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• Endangered baby whale found dead on Florida beach

  14-02-2021 18:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fewer than 400 of the North Atlantic right whale species remain
  
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• Who is the Indian pilot who fought off his cockpit attacker?

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  Capt. Smit Machchhar once said he had planned to join his family’s textile business before being bitten by the “aviation bug.” ......
  
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• What did Christa Pike do to Colleen Slemmer? Inside the 1995 murder case and death sentence

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
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• Vietnam to move all Hanoi-listed stocks to Ho Chi Minh City exchange

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  HANOI, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 300 stocks listed on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) will move to the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) on Dec....
  
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• Uganda launches 5-day nationwide free measles vaccination campaign

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  KAMPALA, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Uganda on Thursday launched a five-day nationwide free measles vaccination campaign targeting all children aged nine months to five years. In a statement issued ahead of the campaign, Minister of Health Chris Baryomunsi said the exercise aims to reach all eligible...
  
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• Two dead and one missing after medical helicopter plunges into Pacific

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  A medical helicopter crashed off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, killing two people...
  
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• Trump to begin sending $500 ACA refund checks. Here's where they're going

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  Nearly 1 million Americans across 30 states are set to start receiving $500 refund checks this week. ......
  
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• Russia expels multiple Hungarian diplomats in tit-for-tat move

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Hungary's Charge d'Affaires to Russia Gabor Gergics on...
  
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• Musk returns to US govt for Pentagon war study

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  Tech billionaire Elon Musk will make a return to officially advising US President Donald Trump...
  
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• Met Police used spy software ‘secretly owned by Russia’

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• Karamoko Dembele claims he was racially abused while in Scotland camp and outlines Celtic struggle

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  SFA ’saddened’ to learn of former starlet’s treatment ......
  
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• Japan hikes residency fees to deter immigration

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• Investors rebalance as bond slump skews allocations

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  Analysts see psychological barriers as investors face losses in fixed income...
  
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• Investigators work to determine why a pilot apparently tried to crash a FlyDubai flight to Israel

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  Investigators worked Thursday...
  
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• Genentech Presents New Data at EURETINA, Highlighting Vabysmo’s Real-World Effectiveness and Safety Across Major Retinal Conditions

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 1, 2026-- ......
  
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• Former Myanmar American Chamber of Commerce board member detained in Spain

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  A former Myanmar American Chamber of Commerce board member has been detained in Spain over alleged financial impropriety in a case he and others say was fabricated ......
  
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• Former Bosnian Serb leader Biljana Plavsic dies in Belgrade

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  Former Bosnian Serb leader Biljana Plavsic has died in Belgrade at 96 ......
  
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• Flydubai pilot attack: UAE probes possible 'terror' link

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  The UAE Foreign Ministry affirmed that their judicial authorities have jurisdiction to investigate the incident as the aircraft is registered in the UAE and bears is flags ......
  
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• Flydubai incident: Was Smit Machchhar attacked with a knife or crash axe?

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacker might have struck Smit Machchhar with an axe....
  
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• Daily Quiz | On all things coffee

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  A quiz on all things coffee on the occasion of International Coffee Day ......
  
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• Chinese navy hospital ship concludes medical mission in Senegal

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  DAKAR, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy hospital ship Auspicious Ark left Senegal on Thursday after completing a friendly visit and medical mission as part of Mission...
  
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• Cambodia inaugurates major China-funded highway to boost regional trade, tourism

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  PURSAT, Cambodia, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Thursday officially inaugurated the China-funded National Road 10, a major infrastructure project aimed at boosting regional trade and tourism following more than five years of construction. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet hailed the 198.5-km highway as a strategic route and a new economic lifeline for the country. The road connects Samlout district in Battambang province to Khemarak Phoumin city...
  
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• Britain excluded from planned US talks on Nato’s future

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
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• Blasts reported in Ethiopian capital hours after government banned drone flights

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A series of blasts were heard across the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Wednesday night, hours after the government banned the use of drones and as fighting continued in the northern region of the country. An intelligence service official, who was not authorized to speak to the media, confirmed that there had been three blasts in three different locations but declined to provide...
  
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• Attackers douse teacher in petrol as student protests rage across France

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  Attackers doused a headteacher in...
  
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• A harrowing cockpit attack leaves investigators scrambling for answers

  01-10-2026 14:45 via article.wn.com
  Authorities in Israel, Saudi Arabia and Oman were trying to determine how an Omani co-pilot nearly succeeded in crashing a Tel Aviv-bound jet. ......
  
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• Woman survives lethal injection attempt, taken to hospital after snores

  01-10-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
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• Wisconsin mosque leader can be deported on foreign policy grounds, judge rules

  01-10-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Sarsour Salah said being sent back to the West Bank ‘means the end of my life’...
  
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• Why are world bond markets selling off again?

  01-10-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Government borrowing costs from...
  
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• Warning over Bangladesh’s dengue outbreak after deadliest month

  01-10-2026 14:24 via article.wn.com
  Experts said...
  
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