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India's capital is once against becoming the epicenter of COVID-19 infections as one in five are now testing positive for coronavirus.
Experts say hospitalizations too are on the rise.
And it's fuelling concerns that India may be on the cusp of the fourth wave of infections, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
IN: Authorities are asking...Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his predecessor owes the Australian public an apology over his secret grab for extra ministerial power.
Former PM Scott Morrison has refused calls to resign for appointing himself to five extra ministerial portfolios while in office over a 14-month period, at the height of the pandemic.
Shaun Bindley reports.
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CLIP: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/0817JPNProtestsTS.mp3China’s Premier Li Keqiang is calling on the country’s economic powerhouse regions to boost growth to beat a COVID-19 slump. Retail spending and industrial output are both falling behind targets amid ongoing pandemic restrictions.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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U.S. President Biden is signing the 'Inflation Reduction Act' into law on Tuesday.
Despite its title, the $750 billion bill is focused on healthcare, tax and climate change.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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The final batch of France's troops in Mali has left their base in the West African country. It brings to an end nearly a decade of French military support to Mali's fight against insurgency.
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The inflation rate in Nigeria has surged to 19.64 percent, up from 18.60 percent.
It's the highest recorded in the country since September, 2005.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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The European Union has confirmed it's received a formal response from Tehran to recent proposals aimed at reviving the Iran Nuclear Deal.
The 2015 accord, which offered sanctions relief for Iran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear activities, has been in tatters since the US withdrew in 2018 under Donald Trump's presidency.
The EU has been trying to stitch the deal back together over more than a year of stop-start negotiations, mediating indirect talks between Tehran and Washington.
Rosie Birchard brings us the latest from Brussels.
The European Union has confirmed it's received a formal response from Tehran to recent proposals aimed at reviving the Iran Nuclear Deal.
The 2015 accord, which offered sanctions relief for Iran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear activities, has been in tatters since the US withdrew in 2018 under Donald Trump's presidency.
The EU has been trying to stitch the deal back together over more than a year of stop-start negotiations, mediating indirect talks between Tehran and Washington.
It's the highest recorded in the country since September, 2005.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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The inflation rate in Nigeria has surged to 19.64 percent, up from 18.60 percent.
It's the highest recorded in the country since September, 2005.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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The inflation rate in Nigeria has surged to 19.64 percent, up from 18.60 percent.
It's the highest recorded in the country since September, 2005.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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The inflation rate in Nigeria has surged to 19.64 percent, up from 18.60 percent.
It's the highest recorded in the country since September, 2005.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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A Chinese ship which docked at a port in Sri Lanka on Tuesday has raised security concerns in India, after it opposed the move.
China describes the ship as a research vessel, but India is worried because it has satellite and missile tracking capabilities.
Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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