Bolsonaro or Lula? As Brazil prepares to vote, here's what to know

As election day approaches in Brazil, the two leading presidential candidates -- former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and current leader Jair Bolsonaro -- have stepped up efforts to woo voters.
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South Korean President warns North over nuclear program

North Korea will face "a determined and overwhelming response" from South Korea and the United States if it attempts to use nuclear weapons, South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol said Saturday.
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Analysis: Liz Truss faces her party faithful after a disastrous week. Many Conservatives fear defeat looms at UK's next election

Liz Truss's first full week as British Prime Minister has not been an easy one. It began with the pound crashing to its lowest level in decades following her government's mini-budget last Friday. It ended with her meeting the UK's independent financial forecaster and having to explain herself after a week of economic chaos.
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Four teenagers were shot at a protest in Papua. Eight years on, only one suspect is facing trial

Even by the bloody standards of Indonesia's decades-long Papua conflict, one massacre stands out for its brutality -- and the seeming impunity of those behind it.
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Thousands attend funeral for 7-year-old who died, Palestinians say, in Israeli troops chase

Thousands of Palestinians turned out Friday to mourn a seven-year-old Palestinian boy who died, his father said, while being chased by Israeli troops on Thursday -- an account rejected by the Israeli army but which prompted the US State Department to call for an investigation.
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There's a 98% chance of a global recession in 2023, research firm warns

Warning lights are flashing in the global economy as high inflation, drastic rate hikes and the war in Ukraine take their toll.
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US officials troubled by controversial UK tax cut plan

US officials are increasingly troubled by the United Kingdom's proposal to slash taxes at a time of crushing inflation, a plan that has ignited turbulence in financial markets.
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The UK economy still hasn't recovered from the pandemic. Now it's on the ropes again

There was good news and bad in Friday's revised data about the UK economy. It grew — marginally — in the second quarter of the year, rather than shrinking as previously estimated.
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Heavy gunfire in Burkina Faso capital, soldiers on streets, witnesses say

Heavy gunfire was heard coming from the main military camp and some residential areas of Burkina Faso's capital early on Friday morning, Reuters reporters said.
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At least 19 dead after suicide bomb blast at educational center in Kabul

A suicide bomb attack on an education center in Kabul has killed at least 19 people, most of whom are believed to be young women, in the latest sign of the deteriorating security situation in the Afghan capital.
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They were tortured under Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos Snr. Now they fear their stories are being erased

When Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jnr. met US President Joe Biden in New York last week, there was an uncomfortable sense of deja vu for some older Filipinos.
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Latin America's largest democracy is days away from choosing its next president

Brazil's upcoming presidential election has been shrouded by an unprecedented climate of tension and violence. As the Oct. 2 vote approaches, episodes of harassment and attacks have intensified, with even neutral players like poll institutes turning into targets.
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Germany will borrow nearly $200 billion to cap consumers' energy bills

The German government announced it plans to borrow €200 billion ($195 billion) to cap natural gas prices for households and businesses. That's a bigger price tag than the £150 billion ($165 billion) the UK government is expected to borrow to finance its own price cap.
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US defeats Russia in a battle to control the future of the global internet

The United States has soundly defeated Russia in an election to control a United Nations body responsible for shaping global internet development, a contest viewed as geopolitically symbolic amid wider US-Russia tensions and an answer to fears of growing censorship online by authoritarian regimes.
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Analysis: The UK is gripped by an economic crisis of its own making

A week ago, the Bank of England took a stab in the dark. It raised interest rates by a relatively modest half a percentage point to tackle inflation. It couldn't know the scale of the storm that was about to break.
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Iranian women are cutting off their hair in protest. Here's why

A weeping Iranian woman is seen kneeling by her dead brother's coffin as she slashes through her hair with a pair of scissors. Her relatives wail for justice as she tosses strands onto the coffin.
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Bank of England will buy UK bonds at 'whatever scale' necessary to halt crash

The Bank of England said Wednesday it would buy UK government debt "on whatever scale is necessary" in an emergency intervention to halt a bond market crash that it warned could threaten "financial stability."
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Fighter jets escort Singapore Airlines plane after bomb hoax

