World News: 29 August 2022

Asia stock markets slide on US interest rate fears
Prospects of fresh lockdowns in the Chinese capital further stoked investor fears, just after punishing restrictions of movement in Shanghai to contain the coronavirus were recently eased.

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EU faces awful winters without gas cap
Governments throughout Europe have taken action to ease energy costs at home, with many households struggling to make ends meet.

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Bolsonaro and Lula trade insults in first debate
Bolsonaro accused the former president of having led the most corrupt government in Brazil's history. Lula, in turn, said Mr Bolsonaro had destroyed Brazil. Opinion polls suggest Lula, who served as president from 2003 to 2010, is ahead in the election race.

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Paul Pogba says he is target of organised gang
The representatives of Paul Pogba have claimed that the Juventus midfielder has been subjected to attempted extortion by organised criminals, after the France star’s brother Mathias publicly threatened to make ‘big revelations’ about his sibling.

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NASA ready to launch new era of Moon exploration
SLS is the most powerful vehicle ever developed by Nasa, and will be the foundation of its Artemis project which aims to put people back on the lunar surface after a 50-year absence.

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Gibraltar is officially a city - 180 years late
Gibraltar was granted city status by Queen Victoria in 1842. But the Rock was still omitted from the official list of recognised cities, research in the National Archives reveals.

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