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Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 18:48 UTC
Reach the World to Honor the Endurance22 Expedition with the 2022 Cronkite Award

The Endurance22 expedition will receive Reach the World’s 2022 Cronkite Award for Excellence in Storytelling. Reach the World will present the award at its Annual Benefit in New York City on July 20, 2022.
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Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 13:10 UTC
US national soccer teams' men and women players will “pool and share” prize and commercial revenue

In what is considered a truly historic moment, the US Soccer Federation has decided to equalize World Cup prize money awarded to its men's and women's teams. “This is a truly historic moment. These agreements have changed the game forever here in the United States and have the potential to change the game around the world,” said US Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone.
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Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 09:35 UTC
China building a new port and industrial hub in Peru, US$ 3bn investment, 55kms north of Lima

Global chain transport challenges, the war in Ukraine, and following two years of lockouts caused by the Covid 19 pandemic have caused many disruptions to normal trade and China has thus embarked in a major project building a new port along the Peruvian coast to help boost trade along the Pacific rim.
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Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 08:58 UTC
April inflation in UK, highest in 40 years with worsening prospects before it moderates

The United Kingdom's cost of living worsening situation was confirmed by April's inflation rate which soared to a 40-year high of 9% boosted by food and energy prices.
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Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 08:41 UTC
Platinum Jubilee Trooping the Color will be held on Thursday June 2nd

Trooping the Color is a ceremonial celebration of the Queen's birthday, also known as the Queen's Birthday Parade. This year, Trooping the Color will hold special status at the start of a long weekend of official events to mark the monarch's platinum jubilee.
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Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 08:29 UTC
Royal Navy and US Coast Guard will work together in areas of strategic interest

The Royal Navy has announced it will work more closely with the and US Coast Guard to fight crime and protect the planet. The two services already combine to stop drugs traffickers in the Caribbean and Middle East, assist each other with operations in the polar regions, run exchange programs for sailors and frequently work and train side-by-side around the globe.
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Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Taiana: UK “cynical” when it supports Ukrainian territorial integrity and denies Argentina’s over Malvinas

Argentine Defense Minister Jorge Taiana again accused the British government of being “cynical” since it has a double yardstick, on the one hand, they support Ukrainian sovereignty and on the other, they deny Argentine legitimate rights over Falklands/Malvinas islands sovereignty
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Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:15 UTC
NATO membership has changed over the years: from 12 founding members to an alliance of 30

In 1949, the primary aim of the creation of NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was to have a pact of mutual assistance in response to the threat from the Soviet Union. The principle of collective defense is at the heart of NATO´s founding treaty binding together its 30 member countries.
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Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Wheat has become a most promising crop, following on the Ukraine war and India's ban on exports

The intense heat wave in India which has turned out to be the hottest spring in the last one hundred years is having its impact on people, fauna and agriculture. Thermometers recording 50 degrees centigrade, and the lack of water, has forced the government in New Delhi to halt all wheat exports, in anticipation of any shortages that could lead to extreme situations.
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Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 09:26 UTC
Changes to Northern Ireland Protocol by London could lead to a trade war, warns Brussels

The European Union has announced that it will respond with all measures at its disposal if the British government pushes ahead with unilateral changes to the Brexit deal on Northern Ireland. UK has said it wants to change the legally binding treaty that it signed less than two years ago.
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