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Global stocks fall as Jay Powell’s comments drag markets lower

Global stocks weakened and Treasury yields rose on Monday after central banks warned investors to brace for a sustained period of higher interest rates. Policymakers from the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank used speeches at last week’s annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to reiterate their commitment to fighting inflation, despite the …

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Ukraine says counteroffensive against Russian forces near Kherson has begun

Ukraine said it had launched a counteroffensive against Russian forces near the city of Kherson, in a move that has forced the Russian military to shift resources to the southern part of the country, according to a senior White House official. A senior Ukrainian government adviser confirmed that Kyiv had launched a major operation aimed …

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Liz Truss ‘not ruling out’ direct financial support for cost of living – live

Key events BETA filters Key events (5)Liz Truss (6)Rishi Sunak (5)Boris Johnson (5)Alistair Darling (3) Summary Here is a summary of the day’s headlines: Liz Truss’s camp has said the Conservative leadership leader is leaning towards specific support for Help for All to ease the cost of living crisis, but said she is not “ruling …

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Two Air France pilots have been suspended after being punched in the cockpit mid-air, an airline official has revealed as investigators call for stricter safety protocols on flights. Switzerland’s Geneva Tribune reported that the pilot and co-pilot got into a fight shortly after takeoff and grabbed each other by the neck after one apparently hit …

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Artemis 1 launch live: Moon mission under threat as Nasa pauses countdown to launch

Lift off from Kennedy Space Center between 13:33 and 15:33 BST Artemis’ test flight to the moon was thought to be back on track after a suspected hydrogen leak was fixed, but new problems could set the mission back. Engineers discovered a possible crack in a flange in the intertank area of ​​the center stage, …

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Tory leadership: Live: Boris Johnson ‘fails to see reality’ of No 10 exit, says Rory Stewart Register for free to continue reading Register for free to continue reading

‘We should have a plan today’: Martin Lewis slams Tories over energy crisis Boris Johnson “doesn’t see the reality” of why he is being forced out of Downing Street, according to former Tory minister Rory Stewart. The outgoing prime minister does not believe he was “terrible” at the job and was sacked because of “deep” …

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‘Generation Artemis’: NASA to launch first crew-qualified rocket to Moon since 1972

For the first time in 50 years, NASA plans to launch on Monday the first rocket that can carry humans there from the Moon. The giant Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is scheduled to lift off from NASA’s Cape Canaveral complex in Florida at 8.33am ET (1.33pm UK time) atop an unmanned Orion spacecraft that …

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Britney claims her guardianship was set up and insists she had no drugs or alcohol in her system.

Britney Spears has released a lengthy 22-minute audio slide accusing her parents of abuse, saying they established their controversial guardianship over her after an unidentified woman pitched them to them. The 40-year-old singer posted the rambling recording to YouTube on Sunday night in a video that has since been made private, offering new details about …

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