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• KFC's winning strategy: Stop chasing Gen Z specifically

  20-06-2026 11:53 via article.wn.com
  KFC's winning strategy: Stop chasing Gen Z specifically KFC is deliberately rejecting the industry's obsession with Gen Z. The fried chicken chain's global redesign targets all generations instead, a contrarian bet that's starting to pay off. According to Christophe Poirier, who is the global chief concept officer at KFC, "Gen Z won't stay Gen Z forever. At some point, the...
  
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• World Cup 2026 Knockout Qualification: The Rules Explained

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  Forty-eight teams. Twelve groups. Thirty-two spots in the knockout rounds. The 2026 World Cup format is the most complicated in tournament history, and the tiebreaker rules will decide more games than... ......
  
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• Which GLP-1 works best? New meta-study puts them head-to-head

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  The study compared three types of the medication: tirzepatide (better known under the brand names Zepbound and Mounjaro), semaglutide (sold as Wegovy and Ozempic), and liraglutide (aka Saxenda and Victoza). ......
  
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• 'Vigilant To Ensure Deal Obeyed': US Military After Iran Shuts Hormuz

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  Iran had announced moments earlier that it was closing the strait in response to Israeli strikes on Lebanon, deeming them a violation of its fragile deal with the United States. ......
  
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• Utah fires: New wildfire in Juab, Utah, and Tooele counties expanding rapidly; check map, videos ...

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  Utah fires: The...
  
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• US military remains 'vigilant' after Iran announces Hormuz closure

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. military said Saturday it remained "present and...
  
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• US-Iran Talks Set for Switzerland as Tehran Signals Strait of Hormuz Closure

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  TDT | Manama | Email : [email protected] negotiators have departed for Switzerland ahead of talks with the United States scheduled for June 21, as regional tensions remain high following Iran’s announcement that it will close the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing...
  
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• UN rights chief troubled by new EU migrant return rules

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  There must be front-and-centre emphasis on human rights protection and dignity throughout — in fact and in law, says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk ......
  
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• Trump insists Meloni asked repeatedly for photo together at G7

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump insisted on Saturday that Italian Prime Minister Meloni...
  
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• Top Ukrainian officials return Polish awards in WWII row

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  KYIV: Top Ukrainian officials said on Saturday they were returning Polish awards after President Volodymyr Zelensky was stripped of Warsaw's top order, in a row between the allies ......
  
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• Three Indian-flagged oil tankers transit through Strait of Hormuz

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  3 Indian-flagged crude oil tankers, carrying over 8.6 Lakh MT of cargo with 94 Indian crew members have successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz today and are en route to India, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said ......
  
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• They fought for more than just America: The Black troops of 1776

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  Some 5,000 non-white enlistees are believed to have served, on the patriot side, in the American Revolution. It's a part of history that is at risk of being papered over. ......
  
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• Strait of Hormuz closed again as Iran heads to negotiations with US

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  Iranian state television says the country’s negotiating team is going to Switzerland. ......
  
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• Soaring US beef prices likely to rise further thanks to trade tensions and disease outbreaks

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  It’s summer grilling season, but for many Americans, surging prices mean beef is no longer what’s for dinner. ......
  
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• Seven killed, three injured in twin blasts in northwest Pakistan

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi strongly condemned the incident and directed police authorities to submit a detailed report on it. ......
  
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• Russia frees 24 Filipinos after Marcos talks with Putin

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  Russia has freed 24 Filipinos detained for...
  
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• Rubio to Visit Gulf States Next Week

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is planning a trip to the Middle East next...
  
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• Red heat alert issued for third of France

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  PARIS: France issued a red heatwave alert across more than a third of the country for Sunday as a ferocious heatwave dug in. The prolonged heatwave, which began earlier this week, ......
  
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• Qatar Condemns Attack on Niger Airport

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  The State of Qatar has strongly condemned the attack that targeted Diori Hamani International...
  
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• Prepare students for ASI

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  ASI is a theoretical system that will function on an entirely different scale from current AI, operating with a capacity so advanced that it is as far beyond humans as humans are b ......
  
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• Politics in sport: The games people play

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  Since time immemorial, politics and sport have had a cliched relationship, perpetuated by politicians using sports to propagandise their power, influence, and ambitions, for as Bar ......
  
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• Paraguay's Miguel Almiron becomes first player ejected under FIFA's new mouth-covering rule at World Cup

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  The World Cup has its first red card for mouth-covering. Before the tournament, FIFA rolled out some new rules that give officials the...
  
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• Pakistan says US-Iran technical talks to be held Sunday in Switzerland

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan said technical talks to implement the U.S.-Iran deal to end the...
  
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• Netherlands vs. Sweden draw and Germany team total highlight Saturday World Cup betting picks

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  In case you missed it, yesterday was a pretty significant day for America in the World Cup. The Americans clinched their group, which means they will advance. Not only that, but they've looked really strong doing it, and they were able to clinch this one without one of their best players. Perhaps there is some hope for the USA to win the World Cup, after all. We also took another win in their game as it ended 2-0, giving us some cash on the under -- this was a bet that Geoff Clark and...
  
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• Nancy Guthrie case: Expert gives update as new leads emerge amid Mexican search group probe, ...

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
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• Luxury hotels have a new VIP guest: your dog

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  Morgan Owens, a wellness, media and...
  
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• Live: Superstars out to play as Netherlands tackle Sweden

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  The Netherlands and Sweden kick off a big day at the World Cup as global superstars clash in Houston. Follow live. ......
  
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• Israeli strikes kill five in Gaza, including children

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  GAZA: Gaza health officials said Israeli strikes on Saturday killed five people, including four members of the same family, in the latest violence to rock the Palestinian territor ......
  
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• Iran Says It Closed Strait of Hormuz

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  Iranian state-run media outlets reported that Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to all maritime traffic on June...
  
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• Iran roared. Don blinked

  20-06-2026 19:37 via article.wn.com
  Surely something about this preliminary agreement between the United States and Iran must have felt familiar to America’s real-estate mogul president. After all, it reads like a re ......
  
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