Two air force fighter jets escorted a Singapore Airlines plane traveling from San Francisco to Changi Airport after a passenger made a hoax bomb threat.
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Analysis: The Truss tax plan in the UK cushions the wealthy while pushing borrowers toward a financial cliff

After tumbling to a record low against the dollar, the British pound stabilized Tuesday, rising more than 1% to $1.08.
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Iranians are risking it all to protest. Their families say some of them aren't coming home

The last time Farnaz heard her brother's voice was over the phone, on an unknown number.
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Blinken says US will try to help Iranians maintain access to internet amid blackouts

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the Biden administration "will certainly look for ways to facilitate technology services being made accessible to people in Iran" amid widespread internet outages during the nationwide unrest.
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Stocks finish mixed, but Dow and S&P hit lowest levels since November 2020

Stocks opened higher Tuesday morning, snapping a five-day losing streak and a steep selloff that sent the Dow into a bear market the previous day.
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Kamala Harris to visit Korean Demilitarized Zone Thursday

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Korean Demilitarized Zone that divides North and South Korea on Thursday as part of her visit to South Korea, a White House official said.
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Experts: this is the best cash back card of 2022

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Ebola infections grow in Uganda as death toll rises to 23

Ebola infections have risen across districts in Uganda, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 23, health authorities in the east African country said Monday.
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UK could fine TikTok $29 million over children's privacy concerns

The UK said Monday it could impose a multimillion-dollar fine on TikTok after the government found the short-form video platform may have violated children's privacy.
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Paris Fashion Week: How to watch the Spring-Summer 2023 shows

Once again all eyes are on the French capital as fashion week kicks off today. The nine-day itinerary includes more than 100 brands presenting new Spring-Summer 2023 collections.
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What it's like to visit Saudi Arabia now

I have seen countries change before, but I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like the change taking place in Saudi Arabia. It is not like the fall of Soviet Europe, nor the upheaval recently witnessed in Sri Lanka. Saudi's change is deliberate, deep-reaching and dramatic.
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Hong Kong puts 90-year-old cardinal on trial over protest fund

Cardinal Joseph Zen, a 90-year-old former bishop of Hong Kong and outspoken critic of China's ruling Communist Party, went on trial Monday over his role in a relief fund for the city's pro-democracy protests in 2019.
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Fifth Iranian paramilitary member killed as president warns protesters will be dealt with 'decisively'

A fifth member of an Iranian volunteer paramilitary group died Sunday after clashing with what state media called "rioters and thugs," as the country's President Ebrahim Raisi warned that protesters would be dealt with "decisively" after days of nationwide unrest.
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Cubans to decide on same-sex marriage in national referendum

The cake with figurines of two brides on top melted in the Caribbean heat and the wedding guests fretted aloud that one of Cuba's frequent blackouts could strike at any moment but for Annery Rivera Velasco and Yennys Hernandez Molina, the day was one of the happiest of their lives.
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Italy expected to look right as polls open in national election

Polls opened Sunday in the Italian national elections, with the far-right Brothers of Italy party -- led by Giorgia Meloni -- poised to make big gains after the collapse of two governments since the last election.
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North Korea fires ballistic missile into waters off east coast of Korean peninsula

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the waters off the east coast of the Korean peninsula, according to officials in both South Korea and Japan.
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International chess group criticizes ex-world champion for quitting after one move but says it shares his concerns about cheating

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) reprimanded former world champion Magnus Carlsen for resigning from an online chess match against fellow grandmaster Hans Niemann after just one move but added that it shared the world No.1's "deep concerns about the damage that cheating brings to chess."
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Iran restricts internet as Mahsa Amini protest deaths mount and UN calls for investigation

Iranian authorities say they will restrict internet access in the country until calm is restored to the streets, as protests over the death of a young woman in the custody of the morality police rock the Islamic Republic.
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'What happened in Pakistan will not stay in Pakistan,' flood-ravaged country warns UN

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has warned that climate change will not spare other countries the sort of disaster that left up to one third of his country underwater and millions of its children at risk of water-borne diseases.
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Iran's sweeping internet blackouts are a serious cause for concern

When Iranian authorities pulled the plug on the internet in 2019 amid anti-government protests, the international community struggled to track the civilian carnage that followed.
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Race and power collide in a fight over sacred rock art in remote Australia

