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Figures published by the UK's Gender Pay Gap Service show men are still paid more than women in the United Kingdom. There has been a push for greater earnings transparency over the last decade - but the latest data showed 4 in 5 employers still pay males more, with the median pay gap between men and women sitting at 9.4%. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more.
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India has abstained from voting at the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution to extend the investigation into Russia's alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
The resolution was passed nonetheless with 28 out of 47 members voting in favor of an investigation.
Delhi has now abstained from all four UNHRC resolutions concerning the war in Ukraine.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
IN: India calls these...South Korea’s president is hosting a delegation from the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee in Seoul on Wednesday.
The delegation will discuss the Seoul-Washington alliance ahead of the president’s summit with Joe Biden later this month.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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Former US President Donald Trump has launched a blistering attack on the New York prosecutor who charged him with 34 counts of falsifying business records in a Manhattan court yesterday.
Speaking at his Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida hours after he entered not guilty pleas in New York, the President denied any wrongdoing and demanded the resignation of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
From Washington, Simon Marks reports.
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Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Friend has now been let out, after being arrested along with others protesting the state's abortion ban.
Senate lawmakers passed a bill banning most abortions at six weeks in the state on Monday.
U.S. Correspondent Caroline Malone reports.
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History is being made in the United States as former President Donald Trump prepares to surrender to authorities in New York on criminal charges.
He's accused of multiple felonies relating to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels at the final days of his 2016 election campaign against Hillary Clinton.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks has the latest.
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Passengers departing from London City airport will no longer have the volume of liquids they can take in their hand luggage restricted - following the installation of new CT scanners. It's just the second airport in the UK to use the technology - others are expected to follow within the next few years. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more.
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Tik Tok has been fined 12.7 million pounds ($15.8 million USD) for a 'number of breaches of data protection law' in the UK.
The breaches included misusing children's data and allowing underage children to sign up to the video sharing app.
John Bevir (Beaver) reports.
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Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency says it received 144 stranded Nigerians from Niamey in Niger Republic.
Officials of the agency say the returnees were brought back under the care of the International Organisation for Migration.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja
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Japan is dropping all covid related border controls from next month.
It’s part of a government move to recategorize Covid-19 as a common disease.
Chris Gilbert reports
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Taiwan is defending President Tsai Ing-wen’s plan to meet US lawmakers, despite warnings of retaliation from China. Tsai will meet House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday in California.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Surprise announcements by OPEC producers saw oil prices spike on Monday.
Over the weekend Saudi Arabia said it would start "a voluntary reduction" in its production of crude oil.
Sally Patterson reports.
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Parts of the South and Midwest United States are bracing for more severe storms and possible tornadoes from Tuesday.
At least 32 people died across seven states in a powerful storm system over the weekend.
U.S. Correspondent Caroline Malone reports.
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The New York Times has lost its Twitter verified badge, after refusing to pay for the blue checkmark.
The social media site's billionaire owner Elon Musk has been pushing $8-per-month Twitter Blue subscription as a way to remain verified on the platform.
He called the newspaper, which charges for its own subscription service, hypocritical, "unreadable," and branded its coverage as "propaganda."
Benji Hyer has more.
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