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• Rainbow flags dot Iran and Egypt's match as Seattle celebrates Pride during the World Cup

  27-06-2026 08:38 via article.wn.com
  SEATTLE (AP) — Rainbow flags fluttered among the sea of Iranian and Egyptian banners at Seattle’s World Cup stadium Friday, as teams from two of the most repressive countries for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people took to the field. ......
  
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• 'We did it!': Read David Ellison's memo to employees after Paramount's WBD deal closed

  06-10-2026 18:26 via article.wn.com
  David Ellison is CEO of Skydance after Paramount merged with Warner Bros. Discovery. Paul Morigi/Getty Images; David Becker/Getty Images for CinemaConSkydance CEO David Ellison sent employees a memo after closing Paramount's WBD deal."We did it!" Ellison told staffers, before adding his four top priorities for the new company.Read Ellison's full memo to Skydance employees below. David Ellison is taking a victory lap after completing Paramount's merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, forming the new
  
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• Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood shooter

  06-10-2026 18:26 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. ......
  
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• The largest desert lake on Earth is fed by a river in another country. That ...

  06-10-2026 18:26 via article.wn.com
  ""We believe that the first step in solving a problem is knowing about it," says Scott Renyard, founder of The Green Channel. Water to Dust is streaming now on The Green Channel." Water to Dust, the first episode of Giving Nature a Voice, is streaming on environmental documentary streaming platform The Green Channel. The series is made by East African filmmakers reporting on East African environmental crises. VANCOUVER, B.C. - October 06, 2026 - The Green Channel has...
  
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• Taste buds are wrong; bitter olive oil is better

  06-10-2026 18:26 via article.wn.com
  For the past 10 years, nutrition experts and the general public continue to rank the Mediterranean diet as the healthiest approach to meal planning. A The post Taste buds are wrong; bitter olive oil is better appeared first ......
  
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• Seasonal workers need this much to make ends meet this holiday season

  06-10-2026 18:26 via article.wn.com
  Seasonal workers are relying on temporary work to make ends meet this holiday season, according to new research. A new survey of 1,000 Americans with seasonal jobs revealed that seasonal workers are looking to earn an average of 38% more ......
  
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• Report: U.S. college unintentionally advanced Chinese surveillance machine

  06-10-2026 18:26 via article.wn.com
  (The Center Square) – A research partnership between China and the University of Wisconsin unintentionally helped to advance the Chinese surveillance machine and control system, a new report from Strategy Risks says. ......
  
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• Paramount wraps up Warner Bros merger to create Hollywood powerhouse Skydance

  06-10-2026 18:26 via article.wn.com
  The deal brings together the studios behind "Mission: Impossible," "Harry Potter" and DC Studios alongside major television and streaming networks such as CBS, CNN, Paramount+ and HBO Max. ......
  
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• McDonald's hit with class action alleging AI-powered menu price-fixing

  06-10-2026 18:26 via article.wn.com
  The lawsuit said McDonald’s violated U.S. antitrust law by conspiring with independent franchisees to fix prices using algorithms trained on nonpublic data. ......
  
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• Man living in Congo who returned to Kenya is country's first confirmed Ebola case and ...

  06-10-2026 18:26 via article.wn.com
  A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend has become Kenya’s first confirmed case of Ebola and the country’s first death from the disease in the fast-moving outbreak. That's according to Kenyan ......
  
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• Jim Bakker, who lost his televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86

  06-10-2026 18:26 via article.wn.com
  Jim Bakker, who built a huge TV following and evangelical empire with his first wife, Tammy Faye, which later collapsed in a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died. He was 86. Bakker died Monday, his second wife, Lori Bakker, said in a statement. The cause of death was not provided. “He was a pioneer of Christian television, but to me, he was my husband, my best friend, and the man I was honored to walk beside through so many seasons of life and ministry,” she said. The pair live
  
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• French riot police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 rally nationwide for school funding

  06-10-2026 18:26 via article.wn.com
  Protests that began in mid-September have grown into a nationwide movement....
  
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• US trade deficit hits $105.6 billion, highest since March of last year

  06-10-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  The US trade deficit in August reached $105.6 billion, marking the highest level since March of last year. The US Department of Commerce announced that the US trade deficit in goods...
  
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• U.S. Stock Indices Open Higher as S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit New Highs

  06-10-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  U.S. stock market's three major indices opened in an upward trend. The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500...
  
