Cost of living: Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi visits US for talks
Labour has criticised Nadhim Zahawi’s trip, calling it “another junket at the taxpayers’ expense”. BBC News – UK
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Artemis: Nasa calls off new Moon rocket launch
Controllers struggle to get one of the rocket’s engines to cool to its correct operating temperature. BBC News – US & Canada
Kenya fashion: The designers giving Nairobi a fashionable name
Upcycled fashion and high-end tailoring are thriving in the fashion scene of Kenya’s capital. BBC News – Africa
UK’s biggest unions propose co-ordinated strikes this autumn
The UK’s largest unions, Unite and Unison, call for a joined-up approach as they fight for better pay deals. BBC News – Business
Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa?
Two British imams met an Iranian minister hours before the decree calling for the author’s death, was issued in 1989. BBC News – Middle East
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner: Protesters and police clash near Argentina vice-president’s home
Thousands demonstrate in support of the vice-president, who is facing corruption charges. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean