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  29-09-2026 23:23 via article.wn.com
  The final showdown of Alaska's Fat Bear Week comes down to heavyweights Bear 910 and Backpack After a week of fierce competition, Bear 910 and Backpack have emerged as finalists for the Fat Bear Week title of Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. But there can only be one winner of Fat Bear Week and it’s up to the voters to decide Tuesday. The contest is in its 12th year. It celebrates the resilience of the 2,200 brown bears that live in the preserve on the Alaska Peninsula, wh
  
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• Wounded FlyDubai captain recounts fight to save passengers, and other Mideast developments

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  The Indian airline captain who helped avert an apparent attempt to crash a FlyDubai flight said in a live video call that he knew he had to get back on his feet to save passengers after being stabbed by his co-pilot. Meanwhile, a Palestinian citizen who was running in Israel’s upcoming election is withdrawing his candidacy following comments over Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Friday. Full coverage is available here. Wounded captain sa
  
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• World Business Chicago skips City Council ethics hearing about videos featuring Mayor Brandon Johnson

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  In four videos , the mayor...
  
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• Why trans voters could face voting hurdles during midterm elections

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  This SAVE America Act could permanently reshape elections The SAVE America Act would require states to share voter rolls with the federal government. What does that means for elections? Hundreds of thousands of transgender voters around the country could face unique and possibly insurmountable barriers during this fall’s midterm elections because of voter identification laws, according to researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles. The report by the Williams Institute at UCLA
  
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• Why Some Teenagers Are More Vulnerable to Addiction Than Others

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Most young people will not develop an addiction. But among those who use alcohol or drugs, some are far more vulnerable than others to developing patterns of use that become difficult to control. Why that happens is rarely explained by one factor. Research increasingly points to a combination of influences: the age at which substance use begins, childhood adversity, mental health, family history, peer groups, the substances involved and the developmental stage of the adolescent brain. None of th
  
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• US lawmaker bashes Starbucks's China expansion, cites Uyghur repression

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  US lawmaker bashes Starbucks's China expansion, cites Uyghur repression ......
  
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• The ‘authoritarian scent’ in Trump’s ego-laden ads

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  In recent weeks, the Trump administration has been using taxpayer dollars — your money and mine — to pay for a series of cringy, self-glorifying advertisements that feature, you guessed it, President Trump himself. In one particularly needy spot, the lyrics 'love me, love me' are repeated continuously over fast-cut clips of Trump. The White House claims it's a call to love America, but if someone I knew posted this, I'd be asking if they were OK. Like, teenage-style, 'Are you OK?' Bu
  
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• Tanker Catches Fire in Strait of Hormuz After Mystery Strike

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  A tanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by an unidentified...
  
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• Sia sells 50% of music catalogue for $180 million

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Australian singer and songwriter Sia has reportedly sold a 50% stake in her music catalogue for $180 million, in a major deal with Swedish music investment company Pophouse. According to TMZ, the agreement covers royalties from her record label, as well as publishing rights and original recordings connected to her music. The deal comes...
  
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• Researchers create "mini brains" to advance MS research

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  MELBOURNE, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Researchers from Australia and New Zealand have developed 3D "mini brains" that they hope will speed up the search for treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune condition affecting almost three million people worldwide. The research...
  
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• News Analysis: Saudi Arabia once counted on U.S. protection. Now it’s pivoting to new alliances

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  For decades, the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. has centered on an often-mentioned but rarely tested supposition: If the kingdom were attacked, America would come to its rescue. But recent events have shown that much-vaunted security umbrella to be a leaky one. Last month, Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels blitzed through Yemen’s coast and threatened to shut down Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea lifeline. But the Trump administration, reluctant to open a new front in its war with Iran
  
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• Marco Rubio heads to Athens with defence, energy and Eastern Mediterranean agenda

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected in Athens on October 6 for a high level visit focused on defence cooperation, energy, the Eastern Mediterranean and the broader Greece US strategic relationship. Rubio is expected to arrive in the Greek capital on Tuesday evening, ahead of the sixth Greece US Strategic Dialogue scheduled for October 7. He is expected to leave Greece on October 8 following a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The visit comes as Greece and the United Stat
  
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• 'Live location, bike set on fire': How BJP leader’s wife plotted husband’s murder

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  TIRUPATI: A police investigation into a property destruction case in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati district took an unexpected turn after police uncovered an alleged conspiracy to murder a BJP leader involving his wife.The case initially appeared to be an act of political vandalism or intimidation targeting BJP Mandal President Muniraju. However, the investigation later revealed an alleged relationship, digital surveillance and...
  
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• Kythera unveils cultural centre honouring Greek-Australian filmmaker George Miller

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  The acclaimed Greek-Australian filmmaker George Miller (formerly Miliotis), one of Kythera’s most distinguished sons, has been honoured in his family’s ancestral village of Mitata with the inauguration of the Mitata Film Club – Cultural Centre “Dr George Miller”. The cultural complex is the culmination of an extensive project to restore a Lancastrian school originally built around 1835 during the British occupation of the Ionian Islands (and later used as a primary
  
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• Iran, Russia and now Ukraine: Why ballistic missiles are reshaping modern war

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine says it has used its domestically developed FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, marking another milestone in the country's rapidly expanding indigenous long-range strike programme. The war ravaged country's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the combat debut, adding that the large scale production of the weapon would follow, though the claim remains unverified, with Ukrainian military hasn't disclosed the target, location or number of missiles involved.Acco
  
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• Ioanna Touni and Dimitris Spyridonidis Leave Thessaloniki for Mystery Trip

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Ioanna Touni has left Thessaloniki with partner Dimitris Spyridonidis for a mystery trip she says she has been waiting a long time to take, keeping the destination from her followers as the couple set off on Thursday, 1 October. The Greek influencer and entrepreneur revealed the departure through social media only days after returning from Paris, but stopped short of saying where the pair were headed. Touni, who has spoken repeatedly about her belief in the “evil eye” and negative en
  
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• Interview: Philippine trade secretary calls for fully tapping into opportunities in trade with China

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  MANILA, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- China is a major market and a key trade partner for the Philippines and other ASEAN countries, and we need to fully tap into its opportunities, said Cristina Roque, secretary of the Philippines' Department of Trade and Industry, in a recent interview with Xinhua. Recently, a consultation between China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) and ASEAN economic ministers was also held in Manila. Both sides agreed to build on existing achievements to...
  
