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China currency hits record lows against US dollar
BBC NEWS
China's yuan has hit fresh record lows against the surging US dollar.
Russia prepares to annex occupied Ukrainian regions
AP
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian-installed officials in occupied regions of Ukraine said Wednesday they would ask President Vladimir Putin to incorporate them into Russia, a day after claiming that their residents overwhelmingly supported such a move in Kremlin-orchestrated votes widely viewed as illegitimate.
COVID vaccination temporarily lengthens menstrual cycle
MSN
NEW YORK, USA - COVID-19 vaccination temporarily lengthens the menstrual cycle by less than a day on average, according a new study published Tuesday in BMJ Medicine.
Putin calls up 300,000 Reservists amid setbacks with Ukraine invasion
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, in a measure that appeared to be an admission that Moscow’s war against Ukraine isn’t going according to plan after nearly seven months of fighting and amid recent battlefield losses for the Kremlin’s forces.
Mexico’s earthquake coincidence drives anxiety for many
AP
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — As the parents of children killed when a school collapsed during Mexico’s 2017 earthquake celebrated a Mass in their memory, the ground began to shake again.
US teen who killed alleged rapist sentenced & fined
BBC NEWS
A US teenager who stabbed her alleged rapist to death has been sentenced by an Iowa court to five years' probation.
Jury deliberations begins for R. Kelly's child porn, trial-fixing case
NPR
CHICAGO, USA — Jurors began deliberating Tuesday at R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago, sorting through a month of evidence and arguments on charges accusing the singer of producing child pornography, enticing minors for sex and rigging his 2008 child porn trial.
Driven by consumers, US inflation grows more persistent
AP
WASHINGTON - U.S. inflation is showing signs of entering a more stubborn phase that will likely require drastic action by the Federal Reserve, a shift that has panicked financial markets and heightens the risks of a recession.
Australian woman sues over irreversible trans surgery
CHRISTIAN NEWS NETWORK
An Australian woman has launched legal action after she underwent drastic surgery to appear like a man.
New York returns stolen art to Italy
BBC
NEW YORK, USA - New York's district attorney has returned $19m (£16m) worth of stolen art to Italy. The 58 pieces include a marble head of the goddess Athena dated 200 BC, worth an estimated $3m alone.
