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Liz Truss says sorry, faces deep spending cuts to balance books
Prime Minister Liz Truss apologised for threatening Britain’s economic stability after she was forced to scrap her vast tax-cutting plans and embark on a programme of “eye-watering” public spending c…
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‘Almighty’ Sterling suffers expected fall on Tuesday as UK investors hamper for safety
The pound fell on Tuesday as the new British finance minister’s decision to reverse most of the government’s “mini-budget” prompted investors to reassess the outlook for UK interest rates. Jeremy Hun…
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Two U.N. peacekeepers killed, four injured in Mali attack
Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed and four seriously injured when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in northern Mali on Monday, the U.N. peacekeeping mission, MINUSMA, said o…
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Homeless woman charged with rape and murder of 12-year-old girl in Paris
A homeless woman who “boasted about selling body parts” has been charged with the rape, torture, and murder of a 12-year-old girl whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase in Paris. Dahbia B, a 24-y…
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Russia launches deadly new drone attacks on central Kyiv in war’s second big wave
Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with drones on Monday, killing at least three people in an apartment building in downtown Kyiv during morning rush hour, and targeting infrastructure across the count…
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[VIDEO NEWS] Uganda introduces lockdown measures to halt spread of Ebola
Museveni said 19 people have died since the east African nation announced the outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever on Sept. 20.
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Lawmakers will try to oust UK PM Truss this week, Daily Mail reports
British lawmakers will try to oust Prime Minister Liz Truss this week despite Downing Street’s warning that it could trigger a general election, the Daily Mail reported. More than 100 members of parl…
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UK finance minister seeks to stem bond rout by rushing forward tax plan
New British finance minister Jeremy Hunt will announce tax and spending measures on Monday, two weeks earlier than scheduled, as he races to stem a dramatic loss of investor confidence in Prime Minis…
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UK’s Truss chose to sacrifice close friend Kwarteng as ‘burnt offering’
He was one of her closest friends and supporters, but Prime Minister Liz Truss sacked Britain’s first Black finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng just 38 days into the job. Such was Kwarteng’s ideological …
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New UK finance minister warns some taxes will rise in sign of new U-turn
Britain’s new finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that some taxes will have to go up, signalling another abrupt policy U-turn by Prime Minister Liz Truss who is battling to save her leaders…