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Latest Cuban blackout leaves 11 million without power
Much of Cuba is without power after its third islandwide blackout in four months. The outage on Tuesday underscored its deepening energy and economic crises and political tensions. U.S. President Donald, who has called Cuba a “very weakened nation,” said on M…
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Brazil Steps Up Bond Market Intervention as Oil Upends Rate Bets
Brazil’s Treasury intervened in the local bond market for a second straight day, announcing fresh auctions to both buy back and sell government debt to support liquidity and stabilize trading as the surge in crude prices ripples through global markets.
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UK Funds Snap Up Gilts in Bet That Markets Have BOE All Wrong
Two of Britain’s biggest asset managers are buying UK government bonds, convinced the market has misjudged how the Bank of England will respond to the war in the Middle East.
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Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war
National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel" and its powerful American lobby.
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Thirlby steps down as England netball head coach
Jess Thirlby steps down as England head coach with immediate effect in a decision she says is "best for me and my family".
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Prince William joins Greg James on Comic Relief bike ride
The Radio 1 Breakfast host was joined by a special guest on the latest leg of his charity challenge.
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US National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigns over Iran war
Kent, who advised Trump and national intelligence director on 'terror' threats, says Iran 'posed no imminent threat'.
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See the massive line at Atlanta’s airport | CNN
Travelers at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport are waiting in long security lines because of staffing shortages at the TSA caused by a partial government shutdown.
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Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war and urges Trump to 'reverse course'
National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel" and its powerful American lobby.
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Top Counterterrorism Official Resigns in Protest of Iran War
A top counterterrorism official who twice received President Donald Trump’s endorsement in failed bids for Congress announced he was resigning in protest of the Iran war, arguing that Israel had dragged the US into the conflict.
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NY’s MTA Sues Trump Administration Over Frozen Subway Funds
New York’s transit authority sued the Trump administration to unpause federal funds tied to a $7 billion project that would extend the Second Avenue subway to Harlem.