The COVID-19 vaccination rate in the United States is slowing among adults (Axios), of whom around 48 percent are fully vaccinated,…
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Uruguay informed its partner countries in the Southern Common Market, also known as Mercosur, that it will seek bilateral trade deals…
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The European Commission fined BMW and Volkswagen (WSJ) a total of $1 billion for colluding to slow emissions reductions in diesel-powered cars.…
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World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti said that although the last week of June saw the…
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Israeli officials revealed that Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited Jordanian King Abdullah in secret (Axios) last week in the king’s first meeting…
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Basil Rajapaksa, the brother of Sri Lanka’s president and its prime minister, was sworn in (Hindu) as the country’s finance minister, becoming…
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China’s central bank lowered the proportion of funds (SCMP) that banks are required to hold in reserve, a surprise move (CNBC) that acknowledges the…
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In President Joe Biden’s first formal statements on the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan since announcing the drawdown in April,…
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Two weeks after the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, Florida, authorities officially ended the search (NPR) for survivors.…
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Haiti’s national police chief said four people were killed (NYT) and three were arrested during efforts to apprehend the killers of President…
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Lithuania announced it will build a barrier (BBC) to stem illegal crossings of its border with Belarus. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said…
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma allowed authorities to take him to prison (Mail & Guardian) minutes before a deadline for his…
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A series of rocket and drone attacks have targeted facilities (Reuters) housing U.S. diplomats and troops in Iraq and Syria since Monday,…
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At the first intra-Afghan talks in months in Tehran, delegations for the Afghan government and the Taliban signed a joint declaration…
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that Tokyo will be placed under a state of emergency (Kyodo) for the duration of the…
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The Pentagon announced it is canceling a $10 billion cloud-computing contract (CNN) awarded to Microsoft that had been legally contested by Amazon,…
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Colombia’s transitional justice court, established as part of the government’s 2016 peace deal, charged 10 service members and a civilian…
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The Spanish government approved a law that defines all non-consensual sex (Reuters) as rape, increases penalties for sexual harassment, and requires greater…
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The World Food Program called for $121 million to fund food aid (AFP) in Mozambique through the end of the year, saying…
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Saudi Arabian Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman is in Washington (Al Jazeera) this week for meetings with U.S. National Security Advisor…
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