Australia decides it won't put King Charles III on its banknotes
Australian cash has carried the image of the British monarch for 100 years, but Charles won't replace his mom on the last banknote bearing her likeness.
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Australia drops U.K. monarch from its cash
Australia has decided it's had enough of the British monarchy - at least on its dollar bills. As Ian Lee reports, the country will replace the last of its bank notes featuring the late Queen Elizabeth II not with her son's image, but with something much closer to home.
Bank of England raises interest rates
In an effort to curb inflation, the Bank of England has raised interest rates by half a percentage point. Professor at Miami Herbert Business School John Quelch joins "CBS News Mornings" to explain how that compares to the rate hikes in the U.S. and what it signals about the state of the British economy.
Stocks rise after Fed acknowledges "disinflationary process"
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U.K. hobbled by biggest labor strikes in more than a decade
An estimated 500K workers, from teachers to train drivers, are demanding better pay and work conditions amid soaring inflation exacerbated by Brexit.
Up to half a million workers strike in U.K.
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Transgender woman convicted of 2 rapes will be sent to men's prison
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Mysterious shipwreck identified as warship that sank in 1672
The Klein Hollandia sank after its commander was killed in action and British sailors came aboard.
U.K. jails right-wing extremist who helped "inspire" U.S. mass shootings
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London officers to face weekly prosecution amid sexual predator crackdown
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Skull found on U.K. beach may be from centuries-old shipwreck victim
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Meet boy-genius Teddy Hobbs, Britain's youngest-ever Mensa member
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Meet Britain's youngest genius
Still only 4 years old, Teddy Hobbs could count to 100 before he turned 2. Now he can do it in seven languages. CBS News' Ian Lee has the story of the youngest Mensa member in Britain.
Iceberg about the size of two New York Cities breaks off Antarctica
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U.K. nurses stage two-day walkout
Thousands of nurses are on strike across the United Kingdom. The two-day walkout comes as Britain struggles with an already overburdened health care system. BBC correspondent Sean Dilley joins CBS News and spoke with an American doctor currently working in the U.K. about the strike.
Thousands of U.K. nurses walk out as wave of strikes continues
Key health and transport workers, driving instructors, bus drivers and postal workers have all gone on strike in recent months in a standoff with the government.
British government to add trans people to bill banning "conversion therapy"
The proposed legislation would outlaw "conversion" practices targeting people based on their sexuality or gender, officials said Tuesday.
Beavers are back in southern England county for first time in 400 years
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Prince Harry's admission fuels debate over royals' link to slavery
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London police apologize as officer admits to dozens of rapes
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U.K. economy facing challenges
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Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty to 7 sexual assault charges in London
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25,000 U.K. ambulance workers go on strike in blow to health service
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Virgin Orbit U.K. space mission fails
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House votes to kick Rep. Ilhan Omar off Foreign Affairs Committee
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New Jersey councilwoman shot and killed in vehicle outside her home
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Woman sentenced after pleading guilty to 2019 murder of Heidi Broussard
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Warner, Rubio renew call for briefing on Biden, Trump classified documents
Sens. Mark Warner and Marco Rubio renewed demand that their committee be briefed on classified documents found at Trump and Biden residences, and expanded request to include documents found in former Vice President Pence's possession.
Woman mistakenly pronounced dead was found alive in body bag, report says
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Pence to meet with South Carolina law enforcement amid policing reform talks in Congress
He'll be visiting South Carolina just nine days before former Gov. Nikki Haley is expected to announce her White House bid.
Scientists hope lab-grown coral can save endangered Florida Keys reef
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Wrongful death lawsuit against Kyle Rittenhouse can proceed, judge rules
The lawsuit was brought by the father of Anthony Huber, one of two men shot and killed by Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020.
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New Jersey synagogue arson suspect charged and held without bail
Nicholas Malindretos is charged with attempted use of fire to damage and destroy a building, and could face up to 20 years in prison.
TikToker arrested after allegedly faking a cancer diagnosis and collecting more than $37K in donations
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Scientists in China are cloning "super cows"
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Wall Street jumps as technology stocks bounce back
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Bill Clinton marks 3 decades of Family and Medical Leave Act at White House
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Australia decides it won't put King Charles III on its banknotes
Australian cash has carried the image of the British monarch for 100 years, but Charles won't replace his mom on the last banknote bearing her likeness.
Iranian arms shipment bound for Yemen's rebels is seized, U.S. says
Thousands of assault weapons and almost two dozen advanced anti-tank missiles were recovered, American defense officials said.
Jewish settler population in the West Bank hits a "huge hallmark"
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Ukrainian ballet company makes U.S. debut
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New Jersey synagogue arson suspect charged and held without bail
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TikToker arrested after allegedly faking a cancer diagnosis and collecting more than $37K in donations
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Authorities in Hood River, Oregon, say no injuries after report of "active shooter"
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Spacewalk underway, and more space news
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