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October 14, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Chinese Communist Party to Meet | Iraq’s New President | UN Sanctions Proposal for Haiti

Daily News BriefOctober 14, 2022Top of the AgendaChina’s Party Congress Kicks Off Amid Economic Slowdown, Rare Protest The twice-a-decade meeting of the ruling Chinese Communist Party begins on Sunday, with President Xi Jinping set to be granted (The Guardian) a precedent-breaking third term as part…
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October 13, 2022 at 1:06 PM

UN Rebuke of Russia | Haiti’s Crisis | U.S. National Security Strategy

Daily News BriefOctober 13, 2022Top of the AgendaAt UN, Three-Quarters of Countries Condemn Russia’s Annexations in Ukraine At the UN General Assembly yesterday, 143 countries voted to condemn Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” (The Guardian) of Ukrainian territories and demanded that Moscow “i…
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October 12, 2022 at 12:56 PM

Ukraine’s Air Defenses | U.S.-Saudi Relations | Venezuela Out of UN Rights Council

Daily News Brief October 12, 2022 Top of the Agenda Ukraine’s Supporters Discuss Further Military Support Amid Russian Missile Barrage As Russian missiles bombard Ukraine, officials from more than fifty countries ar…
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October 11, 2022 at 12:52 PM

UN Refugee Agency Short on Funds | Israel-Lebanon Maritime Deal | Lesotho Elections

Daily News BriefOctober 11, 2022Top of the AgendaUN Refugee Chief: Lack of Funding Could Mean ‘Severe Cuts’ to Services UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said his agency needs $700 million (Reuters) in new funding by the end of the year to avoid making “severe cuts” to services. The c…
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October 10, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Russian Strikes Pummel Ukraine | Austria’s Election | Haiti Requests Security Support

Daily News BriefOctober 10, 2022Top of the AgendaRussian Missiles Strike Across Ukraine Following Bridge Attack Russia launched (FT) its most extensive air strikes on Ukraine in months after a Russian bridge was bombed over the weekend. At least ten people were killed across Ukraine, including at le…
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October 7, 2022 at 1:06 PM

Nobel Peace Prize | Xinjiang Debate Rejected at UN | Biden’s Marijuana Pardon

Daily News BriefOctober 7, 2022Top of the AgendaHuman Rights Advocates From Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine Win Nobel Peace Prize This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded (AP) to jailed Belarusian rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian rights group Memorial, and the Ukrainian rights group Center…
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October 6, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Iranian Women’s Protests Continue | Ethiopia Peace Talks | Armenian, Turkish Leaders Meet

Daily News BriefOctober 6, 2022Top of the AgendaIranian Protests Surge in Third Week Amid Outrage Over Girl’s Death Iranians held fresh anti-government protests (WSJ) yesterday after a sixteen-year-old girl, Nika Shakarami, died after participating in a rally. The largely women-led protests have now…
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October 5, 2022 at 1:10 PM

OPEC+ Weighs Supply Cuts | U.S.-Japan Military Drills | Voting Rights at U.S. Supreme Court

Daily News BriefOctober 5, 2022Top of the AgendaOPEC+ Weighs Deep Supply Cuts Despite U.S. Concerns The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and oil producers such as Russia are considering a sizable cut (NYT) in their oil output as they meet in Vienna today. The bloc and its all…
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October 4, 2022 at 12:59 PM

North Korean Missile Over Japan | Top Al-Shabab Leader Killed | Blinken’s South America Tour

Daily News BriefOctober 4, 2022Top of the AgendaNorth Korea Test-Fires Missile Over Japan for First Time Since 2017 The missile launch early this morning triggered alerts across Japan (NYT) telling people to seek shelter. The last time a North Korean missile flew over Japan was during a period of hi…
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October 3, 2022 at 1:05 PM

