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• Nancy Guthrie update: Ex-FBI points to ‘interesting’ fact about Tommaso Cioni; ‘they haven’t even mentioned…'

  04-06-2026 04:55 via article.wn.com
  Nancy Guthrie remains to...
  
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• World Cup 2026: The 10 super forwards who could light up the tournament

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  World Cups have a habit of turning great forwards into legends. Whether it's a prolific striker chasing the Golden Boot or a winger capable of producing moments of magic, attacking players often define football's biggest tournament. With the 2026 Fifa World Cup set to showcase an extraordinary generation of talent, these are 10 forwards who could light up North America and shape the race for global glory.1 Kylian Mbappé | France Already a World Cup winner and Golden Boot recipient, Mbapp&
  
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• WATCH: Mzansi fans turn Mexico into a pre-World Cup party ahead of Bafana's return

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  "Being South African is a flex." That comment pretty much summed up the mood under a viral TikTok video showing South African fans touching down in Mexico ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. If there is one thing Mzansi knows how to do, it is support a team with the energy of a nation that collectively drank three cups of coffee and decided to make it everyone's problem. The video captured...
  
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• Watch: Khalistanis flags, Indira Gandhi assassination tableau on display at Sikh parade in Canada

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  A float depicting the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was featured in a parade held in Canada's Brampton during the 'Nagar Kirtan' - an annual Sikh religious procession.The city of Brampton, Ontario, is home to a large Sikh community...
  
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• Votes being counted in runoff election to choose Peru’s ninth leader in 10 years

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  Peru’s presidential runoff election remains undecided as authorities tally votes for the country’s ninth leader in a decade ......
  
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• Urgent: IRGC launches retaliation attacks against Israeli air bases: media

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution...
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says will freeze battle for peace talks amid attack on Russian ...

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  Zelensky’s offer comes after he asked Roman Abramovich to send peace talks plea to Putin...
  
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• \u2018The Boroughs\u2019 banks on experience to solve a monster problem

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
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• Trump storms out of tense, rain-plagued NBC interview

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump lasted through...
  
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• Strait of Hormuz will be open but with transit fees: Iran envoy to Moscow

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  Japan said it...
  
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• Putin Restricted the Internet. It Has Not Gone to Plan.

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  In destroying what remained of a relatively free internet, Vladimir Putin has broken a longstanding social contract. ......
  
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• Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says tsunami threat largely passes after Philippine quake sent waves onshore ...

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says tsunami threat largely passes after Philippine quake sent waves onshore in region. ......
  
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• On World Environment Day, Dettol Banega Swasth India Showcases How Climate-Resilient Schools Are Helping Children ...

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  New Delhi, Delhi, India – Business Wire India ......
  
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• New World screwworm: Abbott expands Texas disaster declaration against parasite

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  The USDA late Friday confirmed a second detection of the New World screwworm, found in a 1-month-old calf in Zavala County about 5.6 miles from the first detection on Wednesday. ......
  
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• McLean County cruises through decades of Route 66 with weekend of celebrations

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  D. JACK ALKIRE BLOOMINGTON — From the roaring ’20s, up through the groovy ’60s and to the rocking ’80s, McLean County's Route 66 communities spent the weekend celebrating 100 years of the Mother Road. kAm$6G6? E@H?D E9C6H D6G6? A2CE:6D @G6C E96 4@FCD6 @7 EH@ 52JD 2D A2CE @7 rCF:D:?V %9C@F89 E96 r6?EFCJ[ H:E9 6249 4@>>F?:EJ 7C@> ?@CE9 E@ D@FE9 92G:?8 :ED @H? E:>6 2?5 564256 E@ 9@?@C 7C@> H96? #@FE6 ee H2D 7:CDE =2:5 @FE :? E96 `ha_D E9C@F89 :ED 564@>>:
  
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• McDonald\u2019s bets on fancier chicken, airier restaurants to keep luring diners

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
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• Japan's Q1 real GDP revised down to 1.8 pct

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Japan's economy grew at an annualized real rate of 1.8 percent in the first quarter of 2026, revised down from the preliminary estimate of 2.1 percent, government data showed Monday. Quarter on quarter, real gross domestic product (GDP),...
  
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• Japanese city closes all primary and middle schools after first bear sighting

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  Asian country is witnessing a sharp rise in bear attacks...
  
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• Japan issues tsunami advisory after strong 7.8 magnitude quake hits Philippines

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  Japan's issued tsunami warning for its eastern Pacific coast and southern coast after a strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Philippines. ......
  
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• Israel says a second wave of Iranian missiles is inbound

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  Israel says a second wave of Iranian missiles is inbound. ......
  
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• Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag region back to war

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  Israel and Iran have traded fire in retaliatory strikes that threaten to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war. Israeli authorities warned Monday of two waves of Iranian missiles targeting the country, and urged the public to ......
  
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• Hyperscalers tap international markets to fund massive AI infrastructure

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  From Europe to Japan and Switzerland, huge bond issues by Big Tech companies are proving that smaller markets, often overshadowed by the US, can punch above ​their weight in the $40 trillion world of corporate debt. Google-parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) is already one of the biggest outstanding borrowers in the sterling and Swiss franc ‌corporate bond markets, while Amazon (AMZN.O) raised 14.5 billion euros ($16.88 billion) in March from an eight-part deal, the largest ever in the euro cor
  
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• Hong Kong proposes to let city leader decide what counts as national security offense

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  The Hong Kong government is proposing to allow the city’s leader to classify certain criminal acts as...
  
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• Goldman Sachs no longer expects Fed interest-rate cut this year

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  The Goldman Sachs report...
  
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• Feature: Mexico City races through World Cup's "last mile"

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  by Xinhua writer Tan Huiting MEXICO CITY, June 8 (Xinhua) -- As Mexico City counts down to the opening match of the 2026 World Cup, one phrase has moved from transport planning documents into public conversation: the "last mile." When the World Cup enters a city's daily life, it reshapes ordinary routines. One of the key measures will be a controlled-access area around Mexico City Stadium designed to organize mobility flows, said Hector Ulises Garcia Nieto, Mexico City's mobility secretary. On m
  
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• Eight reported dead after magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Philippines

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  The Philippines...
  
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• Dandong: More than a gateway

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  Are you familiar with China's largest border city? It's Dandong, located in Liaoning province. At...
  
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• Caught on camera | Two pilots killed as Austin-bound business jet explodes in La Romana ...

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  A US-registered Gulfstream G200 private jet bound for Austin exploded after a failed emergency landing at La Romana Airport. Both crew members were killed. ......
  
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• Canada taking a strategic turn away from dependency on US

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  Caroline Mulroney has seen it all when it comes to Canadian politics. As the daughter of former prime Minister Brian Mulroney, whose relationship with Ronald Reagan helped deliver a major Canada-US free trade agreement, she has witnessed decades of close relations between the two countries. "It was his work with Ronald Reagan that led to our first free trade agreement with the United States, built on their friendship and the belief that our economies would do better working together" she said fr
  
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• As Ukraine fights off Russia's invasion, some regions see a rise in premature births

  08-06-2026 08:09 via article.wn.com
  A rising number of babies are being born prematurely in Ukraine, particularly in regions near the...
  
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