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• Federal Reserve keeps rates unchanged despite elevated inflation

  29-10-2026 01:02 via WN.com - World News
  WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday at about 3.9% despite stubbornly high inflation, as Chairman Kevin Warsh suggested its policies are already showing signs of having an impact. The Fed said “inflation remains elevated” in the statement it released after its two-day meeting, and added that holding off on a rate increase allows “the accumulation of more information” that will inform the Fed’s next steps. The Fed raised its benchmark rate last month
  
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• Madame Otto and Her Computer Crystal Balls

  01-11-2026 18:50 via WN.com - World News
  Fresh from a summer in Mystic...
  
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• What's the real retirement age in America? Here are 4 guesses

  01-11-2026 18:46 via WN.com - World News
  Americans might be understandably confused about when they are expected to retire. Here are four milestone ages that define American retirement today. ......
  
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• North Korea tests cluster-bomb warheads in latest weapons drill

  01-11-2026 18:40 via WN.com - World News
  It also came against the backdrop of growing tensions over a landmine explosion along the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas that saw three South Korean soldiers wounded ......
  
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• Larry the Cat, at home on Downing Street

  01-11-2026 18:40 via WN.com - World News
  One of the most famous addresses in the world, 10 Downing...
  
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• Historic win, humongous challenges

  01-11-2026 18:40 via WN.com - World News
  Lula tweaked his campaign’s message, speaking more about reducing working hours, relief for indebted families and higher welfare payments under the Bolsa Familia scheme ......
  
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• Bhutan builds 108 stupas in 9 hours, dedicates No. 76 to PM Modi

  01-11-2026 18:40 via WN.com - World News
  King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk says gesture recognises India’s steadfast support for realisation of Gelephu Mindfulness City ......
  
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• Bangladesh forms wage board as garment workers keep up protests

  01-11-2026 18:40 via WN.com - World News
  The garment sector is the backbone of Bangladesh's export-driven economy, employing millions of workers and generating the bulk of the country's foreign earnings ......
  
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• Almanac: November 1

  01-11-2026 18:40 via WN.com - World News
  "Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date. ......
  
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• Russia says drone hit 'industrial enterprise' near Moscow, Kyiv claims hit major refinery

  01-11-2026 18:39 via WN.com - World News
  Gleb Nikitin, governor of Nizhny Novgorod region, reported a "massive drone attack" during the night, during which an "industrial enterprise in the Kstovo district sustained significant damage" ......
  
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• No majority, no problem: Trump plans more tariffs as Democrats eye Congress shift

  01-11-2026 18:37 via WN.com - World News
  No majority, no problem: Trump plans more tariffs as Democrats eye Congress shift ......
  
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• Jaishankar holds key talks as regional crises test Indian diplomacy

  01-11-2026 18:37 via WN.com - World News
  Jaishankar holds key talks as regional crises test Indian diplomacy ......
  
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• Iran vows ‘no geographical limits’ on military response: Minister

  01-11-2026 18:37 via WN.com - World News
  Defense Minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi...
  
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• Eight Palestinians killed in Israeli ceasefire violations in Gaza

  01-11-2026 18:37 via WN.com - World News
  Medical sources at Gaza's Nasser and al-Shifa...
  
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• Wa. Secretary of State Rejects DOJ List of Alleged Noncitizens as Unreliable

  01-11-2026 18:29 via WN.com - World News
  Steve Hobbs, the Washington state secretary of state, formally notified the U. S. Department of Justice on Wednesday that a list of 400 individuals the federal government alleges are noncitizens registered to vote in the state is "not reliable" and includes many U. S. citizens. This...
  
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• Double pay amid protests? Why are Bangladesh garment workers demanding this? How unrest threatens a ...

  01-11-2026 18:28 via WN.com - World News
  Bangladesh garment workers are demanding a...
  
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• Youth writes the next chapter of our nation

  01-11-2026 18:13 via WN.com - World News
  Every nation has a story that never truly ends. It lives through the generations that inherit its memories, carry its values and dare to imagine what comes next. For Oman, this sto ......
  
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• Violence flares in Germany's protests

  01-11-2026 18:13 via WN.com - World News
  FRANKFURT: Multiple German politicians on Sunday criticised clashes and looting the day before on the margins of youth-led demonstrations, though several also warned that the acts ......
  
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• Russia, Ukraine trade strikes, reporting damages and power cut

  01-11-2026 18:13 via WN.com - World News
  KYIV: Russian strikes left hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without power on Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, while Russian authorities reported major damage to an ind ......
  
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• Iran warns of new war after Trump threatens strikes

  01-11-2026 18:13 via WN.com - World News
  TEHRAN: Iran warned on Sunday that any renewed war with the United States could last longer than the previous round of fighting, after President Donald Trump said he still had to " ......
  
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• From ancient maritime links to modern economic partnerships

  01-11-2026 18:13 via WN.com - World News
  Long before Zheng He’s fleets reached Oman, an Omani merchant had already sailed towards China. Oman’s Foreign Ministry traces this relationship to Abu Ubaydah Abdullah bin Al Qasi ......
  
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• 'AC nation' Singapore eyes alternatives to cool down

  01-11-2026 18:13 via WN.com - World News
  Long dubbed an 'air-conditioned nation', Singapore is experimenting with cooling alternatives from chilled beams to "passive displacement" to curb its thirst for energy-guzzling ai ......
  
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• Sri Lanka's fuel import bill in first 9 months of 2026 jumps 51.5 pct

  01-11-2026 18:09 via WN.com - World News
  COLOMBO, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's fuel imports expenditure from January to September 2026 increased by 51.5 percent from the same period last year, according to data released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The...
  
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• Serbia marks second anniversary of deadly railway station canopy collapse

  01-11-2026 18:09 via WN.com - World News
  NOVI SAD, Serbia, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of people gathered in Serbia's northern city of Novi Sad on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of a railway station canopy collapse that killed 16 people and left one...
  
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• Five teenagers stabbed at Halloween party in Britain

  01-11-2026 18:09 via WN.com - World News
  LONDON, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Five teenage boys were seriously injured after being stabbed at a Halloween party in Hampshire, Britain, Sky News reported Sunday....
  
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• Botswana, Chinese officials pledge closer cooperation at friendship event

  01-11-2026 18:09 via WN.com - World News
  GABORONE, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Officials from Botswana and China have pledged to strengthen friendship and deepen cooperation to translate the important consensus reached by the two heads of state into tangible benefits for both peoples. Delivering a keynote address at the Botswana-China Friendship Evening event held on Saturday at the Gaborone International Convention Center in the capital, President Duma Boko described his...
  
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• Tensions high in Poland as Donald Tusk accused of ‘constitutional coup’

  01-11-2026 18:05 via WN.com - World News
  Polish prime minister Donald Tusk has stood firm over his dramatic overhaul of the country’s constitutional court and denounced his opponents as hypocrites for calling it a coup. A day earlier a senior judge at the constitutional court served suspension orders on court president Bogdan Swieczkowski and his deputy, both of whom were appointees of the national conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party. For more than a decade EU institutions have viewed their appointments as irregular and subseque
  
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• Russia suffers ‘deadliest month of war so far’ as Ukraine strikes missile plant and oil refinery

  01-11-2026 17:59 via WN.com - World News
  The war of...
  
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• Israeli strikes kill at least eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip

  01-11-2026 17:59 via WN.com - World News
  Hamas accuses Israel ‌of undermining the Gaza peace deal...
  
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• Alaska attorneys urge court to toss Trump's 'meritless' Senate race lawsuit

  01-11-2026 17:59 via WN.com - World News
  The Department of...
  
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