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Oct 2022
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British PM Truss in dire straits after n...

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New British finance minister Jeremy Hunt scraps mini-budget in effort to restore economic stability. Also, the explosive Iranian-made drones over Kyiv; a harrowing report on the drought in Somalia; and the K-Pop band going for military service. (Photo: British PM Liz Truss leaves the Houses of Parliament in London. Credit: Reuters) 
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