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Russian ruble steady after rate hike 16 Aug 2023 - 10:46 pm
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Fed saw ‘significant’ inflation risk that may merit more hikes 16 Aug 2023 - 10:18 pm
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Truce holds in Libya after clashes kill 55 16 Aug 2023 - 09:51 pm
Forces affiliated with the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) deploy following two days of deadly clashes between two rival groups in Libya's capital, on August 16, 2023. (Photo by Mahmud Turkia / AFP)
US says working to free soldier who fled to North Korea 16 Aug 2023 - 09:49 pm
:In this photo taken in Seoul on August 16, 2023, a man walks past a television showing a news broadcast featuring a photo of US soldier Travis King (C), who ran across the border into North Korea while part of a tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone on South Korea's border on July 18. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
Fitch says China credit rating may be vulnerable to a rethink 16 Aug 2023 - 07:51 pm
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Clashes in Libya capital kill two and shut airport 16 Aug 2023 - 06:00 pm
Smoke billows amid clashes between armed groups affiliated with Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) in the Libyan capital on August 15, 2023. (Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)
Children, pregnant woman among latest UK 'small boats' arrivals 16 Aug 2023 - 05:49 pm
A man carrying a child in his arms, is followed by a migrant pregnant woman (2nd R), as they walk on the beach at Dungeness on the southeast coast of England, on August 16, 2023. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
Volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland ends: met office 16 Aug 2023 - 03:58 pm
People watch flowing lava during an volcanic eruption near Litli Hrutur, south-west of Reykjavik in Iceland on July 10, 2023. Photo by Kristinn Magnusson / AFP
Netherlands slips into 'mild recession': early figures 16 Aug 2023 - 03:36 pm
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Hawaii star chefs mount massive operation to feed fire survivors 16 Aug 2023 - 02:28 pm
A volunteer points to a bag of donated pet foods at the Maui Humane Society in Puunene, central Maui, Hawaii on August 15, 2023. Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP
UK annual inflation drops to 15-month low 16 Aug 2023 - 01:11 pm
A customer looks at some vegetables at the Asda supermarket, in Amesbury, England, on August 15, 2023. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP
Push to free chained elephants at Hanoi zoo 16 Aug 2023 - 12:43 pm
An elephant with a shackled leg is pictured at the Hanoi Zoo in Hanoi on August 16, 2023. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)
European heat wave expands as French citizens told to stay home 16 Aug 2023 - 12:29 pm
A woman sits in the shade of a tree to protect herself from the sun during a heatwave in Lyon on August 15, 2023. Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP
Hawaii wildfire toll tops 100 16 Aug 2023 - 11:49 am
The charred frame of a house is seen among the ashes of a burnt neighborhood in the aftermath of a wildfire, in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 14, 2023. Photos by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP
Tourist arrivals to Japan recover to 78% of pre-pandemic levels 16 Aug 2023 - 11:26 am
Pedestrians commute outside Shinjuku station during the evening hour of Tokyo on August 14, 2023. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
Indian wrestler Phogat out of Asian Games with injury 16 Aug 2023 - 11:12 am
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Biden pledges to go to fire-hit Hawaii as soon as possible 15 Aug 2023 - 11:07 pm
US President Joe Biden arrives at Milwaukee International Airport Air National Guard Base in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 15, 2023. President Biden is in Milwaukee to tour and speak about Bidenomics at Ingeteam Inc., which specializes electric power conversion. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
Georgia landslide death toll climbs to at least 26 15 Aug 2023 - 09:54 pm
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