Brazil’s Presidential Runoff | Iran’s Protests Continue | Burkina Faso’s Coup

Daily News BriefOctober 3, 2022Top of the AgendaBrazilian Presidential Election Goes to Runoff After Bolsonaro Defies Polls Left-wing former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won 48.4 percent of votes (FT) in Brazil’s presidential race yesterday, compared to 43.2 percent won by far-right President…
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September 30, 2022 at 1:09 PM

Brazil’s High-Stakes Election | Thai Leader Can Stay in Power | EU Energy Talks

Daily News BriefSeptember 30, 2022Top of the AgendaBrazilians Prepare to Vote in High-Stakes Election Marked by Political Violence  On Sunday, Brazilians will vote (NYT) in an election seen as a crossroads for the country’s climate policy and democratic institutions. The incumbent, far-right Preside…
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September 29, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Russia’s Annexation Plans | Hurricane Ian Hits Florida | U.S. Investment in Pacific Islands

Daily News BriefSeptember 29, 2022Top of the AgendaPutin Announces Plan to Annex Four Ukrainian Regions Russian President Vladimir Putin will sign a decree to annex (FT) the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia tomorrow, a Kremlin spokesperson said. This major escalation …
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September 28, 2022 at 1:05 PM

EU Probes Pipeline Leaks | Hurricane Ian Cuts Cuba’s Power | IMF Criticizes UK Tax Cuts

Daily News BriefSeptember 28, 2022Top of the AgendaEU Probes Pipeline Leaks, Warns of Response to Possible Sabotage European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called simultaneous leaks (WaPo) in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines between Russia and Europe “utterly unacceptable.” While…
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September 27, 2022 at 1:07 PM

Moscow’s Draft Mayhem | Abe Shinzo’s Funeral | Oath Keepers on Trial

Daily News BriefSeptember 27, 2022Top of the AgendaMoscow Admits to Problems in Military Mobilization as Russians Protest, Flee Draft Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has admitted to errors (NYT) in Russia’s ongoing military draft as protests against it erupt nationwide and men flee the country by…
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September 26, 2022 at 1:12 PM

The Italian Right’s Victory | North Korean Missile Test | Cholera in Syria

Daily News BriefSeptember 26, 2022Top of the AgendaRight-Wing Alliance Wins Sweeping Victory in Italian Elections  A right-wing coalition headed by Giorgia Meloni of the Brothers of Italy party won a resounding victory (FT) in Italy’s parliamentary elections yesterday, earning over 44 percent of vot…
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September 23, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Referendums in Russia-Occupied Ukraine | Sri Lanka Talks Debt | Italy’s Elections

Daily News BriefSeptember 23, 2022Top of the AgendaRussia Stages Referendums in Occupied Eastern Ukraine Amid strong condemnation (NYT) by Ukrainian and Western leaders, voting began today in four occupied regions of Ukraine on whether to become part of Russia. Voting is set to continue until Tuesda…
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September 22, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Iran Cracks Down on Protests | Japan Props Up Yen | Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap

Daily News BriefSeptember 22, 2022Top of the AgendaIran Curbs Internet Access as Protests Over Woman’s Death Spread Protests in support of women’s rights and Iran’s political opposition have spread to dozens of cities (NYT) in the country following a woman’s death after being detained by police last…
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September 21, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Putin’s Escalation | Eritrean Troops in Tigray | UN Report on Venezuela

Daily News BriefSeptember 21, 2022Top of the AgendaPutin Escalates Russian War Efforts With New Troop Mobilization  Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a new mobilization of troops (FT) to fight in Ukraine in a televised address today. Three hundred thousand reservists will be called up to fi…
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September 20, 2022 at 1:05 PM

UNGA Weighs ‘Interconnected Crises’ | Ebola in Uganda | China-Ecuador Debt Deal

Daily News BriefSeptember 20, 2022Top of the AgendaUN General Assembly Weighs ‘Interconnected Crises’ World leaders begin their annual addresses (NYT) to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York today amid what the United Nations has described (Al Jazeera) as time of “complex and interconnected cr…
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September 19, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Biden Vows to Defend Taiwan | Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Cease-Fire | Protests in Iran

