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FSN's Caroline Malone reports.
The World Trade Organisation has revised its forecasts for growth of global goods trade this year and next. The organisation, which is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, says it now expects merchandise trade to grow by 10.8 per - up from its prediction of 8% in March. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more.
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The US is urging China to stop "provocative" military activities near Taiwan.
China has sent almost 100 military aircraft into Taiwan's air defence zone over the last three days.
Samuel Wong reports.
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In other news….a massive leak of financial documents has raised fresh questions about the financial activities of some of the world's richest men and women.
The so-called Pandora Papers were simultaneously published by several news organizations on Sunday and expose allegedly secret financial dealings by the King of Jordan, Tony and Cheri Blair, and President Vladimir Putin.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks says that while no prominent Americans are identified in the documents, their publication will have an impact in the US.
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Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy union is closing down, claiming political pressure means it can no longer operate. The Confederation of Trade Unions is the latest in a series of political groups and civic organizations to disband in recent months.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Top Democrats say they now hope President Biden's two key pieces of domestic legislation can pass in Congress by the end of this month.
Last week's efforts failed, despite the President's personal visit to Capitol Hill to urge Democrats to unite around his 1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure deal and a much larger spending measure.
Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois says more time is needed to pull the bills over the finishing line.
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He spoke on CNN.
But Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont indicated on NBC that there are still sticking points to overcome.
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(TAG) And some moderate Democrats expressed frustration that President Biden hadn't done more last week to procure unity.
A California man convicted of carrying out a shooting spree in a synagogue has been sentenced to life in prison.
John Earnest confessed to having drawn inspiration from the mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Ira Spitzer has more from California.
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California will require eligible schoolchildren to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend in-person classes, beginning as soon as January.
It would become the first state in the country to implement a vaccine mandate in schools.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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Fresh off the worst month of the year for US markets, investors are awaiting a fresh crop of economic data in the coming week.
Coronavirus cases continue to decline across the country, raising hopes for a sustained recovery from the pandemic.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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There's a new experimental COVID-19 drug that's been shown in U.S. trials to reduce hospitalisations by half.
It could be approved by the Food and Drug Administration within weeks.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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Millions of households in the UK are set to face higher gas and electricity bills, as a new energy price cap takes effect today (Friday).
Domestic bill prices could rise by hundreds of pounds/dollars per year.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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