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• Global outage for Microsoft

  13-11-2026 14:59 via WN.com - World News
  Microsoft has reported a global outage this morning for many of its services. ......
  
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• U.S. transportation secretary refuses to apologize for FAA's nationwide ground stop

  16-11-2026 00:09 via WN.com - World News
  WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Sunday refused to apologize for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s nationwide ground stop that lasted for hours on Friday, which disrupted over 10,000 flights, with the impact continuing throughout the weekend. "It happened on my...
  
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• Urgent: Cabo Verde's incumbent President Jose Maria Neves declares election victory

  16-11-2026 00:09 via WN.com - World News
  PRAIA, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cabo Verde's incumbent President Jose Maria Neves declared victory in Sunday's presidential...
  
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• Urgent: 5.2-magnitude quake hits 169 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia -- USGS

  16-11-2026 00:09 via WN.com - World News
  BEIJING, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 169 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia at 1541 GMT on Sunday,...
  
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• Urgent: 5.1-magnitude quake hits Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region -- GFZ

  16-11-2026 00:09 via WN.com - World News
  BEIJING, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region at 1748 GMT on Sunday, the...
  
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• ULA's Vulcan rocket suffers in-flight anomaly on maiden Amazon Leo mission

  16-11-2026 00:09 via WN.com - World News
  LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan rocket lifted off on Sunday on its first mission for Amazon Leo but suffered an anomaly about 10 minutes into the flight, failing to deliver 40 broadband satellites into low Earth orbit, the company said. The heavy-lift rocket launched...
  
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• Sweden's Centre Party opts to back Social Democrats in gov't formation talks

  16-11-2026 00:09 via WN.com - World News
  HELSINKI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Sweden's Centre Party announced Sunday that it would pursue government formation talks with the Social Democratic Party, dealing a major blow to Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson's efforts to form a centre-right coalition. Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist said the decision was made after the party reviewed competing proposals submitted Friday by Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena...
  
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• Roundup: Iran says FM to visit Pakistan, Oman, supertanker sinks in Gulf

  16-11-2026 00:09 via WN.com - World News
  TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi is scheduled to visit Pakistan and Oman in the coming days, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Sunday, as the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) reported that a supertanker carrying over 2 million barrels of oil sank in the Gulf's southern waters following "massive explosions" after hitting naval mines. Baghaei said in a statement that Araghchi will attend the 30th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the
  
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• Roundup: Houthis claim fresh strikes on Saudi Arabia amid battlefield gains in Yemen

  16-11-2026 00:09 via WN.com - World News
  SANAA/RIYADH, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said Sunday it had launched fresh ballistic missile attacks against targets in the Saudi capital Riyadh and government troops in southern Yemen, as its fighters consolidated gains following the withdrawal of rival forces from the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in separate...
  
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• Libya rescues 56 migrants off eastern coast

  16-11-2026 00:09 via WN.com - World News
  TRIPOLI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Libyan Coast Guard said Sunday it rescued 56 undocumented migrants at sea off the eastern city of Tobruk, local media reported. The Coast Guard said its forces rescued an inflatable boat carrying the migrants at...
  
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• Houthis advance to positions 70 km from Yemen's Aden: gov't source

  16-11-2026 00:09 via WN.com - World News
  ADEN, Yemen, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group had advanced to positions roughly 70 km from the southern port city of Aden, the seat of Yemen's internationally recognized government, a government military source told Xinhua on Sunday. The source, who spoke on...
  
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• Feature: A glimpse of Huizhou's ancient architecture captivates Greek visitors

  16-11-2026 00:09 via WN.com - World News
  by Liu Baiyun and Maria Spiliopoulou THESSALONIKI, Greece, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Whitewashed walls, dark-tiled roofs, horse-head gables and intricately carved wooden windows lent the exhibition space the distinctive architectural character of Huizhou, a historic region in east China's Anhui province. It was a scene of the exhibition titled "Naturally Nestled in the Green Hills: The Cultural Heritage of Huizhou Ancient Architecture", which opened here at the Museum of Byzantine Culture Thessaloniki
  
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• "Ebenezer" tops North American box office in opening weekend

  16-11-2026 00:09 via WN.com - World News
  LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Paramount's fantasy comedy-horror film "Ebenezer" led ticket sales at the North American box office with an estimated 19 million U.S. dollars in its opening weekend, according to data by measurement firm Rentrak on Sunday. Internationally, the film took in 23...
  
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• Africa CDC warns of immense challenges over fragile Ebola gains

  16-11-2026 00:09 via WN.com - World News
  ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Marking six months since the onset of the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that "immense challenges" have fueled the deadly disease's further spread, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as cumulative confirmed cases have surpassed 11,100, with over 5,400 deaths. In a statement issued Sunday, which marked six months since the DRC declared the outbreak on May 15,
  
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• 3 killed in SUV accident in western Nepal

  16-11-2026 00:09 via WN.com - World News
  KATHMANDU, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and two others injured after a sports utility vehicle (SUV) carrying tourists to the famous Rara Lake met with an accident in Nepal's...
  
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• Sean Duffy refuses to apologize for nationwide travel nightmare

  16-11-2026 00:00 via WN.com - World News
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• Pope Leo wants justice for Amazon rainforest protectors amid South American tour

  16-11-2026 00:00 via WN.com - World News
  From deep in the Peruvian rainforest,...
  
