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Former Minneapolis police officer jailed for 2-1/2 years in George Floyd case
Jul 22, 2022 02:50A former Minneapolis officer was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on federal charges stemming from his role in the killing of George Floyd, a Black man whose death sparked protests around the world against racial injustice, a court spokesperson said.
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Pelosi: Biden has not warned her against a trip to Taiwan
Jul 22, 2022 02:44Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, says US President Joe Biden has not talked to her directly about an official trip to Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) in August.
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Russia: Sanctions by West cannot force Moscow to change course
Jul 21, 2022 14:59Moscow says sanctions by the West against Russia over Ukraine war cannot force the Kremlin to change course, five months into a military operation in the ex-Soviet country.
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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, four months before 80th birthday
Jul 21, 2022 10:59The White House says US President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very mild symptoms.
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UK Supreme Court set to hear application on Scottish independence vote in October
Jul 21, 2022 10:32Britain’s Supreme Court is set to hear an application on whether to allow a new referendum on Scottish independence without consent from Westminster.
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Italy's PM Draghi steps down after coalition govt. collapses
Jul 21, 2022 10:31Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has resigned after failing to revive his coalition government, triggering a snap election campaign which could bring the hard right to power.
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Italian PM wins confidence vote but key coalition allies boycott voting
Jul 21, 2022 07:53Italian Premier Mario Draghi has won a confidence vote in the parliament, but the government crumbled when three large parties of his main coalition partners snubbed a confidence by mass abstentions, virtually dooming any prospects for the embattled premier’s unity government’s survival.
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Protests continue in Sri Lanka, as parliament elects Ranil Wickremesinghe as president
Jul 21, 2022 04:21Anti-government protesters have returned to the streets of Sri Lanka’s capital after newly-appointed President Ranil Wickremesinghe vowed to crack down on the protests that toppled his predecessor, condemning them as “against the law.”
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Russia not to supply oil to world market if price cap imposed
Jul 21, 2022 04:17Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak says Moscow will not export oil to the world market if a price cap is imposed below the cost of production.
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Russia’s objectives in Ukraine now extend beyond Donbas: Lavrov
Jul 20, 2022 23:39Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Moscow's military "tasks" in Ukraine have now gone beyond the eastern region of Donbas due to constant supplies of Western equipment, weapons, and ammunition to Kiev.