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• Interview: Chinese desertification control expert calls for global unity to protect planet

  15-10-2026 19:20 via article.wn.com
  ROME, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- A leading Chinese expert on desertification control has called for global unity to protect food security and the environment. Yin Yuzhen, who has spent more than four decades restoring the Maowusu Sandy Land in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, said in a recent interview with Xinhua that she hopes to share her experience and inspire collective efforts to safeguard the future of the planet. Yin was named one of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U
  
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• Who Was Rachna Shroff? Cancer Researcher Dies Of Illness She Tried To Cure

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  Throughout her distinguished career, she authored more than 80 research publications and spearheaded numerous clinical trials. ......
  
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• Trump shuts down Hegseth plan to livestream military execution

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  Trump said on Thursday the execution of the Fort Hood gunman would not be livestreamed but that immediate families of the victims would be able to view it in person. ......
  
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• Tim Burton Finds New Movie to Direct As Wednesday Ends, May Be About World War II

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  Photo Credit: Helen Sloan/Netflix Tim Burton has reportedly found his next directorial project as he wraps on Wednesday. The filmmaker is preparing to move on to a new feature film that could explore a setting beyond the gothic, supernatural stories associated with his recent works. According to Deadline, Burton will direct a movie based on an original screenplay by Kazuo...
  
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• The 6 victims who died in a Wisconsin plane crash included a 13-year-old boy and his mother

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  A 13-year-old boy and his mother were among the six people who died in a small plane crash in Wisconsin not long after the pilot reported that ice was building up on the wings during a thunderstorm. Rylan Haremza and his 45-year-old mother, Amanda Haremza, from Altoona, Wisconsin, were identified Thursday by the Sauk County Sheriff’s office. The other victims who all lived in Wisconsin were Tyler Harvey, 36, of Cadott; Mary Brion, 67, of Nelson; Kayla Turpin, 39, of Eau Claire; and the exp
  
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• Tarique Rahman's Durga Puja Outreach To Hindus Amid Minority Safety Concerns

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  Rahman will visit a temple in Rangpur in nothern Bangladesh, an area where the Hindu community has faced attacks. ......
  
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• Survey: Half of shoppers have lost money on an international order

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  EveryMarket reports that a survey reveals 50% of shoppers lost money on international orders. ......
  
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• Snakes On A Plane! Man Caught With More Than 90 Reptiles In Suitcase At German Airport

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  A cocaine test on the passenger returned positive, but no drugs were found in his luggage. Customs later discovered 37 live venomous snakes and 55 lizards. ......
  
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• Ship Sinking, Hormuz Control, US Deaths: CENTCOM Flags 3 'False' Iran Claims

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  US Central Command has rejected three Iranian claims about the Strait of Hormuz, a ship sinking and American military casualties, asserting that commercial traffic continues despite IRGC attacks. ......
  
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• Saudi-Led Coalition Says Houthis Attacked Riyadh Airport 20 Times This Month

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  The Houthis have been firing ballistic missiles and drones at key Saudi sites for a week, in response to the kingdom's backing of government forces in Yemen's renewed civil war. The coalition's latest... ......
  
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• Saudi Executes 2 Bangladeshis Over "Immoral Act" Inside Mecca Mosque: Report

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  The executions took place in the Mecca region, according to a statement issued by the Saudi Ministry of Interior on Wednesday and published by the state-run Saudi Press Agency. ......
  
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• Russell Brand 'turned monster-like during hotel room rape', court hears

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  Russell Brand turned into a "monster" when he stripped naked and raped a woman in a hotel room at the Labour Party conference, a court has heard. Mr Brand, now 51, denies forcing himself on the woman after meeting her at a cabaret show at the 1999 political event in Bournemouth, in the UK. She broke down in tears in the witness box at Southwark Crown Court in London as she recalled feeling "shame" and being "dirty" in the aftermath of the encounter. And the woman, in heated exchanges with Mr Bra
  
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• Most U.S. stocks rise and steady Wall Street even as AI stocks keep swinging

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  Most of Wall Street is rising and helping to keep indexes steady, even as artificial-intelligence stocks keep swinging sharply on worries about how much longer the AI frenzy will last. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Thursday after erasing a morning ......
  
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• Millennials in this state are increasingly becoming homeowners. Here’s how some of them achieved it.

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  The Salt Lake Tribune reports millennials in Utah are becoming homeowners, with a 74% increase in ownership since 2018, driven by timing, income, and luck. ......
  
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• Man Shoots Delivery Driver In Buttocks For Trying To Get His Girlfriend's Number

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  Florida man arrested after shooting an Uber Eats driver in the buttocks for asking for his girlfriend's phone number. ......
  
