elections in early November, a survey says.
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Putin: We're aware of Ukraine's 'dirty bomb' plans
Oct 27, 2022 03:24Russia's President Vladimir Putin repeats claims made by several Russian officials that Ukraine plans to deploy a "dirty bomb" during Moscow's current military operation in the ex-Soviet republic.
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Russia defense minister raises Ukraine ‘dirty bomb’ threat with India, China counterparts
Oct 26, 2022 14:03Amid boiling tensions between Russia and the US-led Western countries over the war in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, in a video call with his Chinese and Indian counterparts, has sounded the alarm that Ukraine was preparing a provocation using a “dirty bomb.”
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China says ‘closer than ever’ to achieving ‘complete reunification of motherland’
Oct 26, 2022 12:48China says it has taken a historical step towards achieving “complete reunification of the motherland", in reference to Chinese Taipei, days after the country's ruling party concluded a congress that handed President Xi Jinping another five years in power.
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China launches inhaled COVID-19 vaccine
Oct 26, 2022 10:50The Chinese city of Shanghai started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday in what appears to be a world first.
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28 dead in Bangladesh cyclone, millions without power
Oct 26, 2022 08:22Bangladesh rescue workers found the bodies of four missing crew of a dredger boat, taking the death toll from Cyclone Sitrang to 28 as millions remained without power, officials said Wednesday.
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Russia notifies US of nuclear drills
Oct 26, 2022 05:35Russia has notified the United States about its plans to carry out annual military exercises using strategic nuclear forces.
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Pakistan ex-PM Khan announces march on capital to call for early elections
Oct 26, 2022 04:46Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Tuesday that he would begin a protest march with his supporters from the eastern city of Lahore to Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Friday to call for early elections.