Near a dry, red rock peninsula on Australia's far western coast, a dusty highway separates two communities with contrasting fortunes tied to an ancient land.
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More Cubans are coming to the US by sea than any time since the 1990s

• Opinion: DeSantis' actions are cause for grave concern
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Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister have 'direct and honest exchange' on Taiwan

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi "had a direct and honest exchange on matters related to Taiwan" Friday, a US senior administration official said.
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It's official: now avoid credit card interest into 2024

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Iran's President abandons CNN interview after Amanpour declines head scarf demand

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi withdrew from a long-planned interview with CNN's chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, after she declined a last-minute demand to wear a head scarf.
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Lavrov skips all of fiery UN meeting on Ukraine — except for his own address

Russia's foreign minister was absent from the chamber as his country faced wide rebuke from the United States and others for its war in Ukraine at a UN Security Council meeting, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warning fellow diplomats "the very international order we've gathered here to uphold is being shredded before our eyes."
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Kia, Hyundai are easy targets for thieves, insurance data confirms

Stealing older model Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs became a scary social media trend. Now, data from the Highway Loss Data Institute, which collects information on insurance claims, confirm these South Korean models are far more likely to get stolen than others.
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ISIS attempts suicide attack on al-Hol camp in Syria

A group of ISIS militants in two vehicles rigged with suicide explosives attempted to attack the al-Hol camp in Syria which holds around 60,000 displaced persons, according to US Central Command.
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Iran protests rage as Mahsa Amini's father says authorities lied about her death

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Nigeria's Buhari, in last UN speech, slams 'corrosive impact' of leaders who cling to power

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday criticized fellow leaders who extend term limits to cling to power, saying this was having a "corrosive" effect, and promised free and fair elections when the country elects his successor in February.
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Opinion: The political charmer who repacked Italy's far-right

I am often asked what Giorgia Meloni -- leader of the national conservative Brothers of Italy party, and likely next prime minister of the country -- is really up to.
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200 whales dead, 35 remain alive after mass stranding in Australia

Around 200 whales have died and just 35 remain alive following a mass stranding in Australia this week, rescue teams say.
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Hurricane Fiona escalates to Category 4

Hurricane Fiona is still strengthening as it continues its catastrophic path northward on Wednesday, leaving behind disaster-stricken communities in Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos and the Dominican Republic who must now begin working toward recovery.
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2 Americans and 5 Britons captured by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine are freed in prisoner swap

Two American veterans who had been held by Russian-backed forces for months have been released as part of the prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine that was brokered by Saudi Arabia, members of their families confirmed to CNN.
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It's official: now avoid credit card interest into 2024

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Man sets himself ablaze to protest Japanese leader's state funeral

A Japanese man in his 70s has been taken to hospital in Tokyo after setting himself on fire near the prime minister's office, according to Japan's public broadcaster NHK.
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China's 'Lipstick King' returns to livestreaming show after mysterious three-month disappearance

One of China's most popular livestreamers quietly resurfaced online Tuesday night, after a three-month absence linked to his appearance with a cake shaped like a tank, in what many believed was an oblique reference to the Tiananmen Square massacre.
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Movie theaters reopen in Indian-controlled Kashmir for the first time in more than two decades

Movie theaters in Indian-controlled Kashmir have reopened their doors, more than two decades after they were forced shut during an armed rebellion that saw multiple threats and attacks on crowded public places.
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US, Canadian warships sail through Taiwan Strait after Biden vows to defend island

US and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday following weekend remarks from President Joe Biden that the US would defend Taiwan in the event it is attacked by China.
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Magnus Carlsen quits match without explanation

Shortly after making his first move, world champion Magnus Carlsen resigned from an online chess match against fellow grandmaster Hans Niemann on Monday.
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Queen's funeral draws 26 million UK viewers

More than 26 million people tuned in to watch the Queen's funeral in the United Kingdom on Monday, the first to be televised for a British monarch.
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Analysis: How TV coverage of Queen Elizabeth's funeral changed my mind about her

I didn't expect this to happen. But I was deeply moved Monday by the TV image of Queen Elizabeth's coffin being lowered into its vault at St. George's Chapel in Windsor with the queen's bagpiper playing her to rest.
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Uganda declares Ebola outbreak after one person dies

Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain was confirmed in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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Valery Polyakov, record-breaking Russian cosmonaut, dead at 80

Cosmonaut Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov, who holds the record for the longest single stay in space, has died at age 80, Russian space agency Roscosmos announced Monday.
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Kyrgyz leader urges calm after deadly conflict with Tajikistan

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov urged his country on Monday to have trust in its army and strategic partners, and said there was no need for volunteer forces at the border with Tajikistan after deadly clashes there last week.
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Myanmar army helicopters fire on school, killing six

At least six children were killed and 17 wounded when army helicopters shot at a school in Myanmar, media reports and residents said on Monday, as the military said it opened fire because rebels were using the building to attack its forces.
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World leaders gather 'at time of great peril' at UN

It took a Queen to shake up this year's high-level week at the United Nations General Assembly -- an annual whirlwind shindig known as UNGA that will begin on Tuesday.
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Volkswagen targets 75 billion euro valuation in landmark Porsche IPO

Volkswagen is targeting a valuation of up to 75 billion euros ($75.1 billion) for luxury sportscar maker Porsche, it said on Sunday, in what will be Germany's second-largest initial public offering (IPO) in history.
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An Indian tycoon has ousted Jeff Bezos as world's second-richest person

Jeff Bezos just lost his status as the world's second-richest person, dropping to No. 3 as Indian business mogul Gautam Adani rapidly climbs the ranks of Bloomberg's Billionaire Index.
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Google mistakenly sent an engineer almost $250,000

A man mistakenly received a payment of almost $250,000 from Google -- even though he hadn't done any work for the company.
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The 40-year evolution from :-) to 😂

At 11:44 a.m. on September 19, 1982, Scott Fahlman made internet history by stitching together a colon, a hyphen and a close parenthesis.
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It's official: now avoid credit card interest into 2024

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1 in 5 of China's urban youth are unemployed. That's a huge headache for Xi Jinping

The future looked promising for Cherry in May last year, when she secured a prestigious internship at a major software firm, while still studying at a university in Wuhan. The company told her that she could start working for them full time, once she graduates.
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27 people dead and 20 others injured after Covid quarantine bus overturns in China, local authorities say

A bus transferring dozens of people to a Covid-19 quarantine facility in China's southwestern province of Guizhou overturned in a ravine early Sunday morning, killing 27 and injuring 20, local authorities said in a news briefing.
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Indian leader Narendra Modi tells Putin: Now is not the time for war

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears to have directly rebuffed Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, telling Russian President Vladimir Putin that now is not the time for war.
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Hungary can 'no longer be considered a full democracy,' says EU Parliament

Hungary can "no longer be considered a full democracy," the European Parliament said in a statement following its adoption of a report on Thursday.
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Cheetahs arrive to India after more than 70-year absence

After going extinct in India over 70 years ago, cheetahs are finally making a comeback in the country with a new reintroduction program.
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Hungary can 'no longer be considered a full democracy,' says EU Parliament

Hungary can "no longer be considered a full democracy," the European Parliament said in a statement following its adoption of a report on Thursday.
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Five banks in Lebanon held up by depositors demanding access to savings

Depositors held up at least five separate banks around Lebanon on Friday in an attempt to retrieve savings frozen in the banking system, a Lebanese army official told CNN.
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Air traffic control strike grounds hundreds of flights across Europe

Hundreds of flights have been canceled and thousands of passengers forced to change plans as French air traffic controllers took industrial action over pay on Friday.
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She was only in Paris for three days. She met the love of her life on the Metro

Andye was only in Paris for three days. On day one, she jumped aboard the Metro train that would change her life forever.
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Wall Street dodged a rail strike, but there's trouble ahead

The announcement from the White House that a tentative deal has been reached to avert the first national rail strike in three decades comes as a huge relief for businesses and investors worried about fresh supply chain disruptions.
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China and Russia present united front at summit as Ukraine war risks exposing regional divisions

When Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sit down with other Asian leaders at a summit in Central Asia Friday, they will seek to present a united front to counterbalance the United States and its allies.
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What Britain looked like the last time a monarch died

