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Israel lawmakers hold first vote on bill triggering early election
Israel lawmakers hold first vote on bill triggering early election
World
by  AFP

Israeli lawmakers were holding a first vote Wednesday on a government bill to dissolve parliament and call an early election, after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said his eight-party coalition was no longer tenable. If the government's dissolution bill passes Wednesday's preliminary vote, it must then clear a separate committee vote and three further votes in the full parliament.

UK inflation hits fresh 40-year high
UK inflation hits fresh 40-year high
Business and Economy
by  AFP

British annual inflation has hit a fresh 40-year high, official data showed Wednesday, further eroding workers' wages and pressuring the Bank of England to keep on raising interest rates. The Bank of England has raised its key interest rate five times since December.