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BoE intervenes as IMF criticises UK budget
BoE intervenes as IMF criticises UK budget
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The Bank of England stepped in Wednesday to shore up market confidence after the International Monetary Fund criticised Britain's inflation-fighting budget. Analysts warned that Britain's controversial measures could force the Bank of England to hike interest rates far higher than forecast.

Opposition says 'political suicide' if Belarus joins Ukraine war
Opposition says 'political suicide' if Belarus joins Ukraine war
World
by  AFP

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on Wednesday said President Alexander Lukashenko would commit "political suicide" if he involved Belarus's military in the war in neighbouring Ukraine. Tikhanovskaya claimed victory in Belarus's contested 2020 presidential election but now lives in exile in Lithuania after Lukashenko launched a brutal crackdown on the opposition.