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• Planes collide at Miami runway crossing immediately after national grounding is lifted

  16-11-2026 00:00 via WN.com - World News
  The wingtip of a Copa...
  
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• Pence says Trump administration has ‘air of corruption’

  16-11-2026 00:00 via WN.com - World News
  The former vice president said the American people cannot overlook the stories and perceptions...
  
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• Man arrested for allegedly posing as decorated combat veteran to steal $80k

  16-11-2026 00:00 via WN.com - World News
  David Agtsteribbe, a...
  
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• Jensen Huang plots return as Nvidia CEO with allies: report

  16-11-2026 00:00 via WN.com - World News
  The $4 trillion AI...
  
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• Joe Rogan admits Trump has ‘lost the podcast bros’ after endorsing him in 2024

  15-11-2026 23:59 via WN.com - World News
  Rogan’s remarks are seen...
  
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• Meet Jai Varikuti, the Alabama student who founded a UNICEF chapter after seeing children carry water; his campaign now spans six high schools, leads fundraising among over 600 schools and has raised nearly $5,500

  15-11-2026 23:54 via WN.com - World News
  Jai Varikuti, a junior at Oak Mountain High School, did not set out to build one of the country’s most successful high school fundraising campaigns. He was watching the news during his freshman year when he saw children carrying jugs of water nearly as large as they were, a sight that stayed with him and pushed him to ask what he could do from Alabama, reported WBRC News. According to WVTM 13, that question led him to create the state’s first UNICEF chapter, an effort that has since grown to
  
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• An Alabama mother lost parental rights to her two young children, one living with a great-aunt and the other with a foster family; on November 13, appeals judges reversed the decision for her older child only

  15-11-2026 23:54 via WN.com - World News
  Losing parental rights can permanently change a family's future, particularly when young children have spent years living with other caregivers. In Alabama, a mother who lost her parental rights to her two children challenged a court decision that allowed them to remain with their respective caregivers. The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has now reversed part of that decision, restoring the mother's parental rights to her older child while allowing the termination involving her younger daughter
  
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• After an Alabama court found a father used a false name to send harassing emails to his ex-wife, she won sole custody of their three children; appeals judges upheld her protection order but reopened visitation limits

  15-11-2026 23:54 via WN.com - World News
  A custody dispute can become more complicated when harassment between former spouses begins affecting their parenting arrangements and children's welfare. In Alabama, a father who was found to have sent threatening emails to his former wife using a fictitious identity challenged a court order that gave her sole custody of their three children. The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has now upheld the custody decision and a protection order against him, but sent the case back to reconsider how much t
  
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• A San Francisco couple bought a neglected Victorian for $1.85 million in 2022, rebuilt its interiors and added a separate apartment; the restored 'Painted Lady' is now asking $5.595 million

  15-11-2026 23:54 via WN.com - World News
  A neglected Queen Anne Victorian in San Francisco’s Noe Valley has returned to market with a $5.595 million asking price after a couple bought it for $1.85 million in 2022 and rebuilt much of the home from the studs. The restoration, reported by Mansion Global and detailed in the Sotheby’s International Realty listing, turned the century-old property at 551 Alvarado Street into a five-bedroom residence with a separate one-bedroom apartment, while preserving the colourful character that gives
  
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• A 50ft coconut tree crushed a British woman while she was sunbathing at a Sri Lankan resort, leaving her with 10 operations; she is now suing her former lawyers for £4.5 million over a wrong email

  15-11-2026 23:54 via WN.com - World News
  A British woman who suffered severe injuries after a 50ft coconut palm tree fell on her while she was sunbathing at a Sri Lankan hotel is suing her former solicitors for £4.5 million. Claire Saywell, who required around 10 operations following the 2017 accident, claims Slater and Gordon UK Ltd cost her the chance to secure compensation from travel company TUI by sending legal documents to the wrong email address. The firm has admitted breaching its professional duty but disputes whether her ori
  
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• A 200-year-old roof tile found at a UK salvage yard carries a handwritten dismissal message to a worker named John Lewis, possibly linking it to an 1820 Staffordshire brickmaking business

  15-11-2026 23:54 via WN.com - World News
  A handwritten message believed to be about 200 years old has been discovered on a Staffordshire Blue roof tile at a salvage yard in Rugeley, Staffordshire. The inscription appears to record the dismissal of a worker named John Lewis by someone called Thomas Austin. It was written into soft clay before the tile was fired, preserving the words through about two centuries of use on a roof.According to the BBC, the tile was found at Cawarden Reclaim, where staff recognised its possible historical...
  
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• 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, PBD, 2027, Website Launched For Diaspora Convenience,

  15-11-2026 23:54 via WN.com - World News
  Role of diaspora will become increasingly important in India’s Viksit Bharat journey, says External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar greets Chief Minister of Bengal Suvendu Adhikari at the Sushma Swaraj Bhavan, before the two launched the website for PBD schedule for January 7-9, 2027. PHOTO: X.com/drsjaishankar There was a live launch of the 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2027 website by India’s Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar and Wes
  
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• Man, 48, found dead in Phoenix Park named by Garda�

  15-11-2026 23:53 via WN.com - World News
  Tomasz Robert Michowski's body was found near the Wellington monument in Dublin's Phoenix Park but a murder investigation has not yet been launched ......
  
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