As the United Kingdom mourns Queen Elizabeth II, only a minority will remember first-hand what life was like the last time the country buried a monarch.
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Putin concedes China has 'questions and concerns' over Russia's faltering invasion of Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised China's "balanced position" on the Ukraine war, though he conceded Beijing had "questions and concerns" over the invasion, in what appeared to be a veiled admission of their diverging views over the protracted military assault.
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Spending rose in August as gas prices fell

Another month of falling gas prices gave Americans' wallets a bit of a reprieve in August. That sent consumers back to stores last month.
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Ford's new Mustang sticks with pure gasoline

Ford unveiled an all-new version of the two-door Mustang coupe at an event in Detroit Wednesday night. It has a new body design and new engine options, but the one thing it won't have is electric motors. The new Mustang will be offered only with pure gasoline power, at least for now. Buyers will just have to choose how much gasoline they want to burn to make how much power.
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'We are not here forever,' says UN as Haiti searches for path to election

Mass protests. Lethal outbursts of gang warfare. An overwhelmed judiciary and a barren legislative branch where a handful of representatives linger among the vacant seats of former colleagues.
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Indonesia, Brazil biggest culprits in tropical forest loss linked to industrial mining: study

Industrial-scale mining for materials such as coal, gold, and iron ore is spurring tropical deforestation, with once-impenetrable forest cleared for mines and access roads, new research shows.
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Senate panel advances bill to bolster US security assistance to Taiwan

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill to bolster US security assistance to Taiwan, authorizing $6.5 billion over the next five years.
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Fred Franzia, creator of Trader Joe's 'Two Buck Chuck,' has died

Fred Franzia, the man behind "Two Buck Chuck" and other value-priced wines that revolutionized the industry, has died. He was 79.
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Highlights from New York Fashion Week

Fashion month returned to New York in a big way, with five-and-a-half-days of in-person runway shows including Gabriela Hearst, Prabal Gurung, LaQuan Smith, Collina Strada and Batsheva, hosted in iconic locations around the city.
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Some good inflation news: Wholesale prices fell in August

Just one day after August's disappointing Consumer Price Index report triggered a meltdown on Wall Street, a separate inflation report indicated that wholesale price increases are showing signs of improvement.
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Ceasefire is short-lived as Azerbaijan and Armenia resume attacks

Despite earlier claims of a ceasefire, fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia continued Wednesday, a day after nearly 100 soldiers died in clashes, according to the Azerbaijani and Armenian ministries of defense.
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South Korea issues arrest warrant for developer of failed cryptocurrency Luna

A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for Do Kwon, the primary developer of cryptocurrencies Luna and TerraUSD, whose spectacular collapse in May roiled crypto markets around the world.
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Architects propose surrounding world's tallest building with a giant ring

In Dubai, experimental architecture firm ZNera Space has proposed a conceptual design featuring a massive five-story circular structure wrapped around the world's tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa -- which towers at a staggering 829.8 meters (2,723 feet), almost double the height of the Empire State Building.
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Ports in eastern China at standstill as typhoon Muifa closes in

Authorities in China's eastern province of Zhejiang ordered ships to return to port, told schools to close and evacuated tourists from nearby islands, as one of this year's strongest typhoons is set to make landfall on Wednesday.
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Russia has spent over $300 million on influencing foreign elections since 2014, US officials say

Russia has covertly transferred over $300 million to foreign political parties around the globe since 2014, a senior Biden administration official said Tuesday, citing a review by the US intelligence community.
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Workers at two big British ports to strike later this month

Workers at Britain's biggest container port Felixstowe plan to stage a second eight-day strike over pay, the Unite union said on Tuesday, adding to a wave of industrial unrest caused by soaring inflation.
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Officials: Pakistan 'still in danger' and flooding may take up to 6 months to recede

Authorities in Pakistan have warned it could take up to six months for deadly flood waters to recede in the country's hardest-hit areas, as fears rise over the threat posed by waterborne diseases including cholera and dengue.
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Clashes erupt along Armenia-Azerbaijan border, potentially reigniting an old conflict

A decades-old conflict may be on the verge of reigniting, as reports emerged this week of attacks along the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
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Blinken calls Iran's latest response to nuclear deal proposal a 'step backward'

Iran has taken "a step backward" with its latest response to a nuclear deal proposal, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, calling a near-term agreement "unlikely."
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1 person dead and four others wounded in two separate shootings near Toronto

