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• Kenya detects eighth Ebola case

  19-10-2026 13:45 via article.wn.com
  Kenyan authorities have detected an eighth case of Ebola in the country, a Health Ministry official said....
  
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• Zelensky to meet Witkoff after Trump says Russia has been ‘fine’ on Ukraine

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will fly to Oslo to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday, trying to repair ties with Washington that have deteriorated sharply over the past two weeks as President Donald Trump has increasingly courted Moscow. Trump, who has waived sanctions on Russia in what he says is an effort to lower US fuel prices, has repeatedly rebuked Zelensky....
  
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• Zelenskiy to meet Witkoff as Trump praises Russia and rebukes Ukraine

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  OSLO/KYIV, Oct 20 (Reuters) -...
  
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• U.S. Treasury yields move lower as investors await housing, employment data

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  U.S. Treasury yields inched lower on Tuesday as investors awaited economic data and weighed the inflationary backdrop ahead of the rate decision next week. ......
  
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• Trump’s cheap suit is out of character and awkward for a few reasons

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  The fact that President Donald Trump was photographed flashing a suit tag from a bargain brand of imported suits should not really be news. Any woman in politics would tell you we should not dwell on how a politician dresses. But the fact that Trump, a billionaire, was photographed wearing a suit jacket with tags from Jos. A. Bank, the relatively inexpensive brand, is interesting for a number of reasons. CNN has reached out to the White House for comment. It seems out of character Does the man w
  
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• Today in History: October 20, MacArthur returns to the Philippines

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Today is Tuesday, Oct. 20, the 293rd day of 2026. There are 72 days left in the year. ......
  
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• The rioting across France is a symptom of a much larger public and political crisis

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  “We have a mess on our hands, to put it bluntly,” French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Monday. If anything, he might be guilty of understatement. After widespread rioting at the weekend – estimated to have cost several hundred million dollars in property damage and theft – France faces a toxic mix of urban rebellion, political drift and economic crisis. The disorder at the weekend occurred in major cities across the country, leading Interior Minister Laurent Nu&nt
  
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• Strong El Nino raises risk of coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef: study

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  MELBOURNE, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The strong El Nino currently underway in the Pacific Ocean raises the specter of marine heatwaves and coral bleaching once again threatening Australia's Great Barrier Reef, new research finds. The research has revealed the complex...
  
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• Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi ballistic missile toward Riyadh

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  The Saudi-led coalition said Tuesday that it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi group toward the Saudi capital Riyadh, after explosions were heard in the city following a security warning....
  
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• Saudi Arabia Postpones Its Flagship Investment Conference To 2027

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  WORLD > NEWS Saudi Arabia Postpones Its Flagship Investment Conference To 2027 20/10/2026 11:04 AM RIYADH,...
  
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• Russian FM Lavrov visits Tehran

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Iran on Monday, meeting his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi in Tehran. The two maintained that regional issues have no military solution and must be pursued through...
  
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• Road accident kills 4, injures 1 in W. Afghanistan

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed and another was injured in a traffic accident in the western Afghan...
  
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• Rising AI, Digitalisation Heighten Cybersecurity Risks In ASEAN, Expert Warns

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  WORLD > NEWS Rising AI, Digitalisation Heighten Cybersecurity Risks In ASEAN, Expert Warns 20/10/2026 02:13 PM...
  
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• Pro-Canada option wins Alberta referendum, local media project

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  OTTAWA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The option to remain a province of Canada has locked in victory in Monday's referendum in Alberta, local media projected. In a statement issued Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Albertans made a "clear" choice. "They chose unity, to build together, and to take care of each other," he said. Just minutes after polling stations closed, major...
  
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• Nine Killed In Gold Mine Landslide In Southwestern Colombia

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  WORLD > NEWS Nine Killed In Gold Mine Landslide In Southwestern Colombia 20/10/2026 02:49 PM Colombia Flag BOGOTA,...
  
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• Night curfews bring calm but France faces fresh weekend protests

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  French cities remained calm overnight under curfews following weekend riots, as protest groups announced a new round of demonstrations for next Saturday. Reeling from a weekend of ......
  
