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• Iran, Qatar interior ministers discuss missing pilots in Doha

  06-10-2026 11:37 via article.wn.com
  Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni...
  
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• ViewTech Borescopes to Showcase New Industrial Inspection Screen Replicator at 2026 ASNT Annual Conference

  08-10-2026 21:58 via article.wn.com
  - ASNT 2026 is your opportunity to experience the very best of nondestructive testing -- nnovations, insights, and the people shaping what comes next - ......
  
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• Ukraine Summons South Korean Ambassador, Stresses Diplomacy

  08-10-2026 21:58 via article.wn.com
  Amid the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ decision to recall Ambassador to Ukraine Park Ki-chang to the home country, Ukraine stated on the 8th (local time) that it had summoned Park to its foreign ministry, emphasizing that “diplomacy should take...
  
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• The Waffle House Index helps Southerners — and FEMA — gauge a storm's severity

  08-10-2026 21:58 via article.wn.com
  For some residents of storm-prone...
  
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• The FBI has seized tools used by Chinese hackers for cyber operations, officials say

  08-10-2026 21:58 via article.wn.com
  The FBI has seized scanning and...
  
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• The 10 best small US cities where renters get the most for their money in 2026

  08-10-2026 21:58 via article.wn.com
  Apartments.com reports that Peoria, IL, and Cedar Rapids, IA, tie as the best small U.S. cities for renters in 2026, with only 9.3% of income spent on rent. ......
  
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• Survey: Baby boomers won the housing market, and are the least convinced it worked

  08-10-2026 21:58 via article.wn.com
  Hometap reports that baby boomers, despite having benefitted from homeownership, are the most skeptical about its fulfillment of the American Dream. ......
  
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• South Korea's Platform Rules Discriminate Against U.S. Firms

  08-10-2026 21:58 via article.wn.com
  Claims have emerged that South Korea’s platform regulations are opaque and enforced based on broad discretionary authority, functioning in a way that discriminates against U.S. companies while protecting domestic competitors. Paul Stahle, a fellow at Purdue University’s Kravis Technology Diplomacy Lab, recently wrote in an op-ed for *RealClearWorld* that “platform regulations that both Seoul and...
  
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• President Donald Trump Orders Shift from AI to Superintelligence

  08-10-2026 21:58 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump stated on the 8th on his social media platform, “Truth Social,” that “the White House considers anyone who uses the term ‘artificial intelligence (AI)’ instead of the widely accepted new and more accurate term ‘superintelligence (SI)’ as an enemy.” Trump has argued that the term “artificial” in AI does not properly reflect the...
  
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• Permanent daylight time brings quirky NHL start times to Western Canada

  08-10-2026 21:58 via article.wn.com
  Hockey fans across North America may have to be night owls at points this season to see their team play after three Canadian provinces decied to stay on daylight saving time. Alberta, home of the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames, ......
  
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• NASA rover takes striking image of dawn's early light on Mars

  08-10-2026 21:58 via article.wn.com
  The image was taken by the Curiosity rover's Mastcam camera about an hour after the sun rose above a landscape featuring wind-carved cliffs in the distance. ......
  
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• MLB proposes shortening regular season to 154 games in 2029, expanding Division Series to best-of-7

  08-10-2026 21:58 via article.wn.com
  Major League Baseball proposed to...
  
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• Army identifies systemic failures behind DC midair collision and calls for safety fixes

  08-10-2026 21:58 via article.wn.com
  A U.S. Army report has highlighted the...
  
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• Zionists drastically reduce UK diplomatic presence in Jerusalem | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  JERUSALEM: The Zionist...
  
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• Will they, won’t they? EU flirts with UK rejoining - The Latest

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Andy Burnham is pressing ahead with his Brexit U-turn, using a visit to Germany to make a ‘commitment to deeper EU co-operation’. The prime minister has promised closer ties on issues such as security, youth mobility and immigration. The move has been welcomed by senior European officials, including...
  
