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Aug 20
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Federal Reserve comes under pressure as ...

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The Chair of the Federal Reserve chair are under scrutiny from Donald Trump after fraud allegations emerge about Governor Lisa Cook. How will it affect the interest rate decision?

The authorities in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi have declared an emergency and a public holiday after monsoon rains paralysed the city. We hear from the local business owner.

Sony PlayStation increased the price on its console. Is it one of the consequences of the trade war?

And we look at Denmark's decision to tax cow and sheep burps for greenhouse gas reasons.

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