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• 5 killed in mine collapse in N. Afghanistan

  03-10-2026 16:35 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Five workers have been killed after a mine collapsed in northern Afghanistan's Takhar province, local...
  
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• Trump defends data centers in Ohio as he rallies to boost Jon Husted in a ...

  04-10-2026 05:35 via article.wn.com
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• Top DPRK leader oversees intermediate-range missile launch drill: KCNA

  04-10-2026 05:35 via article.wn.com
  PYONGYANG, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), oversaw an intermediate-range strategic missile launch drill early Saturday morning, the...
  
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• Japan protests to U.S. over Marine's alleged robbery-murder in Okinawa

  04-10-2026 05:35 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- A 20-year-old U.S. Marine stationed in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa was arrested by local police on Sunday on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman, local media reported. The suspect, named...
  
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• Georgia, Notre Dame and Alabama remain unbeaten and mostly untested; Florida falters at Mizzou

  04-10-2026 05:35 via article.wn.com
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• Crews find 'debris field' from 6-person medical flight missing over the Atlantic en route to Boston

  04-10-2026 05:35 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. Coast Guard says searchers have found a “debris field” off the coast of Nantucket from an air ambulance carrying six people that vanished over the Atlantic. The flight went missing very early Saturday during a flight from Bermuda ......
  
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• Coast Guard says it found 'debris field' from medical flight that disappeared between Bermuda and ...

  04-10-2026 05:35 via article.wn.com
  Coast Guard says it found 'debris field' from medical flight that disappeared between Bermuda and Boston with 6 on board. ......
  
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• Australian police investigate damage to gov't buildings in Canberra

  04-10-2026 05:35 via article.wn.com
  CANBERRA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Australian police said on Sunday they are investigating damage to two government buildings in Canberra after ball bearings were allegedly used to strike windows at the properties. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Policing...
  
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• Saudi Arabia Intercepts Houthi Missiles: Debris Injures Expat, Damages Prayer Room

  04-10-2026 05:18 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Saudi air defences intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi militia towards the southern Asir region on Friday, Saudi authorities said.Falling debris from one of the intercepted missiles injured an...
  
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• Nolo becomes Category 3 Hurricane in remote Pacific Ocean

  04-10-2026 05:18 via article.wn.com
  The storm’s maximum sustained winds rapidly intensified to 115 mph (185 kph), the Miami-based National Hurricane Center reported, meaning it was a Category 3 hurricane ......
  
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• Jazan Schools Shift to Remote Learning Amid Heavy Rain in Saudi Arabia

  04-10-2026 05:18 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Schools across Saudi Arabia’s Jazan region will switch to remote learning on Sunday as moderate to heavy rain affects parts of the region.The General Administration of Education in Jazan said in-person classes will be suspended across the region and its governorates, with lessons to be held...
  
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• Hundreds pack new Rudisill Regional Library at opening day event

  04-10-2026 05:18 via article.wn.com
  A glowing jukebox, colorful murals and thousands of books welcomed visitors Saturday at the new Rudisill Regional Library opening in Greenwood. ......
  
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• Foreign firms in Ukraine face growing risks as Russian attacks continue

  04-10-2026 05:18 via article.wn.com
  KYIV - As Russia's invasion of Ukraine drags on, attacks are increasingly damaging facilities operated by foreign companies in the country, including a factory run by a Japan Tobacco subsidiary and a McDonald's...
  
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• Event showcases permanent supportive housing village for the homeless

  04-10-2026 05:18 via article.wn.com
  City Lights Village residents will have available to them a host of services, ranging from medical and mental health care to financial literacy classes to addiction treatment. ......
  
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• Daylight saving time begins in parts of Australia

  04-10-2026 05:18 via article.wn.com
  CANBERRA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Daylight saving time began in parts of Australia on Sunday, with clocks moving forward by one hour. At 2:00 a.m. local standard time, clocks...
  
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• Why G7 agrees to release fuel reserves, how helpful will it be?

