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Four US white officers charged over Breonna Taylor death
Aug 05, 2022 01:48The US Justice Department charged four white police officers on Thursday over the death of Breonna Taylor, a young Black woman, who was shot six times and killed by the officers in a raid two years ago on her home in Louisville, Kentucky.
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US weekly jobless claims increase, but labor market remains tight
Aug 05, 2022 01:42The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased last week, suggesting some softening in the labor market, though overall conditions remain tight.
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UK unveils biggest interest hike in 30 years in anticipation of recession
Aug 05, 2022 01:34The Bank of England (BoE) unveils the biggest interest rate hike since 1995 as it sees the country sinking into a lengthy recession later this year amid skyrocketing inflation.
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US Justice Department sues Trump adviser Navarro over White House records
Aug 04, 2022 09:04The US Department of Justice on Wednesday sued Peter Navarro, an adviser to former President Donald Trump, seeking emails from his time in the White House that he has refused to return without a grant of immunity.
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ASEAN warns of 'miscalculation' risk over Taiwan, urges all parties to avoid provocation
Aug 04, 2022 09:01The 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has voiced concern about the situation in Chinese Taipei, warning of the risk of a "miscalculation" amid soaring tensions between Washington and Beijing over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island.
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Maduro: US wants to ‘steal’ Venezuelan plane grounded in Argentina
Aug 04, 2022 07:39Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has condemned a call by the United States for Argentina to seize a Venezuelan cargo plane that has been grounded in Buenos Aires for nearly two months, saying Washington wants to “steal” the aircraft.
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US police have already killed over 700 people in 2022, on track to break record
Aug 04, 2022 07:30US police have killed more people through the first seven months of the year than they have any other year on record, a study shows, pointing out Black people are three times as likely as white people to get killed by police.
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China starts live-fire exercises around Taiwan in response to Pelosi visit
Aug 04, 2022 06:49China has begun large-scale military sea and air exercises around Chinese Taipei in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island and amid soaring tensions between Washington and Beijing over the highly-controversial trip.
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Russia again blames bans for non-delivery of turbine, resultant cutting of gas flow to Europe
Aug 04, 2022 06:46Russia's energy giant Gazprom says the sanctions imposed by the West against Moscow have made it impossible for the company to receive a turbine needed to keep gas flowing to Europe.
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Muslims in Kashmir observe Muharram
Aug 04, 2022 04:10As the Islamic month of Muharram starts, the Muslim-majority region of Kasmir changes its attire. Black banners and flags drape across the region to remind people of what happened in the battle of Karbala centuries ago.