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• Pope Leo to undergo surgery to remove nodule on lung

  11-10-2026 13:59 via article.wn.com
  The 71-year-old Leo made the announcement during his Sunday noon blessing...
  
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• Yemeni army bombards Houthi positions in Taiz amid escalation

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  The Yemeni army said Monday it carried out a series of airstrikes on Houthi positions in the southwestern province of Taiz as military escalation continues to rage across the country. The...
  
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• Woman who bought a £10 ring at a London flea market and wore it for decades saw its 26.27-carat diamond sell for £656,750

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  Imagine slipping a cheap, grubby cocktail ring onto your finger, wearing it regularly for many long decades, and never suspecting that it hides a fortune. That is precisely what happened to one woman, who paid just ten pounds for a dull-looking ring at a West London car boot sale, which Americans call a flea market. Thirty years later, a local jeweller's glance, a detailed laboratory report and a frenzied London bidding room transformed her bargain into a viral story that made international head
  
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• Vietnam's parliament urges assessment of export quality

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  HANOI, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's 16th National Assembly Standing Committee on Monday urged the government to assess export quality and domestic value addition, while...
  
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• US economists Hall, Woodford win 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  US economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford were awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics "for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic...
  
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• Urgent: 2 recipients share 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  STOCKHOLM, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Royal Swedish...
  
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• Ukraine’s Zelenskiy tells ABC he will organize elections if Russia agrees to 60-day ceasefire

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday in response to critical comments from US President Donald Trump that he will organize Ukraine elections if Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a 60-day ceasefire. “Please...
  
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• Ukraine will halt strikes on refineries if Russia stops energy attacks, Zelenskiy says

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine is ready to halt its attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow ceases its own strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure,...
  
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• Two Pakistani Army pilots killed in training aircraft crash

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Two Pakistan Army pilots were killed when a training aircraft crashed in Pakistan's southwestern...
  
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• Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia condemn Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia condemned attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants on Riyadh’s international airport, saying they were a “dangerous escalation that cannot be justified or accepted under any pretext”. One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack on Riyadh’s international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities...
  
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• Spiritual Quote of the Day, October 12: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio Brings a Lesson About Revisiting What You Truly Value in Love

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  A shared calendar, a routine text each evening, a habit of splitting the bill. Small arrangements in love get settled once and never checked again. Today's spiritual lesson is that values need a second look now and then. What mattered at the start may have changed.Spiritual Quote of the Day'Love is easier to keep when you...
  
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• Shooting at school in southern France injures 2

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  PARIS, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Two people were injured on Monday in a shooting at a school in Aubagne,...
  
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• Saudi Arabia reports new attack at airport, day after strike kills 13

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  DUBAI/RIYADH, Oct. 11 — Yemen's...
  
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• Saudi-led coalition says new attack at Riyadh airport causes fire, day after strike kills 12

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said an “unidentified projectile” had targeted Riyadh’s international airport on Sunday, causing a fire, hours after the Iran-backed Houthis warned airlines and travellers to stay away from Saudi airports. The coalition also said Saudi air defences had intercepted a cruise missile in the vicinity of King Khalid International Airport. No further details were immediately available. The airport remains closed after an attack there on Saturday kille
  
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• Russia refuses to say if energy ceasefire with Ukraine is in place

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  Russia refused to say on Monday whether an agreement had been reached with Ukraine to halt attacks on...
  
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• Road accidents kill 4, injure 17 in Afghanistan's Logar province

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least four commuters were killed and 17 others injured due to 11 separate road accidents over the past week in eastern...
  
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• Riyadh energy congress opens as airport attacks disrupt travel

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  RIYADH, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The 25th World Petroleum Council Energy Congress opened Monday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, amid widespread flight disruptions following deadly attacks on the capital's international airport. The congress proceeded as scheduled despite the disruptions, bringing together...
  
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• Riyadh airport extends suspension of operations

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  RIYADH, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia's General...
  
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• ‘Preparation is important’: Abhishek Sharma explains how he stays ahead of opposition bowlers

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  INDORE: Abhishek Sharma likes to do 'uncomfortable' things during practice sessions. He believes that such preparation keeps him battle-ready and ensures he is not caught by 'surprise' when facing world-class bowlers.With Roston Chase having dismissed the left-hander twice earlier in the series, and Abhishek's weakness against off-spinners well documented, West Indies began with the 34-year-old offie in an attempt to counter him from the word go.The 26-year-old knew what the visitors were trying
  
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• Poland deploys 20,000 cops in schools, inspects 80k educational institutions amid rising youth violence

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  Around 20,000 police officers are being deployed to schools across Poland on Monday after Prime Minister Donald Tusk pledged to tackle what he described as growing violence among young people.The deployment aims to strengthen security at schools following three recent stabbings within four days,...
  
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• People visit Beirut Arab International Book Fair in Lebanon

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  The photo taken on Oct. 11, 2026 shows people visiting the Beirut Arab International Book...
  
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• Pakistan detains chief minister, cabinet members from former PM's party

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The chief minister of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Sohail Afridi, and several provincial cabinet members have been placed in preventive detention following the...
  
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• Over 3.5 tons of illicit drugs set on fire in E. Afghanistan

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Afghan authorities set fire to more than 3.5 tons of illicit drugs, including heroin and opium, in the...
  
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• Opensignal Launches World’s First Interactive Map of Satellite-to-Smartphone D2D Connections

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 12, 2026-- ......
  
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• OPEC cuts 2026 oil demand growth forecast to 400,000 bpd, sees pent-up demand in 2027

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  OPEC has revised down its ‌oil demand growth forecast for this...
  
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• On this day: The US decided to leave UNESCO in 2017

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  Following are some of the major events to have occurred on October 12: 1915 – The British nurse Edith Cavell was shot for helping Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Brussels during World War One. 1918 – Start of fire at Cloquet Minnesota, killing...
  
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• Ohio approves easement purchases for 58 family farms covering 5,165 acres, as statewide protected farmland exceeds 111,000 acres while owners retain the right to farm their land

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  As development puts pressure on agricultural land, keeping farms in production has become an important part of long-term land conservation. Ohio has taken another step in that direction, approving local sponsors to purchase agricultural easements on 58 family farms covering 5,165 acres across 36 counties. According to a report published by Ohio’s Country Journal on October 11, 2026, the approvals allow local sponsors to pursue easement purchases intended to protect the land from future non
  
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• No impending fuel shortage in Sri Lanka: minister

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  COLOMBO, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka has ruled out an impending fuel shortage despite reduced deliveries by private distributors, the country's Energy Minister Anura Karunathilake said Sunday. He noted that the...
  
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• Nick Jonas co-founded a diabetes nonprofit that created 8,400 insulin-access plans in 2025; how its US programme helps people find affordable treatment

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  Access to affordable insulin remains a challenge for people living with diabetes in the US, particularly those who struggle with insurance coverage or the cost of prescriptions. Singer Nick Jonas, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 13, has helped address this problem through Beyond Type 1, the diabetes nonprofit he co-founded. Its GetInsulin programme connects people with financial assistance and savings options suited to their circumstances. According to the organisation&rsquo
  
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• New IAAM exhibit ‘They Lived’ reframes historic photographs of seven enslaved people

  12-10-2026 13:08 via article.wn.com
  “They Lived” opens during IAAM Homecoming, offering a new interpretation of the museum’s 1850 daguerreotype collection and the people pictured in it. ......
  
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