One person was killed and four were wounded in two shootings in Ontario on Monday and the suspect has been arrested, police said.
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Analysis: Indians have moved on since the Queen took the throne. But they'd like the Koh-i-Noor back

India was still a British colony when Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926, but it had been independent for nearly five years by the time she became Britain's monarch in February 1952.
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Canadian family taking world tour before children lose their vision

Their daughter Mia was just three years old when Canadian couple Edith Lemay and Sebastien Pelletier first noticed that she was having vision problems.
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Queen Elizabeth witnessed the crumbling of British power in the Middle East

When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in 1952, Britain was the dominant power in the Middle East and North Africa. It had direct control over protectorates such as Sudan, Egypt and Iraq and indirect control over Gulf states such as Bahrain, Qatar, and what is now the United Arab Emirates, that had signed treaties with Britain.
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Worst drought 'in living memory' threatens the world's olive oil supply

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The worst of inflation finally might be over

Is inflation really peaking? Are consumers growing more confident? We'll get those answers this week when the latest consumer and producer price indexes as well as retail sales figures for August all come out.
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Credit card companies will adopt new sales code for US gun transactions

US credit card giants said they will implement a new merchant category code for the nation's gun retailers, which gun control activists say will help flag potential mass shooters and gun traffickers.
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Mortuary schools see jump in enrollment amid funeral industry worker shortage

As American industries struggle to fill plentiful job vacancies in a tight labor market, there's at least one type of work where interest seems to be flourishing: funeral services.
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Tigrayan forces accept immediate ceasefire and AU-led peace talks with Ethiopia govt

Forces in Ethiopia's Tigray region said they are ready to observe an immediate ceasefire and accept an African Union-led peace process to end a conflict with federal forces that has stretched over nearly two years.
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Max Verstappen claims fifth-straight victory at Italian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen tightened his grip on the Formula One drivers' championship with victory ahead of Charles Leclerc at the Italian Grand Prix.
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Antigua and Barbuda to vote on whether to remove British monarch as head of state, PM says

The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda said the Caribbean country will hold a referendum on whether to become a republic and remove King Charles III as the head of state within the next few years.
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Cloud of colonialism hangs over Queen Elizabeth's legacy in Africa

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted an outpouring of reflection and reaction online. But not all was grief -- some young Africans instead are sharing images and stories of their own elders, who endured a brutal period of British colonial history during the Queen's long reign.
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Albania blames Iran for second cyberattack since July

Albania blamed the Iranian government Saturday for a cyberattack against computer systems used by Albanian state police — just days after the White House condemned Tehran for a hack that disrupted Albanian government services in July.
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Aer Lingus cancels all flights from Dublin Airport due to IT breakdown

Aer Lingus canceled all flights scheduled to depart from its Dublin Airport hub that were bound for European countries and the United Kingdom because of a computer malfunction. The carrier said the outage affected 51 flights.
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New money is coming soon to the UK

Billions of banknotes and coins around the world featuring the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II are set to be replaced following her death.
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Venice Film Festival: The best fashion on show

As the 79th installment of the Venice Film Festival draws to a close, there's been no shortage of celebrity fashion moments thanks to premieres like Noah Baumbach's "White Noise," starring Greta Gerwig and Adam Driver, the buzzy "Don't Worry Darling" directed by Olivia Wilde featuring Harry Styles and Florence Pugh, as well as "Blonde" -- Netflix's Marilyn Monroe biopic with Ana de Armas.
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Price of war: UK and EU throw $500 billion at energy subsidies

The United Kingdom on Thursday confirmed plans to subsidize energy bills for households and businesses, joining other European governments in a costly race to protect their economies from freezing up this winter as Russia cuts off supplies of gas.
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Russians will be able to buy the iPhone 14

Russians will have the chance to buy the new Apple iPhone 14, despite the US tech company having left the country, thanks to Moscow's parallel import scheme, a senior government official told the RIA Novosti news agency on Thursday.
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Trump media merger isn't dead yet after deal gets a lifeline

Digital World Acquisition Corp., the blank-check firm seeking to merge with former President Donald Trump's media venture, announced Friday it will avoid an imminent liquidation.
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'We need to act right now': Fed Chairman vows to continue aggressive inflation fight

