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Urgent: U.S. national debt tops 40 trillion USD: Treasury Department
NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. national debt has surpassed 40 trillion U.S. dollars, according to data released by the Treasury Department on Wednesday.
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Flash: U.S. national debt tops 40 trillion USD: Treasury Department
Flash: U.S. national debt tops 40 trillion USD: Treasury Department
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Latvian president seeks prosecutor's review after massive data breach
RIGA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics has asked the prosecutor general to examine the actions of officials at the Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) over the protection of data following a major cyberattack that exposed information relating to about 1.2 million people.
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Libya issues new regulations for foreign educational institutions
TRIPOLI, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Libya's internationally recognized Government of National Unity issued a decision on Wednesday to regulate foreign education in the country, outlining rules for the establishment and operation of foreign educational institutions, according to the government platform "hokomitna."
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U.S. dollar ticks down
NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Wednesday.
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West Nile virus found in mosquitoes at Israel's main airport as cases rise to 17
JERUSALEM, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus have been found at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, the country's health and environmental protection ministries said in a joint statement on Wednesday.
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Germany's largest auto club warns of high fuel prices
FRANKFURT, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Germany's largest auto club warned on Wednesday that fuel prices are rising sharply on a weekly basis and hovering at levels that are too high.
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Rescue mission for aging NASA space telescope fails
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A mission to rescue NASA's aging Swift observatory in space was canceled on Wednesday after the spacecraft that was launched to tug the satellite to a higher orbit suffered irredeemable technical issues in space, the rescue craft's owner, Katalyst Space, said.
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French wine industry under pressure from prolonged heat, drought
PARIS, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- From Languedoc in southern France to Burgundy in the center and Champagne in the northeast, France's wine-producing regions have entered an unusually early grape harvest season this summer, as prolonged heat and drought continue to take a toll on the sector. Harvesting has started one to two weeks earlier than last year.
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Putin calls for new investment cycle to boost Russian economy
MOSCOW, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has identified launching a new investment cycle in industry, agriculture, services and housing as a key priority for the national economy during a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects on Wednesday.
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Liberia's former vice president charged in probe of transnational drug ring, government says
MONROVIA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses as part of an investigation of a transnational narcotics network, the West African nation's attorney general said in a statement on Wednesday.
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South Africa returns ancestral remains to Namibia for colonial redress, healing
CAPE TOWN, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- South Africa on Wednesday returned ancestral remains and the mortal remains of two Namibian political prisoners during a solemn repatriation ceremony in Cape Town, the country's legislative capital.
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Tunisia's int'l investment surpasses 660 mln USD in H1
TUNIS, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- International investment in Tunisia reached about 1.93 billion Tunisian dinars (about 660.28 million U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2026, up 11.5 percent from the same period of 2025, the Tunisian Foreign Investment Promotion Agency said Wednesday.
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2 killed, 11 injured in Ukrainian attacks on Russian regions
MOSCOW, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and 11 others injured in Ukrainian attacks on Russian regions, local authorities said Wednesday.
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South African parliament holds summit to tackle gang violence
CAPE TOWN, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's Parliament on Wednesday held a solutions-based summit as part of its inquiry into persistent gang-related violent crime.
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Liberia to receive 1st batch of third-country deportees from U.S.
MONROVIA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Liberia is set to receive the first batch of a total of 1,200 third-country nationals to be deported to the West African country by the United States under an agreement between the two countries reached last year.
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Central African Republic artisanal gold mine collapses, killing more than 100
BANGUI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - More than 100 people were killed when an artisanal gold mine collapsed in Central African Republic on Tuesday, a senior official at a local mining association said.
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Chinese automaker Jetour holds school charity event in Zimbabwe capital
HARARE, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese automaker Jetour has held a school charity event at Kuwadzana 1 Primary School in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, donating stationery and essential learning materials to local pupils.
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Wildfires persist across Canada as high risks expected in coming weeks
OTTAWA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Wildfire activity across Canada remains severe, with 582 active fires currently burning, including 31 classified as out of control, the Canadian federal government has said in an update.
