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• Japan's core consumer prices up 1.4 pct in May

  19-06-2026 04:18 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Japan's core consumer prices increased 1.4 percent in May from a year earlier, remaining below 2 percent for the fourth...
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv warns ceasefire offer may expire as ‘our patience is not endless’

  23-06-2026 06:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure disrupt fuel supplies
  
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• US House committee reaches bipartisan deal on social media rules for youth

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee...
  
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• The World Cup’s a glorious time warp

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  There is something luxurious about the group stage of a World Cup. Gone is the waiting. Gone the fill-inch columns about arcane details of squad selection. Gone the faux-humanitarian pearl-clutching about global sport events being a massive waste of time and money. Gone the moaning about the scheduling. Just stay up late; it’s actually quite fun. Most popular Tim Shipman The 42 reasons why Keir Starmer failed Anonymous The last days of Starmer: A view from inside the No.10 bunker Isabel Ha
  
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• S. Korea's consumer sentiment improves for 2nd month in June

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, June 23 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's consumer sentiment improved for a second straight month due to strong semiconductor exports and a booming stock market, central bank data showed Tuesday. The composite consumer sentiment index (CCSI), which gauges the...
  
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• Rick Steves’ Europe: Old-school joys in Portugal’s Nazaré

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  Tucked into a far corner of Europe, just two hours north of Lisbon, is one of my favorite beach towns: Nazaré, a Portuguese fishing town turned tourist retreat. Visitors are greeted by the energetic applause of the surf, widows with ......
  
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• Philippines high school shooting leaves 3 dead, 20 injured; two student suspects arrested

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  Manila: Two students armed with hand guns opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three fellow students and wounding at least 20 others, police said.The suspects, aged...
  
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• Peter Murrell to be sentenced for embezzling SNP funds

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell is due to be sentenced after he admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party. The 61-year-old used the funds to make hundreds of extravagant purchases, including a £124,550 motorhome, cars, jewellery, luxury homewares and designer stationery. He also falsified accounting records and created fake invoices in a bid to cover up his...
  
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• ‘Nightmare’ shooting in Montreal leaves three dead including police officer and bystander

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  Videos showed suspect armed with a long gun shooting at police in Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood...
  
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• Nathan Saliba is a contender to replace injured Koné for Canada's World Cup game against Switzerland

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canada’s first win at a World Cup came at a cost, and 22-year-old Nathan Saliba now might be the player asked to steady the midfield after his breakout performance in the 6-0 victory over Qatar. Canada’s win was clouded by the gruesome injury to Ismaël Koné, who broke the tibia and fibula in his left leg after a challenge from Qatar’s Assim Madibo. Saliba replaced Koné and, less than 10 minutes later, he scored. He then hel
  
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• Mongolia receives SAT-1 foot-and-mouth disease vaccine from China

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  ULAN BATOR, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia on Monday received 1.65 million doses of vaccine against the SAT-1 strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) from China, according to the country's General Authority for Veterinary Services (GAVS). The vaccines were...
  
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• Iran negotiator says Hormuz will be Tehran administered

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that the Strait of Hormuz will be administered by Tehran, state media reported, following talks pushing to end the US-Israeli war on the Islamic republic. Iran and the US agreed yesterday to set up communication lines to keep the vital shipping route open and end fighting in Lebanon, mediators said, after their first round of talks in...
  
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• Interview: Enhanced Chinese market access can transform Pakistan's digital sector, says expert

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  by Syed Ahmed Raza ISLAMABAD, June 23 (Xinhua) -- As Pakistan's technology industry gathers momentum and its young digital workforce expands, greater access to the Chinese market could unlock new opportunities for startups, freelancers and small businesses while opening a new chapter in China-Pakistan economic cooperation, according to a Pakistani technology expert. "China is one of the biggest markets where we should leverage our strengths," Kanwal Masroor, founder of the CxO Global Forum,...
  
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• India says ties with China normalising as top officials meet in Delhi

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
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• How low-ball across six-yard box is resulting in goals, own-goals

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  Rather than lofting crosses...
  
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• High school shooting in the Philippines kills 3, and police arrest 2 students

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  Two students opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines, killing three fellow students and wounding 20 others. Police say the suspects, aged 14 and 15, were armed with pistols and have been arrested. The shooting occurred Monday ......
  
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• ‘He’s the best’: magical Messi becomes World Cup’s all-time leading scorer

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  Argentinian eclipses Klose to reach 18 goals at finals...
  
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• Go away with AtHeart

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  For the K-pop group AtHeart, traveling around the world is a perk of their job that they don’t take for granted. “Even though I had been to Los Angeles before, I had only been there as a tourist,” said ......
  
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• Ghalibaf says Tehran will administer the Strait of Hormuz; key waterway ‘will never go back ...

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  Iran's top negotiator says Tehran will administer the Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway responsible for transporting a fifth of the world's oil supply. He added that the strategic shipping waterway will not go back to the pre-war situation. ......
  
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• FIFA World Cup: Haaland's second World Cup double lifts Norway past Senegal

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  Senegal’s defence failed to contain Norway's attack, and particularly the 25-year-old Haaland, who ‌now has four goals in two matches at this World Cup ......
  
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• FIFA World Cup 2026: Shakira's HEARTWARMING moment with son at Argentina vs Austria match goes ...

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  Shakira became one of the biggest talking...
  
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• FIFA World Cup 2026: Norway players celebrate qualification to round of 32 with Viking row ...

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  Norway defeated Senegal 3-2 in their FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage clash in New Jersey on Monday night, with Erling Haaland scoring two goals. ......
  
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• Federal judge blocks bans on SNAP use for soda

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  A federal judge has blocked bans on the usage of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for soda enacted by the Trump administration. ......
  
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• Extreme heat: is the UK becoming a 40C country? – podcast

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  Met Office forecasters have issued a rare red weather warning for England, with temperatures potentially reaching 40C (104F) in some places. Europe is also dealing with a debilitating heatwave, with schools closed, trains cancelled and France even restricting the consumption of alcohol outdoors to...
  
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• EU faces fierce criticism over plans to host Taliban in Brussels

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  Rights campaigners and MEPs say meeting would normalise regime that erases women from public life...
  
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• Commissioners recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day\u00a0

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  Members of Lackawanna County’s Area Agency on Aging gather with the county commissioners for a...
  
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• Colombia's last training session before World Cup match against Congo suspended because of storm

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Colombia’s final training session before its World Cup game against Congo was suspended because of a storm on Monday. Colombia players were practicing at a...
  
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• College World Series Championship Scores

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  2026 — Oklahoma 13, North Carolina 2, Oklahoma wins series 2-1 ......
  
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• Chinese FM meets South African minister in presidency

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with South African Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni in New Delhi on Monday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, said that China and South Africa, as representatives of emerging economies and founding members of BRICS, have always firmly upheld...
  
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• Bagpipes and kilts flood ballpark as Scotland fans turn a Marlins game into a party

  23-06-2026 06:40 via article.wn.com
  MIAMI — The sound of bagpipes echoed around the outskirts of the Miami Marlins' ballpark hours before the first pitch, as Scotland fans announced their arrival in South Florida days before their squad's World Cup match against Brazil. Dressed in kilts and belting “No Scotland, No Party,” they marched roughly one mile from a popular Miami bar to loanDepot Park on Monday night, turning the stadium into the latest stop on the Tartan Army's Major League Baseball takeover tour after
  
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