At a think tank conference Thursday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated his pledge to stay the course on the central bank's aggressive inflation-busting policy.
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North Korea declares itself a nuclear weapons state, in 'irreversible' move

North Korea has passed a new law declaring itself a nuclear weapons state in a move leader Kim Jong Un says is "irreversible."
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Vietnam arrests famous noodle vendor for 'anti-state' acts

A noodle seller famous in Vietnam over a viral video that was widely viewed as mocking a top government official has been arrested, police said, the latest in a crackdown on critics of the country's communist rulers.
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No firearm found at scene of rare fatal police shooting in England, watchdog says

No firearm was found at the scene where a Black man was shot dead by police in south London this week, according to a watchdog office investigating the rare fatal police shooting in England.
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Starbucks CEO: 'I am never coming back'

Howard Schultz is not planning to reprise his role as Starbucks' CEO ever again. But he'll still stay close to the coffee chain.
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North Korea hopes to build 'socialist fairyland' with new laws

North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament convened this week to pass legislation aimed at turning the country into a "beautiful and civilized socialist fairyland," state media reported Thursday.
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Former informants tell of Russia's obsession with CIA

• LIVE UPDATES Putin claims Russia's 'lost nothing' during 'special military operation'
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II postpones important meeting after doctors advise her to rest

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has postponed a key meeting on Wednesday after being advised by doctors to rest, Buckingham Palace said.
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Kenya's Ruto tells Amanpour 'Kenyatta has not seen fit to congratulate me'

Kenya's President-elect William Ruto has told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that he will work to unify the country following a narrow election win, as well as playing an active role in solving East Africa's security and humanitarian issues.
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Lawyer for Russian accused of laundering asks for inclusion in prisoner swap talks

A lawyer for a Russian man accused of money laundering who was extradited to the US last month has lobbied Moscow to include his client in prisoner exchange negotiations with the US government.
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Russia says China will start paying for gas in rubles and yuan

Russia's Gazprom said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement to start switching payments for gas supplies to China to yuan and rubles instead of dollars.
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Two Iranians sentenced to death, including LGBTQ activist

Two Iranians were sentenced to death by a court for "corruption on earth," Iran's state news agency IRNA said Monday.
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Billionaire investor: Powell would 'say he made a mistake' with inflation

David Rubenstein, Co-Founder of The Carlyle Group, hired Fed chairman Jerome Powell more than two decades ago. Today, he says Powell would admit the Fed underestimated inflation and that more unemployment would help combat inflation.
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Australia's tough flu season could spell trouble for the US this winter, especially with Covid-19 in the mix

Influenza is always unpredictable. Infectious disease experts like to hedge their forecasts with a caution: When you've seen one flu season, you've seen one flu season.
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Palestinian killed and 16 others injured by Israeli troops in West Bank demolition operation

A Palestinian man was shot dead and 16 others were wounded during an Israeli military operation in Jenin in the West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said Tuesday.
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China approves world's first inhaled Covid vaccine for emergency use

China has become the first country to green-light an inhaled Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for potential use of the needle-free product in the country, where suppressing the spread of Covid-19 remains a top priority.
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Fears for babies born into Pakistan's devastating floods

It was raining when Kainat Solangi's daughter was born on August 14 and it's barely stopped since, stranding her family in a makeshift tent on a thin strip of land surrounded by Pakistan's worst-ever floods.
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Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, is a political shape-shifter. Now she's set for her toughest transformation yet

Liz Truss, the next prime minister of the United Kingdom, is a political chameleon who has gone from a radical who called for the abolition of the monarchy to a flag-bearer of the Euroskeptic right wing of the Conservative Party.
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22 of the USA's most underrated destinations

Disney World, Times Square and Yellowstone National Park can be packed to the rafters with tourists. But there are plenty of other places across the United States that continue to fly beneath the travel radar.
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In pictures: Liz Truss, the UK's new prime minister

Liz Truss will be the United Kingdom's next prime minister, succeeding Boris Johnson, who resigned in July after a series of scandals.
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Scientists make major breakthrough in race to save Caribbean coral

