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• APTOPIX India Protests

  09-10-2026 01:11 via article.wn.com
  Supporters shouting slogans are...
  
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• ‘We Took the Bastille’: Paris Student Protesters Clash With Police, With the Far Left Claiming ...

  09-10-2026 06:55 via article.wn.com
  PARIS—“We took the Bastille!” protesters shouted on Oct. 8 as thousands poured into Place de la Bastille, the Paris square where...
  
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• Venezuelan ex-judge says forced to sign Machado election ban

  09-10-2026 06:55 via article.wn.com
  She says officials forced her to sign Maria Corina Machado’s ban after arresting three relatives. ......
  
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• US military to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter

  09-10-2026 06:55 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON: The execution by...
  
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• UK PM Burnham's Labour fends off left-wing Greens in local election

  09-10-2026 06:55 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Oct 9 - Andy Burnham's...
  
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• Tory Bill to Ease Restrictions on Natural Health Products Voted Down by Liberals

  09-10-2026 06:55 via article.wn.com
  Liberal MPs on the House health committee voted against a Conservative bill seeking to ease regulations on...
  
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• Telstra Says Bringing AI Training to Australia Could Benefit National Security

  09-10-2026 06:55 via article.wn.com
  Telco giant Telstra has told a parliamentary committee that bringing leading AI companies’ work to...
  
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• Sydney Man to Face Court Over Alleged $1.5m Medicare Rort

  09-10-2026 06:55 via article.wn.com
  A man accused of impersonating government officials in a $1.5 million (US$1.05 million) Medicare rort will...
  
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• Storm Simon seen exploding into major hurricane before hitting Mexico

  09-10-2026 06:55 via article.wn.com
  MEXICO CITY, Oct 8 - Tropical Storm Simon...
  
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• Russia says all clear after contact tracing in reported plague case

  09-10-2026 06:55 via article.wn.com
  Russia has not confirmed plague, saying the woman had “community-acquired pneumonia”. ......
  
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• Meta bans TikTok�ads on its platforms in US, Japan and other countries

  09-10-2026 06:55 via article.wn.com
  The ban extends to Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam. ......
  
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• Ex-prince Andrew search warrants quashed

  09-10-2026 06:55 via article.wn.com
  British police on Thursday said that search warrants they...
  
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• El Ni�o set to intensify and last until February

  09-10-2026 06:55 via article.wn.com
  The World Meteorological Organization, in its monthly...
  
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• BC Conservatives Drop Candidate Over Comments in Past Social Media Posts

  09-10-2026 06:55 via article.wn.com
  The BC Conservatives have removed their candidate in the Vancouver Island riding of Victoria-Beacon Hill after the NDP publicized...
  
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• ATO Delays Start of Credit Card Payment Ban After Backlash

  09-10-2026 06:55 via article.wn.com
  The Australian Tax Office (ATO) will continue to accept credit card payments until mid-2027,...
  
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• US suspends 8 tech firms from PERM process: Full list and what it means

  09-10-2026 06:38 via article.wn.com
  The US administration has suspended eight major technology companies from the employment-based green card process, leaving thousands of foreign professionals, including Indian IT workers, facing uncertainty over their permanent residency plans.The companies named in the October 8 order are Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services...
  
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• Tropical Storm Simon has strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific

  09-10-2026 06:38 via article.wn.com
  Tropical Storm Simon has strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific. ......
  
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• The Black Sea Is Becoming Uninsurable

  09-10-2026 06:38 via article.wn.com
  The Black Sea is rapidly becoming too dangerous for international commerce. Commercial vessels have been attacked near Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Russia within days of one another. Ships carrying agricultural products and petroleum are being dragged into a war. Politicians seem to forget that global trade depends on moving goods safely between nations. Once commercial shipping becomes a target, the economic consequences extend far beyond Russia and Ukraine. Insurance premiums rise, freight
  
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• Singapore, Mongolia to open applications for carbon credit projects

  09-10-2026 06:38 via article.wn.com
  SINGAPORE, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Singapore and Mongolia will open applications for carbon credit projects on Oct. 30 under a bilateral implementation agreement,...
  
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• Okinawa assembly calls for review of Japan-U.S. SOFA after murder case

  09-10-2026 06:38 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Okinawa prefectural assembly on Friday adopted a protest resolution and an opinion statement calling for a fundamental review of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) following the alleged murder of a local woman by a...
  
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• New Zealand food, fiber exports hit record high

  09-10-2026 06:38 via article.wn.com
  WELLINGTON, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's food and fiber exports reached a record 65.2 billion NZ dollars (36.6 billion U.S. dollars) in the year to June 30, up 8 percent from a year earlier, a senior official said Friday. The result was...
  
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• Interview: China's exemplary development practices prove SDGs are attainable, says U.S. expert

  09-10-2026 06:38 via article.wn.com
  by Xinhua writer Liu Yanan NEW YORK, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's practices in economic growth and poverty elimination are exemplary and have proven that the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are attainable, as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) helps achieve the goals, said an American expert. China's economic success over the past two generations has offered valuable examples for other countries, said Lawrence Freeman, a U.S. political-economic analyst for...
  
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• Greece is turning a former coal mine into a giant renewable-energy battery; the Kardia project will use the mine’s bottom as a water reservoir to generate 320 MW

  09-10-2026 06:38 via article.wn.com
  Greece is repurposing former lignite mining land in Western Macedonia as part of a renewable energy and storage programme. PPC Group has completed 2,130 MW of photovoltaic projects in Amyntaio and Ptolemaida, with the plants expected to generate 3,150 GWh each year.The company is developing storage facilities that will hold surplus renewable electricity and release it when demand rises. One project at the Kardia mine will use the bottom of the inactive mine as a lower reservoir for a pumped stor
  
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• ‘Fixing broken immigration by taking hammer to it’: Lawmaker defends Microsoft after Trump’s Green Card move

  09-10-2026 06:38 via article.wn.com
  US democratic lawmaker Pramila Jayapal has criticised the Trump administration’s decision to suspend eight IT firms, including Microsoft, Tata, Infosys and Wipro, from a programme linked to employment-based green cards for foreign workers, saying the move undermines legal immigration.The decision, announced by...
  
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• City view of Stockholm, Sweden

  09-10-2026 06:38 via article.wn.com
  This photo taken on Oct. 7, 2026 shows a city view in Stockholm, Sweden. (Xinhua/Lyu You) This photo taken on Oct. 5, 2026 shows a city view in Stockholm, Sweden. (Xinhua/Lyu You) People walk past a bridge in Stockholm,...
  
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• Bombardier Expands Top-Industry Ranked Support Network with New Line Maintenance Station in

  09-10-2026 06:38 via article.wn.com
  Line Maintenance Station (LMS) in Sydney...
  
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• AP Trending SummaryBrief at 8:42 p.m. EDT

  09-10-2026 06:38 via article.wn.com
  Rubio refuses to comment on Guilfoyle allegations ......
  
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• A former SSPX priest embraces life as a gay man and tattoo artist

  09-10-2026 06:38 via article.wn.com
  In March 2024, Francis Palmquist...
  
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• 10 killed in Mexico prison brawl

  09-10-2026 06:38 via article.wn.com
  MEXICO CITY, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Nine inmates and a child visitor were killed Thursday in a brawl at El Castillo prison in Mexico's...
  
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• US targets 27 companies, six individuals and 22 vessels, including Indian firms in fresh Iran sanctions

  09-10-2026 06:21 via article.wn.com
  The Treasury said the operation was designed to isolate the Iranian regime by targeting illicit revenue sources and the networks facilitating the movement of funds. ......
  
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