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• Wiegman praises Toone’s attitude after late Lionesses recall for Greece playoff

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Manchester United midfielder was left out of initial squad...
  
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• US issues urgent travel notice for major world country: ‘Depart immediately’

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. State Department is warning U.S. travelers “do not travel” to, and “immediately depart” a major world country after receiving word of a suspected plague death. ......
  
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• UK: Burnham faces challenge from Greens in Starmer's old seat

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Voters in London are heading to the polls to cast their ballots in a by-election in former Prime Minister Kier Starmer's constituency of Holborn and St Pancras. The vote is essentially a two-horse race between Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali, who is standing for the Labour Party, and Green Party leader Zack Polanski. The election is the first real test at the polls for Labour's Andy Burnham since he became Prime Minister in July. "We're feeling happy with our campaign," a Labour Party camp
  
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• Trump made ‘clear’ that media ban was due to critical coverage, lawyer tells judge

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Lawyer for CNN, MS Now and Politico says Trump admitted he banned networks from White House over their coverage...
  
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• The Guardian view on Ethiopia’s return to conflict: civilian catastrophe and a spiralling regional polycrisis ...

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  The escalating violence reflects deep domestic rifts – but is fuelled by broader geopolitical power games...
  
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• Starbucks reportedly exploring Chipotle takeover

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Move would reunite chief executive Brian Niccol with chain he led before joining coffee company two years ago...
  
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• Russian guided missile kills 30 on packed Ukrainian city buses

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Russian missiles have hit an apartment building and civilian buses, killing more than 50 people in two days, as the Kremlin says there's "no clear path" to peace. ......
  
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• Prison officer had secret relationship with inmate at maximum security jail

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Jade Morris was caught having an intimate relationship with a prisoner after his phone was found ......
  
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• Oxford Union restores uncensored Susan Abulhawa Gaza speech

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Palestinian writer Susan Abulhawa said she felt "vindicated" after the Oxford Union restored an uncensored and full video of her speech on Tuesday, ending a two-year legal battle, telling The New Arab she knew she had to fight for her voice and her ideas. A year into Israel's genocidal war, the writer was invited by the Union to deliver a speech in a debate on whether Israel is an apartheid state engaged in genocide. Abulhawa's speech supported the motion, which passed by 278 votes to 59. Despit
  
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• Not since 9/11 has the UK faced such a security crisis – and threat to ...

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  The combination of Iranian, Russian and Chinese aggression is deeply concerning: just how much more concerned with security should the country be?...
  
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• Microsoft suspended from applying for green cards for H-1B workers, JD Vance says

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Vice-president also says Adobe is barred from visa program that allows high-skilled workers to apply for US residency...
  
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• Marco Rubio brushes off questions about Kimberly Guilfoyle pressing donor to pay credit card

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  US ambassador to Greece allegedly asked Trump donor to pay $100,000 American Express bill...
  
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• Man arrested for perjury after falsely claiming car was hijacked while in sheriff's possession

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  A 44-year-old man has been arrested in Kimberley, South Africa, for perjury after filing a false police report alleging his vehicle was hijacked by four armed men. The arrest follows a contradiction between the...
  
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• Mamdani denounces Gaza war in October 7 statement

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a statement on Wednesday marking the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023, describing the killing of around 1,200 Israelis during the incursion that triggered a three-year genocidal war in Gaza as a “horrific war crime”. However, pro-Israel groups attacked him for acknowledging Gaza's suffering in his statement. In his first 7 October commemoration as NYC mayor since taking office earlier this year, Mamdani released a lengt
  
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• Johannesburg's Design Week: Fixing Mobility and Public Space

  08-10-2026 21:26 via article.wn.com
  Design Week South Africa 2026 is currently running across Johannesburg, positioning the city's creative sector as an active participant in municipal infrastructure and economic development rather than merely a cultural showcase. The four-day programme centers on tangible urban...
  
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