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Jul 14, 2023
Washington [US], July 14: A prolonged heatwave is covering a large swath of the southern US, stretching from California to southern Florida, with temperatures in the coming days forecast to break all records, The Guardian reports.
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Thai democracy; parliament fails to elect new prime minister
Bangkok [Thailand], July 14: The sole nominee to be the next prime minister of Thailand failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to form a government.
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Washington [US], July 14: U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith urged the federal judge presiding over the prosecution of Donald Trump for his retention of classified...
Chopped fingertip mailed to French president's residence
Paris [France], July 14: A police investigation has been launched after a chopped finger was sent to the official residence of the French president, according...
US House debates 'culture wars' amendments to must-pass defense bill
Washington [US], July 14: The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday debated proposed amendments to its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA,...
Pacific Islands Forum chair confident in safety of Japan's release into ocean
Tokyo [Japan], July 14: The Pacific Islands Forum chair Mark Brown says the planned release of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean cannot be...
Russian general says top military brass betrayed soldiers fighting in Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], July 14: A Russian general said he had been dismissed as a commander after telling the military leadership about the dire situation at...
US govt tells vaccine makers to price updated COVID shots reasonably
Washington [US], July 14: COVID vaccine makers should price their updated shots for the fall at a reasonable rate that would reflect the benefits they...
Elon Musk launches AI startup
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San Francisco [US], July 13: Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk said Wednesday he is launching an artificial intelligence (AI) startup called xAI to...
Oil prices pick up on U.S. inflation slowdown
New Yprk [US], July 13: Crude oil futures prices extended gains on Wednesday thanks to optimism from cooling down in U.S. inflation and less worries on impacts of monetary tightening.
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Australian flu vaccine uptake falls in winter amid cost-of-living pressures
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