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• Diving bone

  11-11-2025 10:17 via article.wn.com
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• What the gut microbiome of the world’s oldest person tells us about lasting health

  17-01-2026 10:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Researchers have presented what may be the most detailed scientific investigation of a supercentenarian
  
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• Uganda police deny opposition leader’s arrest as Museveni heads for landslide re-election

  17-01-2026 10:26 via article.wn.com
  Ugandan police denied on Saturday allegations by opposition leader Bobi Wine’s party that he had been arrested by soldiers as President Yoweri Museveni closed in on a landslide re-election. Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP) said on Friday night an army helicopter landed in his compound in Kampala and “forcibly took him away to an unknown destination”. Reuters could not immediately verify the claim. National police...
  
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• Today in History: January 17, Murderer Gary Gilmore executed by firing squad

  17-01-2026 10:26 via article.wn.com
  Today is Saturday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2026. There are 348 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 17, 1977, convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, 36, was shot by a firing squad at Utah State Prison in the first U.S. execution in a decade. He was put to death after the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty the previous year. Also on this date: In 1920, prohibition of alcohol began in the United States as the Volstead Act went into effect in support of the 18th Amendment....
  
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• From Stigma to Advocacy: The Manurung Family's Journey with Treacher Collins Syndrome

  17-01-2026 10:26 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: In a remote village in North Sumatra, Indonesia, the Manurung family has found itself thrust into an unexpected global spotlight, as videos documenting their daily lives spread rapidly across social media, challenging long-held prejudices and misconceptions. Four of the six Manurung siblings were born with a rare genetic condition that affects facial structure, a difference that for years led neighbours to whisper that the family was cursed. In Kedungkang village, their...
  
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• Xi’s Enforcers Punished Nearly a Million in 2025—and China’s Leader Wants More

  17-01-2026 10:25 via article.wn.com
  Xi Jinping has ordered the Communist Party’s discipline inspectors to flex their powers even more forcefully and ensure his policies are executed as intended. ......
  
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• US House candidate buys nazis.us domain to redirect visitors to homeland security

  17-01-2026 10:25 via article.wn.com
  Mark Davis, running in Florida, says he bought domain because Republican party had gone ‘full fascist’...
  
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• Shelling out? Easter eggs in the UK are smaller but pricier this year

  17-01-2026 10:25 via article.wn.com
  Chocolate treats reduced in size or weight as higher price of cocoa drives new wave of ‘shrinkflation’...
  
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• Chitas Launches His Own Record Label After a 10-Hour DJ Set in the Emirates

  17-01-2026 10:25 via article.wn.com
  International DJ and music producer Chitas has officially launched his own record label, Imperium State Records, following an impressive 10-hour DJ set in the Emirates. The extended performance marked an important milestone in his career. At the end of the set, Chitas announced the...
  
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• Who is David Guggina, incoming President and CEO of Walmart US? Here’s what we know

  17-01-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
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• 'Situation Is Very Bad There': Indians Recount Terror During Iran Protests After Returning To Delhi

  17-01-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  The first two commercial flights carrying Indian nationals...
  
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• What a MAGA Military Operation in Mexico Could Look Like

  17-01-2026 10:17 via article.wn.com
  With much attention directed toward President Donald Trump...
  
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• Ugandan police deny arrest of opposition leader as country awaits final election results

  17-01-2026 10:16 via article.wn.com
  Police in Uganda have denied reports...
  
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• Husband's grim shopping list after killing wife whose body was never found

  17-01-2026 10:16 via article.wn.com
  After finding out his wife had been having an affair, Brian Walshe took matters into his own hands, killing his wife before dismembering her and dumping her body parts in bins around the local area ......
  
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• Family of Iranian protester searched for her body in a pile of corpses and buried ...

  17-01-2026 10:16 via article.wn.com
  The family of a 23-year-old Iranian college student believes she was killed by a bullet fired by Iranian security forces. Robina Aminian's relatives say the family had to search through bloodied corpses to find her and rushed out with her ......
  
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• Woman killed by falling tree as powerful storms hit eastern Australia

  17-01-2026 10:13 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- A woman has died after her car was struck by a falling tree south of Sydney as strong winds and intense rainfall hit Australia's east coast on Saturday. Emergency services were called to reports...
  
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• Urgent: Shooting in South African town kills 7

  17-01-2026 10:13 via article.wn.com
  CAPE TOWN, Jan. 17...
  
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• Sri Lankan police introduce mouth swab drug test for drivers

  17-01-2026 10:13 via article.wn.com
  COLOMBO, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan police introduced a new mouth swab test from Saturday to detect drivers under the...
  
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• She set a photo afire, lit a cigarette \u2014 and became a symbol for Iran protesters

  17-01-2026 10:13 via article.wn.com
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• Chase Hudson and Sara Waisglass join forces for \u2018How to Lose a Popularity Contest\u2019

  17-01-2026 10:13 via article.wn.com
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• AI tutors, with a little human help, offer \u2018reliable\u2019 instruction, study finds

  17-01-2026 10:13 via article.wn.com
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• Large crowds expected for

  17-01-2026 10:10 via article.wn.com
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• Saudi Arabia Grants First Global Approval for Anktiva in Advanced Lung Cancer Treatment

  17-01-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Saudi Arabia became the first country in the world to grant conditional regulatory approval for Anktiva as a treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer, according to the Saudi Food and Drug Authority. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has granted conditional approval for Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept) to be used alongside immunotherapy in adults with metastatic non-small...
  
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• Venezuelan banks will get $300 million of oil money to sell on exchange market

  17-01-2026 10:07 via article.wn.com
  Four Venezuelan banks were notified this week by the country's government that they will split $300 million of oil revenues deposited in an account in Qatar, enabling them to sell dollars to Venezuelan companies that need foreign exchange to pay for materials, two financial sources and an analyst said. The injection of foreign capital comes after weeks of tightening supplies of dollars, as the US seized Venezuelan oil tankers and hit the country's top revenue flow....
  
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• Uganda police deny opposition leader's arrest

  17-01-2026 10:07 via article.wn.com
  KAMPALA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Ugandan police denied on ‌Saturday allegations by opposition leader Bobi Wine's party that he had been arrested by soldiers as President ‌Yoweri Museveni closed in on a landslide re-election. Read full story ......
  
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• Syrian army says takes over Kurdish-held town east of Aleppo

  17-01-2026 10:07 via article.wn.com
  Syria's army said it took control of the town of Deir Hafer outside Aleppo city...
  
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• Flash: Shooting in South African town kills 7

  17-01-2026 10:07 via article.wn.com
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• Explainer: Can Japan's new centrist opposition party counter Takaichi-led ruling camp?

  17-01-2026 10:07 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of Japan's main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) and Komeito on Friday formally named their jointly established new party the Centrist Reform Alliance. It marks the first major political response to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's sudden indication of her intention to dissolve the House of Representatives and call a snap election. Why did the two parties choose to team up at this moment? Can the new party counter Japan's conservative r
  
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• Aircraft loses contact in Indonesia's South Sulawesi, search underway

  17-01-2026 10:07 via article.wn.com
  JAKARTA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- An ATR 400 aircraft flying from Yogyakarta to Makassar lost contact on Saturday around Maros Regency in South Sulawesi, Indonesian local media reported. The aircraft, operated by Indonesia Air Transport, was scheduled to land at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar....
  
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• Trump threatens tariffs on nations opposing US control of Greenland

  17-01-2026 10:04 via article.wn.com
  Copenhagen: US President Donald Trump warned of imposing tariffs on...
  
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