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• Global growth slows to 2.6%, and gaps widen between developing regions

  10-10-2026 00:20 via article.wn.com
  UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2026: the...
  
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• Year later, Gaza ceasefire promises mostly unfulfilled

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  Jerusalem:� One year after US President Donald Trump declared the war in Gaza to be over, few of the long-term promises of the ceasefire have come to fruition.Here is a list of som ......
  
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• World Mental Health Day: Rest in the Age of AI

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  On World Mental Health Day, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar explains how AI, screen time and meditation affect creativity, mental wellbeing and human connection. ......
  
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• Who was Dr. Alexander Aslani? Celebrity plastic surgeon shot dead inside Marbella clinic

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
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• Who is David Gonzalez? Off-duty ICE agent shot after allegedly assaulting 72-year-old man and daughter ...

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
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• We talk about mental health, but are we really listening?

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  As a journalist covering mental health, I've had the privilege of hearing stories that aren't always easy to tell — stories of trauma, grief, loss, depression and the challenging work toward healing. Some have been heartbreaking; others, inspiring. The stories that stayed with me are those that challenged what I thought I understood about mental health — and reminded me how much we can learn when we take the time to truly listen. Saturday, Oct. 10, is marked as World Mental Health Da
  
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• Volaris passenger found dead in seat after four-hour flight as plane lands in Chiapas

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  When Volaris Flight 3358 landed at Tapachula International Airport in Chiapas, passengers noticed a young woman hadn't moved - paramedics later confirmed she was dead ......
  
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• US sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  The United States on Friday announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court, vowing to cripple the tribunal's operations just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize went to a former ICC judge who warned of mounting political attacks on the court. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would ban transactions with what he called a "rogue court," escalating a long-running campaign by President Donald Trump's administration against the Hague-based tribunal. "Either the ICC will end its th
  
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• U.S. reports record measles cases in decades

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The United States has reported over 4,000 confirmed measles cases this year, topping the highest annual total since 1991, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
  
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• Trump says he will import Russian diesel amid high prices

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — President...
  
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• Trump administration hits International Criminal Court with severe sanctions

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  ATHENS, Greece — The Trump...
  
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• The sea cannot be held hostage

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  This article is authored by Dr Vikramjit Singh Sahney, Padma Shri awardee and chairman, Sun Foundation. ......
  
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• Senate fact finders decry costs of migrant detention at Guant�namo

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  In August, a team of Senate staff members...
  
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• Police detain 76 and check 50,000 schools after 2 attacks shake Poland

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Police on Saturday said they detained 76 people across Poland and checked nearly 50,000 schools nationwide as part of efforts to prevent further violence following two school attacks earlier in the week. On Friday, schools across Poland stepped up security, with some suspending classes, many parents keeping children at home and police patrols deployed to educational institutions after two attacks at schools earlier in the week left one person dead and...
  
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• Panama shaken by large earthquake and its aftershocks

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  An earthquake with a preliminary...
  
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• Panama reports 27 injured in preliminary earthquake toll

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  PANAMA CITY, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Panama's National Civil Protection System reported 27 people injured in the earthquake that struck the...
  
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• Navi Pillay, South African jurist, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  A South African lawyer with a long record in...
  
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• Katie Zacharia picked as the new White House press secretary

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  Katie Zacharia, a conservative...
  
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• India detains youth protest leader to defuse rally against election chief

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI:� Police detained scores of protesters and their leaders on in the Indian capital on Saturday amid patrols by thousands of security forces, with travel and telecoms links ......
  
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• Ibiza beaches closed for tourists over deadly E coli fears and faecal bacteria

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  Twenty-six sewage spills contaminated the water quality at Ibiza's beaches over the summer, with beaches in Sant Josep and Sant Antoni the worst affected ......
  
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• Democrats and some Republicans pan Hegseth’s plan to air execution

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  A handful of Republicans in Congress joined...
  
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• CJP protests: India detains Abhijeet Dipke, ex Kerala CM, Druv Rathee to defuse rally

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  Police detained scores of protesters and leaders in India's New Delhi on Saturday amid patrols by thousands of security forces, with travel and telecoms links suspended, in a lockdown to stop a youth protest asking the election chief to quit. The protest by the 'Cockroach' youth movement aimed to draw thousands of demonstrators to the Indian capital against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a revision of voter lists that critics say favours Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya J
  
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• Chinese hit movie "Once Upon a Time in the Middle East" premieres in N. America

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Following its strong box office run in China, "Once Upon a Time in the Middle East" made its North American debut Friday with a limited theatrical release, bringing audiences a poignant reflection on the horrors of war and the preciousness of peace. Distributed by Well Go USA Entertainment, the Chinese drama film is screening with English subtitles at more than 120...
  
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• China's Wu Opera dazzles in Lesotho

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  MASERU, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Performers from China's Zhejiang Wu Opera Research Center received a standing ovation in Maseru on Friday evening at a cultural event celebrating the 60th anniversary of Lesotho's independence. Hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Lesotho, the gala was attended by Lesotho's Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso, Deputy Prime Minister Nthomeng Majara, and Speaker of the...
  
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• Cambodia celebrates traditional Pchum Ben festival

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  A woman prepares offerings during the Pchum Ben festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Oct. 10, 2026. Cambodia on Saturday started to observe its traditional three-day Pchum Ben holiday, also known as Ancestor's Day, running from Oct. 10 to 12. (Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua) PHNOM PENH, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Saturday started to...
  
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• Attacker in FlyDubai flight meant to crash into Israeli airport, Emiratis say

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  Emirati investigators said Friday...
  
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• At UN, India slams Pakistan over ‘lies and falsehoods’ on J-K: ‘Continues to abuse UN platform’

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  Mahima Kumari Mewar also...
  
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• Asian countries, including India, must accelerate transition to renewable energy

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
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• AI hurricane models were front and center as Isaias headed toward land

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  As Hurricane Isaias...
  
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• 2 Inflation reports, retail sales and big bank profits all arrive in the coming week

  10-10-2026 12:33 via article.wn.com
  The upcoming week promises to deliver notable updates on inflation, a topic sure to dominate the U.S. midterm elections now less than a month away. A separate report will show how retailers are faring in an inflationary environment, while the ......
  
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