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Two more Cheetahs cubs have died in India's Kuno National Park where a multi-million-dollar conservation effort is underway.
A total of three cubs have died due to extreme weather conditions so far.
20 Cheetahs have been brought in from Africa to reintroduce them to the wild, five decades after their extinction in India.
Ishan Garg reports.
IN: Officials say...Health officials in China are scrambling to get vaccines against COVID-19 out, amid a fresh wave of infections expected to peak in June. As many as 65 million people a week are predicted to contract a new strain of the coronavirus, as new XBB variants evolve swiftly. There are fresh fears China’s immunity is waning, following its sudden exit from its zero covid policy. Mark Roughton reports:
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US President Joe Biden says he believes a deal will be reached to raise the country's debt ceiling saying the two sides have made progress - but negotiations continue.
Republicans want to roll back government spending but President Biden and Democrats do not.
The credit rating agency Fitch has put the US on rating watch negative, reflecting the uncertainty around the possibility of a first-ever default.
President Biden reiterated that the only way to move forward is to find a bipartisan agreement.
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The leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group has been sentenced to eighteen years in prison over his role in the January 6th insurrection at the US Capitol.
It's the most severe punishment so far of over a thousand cases stemming from the attack.
US Correspondent Ira Spitzer has more
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Events are being held across the United States to mark the third anniversary of the death of George Floyd, which sparked protests across the globe.
Floyd's murder in Minneapolis at the hands of a white police officer led to calls for police reform and opened up conversations about systemic racism.
But campaigners say far more is needed to keep Black communities safe.
Sally Patterson reports.
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The United Nations has announced a US$2.4 billion pledge to provide life-saving and life-sustaining assistance for nearly 32 million people across the Horn of Africa.
The funds will allow humanitarian agencies to sustain aid pipelines of food, water, health care, nutrition, and protection services in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.
Michael Baleke has that report…
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