Daily News BriefSeptember 19, 2022Top of the AgendaBiden Again Says U.S. Military Would Defend Taiwan In an interview with 60 Minutes that aired yesterday, U.S. President Joe Biden said that if China were to invade Taiwan, U.S. military forces would come to the island’s defense. It is at least the f…
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September 16, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Germany Seizes Russian Refineries | China-South Korea Ties | Turkey-Syria Meetings

Daily News BriefSeptember 16, 2022Top of the AgendaGermany Takes Control of Russian-Owned Refineries Amid Energy Crisis The German government seized control of three refineries (FT) owned by Russian oil company Rosneft before a European Union embargo on Russian crude oil takes effect in December. Op…
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September 15, 2022 at 1:06 PM

Xi-Putin Meeting | Sweden’s Prime Minister Resigns | U.S. Rail Strike Potentially Averted

Daily News Brief September 15, 2022 Top of the Agenda China’s Xi Meets Russia’s Putin at Central Asia Summit On his first trip abroad since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese President Xi Jinping met today …
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September 14, 2022 at 1:08 PM

EU Plan to Cut Energy Costs | Afghanistan’s Frozen Funds | Polio in U.S.

Daily News BriefSeptember 14, 2022Top of the AgendaEU’s Von der Leyen Proposes Energy Market Reforms to Address High Costs In her annual state of the union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged sweeping efforts (Politico) to reduce energy prices that have soared amid Ru…
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September 13, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Armenia-Azerbaijan Clashes | Egypt’s Leader in Qatar | U.S. Biotech Push

Daily News BriefSeptember 13, 2022Top of the AgendaDozens Killed in Worst Flare-Up of Armenia-Azerbaijan Dispute Since 2020 War Clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan near the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh prompted international appeals for restraint (Reuters). Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pa…
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September 12, 2022 at 12:56 PM

Ukraine’s Gains | Report: Egypt Blocks Environmental Groups | Tigray Rebels Open to Talks

Daily News BriefSeptember 12, 2022Top of the AgendaUkrainian Forces Make Sweeping Gains in Country’s Northeast Ukraine’s military has recaptured (FT) 3,000 square kilometers (1,158 square miles) of Russia-held territories in the Kharkiv region this month following a weekend blitz. The new counteroff…
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September 9, 2022 at 12:51 PM

World Mourns Queen Elizabeth | North Korea’s Nuclear Law | Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Talks

Daily News BriefSeptember 9, 2022Top of the AgendaUK’s King Charles III to Address Nation as World Mourns Queen Elizabeth II The United Kingdom (UK) began a period of mourning (FT) after Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday. Preparations for her funeral have halted parts of British public life, includi…
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September 8, 2022 at 5:02 PM

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September 8, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Backward Slide in Global Human Development | Australia’s Climate Law | U.S. Aid to Ukraine

Daily News BriefSeptember 8, 2022Top of the AgendaUN: Overlapping Crises Have Set Human Development Back Five Years A new UN report [PDF] said the global Human Development Index value has declined two years in a row, a first since the index was created in 1990. The index measures (AFP) life expectan…
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September 7, 2022 at 1:09 PM

U.S.: Moscow Seeks North Korean Weapons | South Sudan Clashes | UN Warning on Ukrainian Power Plant

Daily News BriefSeptember 7, 2022Top of the AgendaU.S. Officials Say Russia Seeks to Buy Weapons From North Korea New U.S. intelligence shows Russia is seeking to purchase artillery shells and rockets (Reuters) from North Korea, American officials said yesterday. While Russia’s ambassador to the Uni…
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September 6, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Truss Becomes UK Prime Minister | China’s Lockdowns | Putin’s ‘Russian World’ Doctrine

Daily News BriefSeptember 6, 2022Top of the AgendaTruss Takes Reins as UK Prime Minister Former Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has become (NYT) the third female prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK) after winning an election within the ruling Conservative Party. She faces challenges including Brita…
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September 2, 2022 at 12:48 PM

