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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni says he will not offer subsidies and tax cuts as his country continues to struggle with heightened commodity prices. Leon Solomon reports
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden will meet on the sidelines of the Quad summit in Japan.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine and concerns about global food security after India's ban on wheat exports are likely to top the agenda.
Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi.
IN: US National Security...Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk has denied a claim that he sexually harassed a flight attendant aboard a private jet in 2016.
According to a report on the website Business Insider, Space X paid the accuser $250,000 not to file a lawsuit over the alleged incident.
Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco.
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Lawmakers in Oklahoma passed a bill on Thursday that bans most abortions in the state, from the moment of conception.
That's ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision due next month which leaked documents suggest will overturn the national right to abortion.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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DUR: 0:32President Biden has kicked-off a 4-day tour of Asia in South Korea.
He visited a Samsung factory where semiconductors are manufactured.
The company is committed to building a similar plant in Texas, due to come on line late in 2024.
The President said it's vital to solve supply chain issues that are undermining the US and other global economies
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The President will also visit Japan over the weekend and join a meeting of the Quad, including the leaders of India and Australia.
The Eastern Donbas region has been 'completely destroyed' says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
He has also accused Moscow of carrying out senseless bombardments on the region as the war in Ukraine rages into its 85th day.
Chris Jones has more from Riga, Latvia
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At least nine cases of Monkeypox have now been confirmed in the UK, according to the World Health Organisation.
The rare viral infection is spreading across Europe, the US and Australia.
Sally Patterson has more in London.
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Beijing is condemning a Canadian move to ban Chinese telecoms companies from working on the country's 5G networks. Canada is blocking Huawei and ZTE due to what it says are security concerns. China says the blacklisting is “groundless”.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Twitter has announced new policies designed to slow the spread of misinformation in crisis situations such as natural disasters, armed conflict and public health emergencies
The social media platform plans to apply warning labels to posts that outside experts identify as false or misleading.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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