World News: 09 September 2022

Britain mourns Queen Elizabeth as Charles becomes king
The country began a 10-day mourning period Friday, with bells tolling around Britain and 96 gun salutes planned in London – one for each year of the queen’s long life. People around the globe gathered at British embassies to pay homage to the queen, who died Thursday in Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

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Cheetahs from South Africa go to parks in India, Mozambique
The big cats are captured at reserves in South Africa and held in quarantine for about a month before they are cleared for travel. They are then anaesthetised with dart guns so that they can be safely placed in crates for travel.

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Ukraine energy chief: Russia trying to ‘steal’ nuclear plant
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk urged residents of Russian-occupied areas near the power plant to evacuate, adding that Ukrainian authorities have urged the Russians to set up humanitarian corridors to evacuate residents but received no response.

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EU nations seek joint approach to contain energy prices
The energy ministers of the EU's 27 nations gathered in an emergency meeting and hoped to overcome differing views on proposals to bring natural gas and electricity prices back to affordability. The measures range from windfall levies on oil and gas companies whose profits have risen along with skyrocketing prices to setting a price cap on Russian gas.

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Tropical Storm Kay dumps rain on Mexico’s Baja peninsula
The eye of Kay came ashore as a hurricane near Mexico's Bahia Asuncion in Baja California Sur state Thursday afternoon, but by Friday it was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (80 kph).

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UN chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the world to help Pakistan after arriving in the country Friday to see climate-induced devastation from months of deadly record floods that have left half a million people living in tents under the open sky.

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