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Prices in the US are still rising at a fast pace according to government figures released today.
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 per cent in February, showing only a slight cooling in inflation from the previous month.
Our US Correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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US bank stocks rallied on Tuesday after a difficult day of trading on Monday.
This comes after regulators took extraordinary measures over the weekend to backstop all depositors in Silicon Valley Bank, which collapsed last week.
Sally Patterson reports.
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Uganda has confirmed that its forces together with the Congolese army (FDLR) have killed a top commander of the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group.
Uganda's army spokesperson says Elias Ssegujja was killed in the North Kivu Province in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Hillary Ayesiga, reporting from Kampala
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The Texas Board of Nursing in the United States has filed Formal Charges against 43 Nigerians for false educational credentials.
They are part of a 75-person list under investigation by US authorities for fraudulently obtaining certificates.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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India's federal minister for entrepreneurship is meeting with top startups in the country this week to allay concerns due to the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank.
The Santa Clara-based lender is considered to be a top choice for many Indian startups with US-based operations.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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North Korea is continuing its response to nearby US-led military drills, firing two more rockets into the Sea of Japan on Tuesday.
Japan and South Korea are collecting information on latest launches which come two days days after Pyongyang test-fired cruise missiles from a submarine.
Chris Gilbert reports
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US stocks finished up on Monday as investors weighed up government plans to keep banks afloat.
Over the weekend regulators said they would guarantee all Silicon Valley Bank customers' deposits.
The bank collapsed on Friday, sending shockwaves through global financial markets.
Sally Patterson reports.
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Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is expected to testify before a grand jury investigating hush money payments he arranged and made on the former president's behalf.
Mr Cohen's closed-door testimony is coming at a critical time as the Manhattan district attorney's office decides whether to seek charges against Mr Trump.
US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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Shares in First Republic Bank and several other US regional banks tumbled on Monday as the fall-out from last week's banking crisis continues.
This comes after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed - fuelling fears of contagion across the sector.
Sally Patterson reports from New York.
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President Joe Biden insists the US banking system is "safe" as he seeks to allay fears of a broader industry crisis following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the country's 16th largest lender.
The federal government, which seized the bank's assets last week, confirmed that customers' money — both insured and uninsured — would be fully protected and accessible from Monday.
Thousands of technology companies had been facing uncertainty for days after the second biggest bank failure in American history and the most substantial since the height of the global financial crash almost 15 years ago.
Benji Hyer reports.
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