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• Lawsuit by 2 women accuses ex-Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  Two women filed a lawsuit Thursday against former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, saying they were sexually exploited by him and other men in violation of a federal anti-trafficking law. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Orlando, comes nearly two years after the House Ethics Committee said the Florida Republican had regularly paid for sex, including once with a...
  
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• How to watch The Celebrity Traitors 2026 – Stream episode for free 5 from anywhere

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  The Celebrity Traitors is back with episode 5 tonight, and it can't come quick enough. 6 days is far too long to be left wondering whats happening to what's left of this year's cohort of Celebs in The Traitors' castle. When we left them, Rob, Romesh, Ross and Leigh-Anne were running to the crypts for a deadly game of hide and seek. In a moment of chivalry, which Romesh disagreed with steadfastly, but begrudgingly accepted in the end, the three men agreed to give Leigh-Anne a key which guarantees
  
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• "He Was Monster-Like," Woman Raped By Comedian Russell Brand Tells Court

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  She testified from behind a screen so she was not visible to the media or Brand, facing lengthy cross-examination from his defence lawyer. ......
  
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• Hawaii’s Elections Watchdog Drags Supreme Court Into Its Drama

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  For the last four months, the commission that oversees Hawaiʻi’s elections has not met — left in limbo by their own internal bickering over picking a chair and disagreements with the Office of Elections it is supposed to supervise. The timing is of some urgency. For months, the elections office has been mired in controversies over ballot tiebreakers and election integrity, as well as disputes with the Trump administration over federal demands for voter data. This week, a hearing
  
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• ChatGPT Hurting Children, Deceiving Adults: 8 US States Sue OpenAI

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  The company's chatbot model, ChatGPT, is giving dangerous medical advice, encouraging paranoia and coaching people to hurt others or commit suicide, Iowa's lawsuit said. ......
  
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• Car registered to man accused of planning mass shooting was at Hindu temple he targeted, police say

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois authorities believe a 19-year-old man charged with planning a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in suburban Chicago entered the building’s parking lot on Sunday, hours before police arrested him near his home after receiving a tip about the alleged attack plan. Authorities announced Wednesday that they had arrested Alexandros Paporakis and provided the additional detail about his suspected movement during a news conference Thursday. The leaders of Sri Venkateswa
  
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• Boo-yeah! These Halloween lawns are frightfully cool

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  LawnStarter reports homeowners are investing $4.3 billion in Halloween décor, with trends including giant skeletons and animatronics, while offering tips for lawn care and safety. ......
  
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• After Severe Backlash, Trump Ditches Plan To Livestream Execution Of Shooter

  15-10-2026 22:48 via article.wn.com
  The cancellation is a blow to Pete Hegseth, who is already under fire over the stalemated Iran war and its fallout, which are weighing on Trump's Republican Party ahead of November midterm elections. ......
  
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• Yemen’s Houthis hit palace in Aden, coalition details attacks on Saudi infrastructure

  15-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  Yemen’s Houthis fired missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday, killing two guards, while the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen detailed dozens of attacks on Saudi infrastructure in the escalating conflict. The attack was the first in the current conflict between the Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi Arabia on Aden’s al-Maashiq palace, the seat of Yemen’s Saudi-backed and internationally recognised government. The conflict is a new theatre in
  
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• ‘Women and War,’ About Ukrainian Women Undergoing Trauma Therapy, Acquired by Rise and Shine World ...

  15-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  Rise and Shine World Sales has secured international rights...
  
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• Woman dead after Manchester stabbing named as police launch murder probe

  15-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  Police launched a murder investigation after Alisha Samuels, 26, was fatally stabbed in Newton Heath, Manchester ......
  
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• Washington pastor indicted in alleged $13 million fraud scheme

  15-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  How to avoid internet scams and getting hacked Americans lose billions to cybercrooks. Don't think you're too smart to fall for their tricks. USA TODAY A Washington state pastor is accused of persuading members of his church to invest millions of dollars in a company he allegedly portrayed as a successful online marketplace, then using their money for personal expenses and stock trading. Cristian Popescu, 46, of Bothell, Washington, faces 10 counts of wire fraud and five counts of money launderi
  
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• US imposes Iran-related sanctions on Iraq Development Bank

  15-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  The Iraq Development...
  
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• Trump abandons plan to stream execution of Fort Hood shooter after backlash

  15-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  US President ......
  
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• Transactional politics once defined Mexican elections. It still creeps into governance.

  15-10-2026 22:25 via article.wn.com
  As U.S. leaders become...
  
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