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• Packing for a pope: Behind the scenes on foreign trips

  20-09-2026 16:38 via article.wn.com
  Papal trips mean vast crowds, high-level diplomatic meetings and a formidable amount of behind-the-scenes preparation, from delicately balanced agendas to complex security protection for the head of the Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France from September 25 to 28, which includes events at the Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Champs-Elysees, will involve some 15,000 members of the security forces. The groundwork for this visit — the first papal trip to Paris since 2008 —
  
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• Younger Australians locked out of housing market: gov't report

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  CANBERRA, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Australians born after 1990 are better educated and will live longer than previous generations, but have been locked out of the housing market, according to a landmark government report. Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday released the first Intergenerational Report in three years, forecasting how falling birth rates and an aging...
  
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• Xi rolls into Trump summit with China’s trade engine roaring

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  “This is Xi Jinping’s world, and we’re all living in it,” remarks one analyst. ......
  
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• World leaders meet at UN as their planet grapples with war, division, runaway AI and climate shocks

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) —...
  
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• World Bank: 67.2m Nigerians Covered by Cash Transfers Amid Transparency Questions

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  Nigeria | 2 seconds ago * Reveals 10.4m households received shock-responsive payments * 15.8m NINs verified, 10.95m households integrated into payment system * Revises $800 million IDA facility to $776.42 million Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The World Bank has reported that Nigeria’s cash-based social intervention programmes reached 67.19 million people and 10.44 million households by August 2026, even as questions over the identification and traceability of beneficiaries continue to trail the
  
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• Vinatom strengthens international nuclear energy cooperation

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  Vinatom recently attended the 55th General Conference of the Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology for Asia and the Pacific (RCA) in Vienna, Austria. HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (Vinatom) is expanding cooperation with international nuclear research and industry partners in areas ranging from research reactors and nuclear power workforce development to cyclotron technology and radiopharma
  
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• Presley Gerber cause of death: All on mental health struggle as Cindy Crawford's son dies ...

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died at 27 ......
  
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• Pakistan airstrikes on Afghanistan: 3 killed, several injured as conflict fears grow

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  At least three people were killed and several others injured in a Pakistani airstrike targeting Afghanistan's northeastern Kunar province, Tolo News reported on Monday, citing a provincial official.The military strike is supposedly in retaliation for suicide bombing at a police station compound in northwestern Pakistan, raising fears that tensions between the neighbouring nations could once again turn into open fighting.Pakistan and Afghanistan were involved in their most...
  
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• Ontario Can’t Ignore the Growing Demand for School Choice

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  Commentary $30.6 billion. That’s the price tag to send Ontario students back to school this fall. Across the province, school doors...
  
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• NACC Corruption Referrals Have Resulted in Just 3 Convictions, Inquiry Told

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) has told a parliamentary inquiry that just three people have been...
  
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• Hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Dujuan nears Japan

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  T yphoon Dujuan forced the cancellation of at least 275 flights in Japan on Monday and prompted warnings of potentially record-breaking...
  
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• Hundreds of flights canceled as Typhoon Dujuan nears Japan | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO: Typhoon Dujuan...
  
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• Four sisters started a Thai-inspired popcorn brand after a family trip; it now makes $7,000 a month

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  The Lertlumprasert sisters, Lisa, Lita, Charlene and Charlie, had talked about starting a business together since childhood. That idea finally took shape in February 2023, after a family trip to Thailand left them with a suitcase full of snacks their American friends loved. Combined with their frustration over the 'better-for-you' snack options available in the US, the trip inspired their Thai-inspired popcorn brand, Party Of. Here's how the Washington, DC-based sisters built the business from a
  
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• Australia needs national response regarding domestic violence: authorities

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Australian authorities on Monday called for an integrated nationwide response to domestic violence after three women and a child were killed in separate incidents in the east coast state of New South Wales (NSW). Domestic Violence NSW, the state's...
  
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• 6 soldiers, 8 terrorists killed in exchange of fire in NW Pakistan

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Six Pakistani soldiers and eight terrorists were killed in an exchange of...
  
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• 3 killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan: media

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed after the Pakistani air force carried out airstrikes early Monday...
  
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• 18 Suspects Accused in the July 2021 Killing of Haiti’s President Being Extradited From Haiti ...

  21-09-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse...
  
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• Venezuelan shot by ICE agent in Austin, officials demand probe | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  21-09-2026 06:23 via article.wn.com
  AUSTIN: A Venezuelan...
  
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• US seeks 'AI dialogue' with China as officials set stage for Trump-Xi summit

  21-09-2026 06:23 via article.wn.com
  US and Chinese officials met to discuss creating an AI...
  
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• US proposes AI incident alert system in talks with China, says Scott Bessent

  21-09-2026 06:23 via article.wn.com
  The United States has proposed a new AI incident...
  
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• US proposes AI dialogue with China ahead of Trump-Xi summit | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  21-09-2026 06:23 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK: US and Chinese...
  
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• Trump eyes busy week of meetings as UN General Assembly gathers

  21-09-2026 06:23 via article.wn.com
  US President Trump will attend the United Nations General...
  
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• Tropical Storm Polo forms off southwestern Mexico

  21-09-2026 06:23 via article.wn.com
  Tropical Storm Polo has formed off...
  
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• Taoiseach and ministers head for UN General Assembly

  21-09-2026 06:23 via article.wn.com
  The Taoiseach and several Government ministers are travelling to New York today for the 81st United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week. This annual gathering of presidents, prime ministers and other senior officials takes place against the backdrop of war and instability in the Middle East, the continuing war in Ukraine, and questions over the future role and...
  
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• Six Kazakh Cities Under Air Stagnation Alert for September 20

  21-09-2026 06:23 via article.wn.com
  Kazhydromet has issued a warning for adverse meteorological conditions (AMC) across six cities in...
  
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• Shoe company Converse apologises, pulls ad that drew comparisons to Ku Klux Klan imagery

  21-09-2026 06:23 via article.wn.com
  Converse removed an advertisement after facing...
  
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• Rhode Island Crime News: College football player stabbed to death, another injured in altercation near ...

  21-09-2026 06:23 via article.wn.com
  A tragic stabbing incident occurred early Saturday, leading to the...
  
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• Proportion of people aged 65 or older in Japan hits record high

  21-09-2026 06:23 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The number of people aged 65 or older in Japan stood at about 36.24 million as of Sept. 15, accounting for a record 29.6 percent of the country's total population, government estimates released...
  
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• Powerball jackpot climbs to $313 million for September 21 drawing - Here's what Monday night's ...

  21-09-2026 06:23 via article.wn.com
  The Powerball jackpot has reached an estimated $313...
  
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• Paulo Coelho's Monday Motivation: 'Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people ...

  21-09-2026 06:23 via article.wn.com
  A fascinating insight from Paulo Coelho exposes our tendency to counsel...
  
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