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• New World Screwworm | Casey

  30-06-2026 17:32 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. is experiencing a...
  
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• Zverev, Swiatek advance as Williams bows out in Wimbledon

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Alexander Zverev overcame a stern challenge from Belgian youngster Alexander Blockx to reach the second round of Wimbledon on Tuesday, winning 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (0) in around three hours. The German second seed extended his winning streak at Grand Slam events to eight matches and maintained his perfect 3-0 record against Blockx this season. Fresh off his historic French Open triumph, where he became...
  
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• World's oceans break June heat record

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  The world's oceans just experienced their hottest June on record and could set fresh highs in the months ahead as El Niño and climate change drive temperatures even higher, scientists have said. Global average sea surface temperatures in June were 20.98C, beating the previous records of 2023 and 2024, according to the European Union's Copernicus Marine Service. The record capped six months of near unprecedented ocean warmth in 2026, with prolonged marine heatwaves, the service said. Avera
  
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• World Cup: France and Norway advance to the Round of 16

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  The French national team secured its spot in the...
  
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• World Cup all-time leading scorers

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  HOUSTON, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Following are the World Cup's all-time leading scorers after Kylian Mbappe...
  
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• US plans return to supersonic flights with new FAA rule; to reverse 53-year-old ban

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  The US Department of...
  
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• US Lifts Restrictions On Anthropic's Fable 5, Mythos 5 AI Models

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  Anthropic will soon begin restoring access globally to its most powerful AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, after the US government lifted a restriction on where they could be released, the company said... ......
  
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• Tens of millions swelter as heatwave blasts US

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  The heatwave is set to last through the July 4 holiday weekend. ......
  
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• State Department congratulates Keiko Fujimori as Peru's president-elect following razor-thin vote count

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  The State Department on Tuesday congratulated...
  
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• Senegal goalkeeper Édouard Mendy out with injury for knockout round match against Belgium

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  SEATTLE — Senegal goalkeeper Édouard Mendy is out for the team’s knockout round match against Belgium in the World Cup on Wednesday due to injury. On Tuesday, coach Pape Thiaw confirmed the Al-Ahli goalkeeper will miss his second consecutive World Cup match because he injured his knee in Senegal’s 3-2 loss to Norway in group play. Mendy...
  
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• Saudi reaffirms Kuwait solidarity | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  KUWAIT/JEDDAH: HH the...
  
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• Police lay charges against 11 teens following Nooran Rezayi shooting investigation

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  Police lay charges against 11 teens following Nooran Rezayi shooting investigation Montreal police have announced charges against 11 teenagers following a parallel investigation into the events leading up to the fatal police shooting of 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi in Longueuil last year. Rezayi was shot and killed by a Longueuil police officer on...
  
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• Obit Afghan Cosmonaut Momand

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  FILE - The Russian space station Mir is seen from space shuttle Atlantis during a fly around after Atlantis undocked from Mir Thursday, March 28, 1996, in this image from television. ......
  
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• 'Not buried': Iran dismisses viral claims about martyred Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  Iran on Wednesday has rejected viral social media claims that the body of the country's martyred Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been buried at the shrine of Hazrat Masumeh in Qom, calling the reports 'entirely false and without foundation.'The clarification...
  
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• NASA to Send World Cup Ball to the Moon If USA Wins

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  NASA will put a World Cup soccer ball on the moon if Team USA wins the championship, officials announced on...
  
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• Mumbai trans harbour link to get suicide barriers after 15 sea jumps since 2024

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  Suicide barriers will be erected along the 22-km Mumbai Trans Harbour Link after 15 people reportedly jumped into the sea since India’s longest sea bridge, linking south Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, opened in January 2024. Twelve people died, while the bodies of the remaining three have not been recovered. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said a high-level committee of government...
  
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• MSU Texas graduate finds his groove

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  When Joshua Muroi walked across the stage at Midwestern State University on May 16, the moment marked more than a graduation — it marked a transformation. Just a few years earlier, the international student from Saint Lucia had stepped away from college, unsure of his path. Now, with a degree in hand and a job waiting in the energy industry, Muroi left as a proud MSU Texas graduate who made the most of his second chance. He earned a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from the Mc
  
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• Microsoft To Cut Under 2.5% Of Workforce In Latest Layoffs: Report

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  Microsoft is planning to cut under 2.5% of its workforce in the latest round of layoffs that could be announced as early as next week, Business Insider reported on Tuesday, citing sources. ......
  
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• Mexico-Ecuador World Cup match delayed by an storm in Mexico City

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  The match between Mexico and Ecuador for the round of 32 of the World Cup has been delayed due to a thunderstorm over the Mexico City stadium area. The storm started about two hours before the match was set to ......
  
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• Maharashtra cracks down on unsafe blood banks amid rise in HIV cases, plasma racket

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  Following the closure of two blood centres in Mumbai for serious violations of regulations, the Maharashtra State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) has ordered inspection of all government and private blood centres in the state. SBTC director Dr Suhas Mohanalkar has directed blood transfusion officers to inspect every blood centre in the state and recommend action against those violating norms. The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued an immediate ‘stop work’ orde
  
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• Magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolts northwestern China

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck a remote area of northwestern China early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey reported. The quake hit at 7:44 am Beijing time (23:44 UTC Tuesday) about 261-268 km (162-167 miles) south-southeast of Dunhuang in Gansu province,...
  
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• Lego to luxury: Dubai jeweller crafts World Cup trophy studded with 900 diamonds

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  What began as a simple act of appreciation in a home in Dubai has now become a striking symbol of creativity, craftsmanship and football inspiration, tied closely to the global excitement around the Fifa World Cup, when a Dubai jeweller turned his son's toy to a gold-plated, diamond-studded masterpiece. Speaking to Khaleej Times, the jeweller, Hemant Karamchandani, owner of Passion Jewellers, said the project started in the most personal of spaces—his son’s playroom—after watch
  
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• Japan’s Eiko Kadono, author of ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service,’ still believes in the magic of books ...

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  Eiko Kadono, the 91-year-old author behind Japan’s most famous and beloved children's fantasy books,...
  
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• Japan Eiko Kadono

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  Eiko Kadono, the author of "Kiki's Delivery Service," speaks during an interview in Kamakura, Japan, on June 22, 2026. ......
  
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• Israel ex-army chief launches campaign in bid to unseat PM Netanyahu

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  Gadi Eisenkot declared that “Israel deserves to open a new chapter. ......
  
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• Islamic prayer hall in Ireland’s Dublin damaged in suspected arson

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  Irish police have charged a man in his 40s following a suspected arson attack at an Islamic prayer hall in central Dublin that caused extensive damage but no injuries. The fire broke out at Al Madinah Hall on Talbot Street at approximately 3:35 pm local time on Monday, prompting a major emergency response in the city centre. Dublin Fire Brigade...
  
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• Iran war LIVE updates: US, Iranian delegations in Qatar for MoU negotiations; direct talks unlikely

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
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• Iran says it is ready for diplomacy or war as Qatar confirms US talks continue

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  Iran says it is ready for diplomacy or war as Qatar confirms US talks continue...
  
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• Iran Demands MoU Terms Be Met Before New US Talks, Says Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  Tehran: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad...
  
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• Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese head home as fighting eases

  01-07-2026 05:28 via article.wn.com
  Some 400,000 Lebanese uprooted by war have returned to southern Lebanon, with more expected to follow in the coming week, the social affairs minister said on Tuesday, encouraged by a lull in the four-month-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Yet many remain unable to go back. Since March, around 1 million people have been forced to flee their homes, and large numbers are still in shelters or temporary housing because their homes are destroyed or...
  
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