World News: 11 September 2022

Ukrainian army says it has tripled retaken area
Russia's defence ministry confirmed its forces' retreat from Izyum itself and Kupiansk, which it said would allow its forces "to regroup" in territory held by Moscow-backed separatists.

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Air pollution cancer breakthrough will rewrite the rules
The discovery came from exploring why non-smokers get lung cancer. The overwhelming majority of lung cancers are caused by smoking but still, one in 10 cases in the UK is down to air pollution.

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Sweden election: Gang shootings cast shadow over vote
The violence is now spilling out of troubled suburbs and into other urban areas: last month, a mother and her five-year-old child were injured by gunfire at a playground in the central city of Eskilstuna, and two people were hurt in a shooting at one of Scandinavia's largest shopping malls in Malmö.

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New York declares state of emergency over polio
Poliovirus has now been detected in sewage samples from four counties in the New York metro area as well as in the city itself. The counties are Rockland, Orange, Sullivan, and the latest, Nassau.

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Iga Swiatek beats Ons Jabeur to win US Open
World number one Iga Swiatek swept to a 6-2 7-6(5) victory over Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in the US Open final on Saturday to clinch her maiden trophy at Flushing Meadows and third Grand Slam crown.

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Kenya election 2022: New county governors tackle corruption
Many of the new governors have hit the ground running since they were sworn in on 25 August, giving strong directives, especially in regards to their anti-corruption and cost-cutting agendas.

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