Brussels recommends Bosnia for EU candidate status
The European Commission on Wednesday said it was recommending that EU countries give Bosnia candidacy status to join the bloc.
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Ukraine holds line with Western arms, but needs more
First there was a teasing crackle of small arms fire then a burst of sharp bangs as Ukrainian assault infantry fired their US-made grenade launder at the Russian positions opposite.
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WHO says clinical trials soon for Ebola virus in Uganda
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday that clinical trials could start within weeks on vaccines to combat the strain of Ebola behind a deadly outbreak in Uganda.
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Finance chiefs mull Ukraine aid, Russia oil price cap at IMF summit
Global finance chiefs were expected to discuss a proposed price cap on Russian oil and support for Ukraine on Wednesday as the conflict takes center stage during the IMF's annual meetings.
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Andrew Bailey: Bank of England boss facing fresh storm
Andrew Bailey is no stranger to economic storms as head of the Bank of England, becoming governor just as Covid was taking hold in Britain.
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Biden to prioritize China competition amid 'dangerous' Russia
President Joe Biden's administration said Wednesday it would prioritize winning a competition with China, seeing it as the only global rival to the United States, even as it also works to constrain a "dangerous" Russia.
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UK court told 'killer' baby nurse sent sympathy card to parents
A nurse at a UK hospital tried to kill a baby girl four times before she was successful, then sent a sympathy card to her victim's parents, a court was told on Wednesday.
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Chad ex-opposition figure Saleh Kebzabo named prime minister
Chadian ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby pushed ahead Wednesday with declared plans to steer the country back to civilian government, appointing a former opposition figure as prime minister to head an interim administration of "national union."
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Nigeria floods kill 500, displace 1.4 million people
About 500 people have died in Nigeria's worst floods in a decade and 1.4 million others been displaced from their homes since the start of the rainy season, the government said.
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Workers at 3rd Amazon site in New York hold unionization vote
Amazon workers at an upstate New York warehouse began voting Wednesday on whether to unionize in the latest labor battle following a surprise union win earlier this year at another Amazon site.
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