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Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:57:00 GMT
Cuba approves its deepest market reforms in over a decade amid public skepticism
Cuba's National Assembly approved on Friday a package of 176 measures that introduces market dynamics into the island's economy, in the deepest shift since the reforms promoted by Raúl Castro in 2011. The government presented ...

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:30:00 GMT
Hot political summer ahead for Britain, Burnham MP intends to challenge PM Starmer
Andy Burnham, Labor’s former Greater Manchester mayor has won with a clear majority in a special election to the British parliament, and is ready to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the party leadership saying he wan...

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:28:00 GMT
Bank of England keeps rate at 3.75%; inflation 2.8% but energy prices remain volatile
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 7–2 to maintain Bank Rate at 3.75%. Two members voted to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 4% during the MPC meeting on June 18.

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:44:00 GMT
Peru's Sánchez calls a protest against the result that makes Fujimori the virtual winner
Left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez called a protest in Lima for Friday against the result of Peru's presidential runoff, which makes right-wing Keiko Fujimori the virtual winner, as the electoral justice was due to decide on ...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:34:00 GMT
Trump opens a new rift with Meloni by claiming she 'begged' him for a G7 photo
US President Donald Trump opened a new rift with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by claiming that she "begged" him for a photo during the G7 summit and that he obliged out of "pity." Meloni called the account fabricated, ...

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