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Thousands of court cases across England and Wales are expected to grind to a halt as barristers walk out.
Members of the Criminal Bar Association will not return to work after voting in favour of an indefinite strike.
The ongoing industrial action over pay and legal aid has already seen widespread disruption, as our correspondent Sally Patterson reports from London.
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A federal high court in Nigeria's capital Abuja, has rejected a request by the federal government to extradite a suspended police chief to the United States to face fraud charges.
Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police has been implicated in a case of money laundering, fraud and other crimes involving a Nigerian social media influencer Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi.
Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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Owners of the UK's largest breweries have called on the government to intervene as the price of energy soars.
The energy price cap doesn't cover businesses like households, so thousands of pubs and bars face closure this winter if they don't find a way to pay the bills.
Chris Jones reports from London
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Pakistan says that floods that have ravaged the country are estimated to have caused at least 10 billion dollars of damage.
The country's climate change minister has said that one third of the country is under water.
Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.
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Emergency teams in China are evacuating tens of thousands of residents in areas hit by a recent drought, over fears they now face a risk of flooding.
Patrick Fok sent this report from the city of Chongqing at the center of the relocation effort.
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Japan is hoping to boost the number of international students coming to the country, after almost two years of Covid-19 restrictions that have barred foreigners from entering.
The government says it hopes that'll make the Japanese education system more competitive.
Thisanka Siripala reports from Tokyo.
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One of three Dutch soldiers shot in the US city of Indianapolis over the weekend has died.
The Dutch Defence Ministry said the two other commandos are conscious and remain stable in hospital.
US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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The White House has announced it'll hold a summit next month aimed at addressing hunger, nutrition and health in the United States.
The event, scheduled for September 28th in Washington DC, will, President Biden says, "reduce diet-related diseases in a majority of Americans by 2030."
40% of the population in the US is considered 'obese.'
Our Washington Correspondent Benji Hyer reports.
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The newly appointed US Ambassador to Sudan, John Godfrey says the establishment of a civilian-led government is key to facilitating better US-Sudan cooperation.
Ambassador Godfrey - the first US ambassador to Khartoum in 25 years -arrived in the country last week.
Naba Mohiedeen reports from Khartoum.
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The US space agency NASA has called off the launch of its largest and most powerful rocket ever after it suffered an engine leak.
The unmanned Artemis 1 was set to travel to the moon on a weeks-long journey, kicking off a new phase of space exploration, with hopes that astronauts will be able return to the lunar surface by 2025.
Benji Hyer has the latest.
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Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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More than 1,000 people have been killed since mid-June in floods in Pakistan, as rescue workers continue to evacuate residents in what is being described as a climate catastrophe.
Pakistan has been appealing for financial aid to help manage the crisis.
Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.
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Japan is pushing to rebuild Africa's financing development, as the two day Tokyo International Conference on African Development comes to an end in Tunisia.
The Japan-led conference, which discusses aid and investment in the horn of Africa, is eyeing curbing China's influence in the region.
Thisanka Siripala reports in Tokyo.
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Tensions continue to escalate in the Taiwan Strait as two US warships pass through the sea, in what Washington calls a "demonstration of freedom of navigation through international waters."
China views such action as provocative, and has been holding military drills in the region in retaliation to a series of visits this month by US delegations to the self-governing island democracy, which Beijing claims as its territory.
Our US Correspondent Benji Hyer has been following the ships' progress.
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