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• Norway Smart Glasses

  05-10-2026 13:53 via article.wn.com
  FILE - Michael Mcloughlin, of El Confidencial, gets a demonstration of Gemini on Android XR glasses at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, May 20, 2025. ......
  
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• World No. 1 Jannik Sinner’s 2026 season ends with knee injury

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  Sinner’s ⁠absence could open the door for Alexander Zverev to finish ⁠the year at the top of the world rankings ......
  
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• Woman’s body found in stockyard trough close to NSW-Queensland border

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  Police say body found by trail bike riders at remote farm in Terragon is badly decomposed, sparking search of missing persons records...
  
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• Who Is Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabachi? Meet Iran's Defence Minister Nominee

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  Ketabachi has spent decades in the country's missile and aerospace establishment and has been named in international sanctions listings for those roles. ......
  
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• US households pay 62% more for water than they did a decade ago, study finds

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  For-profit water corporations, federal cuts and climate crisis are ‘supercharging water rate hikes’, study co-author says...
  
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• UN chief Antonio Guterres arrives in Pakistan on official visit

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  Islamabad: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday on an official visit, during which he will meet the country’s top leadership and discuss regional and international developments. Guterres is undertaking the official visit from October 6 to 8 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, according to the...
  
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• Trump suggests he would let Iran ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  Gavin Newsom calls comments ‘deranged and dangerous’ after president tells Nebraska rally: ‘They can take out a city’...
  
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• 'Trump Has Extraordinarily Positive View Of PM Modi, India': Ex-Australian PM

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  The Australian leader said PM Modi was right to raise the issue directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing that Putin's willingness to pursue a diplomatic settlement will be central to... ......
  
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• South African mining tycoon Neal Froneman to spend $402 million turning a 600-hectare farmland into a Formula 1 circuit to bring racing back to the country by 2031

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  A South African consortium led by former Sibanye-Stillwater executive chairman Neal Froneman is exploring a $402 million project to turn a 600-hectare farmland into a Formula 1 circuit in order to bring racing back to the country by 2031, as per a report by Business Tech.Blue Mountain Racing has secured about 600 hectares in Swartland, near Cape Town for a proposed Formula One standard Circuit and wider hospitality, entertainment and property development. The proposal remains at the pre-feasibil
  
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• Serbia ties overseas voting to local time, a move likely to spark backlash ahead of ...

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Ahead of a key parliamentary election later this month, Serbia ‘s election commission has tied overseas voting hours to the local time in the country and approved a contested list of polling stations abroad — a move critics say could make it tough for the Serbian diaspora on the other side of the world to vote. The decision means that voters in Chicago, which is home to a large Serbian community, would have to cast their ballots between 1 a.m. and 2 p.m.
  
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• Scott McTominay's Napoli future addressed as Serie A side tipped for splurge to help another ...

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  Midfielder has been subject of transfer speculation this year ......
  
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• Saudi Arabia says 2 airports were hit in renewed fighting with Houthis and other Mideast news

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia said three people were injured in the latest attacks on its airports since fighting with Yemen’s Houthi rebels reignited. Meanwhile, Palestinian health officials said an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City killed one person. ......
  
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• Rising electricity demand deepens Southeast Asia’s energy security concerns, IEA reports says

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  BANGKOK (AP) — Risks to Southeast Asia’s energy supplies are multiplying faster than nations are coming up with solutions to meet rapidly rising demand for electricity, according to an International Energy Agency report released Tuesday. Southeast Asia has a seemingly insatiable appetite for energy, but the region is now in a pinch as energy costs rise, partly due to the Iran war. Fast-growing Southeast Asian economies also need more electricity to power data centers and keep homes a
  
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• Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Francis Halzen for groundbreaking work on cosmic neutrinos

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  The Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 has been awarded to Francis Halzen for “decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin,' the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday.Francis Halzen is a Belgian-American physicist and professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he has...
  
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• Nigerian Air Force says no survivors after its plane carrying 25 persons crashed in southern ...

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian Air Force says no survivors after its plane carrying 25 persons crashed in southern Ondo state. Source ......
  
