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BusinessBBCEconomic slowdown: China urges push to boost sluggish economy
Premier Li Keqiang called for a 'sense of urgency' to reverse a zero-Covid led slump.
NewsBBCPunjabi Lehar: Pakistan YouTuber reunites families split by partition
Punjabi Lehar is helping reunite Indian and Pakistanis who were separated by the partition in 1947.
NewsBBCMenstruation: Indian women fight period shame with charts
Menstruation is a taboo topic in India, but some women are putting up charts with dates on their walls.
NewsBBCCuba bids for foreign investment to tackle goods shortages
Growing shortages of basic goods have led the government to end Fidel Castro's 63-year-old legacy.
PoliticsBBCLiz Cheney: Trump arch-enemy ousted in Wyoming election
The three-term congresswoman is trounced by a relative political newcomer and Trump-backed candidate.
BusinessAustralian Associated PressAsian stocks solid, NZ dollar jumps
Asian shares tracked solid Wall Street performance on Wednesday as strong overnight earnings for US retail giants pointed to further scope for the Federal Reserve to tackle inflation with rate hikes.33, breaking through the 29,000 barrier for the first time since January 6.
BusinessAustralian Associated PressNZ Reserve Bank lifts rate to 3 per cent
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand believes inflation has peaked, but it is two years away from returning to the target band.On Wednesday, New Zealand's central bank met market expectations by lifting the official cash rate (OCR) to three per cent.
ScienceBBCArtemis: Nasa readies giant Moon rocket for maiden flight
The most powerful rocket ever developed by the US space agency is being rolled to the launch pad.
PoliticsBBCBiden signs climate, tax and health bill into law
The president hails the $700bn (£579bn) act as the "final piece" of his domestic agenda.
NewsAustralian Associated PressNZ may lessen COVID-19 restrictions
As New Zealand's COVID-19 case and hospitalisation numbers retreat, health officials will provide fresh advice to government this month on lifting restrictions.However, there is still no timeline on expanding vaccination for Kiwis eager to get a second booster.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaPopular Sydney trainer, 30, gunned down in broad daylight in LA
Azuma Bennett was shot up to eight times at point blank range on Friday morning. His friends remember him as an 'exceptional human being'. Find out more.
NewsBBCKenya election 2022: Raila Odinga to go to court, as others celebrate
Kenya held one of its most nail-biting, and controversial, elections since one-party rule ended.
ScienceBBCTasmanian tiger: Scientists hope to revive marsupial from extinction
Experts behind the project claim the technology for "de-extinction" already exists, but others are sceptical.
PoliticsBBCAlaska primary: Sarah Palin seeks comeback backed by Trump
She largely left the spotlight before the 2016 election of Donald Trump, who has become her key ally.
BusinessBBCYoung watch almost seven times less TV than over-65s - Ofcom
The average 16 to 24-year-old watches TV for 53 minutes a day compared with nearly six hours for over-65s.
BusinessBBCHow to make movies without a huge carbon footprint
The film and TV industry is switching towards greener energy sources but the transition has challenges.
BusinessBBCInflation: Why price rises may feel even worse than they are
Your own personal inflation rate could be higher than official figures suggest.
BusinessBBCBacking for Adam Neumann's new firm prompts outrage
Adam Neumann's financial backers say he's a "visionary leader" but others have doubts over his latest plans.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Defeat all enemies': China's army prepares itself following latest 'violation'
China's defence minister has delivered an ominous warning to the rest of the world. Find out more here.
NewsBBCUK government enters endgame in Europe research standoff
The government is in a row with the EU over the UK's membership of the €100bn Horizon research programme.
NewsAustralian Associated PressUS First Lady Biden positive for COVID-19
US First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing mild symptoms, the White House has announced.The Bidens have been vacationing in South Carolina since August 10, and the 71-year-old first lady began experiencing symptoms on Monday.
BusinessBBCInflation drives fastest fall in real pay on record
Wage growth is lagging behind soaring prices as households grapple with the rising living costs.
ScienceAustralian Associated PressNASA rolls out moon rocket for launch
NASA's gigantic Space Launch System moon rocket, topped with an uncrewed astronaut capsule, is set to begin an hours-long crawl to its launch pad ahead of the behemoth's debut test flight later this month.The 98 metre-tall rocket is scheduled to embark on its first mission to space - without any humans - on August 29.
NewsBBCTrain and tube strikes: What are the dates and where is affected?
Thousands of rail workers are striking in August in an ongoing row over pay, jobs and conditions.
NewsAustralian Associated PressBlasts in Crimea suggest Ukraine fightback
Russia is blaming sabotage for explosions at one of its military bases in Moscow-annexed Crimea while Kyiv hinted it was responsible as Ukrainian officials said their strategy was to destroy supply lines supporting Russia's invasion.The blasts on Tuesday engulfed an ammunition depot at a military base in the north of the Crimean peninsula, disrupting trains and forcing the evacuation of 2000 people from a nearby village, according to Russian officials and news agencies.