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• Indian pilot hero tells of FlyDubai cockpit horror attack: 'I had so many wounds'

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  The flight plunged more than 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds...
  
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• In 2006, a floating-home resident challenged Riviera Beach’s $2.4 billion waterfront redevelopment plan; the city later abandoned it

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  In 2006, a small floating home in Riviera Beach, Florida, became central to a larger fight over land, redevelopment and local government power. Fane Lozman had moved his houseboat into the city-owned marina when he discovered that Riviera Beach was planning a $2.4 billion waterfront redevelopment project. The proposal called for acquiring about 2,200 homes and businesses, along with the marina, through eminent domain and transferring the properties to a private developer.According to the Univers
  
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• In 1993, Matera’s once-shunned cave districts became a UNESCO World Heritage site; restored stone homes now host hotels, shops and a living city

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  The Sassi districts of Matera were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993 and formally recognised as a settlement of homes, churches, monasteries and workshops that were carved into the rock of southern Italy. The designation came four decades after the Italian government had begun moving residents out of the caves because of overcrowding and poor sanitation.The Sassi are made up of two historic districts called Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano, which were built into the natural rock of
  
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• Hurricane Rachel intensifies to Category 3 off Mexico coast as US hit by flooding

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  The storm follows widespread damage and flooding triggered by Hurricane Polo earlier in the week...
  
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• How a 6-year-old's toilet break helped save pilot, passengers on flydubai flight

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  How a 6-year-old's toilet break helped save pilot, passengers on flydubai flight ......
  
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• Hellenic Presidential Guard (Evzones) 2026 Sydney / Canberra Visit

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  The Hellenic Presidential Guard will visit Australia from 22 to 29 October 2026 for OXI Day commemorations and public ceremonies in Sydney and Canberra. The tour marks the 86th anniversary of Greece’s rejection of Italy’s 1940 ultimatum and the wartime bond with Australia. The Hellenic Club Sydney hosts the Sydney program with generous support and sponsorship from the NSW Government. In turn, the Hellenic Club of Canberra sponsors the Guard’s visit to the nation’s capital
  
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• Greece is keeping its Patriot missiles in Saudi Arabia for one more month

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Greece will keep its Patriot battery in Saudi Arabia for another month, Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said after a meeting of the Government Council for Foreign...
  
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• Greece Hosts World SAMBO Championships at PAOK Sports Arena

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Thessaloniki takes centre stage in the world of SAMBO from October 2 to 4, as the World Cadets, Youth & Juniors SAMBO Championships take place at the PAOK Sports Arena, bringing athletes from more than 40 countries to Greece. The event ranks among the most important international SAMBO competitions for younger age groups. National federations will compete for medals in Sport SAMBO across the Cadets...
  
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• Greece Ages Rapidly as Nearly One in Four People Is Now Over 65

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Demographic ageing and the need to redesign health and social care systems take centre stage on the International Day of Older Persons, marked on October 1 under the theme “The Age of Longevity: Re-evaluating Systems for Longer Lives”. In Greece, 23.7% of the population is aged 65 or over, prompting the Hellenic Gerontology and Geriatrics Society to call for greater investment in prevention, long-term care and geriatric services. According to the United Nations, around 1.2 billion pe
  
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• Gandhi's first birthday in free India was no celebration: What happened on October 2, 1947

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI: India wanted to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi on October 2, 1947. Gandhi, however, himself wanted no celebration at all.It was his first birthday in an independent India and, as it turned out, his last. Messages, flowers and greetings poured in from India and abroad. Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and others came to meet him. But Gandhi, who turned 78 that day, was consumed by what was happening outside the walls of Birla House.Barely seven weeks had passed since Independence.
  
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• Former Connecticut official Kosta Diamantis sentenced to 7 years while in Greece

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  A federal judge sentenced Kosta Diamantis, Connecticut’s former deputy budget director, to seven years in prison on Wednesday, even though he was not in court. Judge Stefan Underhill also ordered three years of supervised release. Diamantis was convicted on 21 counts of extortion, bribery and lying to federal investigators, tied to his role overseeing...
  
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• 'Ek kachori, do samosa': How Delhi women’s protest slogans went from streets to social media

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  At first glance, they sound like lines from a college canteen, a WhatsApp group or an Instagram comment section. But over the past few days, these rhymes have become part of the online vocabulary surrounding a women-led protest movement in Delhi.The demonstrations by Delhi University students on Monday were triggered by concerns over women’s safety following the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl at Aastha Kunj Park in southeast Delhi. But as the protests moved from the streets to Instagram,
  
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• Dendias in Nicosia: Greece will not leave Cyprus as Turkey blocks a power cable

  02-10-2026 12:16 via article.wn.com
  Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said Greece will remain beside Cyprus, speaking in Nicosia on Thursday at events marking 66 years of the Republic of Cyprus, as Ankara again opposed a planned Greece–Cyprus electricity cable. “Greece is here and will remain here. Greece is and will remain close,” Dendias said. He was accompanied by Gen. Dimitrios Houpis, chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff. President Nikos Christodoulides received him at the Presidential Pal
  
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