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• Is It Time for Belts?

  02-10-2026 20:53 via article.wn.com
  A bit of fashion that serves more than one need. ......
  
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• World Animal Day observed across world

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  This photo taken on Aug. 28, 2026 shows two black-backed jackals at Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Wu Haichen/Xinhua) This photo taken on Aug. 7, 2026 shows a giraffe during sunrise at Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya. World Animal Day is observed annually on Oct. 4. (Photo by Wu Haichen/Xinhua) This photo taken on Oct. 1, 2026 shows a lilac-breasted roller at Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya. World
  
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• Ukraine gets 2.9 bln euros from EU to support economy, reforms

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  KIEV, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine received 2.9 billion euros (3.26 billion U.S. dollars) from the European Union (EU) as part of the funding to...
  
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• UAE attorney-general says Flydubai co-pilot attempts terrorist act

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  ABU DHABI, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Investigations into an incident aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073 have found that the co-pilot attempted to commit a terrorist act, Attorney-General of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
  
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• Two World Records Fall On Day Two Of The Aon New Zealand Pool Rescue Championships 2026

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) National Events Manager Luke Smith says today’s racing showed the strength of the sport at every level. ......
  
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• Trump warns South Korea of higher charges if Alaska LNG deal fails

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  Washington: US President Donald Trump has threatened to “charge” South Korea more if Seoul does not agree to invest in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Alaska, despite the South Korean government saying its participation has not yet been finalised.Trump made the remarks during a press availability at the White House on...
  
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• Trump rules out US diesel export ban

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump said the US will not impose a diesel export...
  
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• Today in History: October 3, Amanda Knox freed after Italian murder convictions tossed

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  An Italian appeals court freed...
  
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• Morning Briefing: Oct. 3, 2026

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  Here's a rundown of all the news you need to start Saturday, including the G7's decision to release 100 million barrels from emergency oil reserves; Flydubai's suspension of Tel Aviv flights following a cockpit incident; and mass arrests and school closures as student protests intensify in France. TOP STORIES - G7 to release 100M barrels from emergency oil reserves over 4 months G7 leaders agreed to immediately begin a coordinated release of 100 million barrels from emergency oil reserves over f
  
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• Latvia holds parliamentary election amid multi-party contest

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  RIGA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Voting in the Latvian parliamentary election began on Saturday morning, with 1,428 candidates vying for 100 seats in the 15th Saeima, Latvia's parliament. Polling stations across Latvia opened at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT),...
  
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• Iran says 2 "terrorists" killed in counter-terror operation in SE province

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Friday that its forces had smashed a "terrorist" team in a surprise operation in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, killing...
  
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• In 1975, lawyer John Swenson ordered rocambole garlic out of curiosity; decades later, his collection helped spark America's Garlic Revolution

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  In 1975, while practising as a lawyer, John Swenson became interested in alliums while flipping through a seed catalogue. Out of sheer curiosity, he ordered rocambole garlic bulbs and never looked back. According to Seed Savers Exchange, he became a lifetime member in 1985, listed 133 varieties in its Yearbook over 33 years and donated 150 varieties to its seed bank collection. In 1989, he joined a USDA team on a mission through Russia and Central Asia, which returned with 120 varieties of garli
  
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• Flydubai hijacker ‘attacked pilot with axe’

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
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• Flydubai co-pilot was removed from Oman Air role over extremist concerns.

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  email:[email protected] Dubai : The Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv had previously been removed from a flight training role at Oman Air after concerns were raised about his...
  
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• flydubai co-pilot was barred from flying in Oman over extremist concerns

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  New Delhi/Washington: The flydubai co-pilot accused of attempting to sabotage a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and attacking Indian Captain Smit Machchhar had reportedly been barred from flying in Oman over concerns that he had adopted extremist views, according to media reports. The co-pilot has been identified as Hamam Al Hamami, an Omani citizen born in the United Arab Emirates to an Omani father and a Syrian mother. Reports said he spent much of his time outside Oman, particularly in Syria, where he
  
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• FlyDubai Co-Pilot Used Crash Ax in Attack, Says U.A.E.

