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Russia's central bank raises key rate to 21% to rein in higher-than-forecast inflation

Russia's central bank on Friday raised its key interest rate by 200 basis points to 21%, citing higher-than-forecast consumer price increases.

Business - CNBC - October 25

Russian strikes on Kyiv and central Ukraine kill 2 teenagers and injure dozens

World - Yahoo News - October 26

Russian strikes on Kyiv and central Ukraine kill 2 teens and injure dozens

A Russian drone strike has killed a teenager in Kyiv during a nighttime barrage on the Ukrainian capital that lasted for hours

World - ABC News - October 26

Central Asians edge into a brave new world on Russia’s doorstep

The region’s five states are increasingly standing up for themselves on matters of language, history and identity

World - Financial Times - October 27

Botswana holds an election where the diamond trade has become a central issue

Botswana is holding a national election and voters are deciding if one of Africa’s longest-ruling parties stays on for another five-year term

World - ABC News - October 30

Wildfires rage in Oklahoma, severe weather expected in central U.S.

Wildfires are blazing in Oklahoma as warnings of severe weather spread in Kansas and other parts of the central U.S. CBS News' Rob Marciano has the latest on strong winds that could create severe ...

12 dead and 1 injured in explosion at steel plant in central Mexico

Twelve people have died in a fire at a steel plant in central Mexico

World - ABC News - October 30

Switzerland is now flirting with deflation, causing a dilemma for its central bank

Switzerland could be at risk of slipping into deflationary territory next year as a stronger Swiss franc dogs policymakers' efforts to get a handle on prices.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Lebanon's detained former central bank governor faces new corruption charge

A Lebanese judge has charged the country’s detained former central bank governor with illicit enrichment and issued an arrest warrant

World - ABC News - October 31

Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their campaign’s closing argument

Donald Trump has made his opposition to transgender rights central to his closing argument before Election Day.

Politics - NBC News - November 1

Central banks need escape route from cycle of boom and bust

We should debate excessive policy easing and the neglect of credit and debt developments

World - Financial Times - November 1

Attack on central Israel injures 11 as Iran's leader promises a punishing response

An attack on a central Israeli town has injured 11 as Iran’s supreme leader vowed a punishing response to Israel’s attack last week

World - ABC News - November 2

Disgraced Lebanese Central Banker Who Was a Fugitive Now Awaits His Fate

Riad Salameh was arrested on graft charges and accused of undermining Lebanon’s economy, as the Israel-Hezbollah war further destabilizes the country.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 3

ICC judges unseal an arrest warrant for an alleged Central African Republic rebel

Judges at the International Criminal Court have unsealed an arrest warrant for an alleged rebel from the Central African Republic accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity more than a ...

World - ABC News - November 7

US central bank boss says Trump can't fire him

The US central bank cuts interest rates, as its chairman vows to stay on the job.

How a drab Soviet metropolis became Central Asia’s capital of cool

World - Yahoo News - November 8

Spanish central banker set to inherit big challenges as next BIS head

Pablo Hernández de Cos to take over amid fears Donald Trump will derail progress on setting capital standards for world’s biggest lenders

Business - Financial Times - November 8

Massive sex tape leak could be a ploy for power in central Africa

Dozens of videos involving a senior civil servant in Equatorial Guinea have flooded social media, shocking people in the country.

Gunmen open fire in a bar in central Mexico killing 10 and injuring 13

World - Yahoo News - November 10

Gunmen open fire in a bar in central Mexico killing 10 and injuring 7

A local official says gunmen opened fire in a bar in central Mexico killing 10 people and injuring 13

World - ABC News - November 10

Bike ride for dumplings goes viral, gridlocking roads in central China

An online invite for a group bike ride in search of good dumplings proved so popular in China, that it brought some roads to a standstill.

GOP Rep. Valadao holds Central Valley, California, swing seat

The seat was a top target for Democrats, who were hoping to finally clinch the district.

Politics - Politico - 5 days ago

Tropical Storm Sara makes landfall in northern Honduras and brings heavy rain to Central America

Tropical Storm Sara has made landfall in northern Honduras and threatens to dump torrential rains across parts of Central America and southern Mexico

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Tropical Storm Sara pounds Central America with heavy rains

Mexican authorities warned the storm could cause "intense rains" over the resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula.

Israeli Strikes in Central and Northern Gaza Kill More Than 30 People

As Israel’s military wages a renewed offensive in the northern part of the enclave, Al Bureij and Nuseirat in central Gaza came under attack.

World - The New York Times - 12 hours ago

An Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah's spokesman, while a strike in Gaza kills at least 30

A rare Israeli strike in central Beirut has killed the chief spokesman for the Hezbollah militant group

World - ABC News - 8 hours ago

Tropical Storm Sara slams Central America, remnants to impact Tampa Bay

World - Yahoo News - 19 hours ago

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