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America's Commerce Secretary Gina Romando met China's premier Li Chiang

during a visit aimed at improving waning trade and lackluster cooperation between the two countries.

Miss Romando said that America wants to work with China on issues including climate change

and artificial intelligence. On Monday, Miss Romando insisted that trade in less sensitive

industries could be boosted without making compromises on national security concerns which

have led both sides to impose restrictions. Joe Biden identified the first 10 prescription

drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare, government-funded health insurance

for Americans aged 65 or older, and pharmaceutical companies. The list includes blood thinners and

diabetes drugs. Under the Inflation Reduction Act, the negotiated prices, in effect, set by officials,

will take effect in 2026. Mr. Biden said that up to 9 million people will benefit from the reductions.

Yavgeni Pregozion, the Wagner boss who died last week in a suspicious plane crash, was buried

in a private cemetery in St. Petersburg according to his press team. The Kremlin earlier said that

President Vladimir Putin would not attend. In June, Mr. Pregozion launched a mutiny against the

Russian army. Valeriy Chekolov, Wagner's logistics chief, was also buried on Tuesday.

Ahmed Ataf, Algeria's foreign minister, proposed a six-month plan for Niger to transition back to

democracy. Niger's ruling Junto, which seized power on July 26, apparently favors a three-year

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