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Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket launches but explodes

Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket Starship blows up minutes after successful launch

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India suffers from unusually early severe heatwave

Ninety per cent of the population are in the danger zone of extreme heat in India

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Chile unveils plans for its lithium industry

Chile's President unveils plans to partially nationalise the lithium industry

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South Korea asked not to fill chip gap

The US is asking South Korea not to fill China chip market gap

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US TV news hosts dropped

Leading TV hosts at both Fox News and CNN leave their networks

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Netflix is to invest $2.5bn in South Korea film industry

Netflix is to invest $2.5bn in South Korea film industry and TV over the next four years

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Biden announces 2024 presidential bid

How will the US economy affect Biden's re-election campaign?

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Microsoft’s $68.7bn Activision Blizzard takeover blocked in the UK

Microsoft's deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard blocked in the UK

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Disney's duel with DeSantis drags on

Disney launches lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

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US economic growth slows sharply in first quarter

US economic growth slows down in first quarter of this year

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US growth slows at the start of 2023

The economy grew 1.1% in the year to March, down from 2.6% in the previous quarter

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Fleeing Sudanese burying money and gold

Fleeing Sudanese are burying their money and gold

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First Republic's future under scrutiny again

The bank's shares plunge by more than 40% as plans for its survival fail to materialise

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First Republic bank sold to JP Morgan

First Republic bank is the third US bank to fail this year as JP Morgan takes it over

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Customers react to First Republic’s collapse

The US bank had been under pressure since two other lenders failed.

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The economic impact as thousands flee Sudan to neighbouring countries

More than 100,000 people have fled Sudan since heavy fighting broke out in April

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US banks feel the heat

Banks in the US have been under pressure since Monday’s rescue of First Republic

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Will the US Fed raise interest rates again?

The US Federal reserve is expected to raise interest rates due to inflation pressure

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US interest rates hit 16-year high

The US Central Bank has raised its interest rates to its highest level in 16 years

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European Central Bank raises interest rates for the seventh time

The European Central Bank has raised interest rates to 3.25% in a bid to curb inflation

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US bank seeks buyer as crisis spreads

US bank seeks a buyer as confidence bank crisis spreads

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The price of gold is rising

The US banking crisis is pushing the price of gold up to an all time high

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Covid no longer global emergency but left economic scars

Covid no longer global emergency but left worldwide economic scars

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China warns EU over proposed new sanctions

China warns EU over proposed new Russia sanctions targeting Chinese firms

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Kremlin increases taxes on Russian oil sector

Energy industry at its most vulnerable following western sanctions since December

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Biden to meet political leaders to break the deadlock over US debt ceiling

Joe Biden to meet political leaders to break the deadlock over US debt ceiling

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Biden holds crucial meeting with Congress leaders about country’s debt ceiling

US President Joe Biden meets Congress leaders to solve country’s debt ceiling issue.

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US inflation falls below 5% for first time in two years

: US inflation falls below 5%, this is the lowest in two years

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US inflation beats forecasts but remains high

Prices continued to cool slightly in the US in April

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Ramaphosa: 'My government not sleeping on the job'

South Africa president denies his government is "sleeping on the job" over power cuts

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