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• "Friendly" viruses could boost pollution cleanup: study

  30-06-2026 09:36 via article.wn.com
  CANBERRA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Scientists in Australia say a "friendly" virus could boost the ability of bacteria to remove pollutants from soil, water, mine waste and other environments, offering a potential new tool for environmental remediation. Researchers led by Australia's Flinders University...
  
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• Why Trump’s face can be seen zooming in and out of India’s rush-hour traffic

  30-06-2026 13:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Approximately 100 auto-rickshaws, adorned with large images of Trump and the Statue of Liberty, have become a prominent feature across the Indian capital in recent weeks
  
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• World Bank drops climate finance targets in renewed action plan

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Washington DC: The World Bank has dropped its specific percentage targets for climate change financing while extending its broader policy framework indefinitely.Announced on Monday, this decision marks a...
  
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• Venezuela appreciates India’s earthquake relief mission

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Caracas: Venezuela has appreciated the Indian medical team’s efforts to help victims of the earthquake that rocked the South American nation, killing over 1,700 people. Under Operation Amistad, the Indian Army established a field hospital comprising highly experienced doctors at the International La Rinconada Racetrack in Caracas after arriving in the country. The Indian Embassy in Venezuela on...
  
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• Urgent：U.S. envoys not to meet Iranian officials directly at this time: Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesperson

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  DOHA, June 30 (Xinhua)...
  
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• UK disposable incomes squeezed by price rises and tax changes

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  ONS confirms 0.6% GDP growth in first quarter, with services, production and construction sectors expanding...
  
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• Turkish proverb of the day on criticism and persistence: ‘The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on’

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  A caravan crossing a long road in silence, carrying goods and travellers from one town to another, was once a familiar sight across the lands of the Ottoman Empire and wider Anatolia. As these caravans passed through villages, dogs would often bark at the unfamiliar movement. The sound could follow the travellers for a while, yet the caravan had a destination and continued on its way.This simple scene gave rise to one of Turkey’s best-known proverbs: a reminder that progress often comes wi
  
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• Turkey backs NATO's future, says US wants burden-sharing, not an exit

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  NATO is adapting to a rapidly changing security environment rather than facing a crisis, Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler has said ahead of the alliance's summit in Ankara next week, while stressing that the United States has no intention of withdrawing from NATO despite pressing European allies to shoulder a greater share of the security burden.According to a Reuters report, ahead of the July 7-8 summit, Guler said the alliance remained...
  
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• ‘The right path’: Carlo Ancelotti keeps cool after Brazil survive Japan scare in last 32

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Ancelotti says late win was Brazil’s ‘most complete game’...
  
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• Taiwan Steps Up Probe Into AI Hardware Smuggling

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Taiwanese authorities...
  
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• Starmer Set to Launch UK's Decade-Long Defence Investment Strategy

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] London: Departing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to present the UK's long-awaited Defence Investment Plan (DIP), which outlines the ten-year mission to modernise the country's...
  
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• South Africa Tightens Security as Anti-Immigrant Protests Trigger Mass Repatriation

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Email:[email protected] Johannesburg : South Africa deployed a heavy police presence on Tuesday as anti-immigrant protests raised fears of violence, prompting thousands of foreign nationals to...
  
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• South Africa deploys police for widespread protests by groups opposing illegal immigration

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Thousands of demonstrators have...
  
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• San Francisco Archdiocese Announces $395 Million Sexual Abuse Settlement

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Los Angeles: The San Francisco archdiocese announced a landmark $395 million sexual abuse settlement on Monday with more than 500 people. This historic...
  
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• Russia Turning Oil Tankers Into Armed Sea Fortresses

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Western maritime raiders may have pushed matters too far. Britain's The Times raised alarm over claims that Russia's tanker fleet is...
  
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• Pope issues last-ditch appeal, begs breakaway traditionalist group to back off bishop consecrations

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV is begging a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics to call off its planned consecrations of new bishops without his consent. In a letter released Tuesday, Leo called the move a schismatic act and a “sin of extreme ......
  
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• Police units deployed across South Africa before anti-immigration protests

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Government fears repeat of anti-migrant violence in 2008 that led to looting and resulted in deaths of 62 people...
  
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• Over 1,100 Drones Detected Around FIFA World Cup Venues, FBI Says

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Email:[email protected] Washington : US authorities have detected more than 1,100 drones around FIFA World Cup venues and related sites, with over 300 successfully neutralised...
  
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• New study shows persistent anti-Jew and anti-Muslim hate in Australia

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Australia has spent much of the past two years responding to anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim hate as separate problems, but our latest research suggests they have something important in common. Both changed fundamentally after the Hamas attacks of October 7 2023 and the subsequent war in Gaza. Both became more persistent online. Both became much more closely connected to events happening in the real world. That matters because Australia is now debating how best to respond. The Royal Commission into
  
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• Monaco bombing was ‘attempted assassination’, not terror attack, say prosecutors – Europe live

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Authorities are still searching to identify the suspect of an alleged assassination attempt of a Ukrainian business tycoon...
  
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• Meet Wisconsin-born Esmir Bajraktarević, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s World Cup hero

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  The former New England Revolution midfielder came up through the US system, but felt a pull toward his parents’ homeland...
  
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• Labor’s gambling ad legislation a ‘capitulation’ to industry lobby, Liberal MP says

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Coalition, Greens and crossbenchers all say the planned reforms are too weak and the proposals are ‘half-arsed’...
  
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• Kash Patel draws flak for posting FBI case details on social media ‘to make himself ...

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  FBI veterans believe director may have flouted legal rules by prematurely divulging details of UFC attack plot inquiry...
  
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• Jude Bellingham reveals ambition to be the next James Bond after World Cup heroics

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Jude Bellingham has been a standout performer for England at the World Cup...
  
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• IMF Board Approves $242 Million Tranche for Honduras

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Washington DC: The International Monetary Fund's board approved two program reviews for Honduras on Monday, making $242 million immediately available to the Central American...
  
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• ‘I was devastated’: the Nigerian with albinism deported under Trump’s asylum crackdown

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Ladidi Shaibu’s two siblings both gained asylum before the Trump administration’s changes to immigration policy. But instead of being allowed to join them, she is being deported to Uganda...
  
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• Honduran Ex-President Returns Home for Fraud Trial After Trump Pardon

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Tegucigalpa: Juan Orlando Hernández, former Honduran president, has returned to Honduras to face domestic fraud and money...
  
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• Grieving relatives still seeking answers as US normalises ‘drug boat’ strikes

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Family of St Lucian fisher Ricky Joseph left suspended in raw grief, while media coverage of attacks is waning...
  
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• Floods Paralyse Ghana's Capital and Kill Three People

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Accra: Torrential rains sparked devastating floods across Ghana's capital of Accra on Monday, killing at least three people and causing widespread paralysis. The severe weather system...
  
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• Flash: There will be no high-level meeting between U.S., Iran in Doha -- media citing Qatari FM spokesperson

  30-06-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Flash: There will be no high-level meeting between U.S., Iran in Doha -- media citing Qatari FM spokesperson...
  
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