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LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The Bank of England cut interest rates from a 16-year high on Thursday after a narrow vote in favour from policymakers divided over whether inflation pressures had eased sufficiently....
Israel’s military says it has confirmed that Hamas’s military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an air strike in the Gaza Strip last month....
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Violence against women and girls has reached epidemic levels and police are treating it as a threat on the same scale as terrorism, Britain’s police chiefs said Tuesday....
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Hailing the success of carrier bag laws, the Marine Conservation Society urges nations to push forward with plans for other single-use items...
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