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BBC News - Top stories
The ex-gangster who has become South Africa's sports minister
The rise of Gayton McKenzie from a former bank robber to a politician in the new unity government. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Amazon to Build Top-Secret Cloud for Australia's Government
Amazon’s cloud-computing business will build a cloud for Australia’s government, improving the U.S. ally’s ability to share and analyze information and boost the resilience of its defense communications.Amazon -
Financial Times - Business
How UK civil servants are preparing for a change of government
Officials get ready for an expected cultural shift in WhitehallUnited Kingdom -
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CBS News - Top stories
What to look for in the government's June jobs report
Forecasters expect job numbers on Friday to show slower hiring in June, clearing the way for the Fed to cut interest rates later this year. -
ABC News - World
AP PHOTOS: Voters will deliver judgment on Conservative government in UK national election
Voters in the United Kingdom will cast ballots in a national election on Thursday, passing judgment on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s 20 months in office — and the four Conservative prime ministers before him. Polls, commentators and ...United Kingdom -
ABC News - Top stories
Open on July 4th: Retailers and airlines. Closed: Government, banks, stock market
The Fourth of July holiday, also known as Independence Day, celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, a document announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain -
ABC News - World
Bulgarian Parliament rejects new government proposed by leader of main party
Bulgaria’s Parliament has voted down a minority government proposed by the center-right GERB party, which likely will bring the country closer to new elections -
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Inc. - Business
Small Businesses Filing for Bankruptcy May Face Challenges as Government Program Expires
The rule had let small businesses with less than $2.75 million in debt file under Subchapter V. -
The Guardian - World
Did that really happen? 14 years of chaotic Tory government
How the occupants of No 10 brought us austerity, Brexit, Partygate and an economic crash. UK general election live: latest updatesCome with me to another country, far, far away, where things are a little bit different. In this fantastical land, ... -
ABC News - World
France's government spokesperson is attacked on the campaign trail, days before decisive election
Several candidates have reported being attacked on the campaign trail in the final stretch before a high-stakes French legislative election -
Wired - Tech
US Government Awards Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine
As fears of a pandemic mount, the biotech company’s mRNA vaccine trial is set to release Phase 1/2 results later this year, with a larger Phase 3 trial expected to begin in 2025. -
Financial Times - Business
Tesla cars put on local Chinese government’s purchase list for first time
Announcement comes as Elon Musk’s group faces increasing competition in world’s largest car marketTesla -
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ABC News - World
Greece's governing center-right party evicts lawmaker after airport altercation over flight boarding
Greece’s governing center-right party has booted out a lawmaker and former minister who allegedly manhandled an airport worker in a failed bid to board a domestic flight he’d turned up late for -
ABC News - World
Japan's top court orders government to compensate disabled people forced to undergo sterilization
In a landmark decision, Japan’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to pay suitable compensation to about a dozen victims who were forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law that was designed to eliminate offspring of ... -
ABC News - World
Polls open in British election in which voters appear eager for change
Polls open in British election in which voters appear eager for change after 14 years of Conservative government -
NBC News - Top stories
Japan’s top court orders government to compensate disabled people who were forcibly sterilized
Japan’s Supreme Court ordered the government Wednesday to pay suitable compensation to about a dozen people with disabilities who were forcibly sterilized. -
ABC News - Health
Japan's top court orders government to compensate disabled people who were forcibly sterilized
In a landmark decision, Japan’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to pay suitable compensation to about a dozen victims who were forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law that was designed to eliminate offspring of ...