World News: 27 July 2022

Powerful earthquake strikes Philippines
A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake has struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon, killing four people, damaging buildings and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila.

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Gunmaker executives to testify to U.S. House hearing on mass shootings
The hearing, held by the House Oversight committee, will "examine the responsibility that the firearm industry bears in contributing to the gun violence epidemic in the United States and the steps Congress can take to hold manufacturers accountable," Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, a Democrat from New York, said in a statement.

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Germany approves sale of 100 howitzers to Ukraine - Spiegel
Ukraine has pleaded for the West to send more and better artillery as the country runs out of ammunition for its existing Soviet-era arsenal, which is dwarfed by Russia's.

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Britain's rail network hit by fresh strike action over pay dispute
The 24-hour strike by cleaners, signalers, maintenance workers and station staff comes a month after the country’s most disruptive rail walkout in three decades brought trains to a halt across the U.K at the start of the summer holiday season.

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Iranian tanker to retrieve oil cargo confiscated by US this week
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has said that Tehran’s seizure of Greek oil tankers was retaliation against Athens because it “stole” Iranian oil.

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IMF says Sri Lanka needs to talk with China about debt restructuring
The South Asian nation has requested an IMF accomplishment plan to affected its affliction bread-and-butter crisis back ability in 1948. The country defaulted on a band acquittal debt beforehand this year on its $12 billion across debt with clandestine creditors, as it struggles to pay for imports of basal goods.

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