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  The Emirati attorney general signaled the attacker likely didn’t need to smuggle a weapon on board. ......
  
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• Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe, attempted 'terrorist' attack, UAE says

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  The co-pilot attacked the pilot inside the cockpit with a crash axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft, the UAE prosecutor general said. ......
  
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• Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe, attempted ‘terrorist’ attack, says UAE

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  UAE Prosecutor General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi’s comments were the first by ​Emirati authorities to describe ‌the incident as an attempted “terrorist” attack ......
  
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• Brisbane Olympics Organisers Put Positive Spin on Emblem Blunder

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  A minister and a marketing guru have put a brave spin on the accidental leaking of the Brisbane 2032...
  
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• Arkia brings passengers home after flydubai attack

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  email:[email protected] Tel Aviv : An Arkia flight carrying Israelis from the United Arab Emirates landed at Ben Gurion Airport early Saturday, marking the first repatriation flight...
  
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• A Pennsylvania man started welding old car parts into sculptures in 1988; his Erie front yard now has a two-headed dinosaur and rocket ship

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  A Pennsylvania man named Richard Schaefer began turning discarded car parts into sculptures in 1988, and his roadside front yard in Erie has since grown into one of the region's most unusual local attractions. Visitors driving along Hershey Road will spot a two-headed dinosaur, a rocket ship, a bumblebee, a spider and a figure called Automan, all welded together from old engines, brake shoes and other salvaged automotive pieces. Here’s how the collection started,...
  
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• 2 killed, 13 injured in road accident in east Afghanistan

  03-10-2026 10:23 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and 13 others injured in a road accident in the...
  
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• UAE says FlyDubai co-pilot attacked captain with cockpit's crash axe

  03-10-2026 09:54 via article.wn.com
  The United Arab Emirates says the co-pilot on a FlyDubai flight that nearly crashed with 182 people on board attacked the captain with the cockpit’s crash axe in a “terrorist attack.” Earlier Saturday, the co-pilot was identified as an Omani ......
  
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• UAE says co-pilot attacked captain on FlyDubai flight with cockpit’s crash axe in ‘terrorist attack’

  03-10-2026 09:54 via article.wn.com
  CAIRO (AP) — UAE says co-pilot attacked captain on FlyDubai flight with cockpit’s crash axe in ‘terrorist attack.’ Source ......
  
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• TRUMP perfume, 18K gold watch for guests at Trump’s meme coin dinner

  03-10-2026 09:54 via article.wn.com
  For a third time since retaking the White House last year, President Donald Trump will meet with the top holders of the $TRUMP meme coin, the cryptocurrency that enriched him by $635 million last year. ......
  
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• ‘There’s no such thing as democracy’: Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast

  03-10-2026 09:54 via article.wn.com
  Who is really in charge – the people or the markets? In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis about what it was like during the eurozone crisis when he went...
  
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• 'There’s no such thing as democracy': Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast

  03-10-2026 09:54 via article.wn.com
  Who is really in charge – the people or the markets? In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. What was it like during the eurozone crisis when Varoufakis...
  
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• The world has loss of pets, but God is good

  03-10-2026 09:54 via article.wn.com
  I recently had the opportunity to visit a rainbow bridge. ......
  
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• Russian aerial strikes snarl traffic on 3 Kyiv bridges

  03-10-2026 09:54 via article.wn.com
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian aerial attacks forced the partial closure Friday of three bridges over the Dnipro River in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital’s mayor said, in Moscow’s latest effort to disrupt life in the city. ......
  
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• Pro-government forces say they retake airport in Ethiopia's Tigray region

  03-10-2026 09:54 via article.wn.com
  Oct 3 - A militia group...
  
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