World News: 08 August 2022

As Israel-Palestinian truce holds, Gaza power plant restarts
Israel also lifted security restrictions on southern Israeli communities after the Egyptian-mediated truce took effect late Sunday. Fighting abated, and war-weary people in Gaza and Israel were left picking up the pieces after another round of violence – the worst since an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas last year.

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Dried-up Italian river reveals unexploded WWII bomb
Italy's military carried out a controlled explosion of the 450-kg bomb on Sunday, which fishermen discovered on 25 July near the northern village of Borgo Virgilio in Lombardy. The River Po, running through Italy's breadbasket Po Valley, has reached historic lows, amid a near absence of rain and snow melt, alongside soaring temperatures, due to climate change.

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Cuba gets help from Mexico, Venezuela to fight oil fire
A lightning strike on Friday ignited one of eight storage tanks at the Matanzas super tanker port 60 miles east of Havana. A second tank caught fire on Saturday, catching firefighters and others at the scene by surprise. Sixteen people were missing.

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U.S. Senate approves bill to fight climate change, cut drug costs in win for Biden
The package, known as the Inflation Reduction Act, passed the Senate on Sunday by a 51-50 party line vote with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking ballot.

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Aussie plays in cricket final despite positive COVID-19 test
After taking an important catch in the third over, McGrath had to wave her teammates away from her as they were gathering to celebrate the moment. She had to isolate after the match as her teammates celebrated the victory.

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India seeks to ban Chinese phones cheaper than ₹12,000 ($150.90)
The move is aimed at pushing Chinese giants out of the lower segment of the world's second-biggest mobile market, according to people familiar with the matter. It coincides with mounting concern about high-volume brands like Realme and Transsion undercutting local manufacturers, they said, asking not to be identified discussing a sensitive matter.

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