Strait of Hormuz may take weeks to fully reopen despite Trump claims, shipping industry warns

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Japan’s central bank hikes interest rates as tensions in the Middle East fuel inflation fears
Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high
Members of anarchist network arrested over Winter Olympics rail sabotage
Seven have been arrested under charges that include terrorist association and subversion of ⁠the democratic order
Former Louisville police officer charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting of naked man
A former Louisville police officer has been charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting a naked man
Couple awarded £3.3m after flood work damages medieval home that once hosted King Henry VIII
The compensation includes nearly £200k for a new swimming pool
UN-backed court opens trial of former Central African Republic president Bozizé
A U.N.-backed court in the Central African Republic has opened the trial of former President François Bozizé