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Pollution may be killing 2.4 million people in India a year according to a new study in the medical journal The Lancet Planetary Health.
It's one of the largest killers in the country – causing nearly twice as many deaths than cigarette smoking.
Ishan Garg tells us more from one of the worst-hit cities, New Delhi.
IN: Deaths from...There are reports a fatal airline crash in China two months ago may have been deliberate.
The Wall Street Journal newspaper says findings from a US investigation into the crash suggests the plane’s nosedive was intentional.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Japan's economy shrank for the first time in two quarters as Covid-19 curbs hit the service sector and rising prices weighed on businesses.
The weak reading is raising concerns about a longer term downturn.
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.
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The Biden administration is touting new efforts by the Food and Drug Administration to relieve the baby formula shortage that is causing major problems for many parents.
Formula supplies have been hit hard since manufacturer Abbott recalled products earlier this year after complaints of bacterial infections.
US correspondent Ira Spitzer has more
IN: President Biden released...
The US plans to ease sanctions imposed on Cuba by the Trump administration.
The changes come as Cuba experiences shortages of food and medicine, and new waves of Cubans are trying to reach the United States.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has this report.
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President Biden is urging Americans to rise up and condemn white supremacy, saying the country's "experiment in democracy is in danger".
He was speaking after visiting families of those 10 people killed during Saturday's mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York that targeted black shoppers.
The 18 year-old suspect is accused of murder, and allegedly wrote a 180-page manifesto espousing racist conspiracy theories.
The President visited the scene, met with families, and then spoke to the community.
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President Biden said blame for the massacre goes beyond just the 18 year old suspect.
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OUT: "…don't look like them"
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Uganda could withdraw its troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo within two weeks. Last December, Uganda sent in forces as part of a joint operation with the Congolese army against an armed group: the Allied Democratic Forces. It's one of the deadliest armed groups in the region and is claimed by the ISIL group as its central Africa arm. Leon Solomon reports from Kampala
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The US has conducted a successful test of a hypersonic weapon according to the country's Air Force.
It said the Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon flew at five times the speed of sound.
From Washington, Kate Fisher reports
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) is sending 42 investigators to Ukraine to investigate alleged Russian war crimes.
Its Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan says this is the largest ever deployment in its history.
Chris Jones has more from the Latvian capital, Riga.
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President Biden is visiting the city of Buffalo in New York today…scene of the weekend's racially-motivated attack on a supermarket that left 10 people dead, most of them black shoppers.
An 18 year-old gunman who allegedly wrote a racist, white supremacist manifesto ahead of the attack, is facing charges of murder.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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