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Sri Lankan police clear main protest site as new PM takes over
Jul 22, 2022 11:12Sri Lankan police and security forces on Friday cleared the main protest site in the capital Colombo occupied by demonstrators for months, hours after an ally of the Rajapaksa family was appointed the new prime minister.
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Bank of America fined $225 million for 'botched' disbursement of jobless benefits
Jul 15, 2022 07:44US banking regulators have Bank of America fined $225 million over "botched" handling of jobless benefits during the coronavirus pandemic.
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EU Commission slashes bloc’s economic growth forecasts as war-stoked inflation soars
Jul 14, 2022 17:46The European Commission has slashed the European Union’s economic growth forecasts as the ongoing Ukraine-Russia military conflict fuels record-high inflation, which is continuing to destabilize the economy of the bloc’s member states.
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Saudi forces seize another Yemen-bound fuel ship in violation of UN-brokered ceasefire
Jul 14, 2022 10:21The Yemen Gas Company (YGC) says the Saudi-led coalition waging war on the country has seized yet another Yemen-bound fuel ship in blatant violation of the UN-brokered ceasefire.
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US inflation hit 40-year high in June
Jul 14, 2022 10:19Inflation has surged to a new four-decade high in the United States, as prices continue to climb at the fastest pace across many sectors of the economy, fresh data shows.
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Congress showers the Pentagon with cash while Americans pinch pennies
Jul 13, 2022 16:51US Lawmakers will rubber stamp a bill authorizing tens of billions more to the Defense Department that it didn’t even ask for.
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Iran starts handling first Russian cargo transit to India
Jul 12, 2022 20:01Iran has started transiting a first Russian cargo to India through a new route that experts believe will lead to increased trade in the region.
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Sri Lanka's beleaguered president attempts to flee country, blocked from leaving
Jul 12, 2022 19:42The Sri Lankan president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is due to officially resign on Wednesday after months of protests, has made a failed attempt to flee the crisis-hit country.
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Starmer ends Labour silence on Brexit as he rules out rejoining single market
Jul 07, 2022 22:41UK Labour Leader Keir Starmer says he will rebuild trust with EU on key areas of disagreement such as the Northern Ireland protocol and get ‘a better deal for the British people.’
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Thousands of Sri Lankans ditch cars, turn to bicycles as fuel crisis worsens in cash-strapped country
Jul 06, 2022 14:23Throwing a backpack over his shoulders and a helmet over his head, Thusitha Kahaduwa hops onto his bicycle to pedal off to work through the chaotic streets of Colombo.