Scientists at the Florida Aquarium have made a breakthrough in the race to save Caribbean coral: For the first time, marine biologists have successfully reproduced elkhorn coral, a critical species, using aquarium technology.
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6.6-magnitude earthquake hits China's southwestern Sichuan province

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake with a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles) was reported southwest of Sichuan's capital Chengdu on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
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Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry dies in car accident

Cyrus Mistry, the Indian scion of one of the country's most prominent empires, died in a road accident on a highway near Mumbai on Sunday, according to Maharashtra police.
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Pope declares 'zero tolerance' for Catholic Church abuse

Pope Francis says he has taken it on himself to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse, telling CNN's partner channel CNN Portugal that he was "responsible that it doesn't happen anymore."
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Thousands of students have attended this French 'finishing school' for the far-right

The first time he walked through the doors of the Institut de Formation Politique (IFP), French student Jacques Smith noticed the cozy atmosphere and the elite feel of the place -- but mainly, that he was "surrounded by right-wing people and right-wing lecturers," he told CNN.
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The FBI has returned a 2,000-year-old Italian mosaic that may have been lost for almost a century

Hidden for decades, a mosaic that is a "key part of Rome's history" was located and returned to the Italian government, the Federal Bureau of Investigations said in a news release on Friday.
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Brazilian man survives 11 days in ocean floating alone in a freezer

A Brazilian man reportedly survived 11 days in the Atlantic Ocean last month, taking refuge inside a freezer after his boat sank, according to CNN affiliate Record TV.
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Death toll in Pakistan floods passes 1,280 -- and a third of them are children

Humanitarian agencies have warned Pakistan is in need of long-term aid as the death toll from its catastrophic flooding continues to climb.
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Boris Johnson is handing his successor an economic 'catastrophe'

Across the United Kingdom, businesses and households are warning that they won't make it through the winter without help from the government. That sets up enormous challenges for the incoming prime minister, who will be announced this week.
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China warns of 'counter-measures' as US approves $1.1bn arms sales to Taiwan

China has warned the United States it will take "counter-measures" after the Biden administration approved more than $1.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan.
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Russia cuts off gas exports to Europe via Nord Stream indefinitely

• Opinion: Don't wake the nuclear giant on our doorstep
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This family was torn apart in Kabul. One year later, they're still not back together

The night before Masi and his father were set to leave Afghanistan, the 16-year-old could not sleep. The last time he had gone to the airport, his life had been shattered, his family torn apart.
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Russians prepare to say farewell to the Soviet Union's last leader Mikhail Gorbachev

Russians are preparing to say farewell to the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, on Saturday in a funeral that has been snubbed by President Vladimir Putin.
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Iranian Navy seized 2 US Navy maritime drones on Thursday

The Iranian Navy seized two US Navy maritime drones in international waters in the Red Sea on Thursday.
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Pneumonia cases, including three deaths, with no clear cause under investigation in Argentina

Three people have died and several others in Argentina have become sick after developing pneumonia with no clear cause, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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He fled the country and went into hiding. Why has Sri Lanka's deposed leader come back now?

After more than 50 days, he's back.
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Here's what might drive up the prices on the newest iPhones

With Apple widely expected to unveil the new iPhone 14 lineup at its upcoming event next Wednesday, a big question mark still surrounds how much, in this economy, the tech giant will charge for its latest-and-greatest smartphones.
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A third of Pakistan is underwater amid its worst floods in history. Here's what you need to know

More than one third of Pakistan is underwater, according to satellite images from the European Space Agency (ESA), as deadly floodwaters threaten to create secondary disasters.
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Experts Urge Americans to Refi Before the Next Fed Meeting

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Iran's response to nuclear deal 'not constructive,' US State Department says

An effort to save the Iran nuclear deal appeared to hang in the balance on Thursday after Washington said Tehran's latest reply to the European Union proposal was "not constructive."
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China may have committed 'crimes against humanity' in Xinjiang, UN report finds

China has committed "serious human rights violations" against Uyghur Muslims in its northwestern region of Xinjiang, which may amount to "crimes against humanity" according to a long-awaited report released Wednesday by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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Mortgage rates rise after Fed says it will take 'forceful' steps to curb inflation

Mortgage rates continued to climb this week following comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell that the central bank is taking "forceful and rapid" steps to reduce inflation and slow the economy.
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