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Work flexibility, stimulus helped fuel pandemic ‘baby bump,’ study shows
New York CNN Business — Economic factors, not just lockdown-induced forced proximity, played a key role in last year’s “baby…
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Group of prominent Iranian sports figures In Iran calls on FIFA to ban Iranian Football Federation from World Cup
CNN — A law firm has sent a letter to FIFA on behalf of a group of former and current…
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Energy agency: CO2 emissions rise in 2022, but more slowly
BERLIN — The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that it expects carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels to…
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Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and…
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Blasts kill at least 8 at Myanmar’s Insein Prison
BANGKOK — A bombing on Wednesday near the front gate of Myanmar’s main prison for political detainees killed at least…
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Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels to rise by less than 1% this year
CNN — Finally, some good news in the battle against greenhouse gasses: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the burning of…
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Opinion: Liz Truss is on track to become Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister
Editor’s Note: Rosa Prince is editor of The House magazine. She is former assistant political editor of the Daily Telegraph…
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Militant Hamas group back in Damascus after years of tension
DAMASCUS, Syria — Two senior officials from the Palestinian militant Hamas group visited Syria’s capital on Wednesday for the first…
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UK inflation back at 40-year high as food prices soar
London CNN Business — Rising food and energy costs drove UK inflation back to a 40-year high in September, but…
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Analysis: The UK just stepped back from the brink. But there’s more trouble ahead
London CNN Business — The decision by Jeremy Hunt, the new UK finance minister, to jettison the bulk of Prime…
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