UN Inspects Ukraine Nuclear Plant | Biden Warns of U.S. Extremism | Argentine VP Threatened With Gun

Daily News BriefSeptember 2, 2022Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief on Monday, September 5, for Labor Day.Top of the AgendaUN Nuclear Chief Cites Damage at Ukrainian Power Plant UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi said the physical integrity of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been…
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September 1, 2022 at 1:12 PM

UN Report on Xinjiang Abuses | Zambia’s Bailout | Venezuelan Emigration

Daily News BriefSeptember 1, 2022Top of the AgendaDelayed UN Report Details China’s Human Rights Violations in Xinjiang A UN human rights office report [PDF] issued yesterday said the Chinese government’s detentions of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim groups in the Xinjiang region could consti…
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August 31, 2022 at 1:08 PM

Gorbachev’s Legacy | Taiwan’s Warning Shots | U.S. Life Expectancy Falls

Daily News BriefAugust 31, 2022Top of the AgendaWorld Leaders Mourn Soviet Reformist Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev, who presided over the end of the Cold War and was the last leader of the Soviet Union, died yesterday (CNN) at the age of ninety-one. He oversaw arms control agreements (NYT) with the Un…
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August 30, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Iraq’s Deadly Protests | Angola’s Election Results | Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

Daily News BriefAugust 30, 2022Top of the AgendaIraq Protests Turn Deadly as Political Deadlock Escalates Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr appealed to his supporters to stand down (AP) after hundreds of them staged protests in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, yesterday. The demonstrators stormed go…
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August 29, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Pakistan Flooding | Libya Clashes | Colombia, Venezuela Reestablish Ties

Daily News BriefAugust 29, 2022Top of the AgendaOver One Thousand People Killed in Catastrophic Pakistan Floods Pakistani officials are appealing for international aid (CNN) as uncharacteristically strong monsoon rains cause nationwide flooding. The floods, which climate change minister Sherry Rehma…
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August 26, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Flare-Up in Ethiopia | Pakistan Flooding | U.S. Drone Policy

Daily News Brief August 26, 2022 Top of the Agenda Renewed Fighting Ends Humanitarian Truce in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Residents of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region told Reuters that fighting has resumed, violatin…
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August 25, 2022 at 1:11 PM

Macron’s Algeria Reset | Taiwan’s Military Spending | Biden’s Student Debt Relief

Daily News BriefAugust 25, 2022Top of the AgendaFrance’s Macron Leads Delegation to Algeria in Effort to Mend Ties French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Algeria today (FT) for a three-day visit aimed at resolving tensions that led Algeria to recall its ambassador to France last year. At the ti…
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August 24, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Six Months of War in Ukraine | Japan’s Nuclear Power Plans | Angola’s Election

Daily News Brief August 24, 2022 Top of the Agenda As Ukraine War Hits Six-Month Mark, U.S. Pledges $3 Billion in Military Aid Six months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Washington announced nearly $3 billion…
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August 23, 2022 at 1:11 PM

Separatist Offensive in Yemen | China Forgives Loans to Africa | Probe of Argentine VP

Daily News BriefAugust 23, 2022Top of the AgendaSeparatist Offensive Complicates Truce in Yemen Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC), a group of Emirati-backed separatists from the country’s south, began a new military offensive (Reuters) to combat “terrorist organizations” in Abyan Governora…
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August 22, 2022 at 1:06 PM

Pakistan’s Khan Charged | Al-Shabab Attack | Pope Speaks Out on Nicaragua

Daily News BriefAugust 22, 2022Top of the AgendaPakistani Authorities Charge Former Prime Minister With Terrorism Investigators in Pakistan charged (WaPo) former Prime Minister Imran Khan under the country’s antiterrorism act yesterday, escalating tensions that have simmered since Khan was ousted in…
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August 19, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Pyongyang Rebuffs Seoul’s Proposal | Kashmir Voting Controversy | U.S. Monkeypox Strategy

