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White House asks Congress for $11.7 billion in aid for Ukraine
Sep 04, 2022 02:34The administration of US President Joe Biden has asked Congress to approve $11.7 billion in military and economic assistance for Ukraine as part of a short-term funding bill, in a move that prioritizes assistance for Kiev over the fight against the coronavirus in the world's worst-hit country.
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Russians bid adieu to last Soviet leader but without Putin
Sep 03, 2022 09:33Russians have paid their respects to the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, in a low-profile ceremony without President Vladimir Putin.
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Protest held in US over killing of unarmed Black youth
Sep 03, 2022 08:58People have taken out to the streets in Columbus, Ohio, to protest the killing of an unarmed Black man by police.
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China vows ‘counter-measures’ as US okays $1.1bn Taiwan arms sales
Sep 03, 2022 08:57China has warned the US of impending “counter-measures” following the Biden administration’s approval of yet another $1.1 billion in weapons sales to Taiwan.
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Sri Lanka’s deposed president faces arrest calls after return
Sep 03, 2022 07:17Sri Lanka’s deposed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has returned to the country from self-imposed exile and is now facing arrest warrants.
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Russia warns US against sending long-range arms to Ukraine, vows use of nukes
Sep 03, 2022 05:01A senior Russian diplomat has warned the US against supplying long-range weapons to Ukraine, saying that Moscow is determined to use nuclear arms if its existence is threatened.
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Russia indefinitely suspends Nord Stream gas pipeline to Europe
Sep 03, 2022 04:58The Russian gas giant Gazprom has indefinitely suspended natural gas flows to Europe via Nord Stream 1 pipeline amid a worsening energy crisis in the continent.
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Unemployment in US increases to six-month high: Official report
Sep 03, 2022 04:56Official data by the administration of US President Joe Biden shows that more people were unemployed in the United States in August compared to the month before, and that the jobless rate for last month was the highest in six months.
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Eight migrants die trying to cross Rio Grande River into United States
Sep 03, 2022 04:21Eight migrants died and 37 were rescued as they tried to cross the rain-swollen Rio Grande River into the United States near Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. customs officials said on Friday.
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FBI found 48 empty folders with classified markings in Trump’s house
Sep 03, 2022 04:08An FBI search of former US President Donald Trump’s residence in Florida last month retrieved four dozen empty folders with classified markings, raising speculation about whether the former president is in possession of or has destroyed the documents.