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GOP's Tom Rice loses House seat after voting to impeach Donald Trump

US Rep Tom Rice of South Carolina has been ousted from Congress in his Republican primary after voting to impeach Donald Trump over the Jan 6 insurrection

Wildfires, heatwaves causing 'climate anxiety' in youth, says new report

Oregon health officials say the impacts of climate change, including more devastating wildfires, heat waves, drought and poor air quality, are fuelling climate anxiety among young people

US abortions rate increases as 1 in 5 pregnancies terminated in 2020

The number and rate of US abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline, data stated

Donald Trump's influence tested in South Carolina, Nevada GOP primaries

Donald Trump notched a notable victory Tuesday when voters in South Carolina ousted a five-term incumbent Republican who supported the former president's impeachment last year

US spy agencies' focus on China likely to snare Chinese Americans

As US intelligence agencies ramp up their efforts against China, top officials acknowledge they may also end up collecting more phone calls and emails from Chinese Americans

Glenn Maxwell leads Australia to victory over Sri Lanka in 1st ODI

Glenn Maxwell guided injury-hit Australia to a thrilling two-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the series-opening one-day cricket international with an entertaining, unbeaten 80 from 51 deliveries

US Open allows Russian tennis players to play after Wimbledon ban

The US Open will allow tennis players from Russia and Belarus to compete this year despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, which prompted Wimbledon to ban those athletes

Joe Biden focuses on workers as high US inflation remains a risk

Joe Biden said he is working to rebuild the US economy around workers, an attempt to draw a contrast with Republicans who have increasingly attracted blue-collar votes

Satellite spots huge amount of methane emissions from Russian coal mine

A private company said that it detected one of the largest artificial releases of methane ever seen, coming from a coal mine in Russia

Group of NATO leaders pledge support for Ukraine, to provide heavy weapons

The leaders of seven NATO nations from across Europe pledged their support Tuesday for Sweden and Finland's bids to join the alliance and for providing more heavy weapons to help Ukraine battle Russia

Germany to introduce some temporary border checks during G7 summit

Germany will temporarily introduce some border controls as the country gets ready to host the Group of Seven summit later this month in the Bavarian Alps.

Satellite images suggest Iran preparing for rocket launch amid tensions

Iran appeared to be readying for a space launch Tuesday as satellite images showed a rocket on a rural desert launch pad, just as tensions remain high over Tehran's nuclear program

Elon Musk to address Twitter employees for the first time on Thursday

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced an all-hands meeting to employees in an email on Monday, saying they'd be able to submit questions in advance

US producer prices rise 10.8% in May, adding to pressure on Fed

On a monthly basis, producer prices climbed 0.8 per cent in May from April when they increased 0.4 per cent

Brutal Bairstow smashes England to Test series win over New Zealand

Set 299 to win in a little over two sessions on Day 5, England reached its target in 50 overs with Bairstow falling for 136 off 92 balls just before the victory was sealed

Biden to visit Israel and Saudi Arabia next month, meet Prince Salman

Biden plans to meet with the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler of the kingdom, according to a senior administration official who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity.

Governments' inaction on climate is 'dangerous': UN chief Guterres

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned of a dangerous disconnect between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb climate change, and what governments are actually doing about it

Austrian government presents package with measures to cushion inflation

The Austrian government presented a package of measures aimed at cushioning the impact of high inflation that includes 500-euro ($523) payments for all residents

Covid lockdown: China city mayor apologises for failures in administration

The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that had been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologised for failures in his administration's work

Wall St slips into bear market amid war, inflation: Here's what that means

Wall Street opened the week with heavy losses that put the benchmark S&P 500 at a level considered to be a so-called bear market.