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• Beyond roads: Inland shipping is China’s next electrification frontier

  01-07-2026 12:49 via article.wn.com
  By now, China’s success story in electric...
  
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• High-risk climbers scale Empire State Building and unfurl banner 1,450 feet in the air

  01-07-2026 19:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Helicopters were seen flying around the Empire State building and filming
  
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• Drug-addicted nurse may have caused the death of two patients and staff did nothing, whistleblowers claim

  01-07-2026 19:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  The lawsuit claims that the hospital management knew about the alleged drug thefts but did nothing to stop or report it
  
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• Live Trump updates: President takes ‘maiden voyage’ on new Qatari-gifted plane to dedicate Roosevelt library

  01-07-2026 18:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Before taking off, he brushed aside questions from reporters about the billions of dollars he has earned in office
  
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• Watch: Masked Empire State Building pair appear to get engaged after scaling 1,454ft skyscraper

  01-07-2026 18:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Two masked people appeared to get engaged after scaling the Empire State Building on Wednesday, 1 July.
  
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• 10-year-old accused of stabbing worker in attempted robbery of a Pennsylvania Dollar Tree

  01-07-2026 18:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Store workers came to their colleague’s defense to subdue the boy during the incident in Swatara Township, police say
  
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• Iconic Times Square billboards are dimmed as heat wave threatens to overwhelm power grids

  01-07-2026 18:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Residents have been urged to slash their energy use as the heat wave bakes the eastern U.S.
  
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• Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Refinery for the Second Time in a Week

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces struck...
  
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• Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, July 1

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka will strengthen disaster preparedness in agriculture, drinking water supply and energy sectors as the country assesses the possible impact of the El Nino climate pattern, the President's Media Division said Tuesday. The decision was made when the National...
  
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• SSPX carries out unauthorized consecration of 4 bishops despite pope’s warning against it

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  Despite a personal appeal from Pope Leo XIV, the Society of St. Pius X went ahead July 1 with the unauthorized consecration of four new bishops at its seminary in Écône, Switzerland, with the Mass broadcasted live and thousands of faithful attending. The pope warned in his letter dated June 29 – the feast of Saints Peter and Paul – that the move would cause a formal schism and deprive followers of lawful, and in some cases valid, access to the sacraments. “In this
  
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• Spain's Simon 89 minutes from World Cup goalkeeping record

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon is close to setting a new record for the longest time without conceding a goal at the World Cup finals. The current record...
  
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• Russia's gas exports via TurkStream up 5 pct in H1 2026

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Russia increased its gas exports to Europe via the TurkStream pipeline by 5 percent in the first half...
  
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• Prayer called key to sister’s release from ICE detention, but foreign-born religious now on edge

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  A woman religious in McAllen, Texas, told OSV News the “power of prayer” was key to the release of a religious sister detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as she walked to Sunday Mass – but foreign-born religious in the area are now on their guard after the incident. Sister Leticia Ugboaja, a member of the Nigerian-based Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy, was apprehended and held by ICE agents for several hours June 28. Known as “Sister Letty,” she h
  
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• NFL player Calais Campbell’s brother is charged with murder after mother found dead

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  ATLANTA — The brother...
  
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• Mark Madden: The WNBA won’t protect Caitlin Clark

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  It would be inaccurate to compare Caitlin...
  
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• Jude Bellingham's girlfriend Ashlyn and Jordan Pickford's wife Megan make sure they are picture perfect ...

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  The WAGs made sure they are camera ready on Wednesday as they showed their support to their England footballer partners ahead of their World Cup clash against DR Congo. ......
  
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• France looks like World Cup juggernaut with fearsome foursome of Mbappé, Dembélé, Olise and Barcola

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  France looks like a juggernaut...
  
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• Ecuador coach Sebastián Beccacece steps down after World Cup exit

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  Sebastián Beccacece has stepped down...
  
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• A marine heat wave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  SAN DIEGO — Within...
  
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• World Cup buzz has the potential to mint more soccer fans among kids \u2014 some just toddlers now

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  Experts watch if the World Cup boosts youth soccer popularity and creates new fans....
  
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• WHO Warns of Growing Health Crisis Across Eastern Mediterranean

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  Region Faces Half of Global Humanitarian Burden Amid Funding Shortfalls The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Eastern Mediterranean Region is facing unprecedented humanitarian and health challenges, with nearly half of the world’s humanitarian burden concentrated in the region. WHO Regional Director for the Eastern...
  
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• Victor Willis, Village People lead singer, dies at 74

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Washington D C: Iconic Village People frontman Victor Willis has passed away at age 74 following a brief but aggressive illness. The...
  
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• US Remains Strong Despite Iran Negotiation Uncertainty

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Washington: US Vice President JD Vance said the US would be in a ‘great position’ even if the ongoing discussions with Iran...
  
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• UN Warns Ebola Outbreak Could Cost Africa $3.6 Billion

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Geneva: The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could cost the continent's economies up to $3.6 billion and eliminate hundreds...
  
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• Trump Hails 'Very Good' Progress In Iran Peace Talks

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Washington DC: President Donald Trump has lauded the progress of indirect diplomatic talks between...
  
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• Sri Lanka Lifts State Of Emergency Eight Months After Deadly Cyclone

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has officially lifted its nationwide state of emergency eight months after a catastrophic cyclone killed 643 people and...
  
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• Singapore police seize luxury bungalow in AI chip probe

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Singapore: Singapore authorities have significantly escalated their crackdown on illicit technology smuggling networks by freezing a S$55 million...
  
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• Saudi, Chinese Foreign Ministers Discuss Expanding Strategic Partnership

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  TDT | Manama | Email : Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing to...
  
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• Qatar hosts indirect US-Iran talks after ceasefire deal

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Doha: Indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran started in Qatar on Wednesday, as both sides sought to build on a recent...
  
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• Pay10 Secures Electronic Money Institution License In Hungary

  01-07-2026 18:40 via article.wn.com
  Pay10, a leading global regulated alternative payments platform, today announced that its European entity, Pay10 EU Kft, has been granted an Electronic Money Institution license (EMI) by the National Bank of Hungary (Magyar Nemzeti Bank, MNB), marking the company’s official entry into the European Union and establishing Pay10 EU Kft among Hungary’s select group of only three EMI license holders. The license enables Pay10 EU Kft to introduce its comprehensive portfolio of regulated pa
  
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