World News: 14 July 2022

UK police open inquiry into Farah trafficking revelations
The four-time Olympic champion, 39, revealed in a BBC documentary how he was brought to Britain from Somalia illegally after his father was killed in the civil war.

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Biden says US won’t wait ‘forever’ for Iran on nuclear deal
Resurrecting the nuclear deal brokered by Barack Obama's administration and abandoned by Donald Trump in 2018 was a key priority for President Biden as he entered office. But administration officials have become increasingly pessimistic about the chances of Iran returning to compliance.

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Venezuela’s alarmingly low vaccine rate among worst in world
Public health officials have long warned that Venezuela, with an unravelling health-care system and roughly a decade of political unrest, has alarmingly low vaccination rates. The country is banned from purchasing vaccines through a regional system that offers affordable prices until it pays off an USD 11 million debt — largely the result of a power struggle between the government and the US-backed opposition.

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Boxing champion belt given to Mandela stolen in South Africa
American boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard gave the belt to Nelson Mandela during one of his visits to South Africa. It was one of many items on display in the Nelson Mandela National Museum, a major tourist attraction for local and international travellers.

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IMF reaches deal with Pakistan to revive $6 Billion bailout
Under newly elected Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the government has been in talks with the IMF since May, to avoid a default like Sri Lanka's.

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Van Gogh self-portrait found hidden behind another painting
Concealed beneath a layer of glue and cardboard, a routine X-ray revealed Van Gogh’s portrait had been hiding under the surface for over a century, an intense stare on his face as he sits in a brimmed hat and a neckerchief loosely tied around his throat.

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