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UK budget targets living costs as inflation spikes

UK budget targets living costs as inflation spikes

Britain unveils Wednesday a budget update aimed at easing a cost of living crisis, as data revealed inflation spiking to a three-decade high on soaring energy prices.

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Rohingya in Bangladesh cheer US decision on Myanmar 'genocide'

Rohingya in Bangladesh cheer US decision on Myanmar 'genocide'

Saying she saw with her own eyes her two daughters killed by the Myanmar military, Rahima Khatun is hopeful the US designation of the 2017 onslaught against the Rohingya as "genocide" will bring some justice.

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Shanghai warns against 'panic' as Covid cases mount

Shanghai warns against 'panic' as Covid cases mount

Shanghai authorities on Wednesday called for calm as worried citizens swamped online grocery platforms to stock up on food over fears of impending lockdowns in a city struggling to halt a Covid spike.

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Shafique, Azhar hit fifties as Pakistan move on to 159-1 at lunch

Shafique, Azhar hit fifties as Pakistan move on to 159-1 at lunch

Abdullah Shafique and Azhar Ali both made unbeaten half-centuries to guide Pakistan to 159-1 at lunch on the third day of the third Test in Lahore on Wednesday.

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'Prove you're with us': Zelensky's rousing calls to Western MPs

'Prove you're with us': Zelensky's rousing calls to Western MPs

When rallying British MPs, he reaches for Churchill. When addressing the US Congress, he invokes Pearl Harbor. When beamed into the Bundestag, he conjures the threat of a new Wall in Europe.

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Prince Charles and Camilla visit Ireland

Prince Charles and Camilla visit Ireland

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla begin a three-day visit to Ireland on Wednesday, as part of a series of royal tours for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee year.

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Heartbreak as Afghan girls ordered home just hours after schools reopen

Heartbreak as Afghan girls ordered home just hours after schools reopen

The Taliban ordered girls' secondary schools in Afghanistan to shut Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion and heartbreak over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group.

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Ukraine's tuberculosis progress 'stopped in one day'

Ukraine's tuberculosis progress 'stopped in one day'

As Ukraine struggles to cope with the immediate casualties of Russia's invasion, there are fears the war will also ruin the country's progress in its fight against tuberculosis.

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Settling Albania's 'hero' police dogs into retirement

Settling Albania's 'hero' police dogs into retirement

After years of sniffing out illicit cash in Albanian airports, German shepherd Konti has a lot to look forward to in retirement. He will enjoy it by the side of his partner in fighting crime, his handler Ilir Balla.

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The scientists helping farmers kick the chemical habit

The scientists helping farmers kick the chemical habit

In a field in western France, the small purple and white flowers quivering among tender shoots of wheat are a clue that this is not conventional single-crop farmland.

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