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• 2 dead, 1 missing after boat sinks in Brazil's Amazon region

  02-07-2026 02:10 via article.wn.com
  SAO PAULO, July 1 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed and one person went missing after a small boat sank in the...
  
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• Zelensky asks US for licence to make Patriot missiles after strikes on Kyiv

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked the United States on Thursday for...
  
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• Who\u2019s playing in the World Cup today? TV schedule for July 2

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  World Cup TV schedule for July 2, with three Round of 32 matches....
  
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• Wang/Sun, Calderano/Takahashi reach mixed doubles semis at WTT U.S. Smash

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, July 1 (Xinhua) -- China's Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha will take on Brazil's Hugo Calderano and Bruna Takahashi in the mixed doubles semifinals after both pairs notched 3-2 victories at the World Table Tennis United States Smash on Wednesday. Olympic mixed...
  
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• Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops and invalidates sacraments

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  The Vatican has responded aggressively to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the...
  
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• US turns 250: How India-US ties evolved from Cold War tensions to strategic partnership

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  India-US relations have...
  
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• Today in History: July 2, President Garfield shot by disappointed supporter

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  President James A....
  
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• Thailand: 11-year-old crashes truck into group of pilgrims; 8 monks killed

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  At least 8 monks were killed on Thursday after an 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group on a pilgrimage...
  
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• Telangana, UAE-based companies cooperate to bring physical intelligence to India

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A Hyderabad-based infrastructure and engineering conglomerate, Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL), has...
  
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• Starmer to issue formal apology to mothers and children harmed by historic forced adoption policies ...

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption in England and Wales...
  
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• Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least 13 – Europe live

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that at least 20 sites were attacked overnight, with ‘most of them ordinary residential buildings’...
  
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• Russia unleashes biggest attack yet on Kyiv, kills at least 13, mayor says

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine's capital that killed at least 13 people and injured scores, authorities said. Loud blasts shook Kyiv for hours. ......
  
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• OpenAI ‘in early talks to give 5% stake to US government’

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  CEO Sam Altman argued move would share benefits of AI and it would involve other firms doing similar, report says...
  
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• Modric and Ronaldo reunited at World Cup as Croatia aim to snap Portugal’s streak

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  Two of international football’s 200 club have had parallel careers with their countries, but will this be their last meeting?...
  
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• Israel's Knesset advances bill to ban call to prayer by mosques over loudspeakers

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  The Knesset approved a bill on Wednesday that seeks to ban the broadcasting of the call to prayer in Israel on loudspeakers, according to media reports. The Israel Hayom...
  
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• Germany Hospital Fire

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  Firefighters and police are seen on the scene of a hospital fire in Ludwigslust, Germany Thursday, July 2, 2026. (Jens B�ttner/dpa via AP) ......
  
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• From US custody to earthquake rubble in Venezuela: The fate of Flight 164 passengers

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  Just hours before the deadly twin earthquakes hit,...
  
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• Fire breaks out in hospital in northern Germany, leaving 2 dead, report says

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  A fire has erupted in a hospital in northwestern Germany, killing two people,...
  
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• Eva Green’s on-set injury reveals safety protocols that govern productions

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  A filming accident involving Eva Green on the set of Netflix’s...
  
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• Eight Buddhist monks killed and 13 injured as 'stolen' truck ploughs into Thailand procession

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  It is thought a boy took a pick-up truck without permission from his parents before smashing into a group in the Mukdahan province ......
  
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• Dad and charity founder given cancer all clear hours before horror crash

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  The 82mph van driver was texting a 'lads, lads, lads' WhatsApp group moments before the crash ......
  
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• Algeria Elections

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  FILE -Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune during his meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni at Villa Pamphilj in Rome, July 23, 2025. ......
  
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• 147 Afghan nationals released from Pakistan return home

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced...
  
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• 11-year-old boy driving pickup truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 8

  02-07-2026 10:40 via article.wn.com
  Officials in Thailand say an 11-year-old boy has crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a...
  
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• Trump news live: American pride slumps to 25-year low in new poll ahead of 250th anniversary celebrations

  02-07-2026 10:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump preparing to headline spectacular ‘America 250’ event in Washington, D.C., but Gallup survey finds national pride at a low under his leadership
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin unleashes ‘night of horror’ on Kyiv in response to strikes on energy plants

  02-07-2026 10:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Massive attack on Kyiv comes hours after Ukraine said Putin wanted to capture the capital again
  
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• Experts warn one firework could ignite next major wildfire

  02-07-2026 10:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  With wildfires raging across the Western U.S., cities and states are restricting fireworks as the nation gears up for a big Fourth of July
  
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• Trump tried to humiliate Italy’s far-right leader. Instead, he helped to unite Europe against him

  02-07-2026 10:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence
  
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• World Mismanages 52 Million Tons of Plastic Waste per Year

  02-07-2026 09:40 via article.wn.com
  SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): More than 52 million tons of plastic waste remain unmanaged every year around the world and developing countries bear the brunt of the crisis. This is according to a 2024 research article...
  
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• World Cup red cards

  02-07-2026 09:40 via article.wn.com
  Yaya Sithole, South Africa vs. Mexico, illegal tackle, June 11 ......
  
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