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Brazil’s Amazon deforestation remains high despite slight fall
August deforestation was lower than last year, but rates remain much higher than before Bolsonaro took office.
Sri Lanka central bank chief steps down as reserve crisis deepens
Country faces dwindling foreign exchange reserves, looming debt repayments and the economic fallout of lockdowns.
Philippines sceptical as Duterte daughter denies presidential bid
Sara Duterte-Carpio says she has a deal with her father that only one of them would be on a presidential ticket in 2022.
UN warns Afghanistan at risk of ‘total breakdown’
Special envoy urges Security Council to release assets frozen overseas to avoid economic and social collapse.
Biden and Xi speak on phone for first time in seven months
The leaders of the world's two-biggest economies discussed areas where US, China interests 'converge, diverge'.
Biden announces new vaccine requirements in US to combat COVID
President Joe Biden says companies with 100 employees or more must require vaccination or test staff weekly.
Japan yearns for charisma as race to replace Suga heats up
Vaccine tsar Taro Kono is popular with the public, but needs support from the ruling party's local members.
Biden administration sues Texas over anti-abortion law
US Attorney General Merrick Garland says Texas's SB8 threatens 'constitutional rights and judicial precedents'.
Former Germany footballer Jerome Boateng convicted of assault
Boateng found guilty of domestic violence against former partner and ordered to pay her 1.8 million euros.
Putin, Lukashenko agree to deepen economic ties amid sanctions
Russia and Belarus on Thursday agreed to tighter coordination in economic policy but stopped short of a common currency.
Ethiopia says Tigray forces beaten in Afar; Tigrayans deny
Rival sides offer conflicting accounts as 10-month conflict in northern Ethiopia drags on.
US jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, hit a new pandemic low
The drop in initial claims happened despite job market headwinds from the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
Afghanistan on the brink of universal poverty: UN
UNDP says drought, COVID-19 pandemic and political upheaval could cause Afghanistan's poverty rate to reach 97 percent.
French jail term confirmed for uncle of Syria’s al-Assad
Court confirms last year's four-year prison sentence against 84-year-old Rifaat al-Assad.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to meet with truckers amid road blockades
Truckers are halting traffic on several Brazilian highways in support of Bolsonaro, despite his pleading them to stop.
UK threatens to send migrant boats back to France
Border officials to be trained to force boats away from British waters as asylum seekers attempt to cross channel.
ECOWAS mediators heading to Guinea to meet coup leaders
High-level mission from main West African bloc is expected to seek democratic transition following Conde's removal.
Trump admin sought to play down troop injuries in Iraq: Official
Former defence official says she was pressured to minimise injuries of 110 US troops from 2020 Iranian missile strike.
$3m deal reached in rough arrest of Colorado woman with dementia
US police officer pushed Karen Garner suspected of shoplifting against hood of his car, injuring her arm, suit claims.