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• Nicole Kidman and Dua Lipa watch Chanel’s creative revival at Paris Fashion Week

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  PARIS (AP) — Chanel’s artistic director Matthieu Blazy sent the fashion house’s suits stretching towards sportswear and evening dresses drifting through clouds, with Nicole Kidman, Dua Lipa and Pedro Pascal in the audience as he unveiled his spring-summer 2027 collection. The Monday night show underscored that a year into his creative revival, Blazy has made the house feel newly unpredictable. The former...
  
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• Meryl Streep made a seven-figure gift to preserve women's history; the museum is using it to bring stories into classrooms and digital media

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  Meryl Streep has made a seven-figure gift to the National Women’s History Museum as the institution prepares to expand how women’s stories are taught and shared across the United States. The donation will support digital projects designed to take historical material beyond a traditional museum setting, including resources that can be used in classrooms and accessed through online platforms. Streep has been a supporter of the museum making the contribution part of a longer association
  
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• Matthew McConaughey started an after-school programme for underserved teens; it now serves more than 3,000 students across US cities

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  Just Keep Livin Foundation was founded by Camila and Matthew McConaughey to support high school students through after-school programmes. According to its 2022 Impact Report, the non-profit served over 3,000 students through 43 programmes across 15 cities in 2022. The programmes operate in Title 1 schools and cover nutrition, fitness, wellness and community service. The report states that students performed more than 7,200 hours of community service during 2022. It also records the foundation's
  
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• Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo, patient has died

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  Kenya has recorded its first confirmed Ebola case, a Kenyan citizen who has been living in Democratic Republic of Congo and arrived in Nairobi on Saturday, Health Minister Aden Duale said. The patient has since died, and 28 contacts have been identified so far including family members and health...
  
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• Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo and says patient has died

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  Health minister says 28 contacts identified after death of citizen who had arrived from DRC, which is facing largest-ever outbreak...
  
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• Jeffrey Archer, bestselling British novelist, dies at 86

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  London: Bestselling British author Jeffrey Archer, whose career as a politician was derailed by a perjury conviction, has died. He was 86. Archer died “suddenly and peacefully” at his home Monday, a day before the global release of his final novel, “Adam and Eve,” publisher HarperCollins said. Like his bestseller “Kane and Abel,” the new book follows a pair of biblically named characters born on the same day to different social classes. Both a celebrated autho
  
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• In 1934, America created a $1 conservation stamp for duck hunters; it has since helped protect more than 6 million acres of wetlands

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  In 1934, the United States introduced a small annual stamp that linked waterfowl hunting directly to wetland conservation. The Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 16 March that year, required waterfowl hunters aged 16 and over to buy a stamp. The first one cost $1 and featured mallards, with artwork created by conservationist and cartoonist J.N. Ding Darling. More than nine decades later, the Federal Duck Stamp has raised over $1.3 billion and helped co
  
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• Germany's Far-Right AfD On Path To Take Over State Assembly For 1st Time

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  The AfD took nearly 44 per cent of the vote last month in the state, located in the former communist East Germany, easily beating the centre-right CDU of unpopular Chancellor Friedrich Merz. ......
  
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• Germany arrests former domestic intelligence chief over alleged spying

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  August Hanning served as president of Federal Intelligence Service from 1998 to 2005...
  
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• Germany arrests a former foreign intelligence chief on spying allegations

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office said a former foreign intelligence chief was arrested Tuesday on espionage allegations. ......
  
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• German federal prosecutor’s office says a former domestic intelligence chief was arrested on spying allegations

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN (AP) — German federal prosecutor’s office says a former domestic intelligence chief was arrested on spying allegations. Source ......
  
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• Dubai Retail announces Skylight Mall, a 360-store hub for 2027

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: Dubai Retail on Monday, October 6, unveiled plans for Skylight Mall, a super-regional hub and mall featuring more than 360 stores, scheduled to open in 2027. Spanning 1.3 million square feet, the...
  
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• Doja Cat Launches North American ‘Tour Ma Vie World Tour’

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  GRAMMY� award-winning global superstar Doja...
  
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• Chanel is all about joy as Blazy celebrates year at helm of world’s hottest brand

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  Artistic director is all smiles as he swaps quiet luxury for bold colours and patterns at Paris show...
  
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• Bulgarian prime minister says 2 commercial vessels have been hit by drones in the country’s ...

  06-10-2026 12:35 via article.wn.com
  SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian prime minister says 2 commercial vessels have been hit by drones in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Source ......
  
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