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• Fifa World Cup: 1 in 9 plan to call sick, one-third to work from home, ...

  09-07-2026 10:02 via article.wn.com
  One in nine expatriates in the UAE plan to call in sick after watching their home nation's matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as overnight kick-offs continue to test work schedules across the country, according to a new survey by recruitment firm Robert Walters. The survey found that 11 per cent of expat professionals expect to take sick leave following their national team's matches,...
  
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• Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, July 10

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that it attacked U.S. military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain in response to fresh U.S. strikes. According to a statement from the IRGC carried by Iran's Press TV, the IRGC struck key infrastructure and facilities at the Camp Arifjan and Ali Al Salem Air Base in...
  
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• World News Today Live Updates on July 10, 2026 : US launches third straight day ...

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  World News Today Live Updates on July 10, 2026:...
  
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• World Cup: Your team\u2019s been knocked out. Who should you support now?

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  If your team is out...
  
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• World Cup: Mbappe, Dembele fire France past Morocco into semi-finals

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, United States — Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele were on target as France surged...
  
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• When Celebrities Protest, or Don’t

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  Readers, including the actor Debra Winger, respond to an essay by Molly Jong-Fast. ......
  
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• US launches third straight day of strikes on Iran: Explosions heard in Bushehr, Konarak and Choghadak

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  At least six explosions were heard in Bushehr and Choghadak, while blasts were also reported in Konarak. Bushehr is home to Iran's only civilian nuclear power plant. ......
  
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• US-Iran war: Tehran buries former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at Mashhad as fighting with Washington intensifies

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was buried in Tehran's holiest shrine, over four months after he was killed in an airstrike on the first day of the US-Israeli military campaign in late February. ......
  
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• US and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  The United States has launched new...
  
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• Ukraine’s Drones Are Now Reaching Siberia and Imperiling Russian Energy Assets

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  Moscow’s new dilemma is how to protect a much bigger geographic area with limited air-defense capabilities. ......
  
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• Trump Wanted 20,000 Peacekeeping Troops in Gaza. He Is Starting With 10 to 20.

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  The initial deployment, which has been delayed, is a fraction of the size billed by the president’s Board of Peace. ......
  
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• Trump officials promised to fill WTC Health vacancies, but posted only four jobs

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — Three months ago, Trump administration officials pledged to fill three dozen job vacancies at the World Trade Center Health Program after complaints of service delays for the past year. So far, only four positions have been posted on the federal government’s job portal. New York lawmakers from both parties, and 9/11 victim advocates, are raising concerns about the pace in filling vacancies for the program, which provides healthcare to...
  
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• The Latest: Trump spoke with Netanyahu about US ‘moves’ in the Persian Gulf

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump and Israeli...
  
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• Pianist Jayson Gillham loses discrimination case against Melbourne symphony orchestra over Gaza comments

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  Gillham claimed Melbourne concert in 2024 cancelled in attempt to silence him over stance on Israel attacks on Gaza...
  
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• NYC breaks ground on 2 World Trade Center; 55-story skyscraper is final piece of complex

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  New York City officials broke ground on Thursday for�2 World Trade Center, a 55-story skyscraper being built as a new headquarters for American Express and the final commercial building planned in the new World Trade Center complex. The Port Authority announced the start of construction of the 1,226-foot-tall building set to be completed in 2031. The new building, located�next to the Oculus shopping center on Greenwich Street,�will sit about 500 feet shorter than One World T
  
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• New York area lawmakers rally behind longtime head of WTC Health Program

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of New York and New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to protect and extend the job of the longtime head of the World Trade Center Health Program. In a letter led by Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-Bayport) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), more than two dozen lawmakers urge Kennedy to name Dr. John Howard, the administrator of...
  