  04-10-2026 05:04 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Group of Seven (G7) leaders agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves in an action coordinated through the International Energy Agency (IEA), as surging fuel prices, disrupted refined-product supplies and threatened U.S. export restrictions added pressure on global energy markets. Under the agreement, the 100 million barrels will be released over four months, starting immediately, with a substantial amount of diesel
  
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• Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv to increase oil refinery attacks because of Moscow’s winter strategy, Zelenskyy says

  04-10-2026 05:04 via article.wn.com
  Kyiv working on better jamming capabilities, interceptors for Shahed drones and ballistic missiles that can reach Moscow. What we know on day 1,684...
  
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• ‘The Way We Live Now’: 24 Hours Under Fire in Kyiv

  04-10-2026 05:04 via article.wn.com
  Russian drones and missiles are hitting Ukraine’s capital around the clock. We met people across the city to see how they are carrying on with their lives. ......
  
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• Mystery pilots who helped land in Saudi were ‘on-duty crew members’, says flydubai; passenger recalls ...

  04-10-2026 05:04 via article.wn.com
  While the danger was...
  
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• Massive blaze at Aramco facility in Riyadh, fire engines rush; Houthis claim missile, drone strike

  04-10-2026 05:04 via article.wn.com
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• Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack

  04-10-2026 05:04 via article.wn.com
  Police confirm investigation into period the man reportedly spent in Australia before alleged attempted terrorist attack...
  
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• Economic Watch: Rising prices, weak spending put Japan's policymakers in tight spot

  04-10-2026 05:04 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- At a chain store in Tokyo, the Japanese capital, a notice announcing price adjustments on selected items is hard to miss. These days, price hikes not only rank among the most talked-about topics in Japanese media but are also keenly felt in daily life, from household goods to food and from supermarkets to restaurants. RISING PRICES, WEAK CONSUMPTION According to a survey released by Japanese research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd., more than 3,000 food and beverage items in
  
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• Dutch royal house benefitted from colonial policies, study shows

  04-10-2026 05:04 via article.wn.com
  T he Dutch royal house benefited from the Netherlands' colonial policies in past centuries and helped the Dutch slave trade to survive, an in-depth historical study commissioned by King...
  
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• Does Christa Pike have siblings? Tennessee death row inmate's family in focus after botched execution attempt

  04-10-2026 05:04 via article.wn.com
  There is renewed...
  
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• Chalmers says global economic turmoil will drive budget cuts, but Australia should avoid recession

  04-10-2026 05:04 via article.wn.com
  Treasurer says ‘very substantial and intensifying pressure’ on federal budget as he points finger at private sector for driving up inflation amid Middle East conflict...
  
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• A radioactive material facility polluted an Illinois creek for decades; the 6.7-mile Superfund site has now been removed from the cleanup list

  04-10-2026 05:04 via article.wn.com
  A 6.7-mile stretch of creek and river in DuPage County, Illinois, has reached a major milestone after decades of radioactive contamination linked to a former industrial facility. The US Environmental Protection Agency deleted the Kerr-McGee Kress Creek/West Branch DuPage River Superfund site from the National Priorities List in August 2026, meaning the site no longer requires further Superfund response action to protect human health and the environment. The contamination was linked to the former
  
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• Russian Attacks Kill 6 In Ukraine, Damage Kyiv’s Northern Bridge

  04-10-2026 04:33 via article.wn.com
  Moldovan President Maia Sandu said Saturday that the war is “dangerously reaching” her country, following a spate of airspace incursions. ......
  
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• France’s violent student protests raise warning for America: ‘A cautionary tale’

  04-10-2026 04:33 via article.wn.com
  France’s violent...
  
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• What happened at Cornell University? The allegations, conflicting accounts and probe now underway

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  An intense outcry followed a woman's allegations of gang-rape at a...
  
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• US ‘kicks out’ two Iranian officials after they ignore order to leave country

  04-10-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  Two members of the Iranian delegation were expelled from the...
  
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