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Latest Australia News
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Latest Bangladesh News
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Peru’s Vizcarra banned from public office over vaccine scandal
Congress approved former president’s temporary ban from public office by 86 votes in favour and zero against.
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Oath Keeper pleads guilty, working with feds in Capitol riot case
Jon Schaffer, a musician and Oath Keeper, pleads guilty to charges and will assist investigators.
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Opinion
US mass shootings ‘a national embarrassment’: Biden
After another mass shooting in the US, the president calls on Congress to ban military-style ‘assault’ weapons.
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From pet care to salon bookings: Pompeo ethics abuses reported
No action was recommended against former secretary of state who is widely seen as seeking to run for president in 2024.
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US removes Vietnam, Switzerland from currency manipulator list
The US Treasury Department said Friday that no country currently meets the US criteria as a manipulator.
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