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US President Biden has signed the $740bn ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ into law during a signing ceremony at the White House on Tuesday. includes provisions that increase taxes on large corporations, … Read more
Former US Rep. TJ Cox, 59, a Democrat from California, has been indicted on federal money laundering and wire fraud charges related in part to campaign donations, according to court … Read more
UN envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg expressed regret that the country’s ceasefire had failed to open roads to the besieged southwestern city of Taiz and other governorates. The Yemeni government … Read more
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the State of Emergency, which will expire this week, will not be extended. “As the country’s situation is back to normal, I will … Read more
Iran on Tuesday confirmed the country’s first case of monkeypox in the southwestern city of Ahvaz. “Monkeypox was detected in a 34-year-old female after her family witnessed the spots on … Read more
Violent protests broke out in Kisumu and other parts of Nairobi after Kenya’s electoral commission chairperson declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over Raila … Read more
Firefighters have continued to battle at least 380 wildfires across Spain that have destroyed more than 31,000 hectares of forest since July. Officials said Tuesday that a fire ignited almost … Read more
Law enforcement authorities in Memphis, Tennessee have responded to a shooting incident near a hospital that injured six people. According to the Memphis Police Department, they found the six victims … Read more
Torrential rains that brought massive flooding in northern Nigeria claimed the lives of at least 50 people and damaged at least 200 homes. Sani Yusuf, executive secretary of the State … Read more
Japanese police confirmed a dolphin had bitten several swimmers in Fukui Prefecture along the Sea of Japan (East Sea) despite efforts to keep the animals away from local beaches. Police … Read more