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• Trump Approves First U.S. Military Firing Squad Execution in 65 Years

  06-10-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  A condemned prisoner is dragged to the execution ground, their body bound to a pillar with ropes and their eyes covered. Around 10 soldiers raise their rifles, aiming their barrels at the prisoner. At the signal, a deafening “bang” echoes as flames erupt from the muzzles. This is a scene of a firing squad execution depicted in films and documentaries set against the backdrop of World Wars I and II. A method of execution once considered a relic of the past has now been revived in the
  
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• Tourist Boat Sails Duckweed-Clogged Belgian River

  06-10-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  A tourist boat carrying dozens of passengers passed through the Lys River...
  
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• President Donald Trump Approves First U.S. Military Execution Since WWII

  06-10-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  The former U.S. Army major who killed 13 people in a 2009 mass shooting at a U.S. military base has been executed by firing squad. Local media reported that this is the first U.S. military execution since...
  
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• Islamic NATO Tests Combat Against Houthis

  06-10-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  As Turkey and Pakistan swiftly deploy troops to Saudi Arabia, which is under attack by Iran-aligned Houthi militants in Yemen, the Middle East conflict appears to be escalating. While the U.S. has ruled out direct military intervention to assist Saudi Arabia, analysts note that the “Islamic NATO” alliance has entered a critical test phase as it engages in real combat. ◇Allied Forces Launch Full-Scale Offensive, Houthis Counterattack Foreign ministers of the three Sunni-majority
  
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• Hard-Right Quebec Party Wins Provincial Election

  06-10-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  The Quebec Party, which led the separatist movement in Quebec, Canada’s French-speaking region, during the 1970s–1980s and had since shrunk to a regional party, is showing signs of revival. The Quebec Party won 59 out of 127 seats in the Quebec provincial election held on the 5th, becoming the largest party in the legislature. Canadian media, including CBC, reported that Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon, leader of the Quebec Party, is expected to form a government without a coalition and
  
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• Digi International Announces Digi EX60 for Always-On 5G Branch Connectivity

  06-10-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 6, 2026-- ......
  
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• Arab Winter Endures as Civil Wars and Authoritarianism Persist

  06-10-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  The civil war between Yemen’s government forces and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, which began after the “Arab Spring” (Middle East democratization movement), is showing signs of escalating into an international conflict. According to Reuters, AP, and other outlets, government forces declared on October 4 (local time) the recapture of territories held by the Houthis. The counteroffensive came after the Houthis intensified attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, which su
  
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• Ukraine Questions South Korea Oil Shipments To Russia

  06-10-2026 17:24 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine on Tuesday said oil supplies shipped to Russia through South Korea had helped Moscow offset losses in refining...
  
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• Ukraine criticizes S. Korea for oil supplies to Russia

  06-10-2026 17:24 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine on Tuesday said oil supplies to Russia through South Korea helped...
  
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• One dead in Istanbul school knife attack

  06-10-2026 17:24 via article.wn.com
  One child died after a teenage girl stabbed eight pupils at a school in Istanbul on Tuesday, the interior ministry said. The attack took place at a middle school in the city's northwestern Basaksehir district at around 8:40 am (0540 GMT), officials said. Eight...
  
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• Oil Tanker Hit By Unknown Projectile In Strait Of Hormuz

  06-10-2026 17:24 via article.wn.com
  The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said it received a delayed...
  
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• Mistral Unveils New Open-Weight AI Model ‘Chonk’

  06-10-2026 17:24 via article.wn.com
  French AI startup Mistral announced its latest open-weight model, ML4, on Tuesday, describing it as a new option for businesses seeking...
  
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• Germany arrests ex-spy chief on suspicion of giving secrets to foreign powers

  06-10-2026 17:24 via article.wn.com
  A former German spy chief was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of passing sensitive information to foreign powers, an embarrassing case that comes as the country is seeking to bolster its intelligence agencies. August Hanning, who ran Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency from 1998 to 2005, is accused of espionage, treason and working for foreign intelligence services, federal prosecutors said. They did not say which foreign powers were involved. However, AFP understands that it was not Russia.
  
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• France test-fires new nuclear-capable missile

  06-10-2026 17:24 via article.wn.com
  France on Tuesday fired for the first time its new M51.3 nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine, a successful test that President Emmanuel Macron argued showed the credibility of the French nuclear deterrent. The missile, a variant of...
  
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• Djokovic wins China Open

  06-10-2026 17:24 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Beijing, China: Novak Djokovic won the China Open on Tuesday after...
  
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• Annual Report 2026 (New World Development Co Ltd)

  06-10-2026 17:24 via article.wn.com
  ) The text version of this document is not available. You can access...
  
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