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• Muchova beats Gauff in epic thriller, sets up all-Czech Wimbledon final with Noskova

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Karolina Muchova saved a match point and battled through a dramatic deciding-set tie-break to defeat Coco Gauff in an epic Wimbledon semifinal on Thursday, setting up an all-Czech women's singles final against fellow compatriot Linda Noskova. The 10th-seeded Muchova overcame seventh seed Gauff 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10) in a high-quality contest on Centre Court, where both players produced outstanding tennis under sweltering conditions. Muchova made the...
  
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• Menifee 'Bluff Fire' map, evacuation updates: Videos show massive blaze in Riverside County

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  Bluff Fire remains...
  
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• Meet the Denisovans: Scientists finally reveal the face of a 400,000-year-old human species

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  For years, the Denisovans occupied an unusual place in the story of human evolution. They were recognised as one of our closest extinct relatives, yet almost nobody knew what they actually looked like. Unlike Neanderthals, whose skeletons have been uncovered across Europe and western Asia, Denisovans were represented by only a handful of fossil fragments. Their existence emerged through DNA rather than complete bones, leaving scientists with an ancient population that could be identified genetic
  
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• Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 has a goal and an assist as France beats Morocco to reach World ...

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  Kylian Mbappé’s goal...
  
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• Kylian Mbappé scores his 8th World Cup goal before leaving game with a 'slight' ankle injury

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  Kylian Mbappé shook off a missed penalty kick to score his eighth goal of the World Cup, helping France to beat Morocco 2-0 and reach the semifinals for the third time in a row. Now Les Bleus have to hope ......
  
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• Israel willing to join future US strikes on Iran if requested, says report

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  Israeli officials reportedly remained ready to support any future military campaign, even as they acknowledge the risks of renewed conflict. ......
  
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• Ireland advances ban on imported goods from Israeli settlements

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  Ireland’s parliament advanced legislation banning imported goods from Israeli settlements, one of Europe’s most expansive trade measures against Israel. The approved Tuesday by the parliament’s lower chamber and drafted by Ireland’s center-right coalition government prohibits imports of goods from “certain Israeli settlements.” The legislation cites an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice in 2024 that said Israel’s occupation of the W
  
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• Iran buries Khamenei after new fighting erupts with US

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  Iran has buried its former supreme leader Ali Khamenei over four months after his killing in an airstrike, as two days of US and Iranian attacks raised fears of a return to all-out war. Khamenei's flag-covered coffin was carried aloft into the shrine of Imam Reza in his home city of Mashhad in eastern Iran as a large crowd of people waited outside and listened to prayers, with no sign of a public appearance by his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei. The "body of the martyred leader of the Islami
  
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• Inside NATO’s extraordinary 48 hours that revealed Trump’s grip on global diplomacy

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  BY: Steve Sedgwick SUMMARY ANKARA- For 48 hours in Ankara,...
  
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• Gaza civil defence says Israeli attacks kill six

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  A security source in Gaza said an Israeli drone strike targeted the vehicle of Hazem Qassem, a spokesman for Hamas ......
  
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• Gauff's bid for first Wimbledon title foiled by Muchova

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  LONDON — For a place in the Wimbledon final, Karolina Muchova was ready to put her body on the line. A maiden Grand Slam title could heal all her past wounds when she takes on Czech compatriot Linda Noskova on ......
  
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• Flash: Death toll from Spain wildfire rises to 12 -- report

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  Flash: Death toll from...
  
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• FIFA World Cup 2026: France beat Morocco as Mbappe, Dembele strikes take Les Bleus to ...

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  Just like Lionel Messi in the round of 16 against Egypt, his former PSG teammate Mbappe also missed a penalty but scored a superb goal to give his team the crucial lead in the match. ......
  
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• England's Quansah suspended for two World Cup matches

  10-07-2026 03:24 via article.wn.com
  MIAMI, July 9 (Xinhua) -- England will be without Jarell Quansah for its World Cup quarterfinal clash with Norway, as the defender serves a two-match ban for his red...
  
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