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Month: August 2023

US small businesses feel better about the economy, but still can’t find enough skilled workers

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US small businesses are noticing slightly better business conditions and are feeling less pessimistic about the economy’s future, but they’re still gloomy when it comes to hiring, according to a survey released Tuesday by the National Federation of Independent Business. As inflation continued to slow last month,

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A Ukrainian serviceman of the 57th Kost Hordiienko Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade fires a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops

Western allies receive increasingly ‘sobering’ updates on Ukraine’s counteroffensive: ‘This is the most difficult time of the war’

By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent (CNN) — Weeks into Ukraine’s highly anticipated counteroffensive, Western officials describe increasingly “sobering” assessments about Ukrainian forces’ ability to retake significant territory, four senior US and western officials briefed on the latest intelligence told CNN. “They’re still going to see, for the next couple of weeks, if there

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Fan killed in Greece during clashes between rival supporters. UEFA postpones Champions League game

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press Writers NEA PHILADELPHIA, Greece (AP) — A 29-year-old soccer fan was killed in fierce overnight clashes between rival supporters in the Greek capital, prompting European football governing body UEFA to postpone a Champions League qualifying game between AEK Athens and Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday. Eight fans

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Stay inside as dangerous stormy weather lashes northern Europe, officials say. 2 people have died

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Officials in northern Europe are warning people to stay inside as stormy weather batters the region. Storm Hans has caused cancelled ferries, delayed flights, flooded streets and injured people. Norwegian authorities expected “extremely heavy rainfall” on Tuesday. Dozens of roads were closed due to floods

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Chinese activist Lyndon Li Shixiang says the wall has united people who are critical of China's authoritarian rule.

Chinese propaganda slogans turn London street art wall into a protest site against Beijing

By Ivana Kottasová and Nectar Gan, CNN London (CNN) — A graffiti wall in London’s bustling street art hub of Brick Lane has become an unlikely canvas for protest messages against China’s authoritarian rule, after it was whitewashed and painted over with propaganda slogans promoting Chinese Communist Party ideology. The bright red slogans, spray-painted by

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