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The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, and China are all expected to attend the BRICS Summit in August. Host country South Africa is obliged to execute an ICC arrest warrant if Russian President Vladimir Putin sets foot in the country, but organisers are adamant that the Summit will not be a virtual event.
Mark Roughton reports.
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Parts of India, including New Delhi, are seeing extensive flooding after incessant rains.
Water levels have receded a bit in India's capital city but the Yamuna river is still flowing above what authorities call the danger mark.
Emergency measures will stay in place till the weekend with the government urging people to stay indoors.
Ishan Garg has more.
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US markets were up again Thursday on the back of more data showing that inflation may be easing.
Big tech stocks helped lead the rally, with all three indices on pace for weekly gains.
Ira Spitzer reports.
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The union representing 160,000 television and movie actors has voted to go on strike, and join Hollywood writers on the picket line.
Actors are seeking a bigger share of the profits from streaming services as well as protections around the use of artificial intelligence.
Ira Spitzer reports.
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Twitter has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. state of Texas against entities that have allegedly been involved in data scraping on a massive scale.
The social network had recently imposed a limit on the number of tweets a user can read a day – due to the practice.
US Correspondent Caroline Malone reports.
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The UK economy has contracted by 0.1% in May according to the latest figures released on Thursday by the Office of National Statistics.
The negative economic impact of the King's Coronation bank holiday is shown to be a contributing factor.
Simon Gaitán reports…
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The Indian prime minister has arrived in Paris, ahead of his appearance as the guest of honour during Friday's French national day parade.
It's Narendra Modi's first trip to France since May last year and comes on the 25th anniversary of France and India signing their strategic partnership in 1998.
Ross Cullen reports from Paris.
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Nigeria's Debt Management Office says the country has repaid a $500 million Eurobond owed since 2013.
It said the payment was part of a dual-tranche $1 billion Eurobond for a tenor of ten 10 years at a coupon of 6.375 per cent per annum.
The Eurobond was Nigeria's first foray into the international capital market.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.
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CUE: China’s going to use two rockets on its mission to land astronauts on the moon by 2030. The space agency’s been giving details to Chinese state media of its plans.
Here’s Andrew Wood in Hong Kong