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Argentina’s President Fernandez will not seek re-election

Alberto Fernandez says he will ‘hand over the presidential sash’ and not seek a second term in office in October…

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Why the conflict in Sudan is worrying its neighbours

A conflict raging in Sudan is rattling its neighbours and other countries for reasons ranging from concern about shared Nile…

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Dominic Raab quits as UK deputy PM over bullying inquiry

 British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned from the government on Friday after an independent report found he had bullied…

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US House Republicans squirm over Speaker McCarthy’s debt ceiling proposal

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has begun working in earnest to persuade his fellow Republicans to support a $1.5 trillion…

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Biden’s labor nominee accused of harming Uber, Lyft, others in Senate hearing

 President Joe Biden's nominee for U.S. labor secretary, Julie Su, was attacked by Republican lawmakers as she testified before a…

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US war game on Taiwan shows need for ‘decisive action’ to boost arms

A U.S. congressional war game simulating a Chinese invasion of Taiwan showed the need to arm the island "to the…

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Indian court denies Rahul Gandhi’s appeal to stay defamation conviction

A court in India's western state of Gujarat on Thursday rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's petition seeking a stay of…

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Brazil’s government takes measures to boost consumer and capital market credit

 Brazil's government announced a package of 13 measures on Thursday to ease consumer access to credit and reduce associated costs…

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China’s CCTV slams Western hype of its population decline

 Western media reports on China's population being overtaken by India deliberately ignores China's development, using the topic to "bad mouth"…

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Credit Suisse has ‘learnt nothing’ from 2008 crash, London court told

Credit Suisse was accused on Thursday of having "learnt nothing" from the 2008 financial crisis on the first day of a…

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