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Up to 50 missing after migrant boat sinks off Greece
An air and sea rescue operation was underway Wednesday after around 50 people went missing when a migrant boat sank in the Aegean Sea, the Greek coastguard said. The rescue effort, ordered by merchant shipping minister Yannis Plakiotakis, according to a coastguard statement, included four vessels already sailing in the southern Aegean, two coastguard patrol boats and a Greek air force helicopter.
US inflation eases slightly to 8.5% in July as fuel prices dip
US inflation eased slightly in July, official data showed Wednesday, taking pressure off the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates sharply while bringing a much-needed boost to President Joe Biden just months before crucial midterm elections.
Kenyan election: the next steps
Kenya is on tenterhooks as it awaits results from Tuesday's election, which passed off relatively smoothly despite some issues with malfunctioning voter identification equipment, delays at polling stations and scattered incidents of violence. The process is complicated, with results from more than 46,000 polling stations across the country to be counted, cross-checked and tallied.
Trump to be deposed in New York civil probe
Donald Trump looks set to be deposed Wednesday in New York as part of the state attorney general's civil probe into alleged fraud at his family business, the ex-president said on his social media network. "In New York City tonight," Trump posted on his Truth Social just after midnight.
Fascism is history, Italy's far-right leader says
Fascism is history, Italy's far-right leader Giorgia Meloni declared Wednesday in a video message aimed at international critics alarmed by her predicted victory in September 25 elections. "I have been reading that the victory of Fratelli d'Italia in the September elections would mean a disaster, leading to an authoritarian turn, Italy's departure from the euro and other nonsense of this sort.
Chinese court rejects appeal in landmark #MeToo case
A Chinese court rejected an appeal in a landmark sexual harassment case on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the country's fledgling #MeToo movement. The country's #MeToo movement has stumbled since 2018, when a wave of women published allegations of sexual harassment against university professors.
S.Africa finalising claims as mine massacre anniversary looms
Outstanding claims of compensation from the massacre of 34 workers at a South African platinum mine a decade ago are likely to be settled this month, an official said on Wednesday. Compensation claims directly related to miners who were killed had already been settled last year, with the state paying almost 76 million rand ($4.6 million) to the victims' families, he said.
Qatar World Cup start brought forward to November 20: sources
The World Cup's start will be brought forward by a day to allow hosts Qatar to play the opening game, sources told AFP on Wednesday, just over three months before the competition gets underway. Moving forward the opening match will also mean changing the 100-day countdown that had been scheduled to start on Saturday, with special events across the tiny nation of 2.8 million people.
13 killed in Russian strikes near nuclear plant
Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of rocket strikes that killed 13 civilians in areas near a Russian-held power plant, where renewed fighting has raised fears of a nuclear disaster. Don't let the Russians kill you," he wrote, adding that Russia had fired a total of 80 rockets at the area.
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