Daily News BriefAugust 19, 2022Top of the AgendaNorth Korea Slams South’s Aid-for-Denuclearization Offer Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, rejected Seoul’s offer (Yonhap) for large-scale economic aid in exchange for North Korean denuclearization, calling it “the height of a…
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August 18, 2022 at 12:51 PM

Erdoğan-Zelenskyy Meeting | U.S.-Taiwan to Talk Trade | CDC’s Mea Culpa on Pandemic

Daily News BriefAugust 18, 2022Top of the AgendaTurkish, Ukrainian Leaders Hold First Face-to-Face Meeting Since Start of War Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is meeting (AFP) with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UN Secretary-General António Guterres in the western Ukrainian city o…
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August 17, 2022 at 1:05 PM

Beijing’s Warning on Taiwan | Syria Denies Holding U.S. Journalist | Monkeypox Vaccine Supply Strains

Daily News BriefAugust 17, 2022Top of the AgendaChina’s Ambassador to U.S. Warns of Continued Consequences Over Taiwan During a press briefing in Washington, China’s ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, accused the United States (Politico) of “changing the status quo” in the Taiwan Strait and …
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August 16, 2022 at 12:54 PM

Kenyan Election Results | UN Envoy Visits Myanmar | New UN Climate Chief

Daily News BriefAugust 16, 2022Top of the AgendaRuto Declared Winner of Kenya’s Presidential Election After six days of tallying, Kenya’s electoral commission announced that Deputy President William Ruto won the country’s presidential election (NYT) with 50.49 percent of votes to challenger Raila Od…
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August 15, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Taliban Mark One Year in Power | New U.S. Delegation to Taiwan | Germany’s Gas Crunch

Daily News BriefAugust 15, 2022Top of the AgendaTaliban Mark One Year Ruling Afghanistan Taliban fighters and commanders gathered (WaPo) in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, to celebrate one year of rule over the country. Since their takeover, a tanking economy has plunged nearly half the population (CN…
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August 12, 2022 at 1:10 PM

UN Ship to Carry Ukrainian Wheat | China-Taiwan Tensions | Flooding in Yemen

Daily News BriefAugust 12, 2022Top of the AgendaUN Ship to Carry Ukrainian Grain to Hardest-Hit Countries The United Nations–chartered vessel will join others (NYT) carrying food shipments out of Ukraine’s seaports permitted under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last month. The UN s…
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August 11, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Blinken in Africa | COVID-19 in North Korea | Sierra Leone Protests

Daily News BriefAugust 11, 2022Top of the AgendaBlinken Talks DRC Conflict, Environmental Protection on Africa Tour During a trip to Rwanda, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he and Rwandan President Paul Kagame discussed the “credible reports” (Reuters) that Kigali is supporting the March…
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August 10, 2022 at 1:11 PM

U.S. Incentives for Chips | China’s Strategy Paper | Explosions in Crimea

Daily News BriefAugust 10, 2022Top of the AgendaBiden Signs Law to Pump $52 Billion Into Domestic Chip Development  U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law (WaPo) the CHIPS and Science Act, which is set to create one of the largest-ever industrial policies in U.S. history. The law aims to reduce U.…
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August 9, 2022 at 1:08 PM

Kenya’s Presidential Election | Biden’s Africa Strategy | FBI Raids Mar-a-Lago

Daily News BriefAugust 9, 2022Top of the AgendaKenyans Choose Their Next President in Test for Country’s Democracy Kenyans are voting today (PBS NewsHour) in the country’s first presidential election in which neither candidate comes from the politically dominant Kikuyu tribe. In a twist, outgoing Pr…
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August 8, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Gaza Truce | Iraq’s Heat Wave | Sweeping U.S. Climate Bill

Daily News BriefAugust 8, 2022Top of the AgendaIsrael, Palestinian Militants Announce Truce After Dozens Killed Over Weekend An Egypt-brokered truce between Israel and the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) came into effect (CNN) last night after a weekend of violence in which more than …