World News: 18 August 2022

Germany lowers natural gas tax to ease burden on consumers
In addition to rising wholesale prices for natural gas caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, consumers will have to pay a new surcharge to prop up energy companies scrambling to find new supplies on the global market.

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Brazil federal police accuse Bolsonaro of COVID-linked scaremongering
In a document sent to Brazil's Supreme Court, a police delegate said Bolsonaro's effort to discourage compliance with pandemic-linked health measures amounted to a crime, while his effort to link AIDS with vaccination amounted to a misdemeanor.

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Africa CDC says renaming of monkeypox variants curbs stigma
The variant of the disease formerly known as the Congo Basin is now called Clade 1 and what was previously known as the West Africa clade is now called Clade 2, the UN health agency announced last week, saying it will hold an open forum to rename monkeypox altogether.

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India eases Russian oil buying in July, boosts Saudi imports
India shipped in 877,400 barrels per day (bpd) oil from Russia in July, a decline of about 7.3 percent from June, with Moscow continuing as its second biggest oil supplier after Iraq.

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Turkey, Israel to restore full diplomatic relations
The thaw in ties comes after more than 10 years of tensions. A visit to Turkey by Israeli President Isaac Herzog in March, followed by visits by both foreign ministers, helped warm relations

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'Spanish Stonehenge' emerges from drought-hit dam
Officially known as the Dolmen of Guadalperal but dubbed the Spanish Stonehenge, the circle of dozens of megalithic stones is believed to date back to 5000 BC.

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