World News: 13 September 2022

Ukraine piles pressure on retreating Russian troops
Fresh yellow-and-blue flags fluttered from the tallest buildings left in partly destroyed towns around Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, while Ukrainian soldiers inspected charred Russian tanks left along the way.

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Trump’s PAC faces scrutiny amid intensifying legal probes
Sitting on top of more than $115 million across several political committees, Donald Trump has positioned himself as a uniquely indomitable force in the GOP who would almost certainly have the resources to swamp his rivals if he launched another presidential campaign.

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Summer of ’22 brought record heat, solar power to Europe
Europe smashed previous temperature records this summer, with long periods of sunshine causing sweltering conditions and droughts across much of the continent but also helping boost much-needed solar power, according to data published Thursday.

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Legendary French film director Jean-Luc Godard dies at 91
French President Emmanuel Macron said Godard "had the vision of a genius". In a tribute on Twitter, Mr Macron wrote: "He was like an apparition in French cinema. Then he became a master of it.

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German court rejects environmental group’s suit vs Mercedes
The state court in Stuttgart, where Mercedes-Benz Group is based, said Tuesday that it is up to lawmakers to decide what measures should be taken against climate change, German news agency dpa reported. It said that such decisions can't be preempted by an individual suit in a civil court.

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Armenia says 49 soldiers killed in attacks by Azerbaijan
The escalation of hostilities between the south Caucasus countries has fuelled fears a fully-fledged war could break out between the former Soviet nations. Armenia said several towns near the border with Azerbaijan had been shelled in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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