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• Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men

  07-10-2026 09:12 via article.wn.com
  PERTH, Australia (AP) — A former Australian Catholic bishop was sentenced Wednesday to six years and six months in prison for sexually abusing two young Indigenous men. A District Court of Western Australia state jury convicted Christopher Saunders, 76, in August of 13 out of 19 charges of sexual abuse that occurred between 2008 and 2019 in his sprawling Broome Diocese on the country’s tropical northwest...
  
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• XRP price prediction: Why $2.10 and $3.65 are key targets after XRP price today falls ...

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  XRP's price has dropped to $1.47 following a...
  
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• World Space Week 2026 celebrates a year of rocket launch milestones

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  From rocket launches to planetary discoveries, celebrate decades of advancement in spaceflight during World Space Week 2026. The annual event recently kicked off in October and will last for a few more days, with a bevy of events planned in not just the United States, but around the world. While the weeklong extravaganza occurs every October, this year's celebration couldn't come at a better time. In 2026 alone, humans ventured toward the moon for the first time in half a century, while the worl
  
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• Why you received a $90 Social Security payment? Here’s who qualifies for the Medicare rebate ...

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  Why you received a $90 Social Security payment? The...
  
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• Why French teenagers are blocking schools across the country

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
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• Why are U.S. Treasury yields rising again, and what do 24-year-high bond rates mean for ...

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  Why US Treasury yields are hitting 2002 highs? U.S. Treasury yields...
  
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• Who went home on Dancing With the Stars tonight? Find out who got kicked off ...

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  Following a surprising elimination, Ciara Miller and her...
  
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• What we know about Russian plague lab worker’s death after Trump pushes Putin for answers

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
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• What is early voting telling us about the 2026 US midterms and what is it not?

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  More than 700,000 Americans have cast early votes across at least...
  
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• 'We just felt a shudder': Air Canada plane had just landed from Toronto when Delta ...

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  On Tuesday, a Delta Air Lines flight had an unfortunate...
  
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• US-Iran War Escalation: Key Impacts on UAE Residents and Regional Trade

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  UAE residents are facing renewed uncertainty around regional trade and energy costs as fighting escalates sharply in Yemen, Iran threatens tighter controls on the Strait of Hormuz and oil prices climb back above $100 a barrel. The UAE has also issued a fresh condemnation of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, highlighting growing concern over security on both sides of the Arabian Peninsula..Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.. Houthi attacks intensify
  
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• US-India trade talks grind to a halt. What went wrong?

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  Hopes dim for...
  
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• Trump’s ‘Judgment day’? Why death penalty crusade is bringing back firing squads

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  Trump is letting the...
  
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• Tom Every spent decades turning salvaged machinery into Wisconsin’s 300-ton Forevertron; the 50-foot scrap-metal giant ...

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  Tom Every, famously known as Dr. Evermor, dedicated his life to the...
  
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• Three years later, the wounds of Oct. 7 remain open across Israel and Gaza

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  On a field where music festival revelers were gunned down by Hamas-led militants three years ago, Israelis on Wednesday embraced and wept for those lost in an attack that plunged the Middle East into war. Israelis mourned at the site of the Nova Music Festival, as well as at bomb shelters, intersections and in communities targeted on Oct. 7, 2023. On that day — the deadliest in the country's history — militants killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostage. Israel's retaliatory offensive
  
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• The best time to get your flu vaccine, according to an epidemiologist

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  Health authorities often advise people to get their flu vaccine by the end of October...
  
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• Texas set to execute a man with lethal injection week after botched Christa Pike killing

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  Jamaal Howard’s...
  
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• Sri Lanka ex-first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa held in graft case

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
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• Satellite Images Reveal Devastation in Gaza: Towns Erased by Israeli Forces

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  Deir Al Balah: It’s perhaps the most dramatic wound inflicted on the Gaza Strip by Israel’s military campaign over the past three years: The city of Rafah, once home to a quarter million people, has been erased.Satellite imagery shows the Israeli military has systematically razed the southern city and other towns and districts to the ground and in some places plowed away the rubble. Demolition, using bulldozers and explosives, has continued unabated since the Israel-Hamas ceasefire d
  
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• PepsiCo's fizz fades as GLP-1 drugs and activist investor Elliott's targets test its snack business

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  PepsiCo faces challenges in achieving its growth and margin...
  
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• One-year-old baby hospitalised after being hit by firework as school protests sweep France

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  Hundreds of thousands of pupils have marched across the country to protest school conditions...
  
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• 'Never a small price to pay': Can Iran attack Los Angeles or San Diego as ...

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  In a series of contentious statements, Donald Trump hinted at the...
  
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• Man at center of Cornell gang rape lawsuit told probers he’s the real victim of ...

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
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• Man arrested for posing as ICE agent to intimidate voters at polling station

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  Danilo Alves Silva claimed he had bought ‘prop costume’ on Amazon...
  
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• In 2021, Dwayne Johnson co-founded ZOA Energy; by 2024, Molson Coors had spent $53 million ...

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  Dwayne Johnson's ZOA Energy was recently acquired by Molson...
  
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• In 1998, British man Karl Bushby started his journey on foot. After 28 years, covering ...

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  Karl Bushby, a British adventurer, has completed a...
  
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• France suspends stun grenade use at student protests

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  The French government is pausing the use of stun grenades in its policing of student protests after a 15-year-old boy's hand was blown off earlier this week. ......
  
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• France holds \u0026#39;technical dialogue\u0026#39; with Taliban govt to deport Afghans: AFP

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  France has begun talks with the Taliban government to "facilitate" the deportation of...
  
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• Election denier and long-time Trump ally loses security clearance after failed polygraph, sources say

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  A spokesperson for...
  
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• Donald Trump is considering an 18.4-cent gas tax cut, but will the savings reach your wallet?

  07-10-2026 17:23 via article.wn.com
  Trump’s proposal could offer some relief as prices climb. But the savings would likely be modest. Drivers may save a few dollars each time they fill up, rather than tens of dollars. ......
  
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