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• Australia launches ambitious cardiovascular disease data platform

  05-10-2026 12:54 via article.wn.com
  MELBOURNE, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Australia has launched a national data platform to accelerate the discovery of new risk markers for heart attack and stroke. The Australian Cardiovascular Disease Data Commons is a cloud-based...
  
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• Yemeni Government Says It Has Retaken Bab al-Mandeb Strait From Houthis

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Yemeni government forces have regained effective control of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait from the...
  
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• Yemen air campaign against Houthis under way, says Saudi-led coalition

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Operation supported by 100 fighter jets said to have secured ‘air protection’ of Bab al-Mandab strait and destroyed hundreds of targets...
  
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• Wright Says Gas Prices ‘Absolutely’ Going to Drop as Hormuz Oil Flows Rebound

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said gasoline and diesel prices are heading lower as crude...
  
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• Women suffer more pain than men across the whole body, major global study finds

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Researchers looked at pain around the world and across the human lifespan, finding steepest rise happens before age 55...
  
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• Why eye-friendly screens make a difference for students

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  TCL reports that eye-friendly screens are crucial for students due to screen fatigue, promoting healthier device use for better learning outcomes. ......
  
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• Why did the US withdraw bombers from RAF Fairford? – The Latest

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  The US withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford after an investigation into an alleged planned terrorist attack on the base. At least 10 B-1 bombers used by the US military in the Iran conflict flew out of Fairford on Sunday, suggesting US officials were taking the threat seriously. Last week, five...
  
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• Warnings over Christa Pike’s veins were raised before failed execution, lawyer says

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Christa Pike, 50, remained critically ill in hospital on Sunday after receiving two doses of pentobarbital that failed to kill her Lawyers for Christa Pike had warned that problems accessing her veins could make her execution “difficult and perhaps cruel” before Tennessee’s attempt to execute her failed, a former attorney says....
  
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• Victims killed in mass shooting at Georgia block party identified

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  2 killed, 35 injured in mass shooting at Georgia block party Two people were killed and 35 were wounded when gunfire broke out at a block party in Georgia on Oct. 4, law enforcement officials said. Officials have released the identities of two people killed in a Oct. 4 mass shooting at a neighborhood block party in Georgia that left dozens more injured. Ja’Quavion Aderious Jackson, 21, of Cordele, Georgia, and Macaleb Malik Jackson, 23, of Hawkinsville, Georgia, died...
  
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• US State Senator Visiting Canada Says Combatting Hate Act Impedes Religious Freedoms

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  A U.S. state senator is coming to Canada to speak at an event warning against the erosion of religious...
  
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• US Forces Strike Suspected Drug Boat in the Caribbean, Killing 4

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. military fired upon a suspected drug boat operating in the Caribbean Sea on Oct. 4, killing four....
  
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• US CDC Monitoring Possible Plague Case in Russia

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  U.S. officials are tracking a possible plague case in Russia, they confirmed on Oct. 5. “CDC is monitoring the...
  
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• Ukraine claims to have taken out more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine said long-range strikes have...
  
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• UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats after closing of East Jerusalem consulate

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Tit-for-tat expulsions expected after relations deteriorate as a result of UK ban on goods from illegal settlements...
  
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• Two dead as Russian drone sinks grain ship in Black Sea, says Zelensky

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said a Russian drone attack caused a fire on board a commercial vessel that later sank in the Black Sea. Two people died and 11 crew members were rescued, Romanian authorities said. In a post on social media, Mr Zelensky described the attack as "a horrific strike by two Russian drones on a civilian vessel" in neutral waters. He said the vessel was Turkish-owned and carrying corn. Russia did not immediately comment on the incident. Romania's coast guard
  
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• Turkish President Erdogan receives senior SpaceX executives at aeronautical conference

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday received Rebecca Hunter and Michael Nicolls, senior executives at US...
  
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• Tell us: have foxes caused friction among neighbours where you live?

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  If your local fox population has caused differences of opinion among neighbours, please get in touch...
  
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• Supporters of Imran Khan start march on locked-down Islamabad

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Pakistani authorities insist marchers calling for former PM to be released from jail will not reach the capital...
  
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• Speed Skating Canada Working to Regain Charitable Status After Missed Tax Filing

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Speed Skating Canada says it is working to regain the charitable status it lost last month because of a...
  
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• Sentence tossed after AI video of victim \u2018forgiving\u2019 his killer is played

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  The three-judge panel reaffirmed...
  
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• Republican Ken Paxton admits forces in DC control his Texas Senate campaign

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  ‘I don’t control message or what we’re doing,’ scandal- hit state attorney general reportedly says at private event...
  
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• Relatives of Epstein victim appear in attack ad targeting Republican congressman

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Family of Virginia Giuffre criticizes Colorado’s Jeff Crank for voting to block a vote to release the Epstein files...
  
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• Opinion | The Russian Spy Who Couldn’t Perform

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Ben Macintyre’s new book emphasizes how history sometimes hinges on quirky twists of fate. ......
  
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• Norway seeks temporary ban on smart glasses amid privacy concerns

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Norwegian authorities say a ban on the use of smart glasses could apply to places where "privacy is particularly important," like health-care facilities or fitness centres with changing rooms and showers. ......
  
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• Norway plans temporary ban on smart glasses in some public places

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Camera-enabled Meta spectacles are already restricted in UK and US because of fears about covert recording...
  
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• Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News after stepping down as White House press secretary

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Karoline Leavitt left the administration after having her second child and said she planned to spend more time with her family Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor, the network announced Monday. Leavitt, who stepped down from US President Donald...
  
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• Italy’s Meloni follows pop stars in seeking to trademark her voice to combat AI deepfakes

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Italian Premier Giorgia...
  
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• In China, Battle Is Raging for the Soul of Tibet

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  On the edge of the Himalayas, a tourist boomtown sells Chinese visitors a commoditized, politically palatable version of Tibetan culture. ......
  
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• ICC unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education ministers

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed arrest warrants for two Afghan education ministers accused of committing crimes against humanity through the Taliban government’s restrictions on women and girls. The warrants, for Habibullah Agha, minister of education, and Neda Mohammad Nadeem, minister of higher education, were issued in Sept 2025 but remained under seal until Monday. The two officials are accused of gender-based...
  
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• Germany Announces New Military Aid for Ukraine Worth $1.1 Billion

  05-10-2026 20:19 via article.wn.com
  Germany has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth around 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion), as Russia escalates...
  
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