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• Culottes Are So Back

  15-07-2026 04:01 via article.wn.com
  Culottes are back. Our Styles reporter Yola Mzizi explains their history and what they mean today. ......
  
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• Wildfires expose millions in the Midwest and Northeast US to dangerous smoke

  15-07-2026 06:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Heavy smoke from several large wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is expected to engulf large swaths of the Midwest and Northeast U.S. this week, exposing millions of people to dangerous air pollution
  
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• Trump to address defense technology gathering as the Iran war has reduced US weapon stocks

  15-07-2026 06:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump is headlining a defense summit at the U.S. Army War College
  
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• World leaders continue to pay respects

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani received a succession of visiting heads of state, crown princes and senior dignitaries at Lusail Palace Tuesday, as the condolence calls following the death of His Highness the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani continued to draw in leaders from across the region and beyond. The steady procession of arrivals underscored the scale of the late Father Amir's standing on the world stage, with delegations arriving from the Gulf, the wid
  
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• World Bank places Qatar among region's top performers in waste management

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  Qatar has been identified as one of the top-performing countries in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) in municipal solid waste management after becoming one of only two nations in the region to attain the highest development level in a recent World Bank assessment. The report highlights the country’s progress in building an integrated waste management system while pointing to the next challenge of advancing a circular economy. The World Bank’s report, Waste Management in the Mi
  
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• Williamsport community, officials join Justice for Juveniles Peace Walk

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  Williamsport, Pa. — About 50 people walked a mile through Williamsport Saturday as part of the Justice for Juveniles Peace Walk, an event organized to show the city's young people they are supported by their community. ......
  
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• View of Pakse city in Champasak Province, Laos

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  An aerial photo taken on July 14, 2026 shows a view of Pakse city in Champasak Province, Laos. Pakse, the capital of Champasak Province, serves as a major economic and transportation hub in southern Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua) An aerial photo taken on July 14, 2026 shows a view...
  
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• Venezuelan fashion house stitches body bags for quake victims

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  By July 13, the workers have produced 1,000 bags. ......
  
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• UK climate now hotter, sunnier: Weather agency

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  Britain's climate has warmed by about 0.25 deg C a decade since the 1980s. ......
  
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• Trump teases ‘massive’ oil deals with Iraq during visit from PM

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  Trump hailed the prospect of American companies doing more business in Iraq. ......
  
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• Record smashing heatwave surges from West to eastern US, Canada

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  More than 100 million people are under heat alerts. ......
  
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• One dead, 2 missing after boat with 19 aboard capsizes in San Francisco Bay near ...

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  The cause of the accident remained unknown. ......
  
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• New Zealand reforms climate change act to improve risk planning

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  WELLINGTON, July 15 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand is making targeted changes to its climate legislation to improve efficiency, reduce costs and manage growing climate risks, a senior official said on Wednesday. The proposed amendments to the...
  
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• New diagnoses slow in NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak; source still unclear

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  Health officials say a Legionnaires’...
  
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• 'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot has early-stage Alzheimer’s disease

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, July 14 - C.B. \"Sully\"...
  
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• Iran withdraws from MoU and plans control of Strait of Hormuz 'no matter what'

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  The Strait of Hormuz has been a point of contention in the conflict which started on February 28, when joint US-Israeli attacks were carried out on several key Iranian sites. ......
  
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• Indictments show five inmate murders, assaults and other violence at a Tennessee prison

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  A grand jury has issued 50 indictments...
  
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• Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon arrives at ISS for eight-month research mission

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon reached the International Space Station on Wednesday, beginning an eight-month science and technology mission after launching aboard Russia’s Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft. Menon, with Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, docked at the ISS Prichal module at 1:52 p.m. EDT following a three-hour,...
  
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• Fiji keeps World Rugby Top-10 ranking despite Nations Championship losses

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  The Flying Fijians hold ninth spot in the latest World Rugby Rankings aheaqd of Scotland clash this weekend. ......
  
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• Federal appeals court ends a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  A federal appeals court has ended more...
  
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• England captain Harry Kane shoots down World Cup rift rumors between star Jude Bellingham, coach ...

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  England captain Harry Kane...
  
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• Dutch gov't backs ICC amid U.S. campaign to "dismantle court's threat"

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  THE HAGUE, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch government reaffirmed its support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday after the United States announced a broad campaign to "dismantle the threat" posed by the Hague-based tribunal to U.S....
  
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• DP World to pilot atmospheric water generation technology across global operations after strategic investment in ...

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  Hyderabad (Telangana) , July 14 (ANI): DP World has made a...
  
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• CORRECTS: China says its economy grew 4.3% in the last quarter from a year earlier, ...

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  CORRECTS: China says its economy grew 4.3% in the last quarter from a year earlier, slowing from 5% in Jan-March. ......
  
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• China's economy slows to 4.3% annual pace of growth in April-June

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  China has reported its economy grew...
  
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• Britain may require companies to publish salaries in equal pay drive

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  It is part of a legal push to eradicate pay disparity. ......
  
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• Avalanche Flips Liquid Network to Enter Top 5 RWA Networks With $2.1B and 60% 30D Surge

  15-07-2026 05:54 via article.wn.com
  Avalanche RWA activity just reached the milestone...
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Trump threatens to hit civilian targets in Iran as US resumes Strait of Hormuz blockade

  15-07-2026 05:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  The US launched more strikes against Iran and reinstated its naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday
  
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• 'Will exercise full sovereignty over Hormuz': Iran defiant as US continues strikes

  15-07-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  Iran has ruled out seeking fresh negotiations with the United States, insisting it will maintain control over the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz despite renewed American military action and a reimposed blockade on Iranian ports.Speaking on state-run television on Tuesday, deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Tehran would not be...
  
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• US military's Central Command says it ends latest round of strikes targeting Iran

  15-07-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  US military's Central Command says it ends latest round of strikes targeting Iran. ......
  
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