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A student walks on the campus of Howard University in Washington, US, January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
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How Biden's student loan forgiveness will impact US consumers

The US government will cancel up to $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 a year, or $250,000 for married couples

A view shows a building on fire, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Mykolaiv, in this handout picture released on July 31, 2022. State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Mykolaiv Region/Handout via REUTERS
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Blood, treasure and chaos: the cost of Russia's war in Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump pauses during address at campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S., August 2, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/Files
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What charges might Trump face for having classified documents?

An exterior view of China Evergrande Centre in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2018. Photo :Reuters
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Explainer: What's next for China Evergrande after a restructuring proposal?

Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive" are seen in this illustration taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Monkeypox: How concerned should we be?

Explainer: Why the US stock market is tumbling in 2022
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Explainer: Why the US stock market is tumbling in 2022

A voter has a finger inked after casting a ballot at a polling precinct during the national elections in Manila, Philippines, May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
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What's at stake in the Philippines election?

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Soaring gold and black gold: How Russo-Ukraine war affects gold, oil prices

Demonstrators apply a sticker on a passing car during a protest against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, near the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
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Sri Lanka's reluctance to tap IMF helped push it into an economic abyss

A health worker prepares a booster dose of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine, as vaccinations jump in Italy after the government made inoculation mandatory for all workers, in Rome, Italy. Photo: Reuters
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Why we can’t ‘boost’ our way out of the Covid-19 pandemic for the long term

A Ukrainian flag, a larger flag planted amid 500 smaller Ukrainian flags in a park, flies in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, US, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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Why did the United States resettle only 12 Ukrainian refugees in March?

A combination picture shows portraits of the two candidates running for the second round in the 2022 French presidential election, Marine Le Pen, leader of French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party, and French President Emmanuel Macron, candidate for his re-election. Pictures taken February 5, 2022 (L) and April 2, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
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Macron or Le Pen: why it matters for France, the EU and the West

A shopkeeper tunes a television screen to watch the speech of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, at his shop in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 31, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
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What political upheaval in Pakistan means for rest of the world