US inflation pressures stubborn as fuel prices rise
The US inflation rate was 3.7% over the 12 months to August, up from 3.2% in July.
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US consumer prices continued to rise last month — but the Fed probably won't raise rates
US inflation accelerated in August for the second-straight month, pushed up by rising gas prices. However, core inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, continued to slow, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday.
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Austrian ex-minister Karin Kneissl moves to Russia with her ponies
Karin Kneissl is known for her links to Russia, including dancing with Vladimir Putin at her wedding.
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RTÉ director general announces recruitment freeze
All discretionary spending will be stopped in plans to restore confidence in the Irish broadcaster.
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Samuel Newey: Counselling plan in name of volunteer killed in Ukraine
Samuel Newey's family say volunteers fighting overseas should be offered support when they return.
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China insurance boss sentenced in finance crackdown
Ex-China Life Insurance boss Wang Bin is the latest high-profile boss to be caught up in the crackdown.
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Libya floods: Flooded city buries its dead in mass graves
At least 10,000 people are still missing after a catastrophic dam burst which took 2,300 lives.
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MP Michael Chong urges US-Canada cooperation on China interference
A Canadian politician has detailed to US lawmakers ways he says China tried to intimidate him.
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Russian aid reaches beleaguered enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh
Nine months into an effective blockade, a humanitarian aid lorry enters Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Switzerland: Hundreds of sex abuse cases 'tip of the iceberg', say researchers
A report commissioned by Catholic Church uncovers cases dating back to the 1950s.
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Russian airliner forced to land in corn field
Ural Airlines says no one was injured and denies a lack of spare parts was to blame for hydraulic failure.
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Colombia cocaine: Cultivation reaches record high
A UN report finds the area planted with coca bushes is the biggest ever registered.
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