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President Biden has hailed his administration's investment in electric vehicles during a visit to the Detroit Auto Show in Michigan.
It's the largest such event in North America and part of the President's stepped-up travel ahead of the midterm elections.
Our Washington correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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The state of California has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the online retail giant of anticompetitive behavior.
The lawsuit alleges that Amazon restricts its third-party sellers from offering their products elsewhere for a lower price.
Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco
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France will limit energy price rises to 15 percent next year, as the government battles to control the explosion of costs and supply issues affecting Europe's energy market.
Speaking on Wednesday / 14 September, the prime minister Elisabeth Borne said France will extend its price cap to deal with the cost-of-living crisis.
Ross Cullen reports now from Paris.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is on day two of his first trip abroad since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Xi is in Uzbekistan for the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
The group includes core members Russia, China, India, Pakistan and the Central Asian states -- partners include Turkey and Iran.
The summit is seen as a landmark event, as the group of leaders gathers for talks for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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South African regional airline SA Express has been grounded since it went into provisional liquidation, in April 2020. On Wednesday, the South Gauteng High Court delivered a final liquidation order for SA Express, which was not opposed. Mark Roughton reports.
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They blocked the popular Lagos – Ibadan expressway in the country's southwest, subjecting commuters to a hectic time.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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Officials say severe floods in Pakistan may have cost more than $40 billion in damage and economic losses.
This comes as the death toll has reached more than 1,400, and there are forecasts for more heavy rain.
Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.
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The body of Queen Elizabeth II has been brought to Buckingham palace.
Thousands of people gathered in the rain to watch the arrival.
She will remain at the palace overnight Tuesday before moving to Westminster Abbey on Wednesday, where she will lie in state for four days ahead of her funeral.
Olly Barratt is at Windsor castle, where he's been monitoring the public reaction to Elizabeth's death.
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Kenneth Starr, whose investigations into Bill Clinton led to the former president's impeachment, has died at 76.
Starr became a household name in the US for looking into Clinton's business dealings and personal life.
US correspondent Ira Spitzer has more
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US President Joe Biden has celebrated the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House, even as high consumer prices continue to bite.
The event hailing the $430 billion law - which aims to fight climate change, reduce drug prices and tackle inflation - took place on the same day that new government data showed an unexpected August rise in prices.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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Queen Elizabeth II's casket has made its way to London where she will lie in state at Westminster Hall for the next 4 days ahead of Monday's funeral.
The coffin was flown to RAF Northolt on the outskirts of the capital after the people of Scotland were given 24 hours to file past it in Edinburgh's St. Giles Cathedral.
FSN's Olly Barratt is at Windsor, where the Queen will be buried next week alongside her husband, Prince Philip.
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Union workers at the Port of Felixstowe have confirmed they will walk out for a second time at the end of the month. Felixstowe handles 48% of the UK's shipping containers, raising concerns of 'serious' disruption to supply chains as a result of the eight day strike. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more from London.
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