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U.K. economy contracts in the second quarter as cost-of-living crisis bites
Shoppers walk through the rain on Oxford Street in London. Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images The U.K. economy contracted in the second…
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Watch live: Biden to sign ratification documents approving Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership
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Biden authorizes largest yet weapons package for Ukraine, bringing U.S. commitment to $9.8 billion
Ukraine was already stocking up on U.S.-made Javelins before Russia invaded. Here a group of Ukrainian servicemen take a shipment…
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WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in prison by Russian court
US’ Women’s National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport and later charged…
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Bank of England launches biggest interest rate hike in 27 years, predicts lengthy recession
BOE Governor Andrew Bailey has warned the Bank is walking a “narrow path” between growth and inflation. Bloomberg | Bloomberg…
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UN Secretary General urges governments to tax ‘immoral’ oil and gas profits
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during the 2022 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the…
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SocGen posts second-quarter loss after taking 3.3 billion euro hit on Russia exit
French bank Societe Generale’s headquarters in Paris. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images Societe Generale on Wednesday reported…
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Oil major BP boosts dividend as quarterly profits jump on high commodity prices
A BP gas station in Madrid, Spain. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. oil giant BP…
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Euro zone economy grows 0.7% in the second quarter despite gas crisis and inflation surge
Growth in the euro zone economy accelerated in the second quarter of the year, but the region’s prospects could be…
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Biden administration makes offer to Russia for release of WNBA star Griner, ex-Marine Whelan
US WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on July 27, 2022. …
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