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WTI rises as Biden comments on Middle East risk
U.S. crude oil prices rose about 5% on Thursday, on pace for a third consecutive session of gains on fears that Israel could strike Iran's oil industry in retaliation for…
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‘I just broke down’ – Helene takes emotional toll on survivors
BBCNancy Berry tried to rescue her family mementos from the floods - but much of it was lostDays after a tropical storm inundated parts of North Carolina with catastrophic flooding,…
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Student loan forgiveness plan can move forward, federal judge allows
US President Joe Biden gestures after speaking about student loan debt relief at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin, April 8, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesA federal…
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Missile attack lays bare deep divisions among Iranians
Getty ImagesIran launched almost 200 missiles towards Israel, which said it intercepted most of themIranians have been expressing a mixture of pride, uncertainty and fear since their country launched a…
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Digital bank Revolut slams Meta over approach to scams
Revolut CEO, Nikolay Storonsky (L) and Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.ReutersBritish financial technology firm Revolut on Thursday criticized Facebook parent company Meta over its approach to tackling fraud, saying the U.S.…
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UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
AlamyThe UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.The deal –…
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Sterling plunges 1% after Bailey suggests more aggressive rate cuts
Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, gestures as he addresses the media during a press conference at the Bank of England in London on Aug. 1, 2024.Alberto Pezzali…
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Vietnam bird flu outbreak at zoos leaves dozens of tigers dead
Dozens of tigers have died in zoos in south Vietnam after a bird flu outbreak, according to state media.Three lions and a panther were also reported to have died of…
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Auto giants are getting nervous about the prospect of massive fines
Workers producing pure electric vehicles at a Volkswagen (Anhui) workshop in Hefei, China, on Sept. 25, 2024.Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesEurope's top car giants appear to be increasingly…
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Amazon’s record forest fires hit Brazil’s indigenous communities
BBCRaimundinha Rodrigues Da Sousa says her indigenous community is at risk from inhaling so much smoke“If these fires continue, we indigenous people will die.”Raimundinha Rodrigues Da Sousa runs the voluntary…