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First US rail strike in 30 years averted with tentative deal – Biden
The deal follows months of back and forth negotiations and 20 hours of overnight talks on working conditions. President Joe
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Queen’s funeral: Heathrow cancels flights on Monday
This is to ensure the skies over London fall quiet during the events, it said. There will be flight cancellations
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Maharashtra: ‘Nowhere in the world can we find rock art of this kind’
The cave, located around 10km (six miles) away from Koloshi village in the Konkan region of western Maharashtra, was discovered
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Raymond Dearie: Who is the special master reviewing seized Trump files?
In the weeks since, lawyers for Mr Trump have been wrangling with the Department of Justice over – among other
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US markets sink on unexpectedly high inflation
The annual inflation rate fell to 8.3% in August, the Labor Department said, instead of the 8.1% that economists had
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Switching to renewable energy could save trillions – study
The report said it was wrong and pessimistic to claim that moving quickly towards cleaner energy sources was expensive. Gas prices
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Twitter shareholders approve $44bn Musk deal
The decision was made in a short conference call with investors from the company’s San Francisco headquarters. It means Twitter
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Don Bolduc: Republicans fret over ‘too Trumpy’ New Hampshire primary candidate
Eleven candidates are vying on Tuesday for the chance to challenge Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan in November’s midterm election. Defeating
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Queen Elizabeth II: Gurkha veterans pay their respects to monarch
The Gurkhas, Nepalese fighters in the British army, have close ties to the monarchy. Dhan Gurung, from the Gurkha Memorial
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Kenneth Starr: Clinton investigator dead at 76
Starr, a former judge and US solicitor general, died at a Houston hospital on Tuesday of complications from surgery. As
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The Queen and Martin McGuinness’ four-second handshake
In June 2012, she greeted thousands at Stormont for a Diamond Jubilee party. Earlier the eyes of the world focused on an
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Covid-19: Irish government pays ‘basic income’ to artists
Plans for the Basic Income for the Arts scheme were originally announced by the Irish government in January. The minister for
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New Zealand: Whale may have caused boat flip that killed five
Eleven people, mostly from the birdwatching group, were onboard when the boat capsized on Saturday in Goose Bay near the
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Ukraine weapons: What military equipment is the world giving?
Which countries are giving the most? In terms of overall spending on direct military support, the US had committed far
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In pictures: Queen Elizabeth II in North America
The only American president elected during her reign that the Queen did not meet was Lyndon Johnson. The rest, from
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Blinken flies in to rally Western support for Ukraine war
After six months Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is entering a challenging new phase. Europe is facing a hard winter of
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New York declares state of emergency over polio
Health officials say wastewater samples in New York City and four adjacent counties have tested positive for a poliovirus that
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Canada stabbings: Town ‘shattered’ amid stabbings manhunt
Police said Myles Sanderson may have been seen on the James Smith Cree Nation, before reversing themselves hours later in
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Donald Trump: What we learned from his rally in Pennsylvania
Speaking to thousands of supporters in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the ex-president accused Mr Biden of weaponising the FBI against him. The
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Barack Obama: Emmy win for narrating Netflix documentary
The Obamas’ production company, Higher Ground, is behind the five-part series on national parks around the world. The Emmy joins
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