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• Meet the researchers leaving US because of Trump’s funding cuts

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  New York: Halley Froehlich was sure she’d spend her scientific career in the United States. Her family has been in America since the 1700s. But over the past two years, delayed federal grants and fears about the future motivated her to pack her life into boxes. She moved to Finland with her husband and daughter and is continuing her research — studying how fish, shellfish and seaweed that humans eat are responding to climate change — at the University of Helsinki. When the Trum
  
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• Japan Successfully Launches Probe On World's First Martian Moon Sample Mission

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  WORLD > NEWS Japan Successfully Launches Probe On World's First Martian Moon Sample Mission 20/10/2026 02:09 PM Credit:...
  
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• Israel’s Ben-Gvir poised for election gains as young voters turn to far right

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  He celebrated his 50th birthday with a cake decorated with a noose. He says he plans to surround jailed Palestinians with crocodiles. In videos, he berates foreign activists captured at sea trying to bring aid to Gaza, forced to kneel at his feet with their faces pressed to the ground. To much of the world and to many Israelis, Itamar Ben-Gvir, the bellicose face of Israel’s far right, is a figure from the fringe of politics, despite more than four years in power as police minister in Prim
  
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• Israeli strike violating Gaza cease-fire kills Palestinian couple

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday killed a Palestinian man and his wife and injured five others, according to medical sources and witnesses. The attacks occurred ......
  
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• INTERVIEW - UNRWA head warns of looming Gaza winter crisis, urges Europe to pressure Israel

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Saunders calls on Europe to ramp up pressure on the Israeli government so recovery efforts can move forwardFacing a $70M deficit, UNRWA warns staff cutbacks may soon force reductions in core services for millions of Palestinians The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned of an alarming humanitarian situation in Gaza ahead of winter, saying the vast majority of people remain in damaged shelters and face the threat of sleeping in floodwater. “The situation is very serious,” UNRWA&rs
  
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• Indonesia uses dry ice, salt-based cloud seeding to combat wildfire haze

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  JAKARTA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is conducting cloud-seeding operations using dry ice and salt to induce rainfall in four provinces affected by forest and land fires, with rain reported in several...
  
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• How Mumbai man was hired to sway US Senate primary on Instagram

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Mumbai/New York: A Mumbai resident who runs a comedy page on Instagram was among dozens of people paid to circulate street-interview videos promoting Democrat Haley Stevens in the run-up to Michigan’s US Senate primary, The New York Times has reported. The clips featured people presented as ordinary Michigan residents talking about the cost of living and voicing support for Stevens. At least 36 such videos appeared on X, Facebook, Instagram and Threads and were watched millions of times. T
  
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• First Court Rulings Over Paris Protest Violence

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  WORLD > NEWS First Court Rulings Over Paris Protest Violence 20/10/2026 02:50 PM PARIS, Oct 20...
  
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• CNBC Daily Open: Tech rebounds in the U.S., but Asia isn’t buying it yet

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  The Nasdaq Composite gained more than 1% after last week’s sell-off, led by advances in Tesla, Nvidia and Alphabet. ......
  
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• Brewers-Rays 2026 World Series Is a Massive Financial Outlier

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Either the Milwaukee...
  
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• BMI research house cuts Malaysia's 2026 tourist arrival forecast to 26.2 million

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- BMI Country Risk and Industry Research has revised down its forecast for tourist arrivals to Malaysia in 2026, projecting a 1.2...
  
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• Australian MP Helen Haines loses leg as surgeons fight to save the other after alleged attack

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  The man accused of attacking Helen Haines allegedly made a U-turn before ramming the independent MP twice in an alleged targeted attack near her electorate office, causing her to lose one of her legs. The politician was airlifted from Wangaratta in northern Victoria to Melbourne’s Alfred hospital for emergency surgery on Monday night. Surgeons were on Tuesday fighting to save Haines’ other leg, as the 65-year-old remained in a critical condition. A 43-year-old Tarrawingee man alleged
  
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• AP News Summary at 4:12 a.m. EDT

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Paris police issue overnight curfew in 2 areas of French capital to try to prevent further disorder ......
  
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• Alberta voters reject plan for referendum to leave Canada

  20-10-2026 12:37 via article.wn.com
  Voters in Canada’s Alberta have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to begin a process towards independence, delivering a victory for the prime minister, Mark Carney, and supporters of Canadian unity. With more than 1.5 million votes counted, 76 per cent supported remaining in Canada, while close to 24 per cent backed beginning a process toward separation, according to unofficial results from Elections Alberta. Carney, who grew up in Edmonton, said: “Albertans made a clear choice. The
  
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