US makes hearing aids over-the-counter to curb costs
Over-the-counter hearing aids will for the first time be available to tens of millions of Americans, officials said Tuesday, in an effort to cut prices from $5,000 a pair.
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Sri Lanka to end state of emergency: president
Sri Lanka will not extend a state of emergency imposed to control anti-government protests as the situation in the impoverished nation has "stabilised", the president's office said Tuesday.
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Walmart results top estimates as inflation alters consumer behavior
Walmart scored a big jump in revenues partly driven by inflation but the retail giant faces increasing evidence of shifting consumer behavior due to rising prices, according to quarterly results released Tuesday.
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NBA won't schedule games on US election day
The NBA said Tuesday it will not schedule any games when voters go to the polls for pivotal US midterm elections in November.
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Oil majors' climate visions 'inconsistent' with Paris targets
Global decarbonisation scenarios envisioned by oil and gas majors are incompatible with the Paris climate deal temperature goals aimed at averting devastating heating, according to research published Tuesday.
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South Africa skipper Elgar sick of 'Bazball' talk ahead of England Tests
South Africa captain Dean Elgar said on Tuesday he was fed up with discussing England's new swashbuckling 'Bazball' approach to Test cricket on the eve of their series opener at Lord's.
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First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid: W.House
US First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and developed mild symptoms, the White House said Tuesday, two weeks after her husband Joe Biden contracted the virus for a second time.
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Polish firemen pull tonnes of dead fish from Oder river
Polish firefighters said Tuesday they had recovered 100 tonnes of dead fish from the Oder river running through Germany and Poland, deepening concerns of an environmental disaster.
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Election defeat looms for Trump's biggest Republican critic
Republican dissident Liz Cheney looks set to lose her US Congress seat Tuesday to an election-denying conspiracy theorist, in the latest signal of her party's disavowal of traditional conservatism in favor of Donald Trump's hardline "America First" movement.
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US tests ICBM after Ukraine, China-linked delays
The United States successfully tested a long-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile Tuesday after twice postponing the launch to avoid stoking tensions over Ukraine and Taiwan, the Air Force announced.
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