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• Reading Is Hard. Watching Is Not.

  09-10-2026 06:05 via article.wn.com
  Reading has been on the decline since the advent of television, and now it’s only getting worse. On “Interesting Times,” the Times of London columnist James Marriott explains why we’d rather watch videos than read books. ......
  
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• 'We can’t deal with it in Canada': Some women turn to Mexico for endometriosis care

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  While endometriosis affects one in 10 women, Canada’s health care system is doing a “poor” job in providing them care and many women are seeking treatment outside the country. ......
  
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• Trump's Russia-Ukraine 'energy ceasefire' sparks confusion

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump sowed confusion on Sunday, announcing an "energy ceasefire" between Ukraine and Russia that sparked astonishment in Kyiv, silence from Moscow and support from Ukraine's Western allies. But the ceasefire appeared shaky at best as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia struck multiple Ukrainian power plants on Sunday, including one in the capital and another in Kharkiv, leading to power outages and outrage. Trump's announcement came two days after he declared
  
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• Traumatised people in Panama begin earthquake recovery

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  Residents near the epicentre of a major earthquake in southern Panama began cleaning up on Saturday, traumatised by the previous day’s heavy shaking that left widespread damage but so far no reported deaths. “This is something we’ve never seen before. We weren’t prepared for this kind of event,” said Aldulfo Quintero as he cleared debris from a store in Chitre, about 250 km southwest of Panama City. The 41-year-old told AFP he has a “great fear” that a..
  
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• Tens of thousands urge climate action at Brussels demo

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  Tens of thousands of people marched yesterday through the Belgian capital Brussels to the EU’s headquarters to demand greater action to combat climate change ahead of a major UN summit. Record heatwaves across Europe in recent months have raised concerns about the impact that man-made climate change is having on the continent. Delegates from...
  
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• Storm strengthens near western Mexico

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  Hurricane Simon strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm and was expected to make landfall or skirt the coast of west-central Mexico yesterday, according to the US National Hurricane Centre. Fluctuations in strength are expected until the core of Simon reaches the coast, with a maximum wind speed of 249 km per hour, the NHC said in an update. “Significant or catastrophic...
  
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• South Korea\u2019s military says North Korea fired a projectile toward the sea

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea fired at least...
  
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• Russell Brand arrives at a London court for his trial on rape and sexual assault charges

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  LONDON (AP) — Comedian Russell Brand arrived at a London court Monday for the opening of his trial on charges of rape and sexual assault. Brand was flanked by security guards and accompanied by his wife, Laura Gallacher, as he...
  
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• Philippine VP Duterte impeachment: Prosecutors speed up process, drop bribery charge

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  The fourth and final charge of bribery against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte in the ongoing impeachment trial has been dropped by the prosecutors, noting they have already presented sufficient evidence on three other charges that would ensure her conviction and removal from office. Confident in their case against Duterte, prosecutors from the Philippine House of Representatives (HOR) said they wanted to avoid unnecessarily prolonging the trial. The fourth impeachment complaint involves
  
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• Philippine Airlines extends Manila-Riyadh flight cancellations until November 29

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  Philippine Airlines (PAL) has extended its cancellation of flights between Manila and Riyadh until...
  
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• Pennsylvania shooter who killed 8 was family\u2019s patriarch, father of toddler killed says

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  ERIE, Pa. (AP) — A man whose toddler was among eight people killed in a mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, said Sunday that the gunman was a grandfather who never seemed distressed or out of the ordinary. “I think that was a front for him,” Julius Windham said as he stood at a memorial to victims of Friday’s shooting, including his 1-year-old daughter Amarianna, her pregnant mother and the woman’s 5-year-old son and unborn baby. × This page requires Javascri
  
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• Nepal flash floods sweep away houses, five people missing

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  Flash floods hit central Nepal yesterday, sweeping away houses and leaving at least five people missing, officials said, weeks after devastating flooding that killed hundreds. Videos circulating online showed a dark, debris-filled river surging through the hills in Gorkha district. “What we know is that a dry landslide had blocked the river and then it...
  
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• Musk vows affordable Starlink in India days before Ambani’s record Jio IPO

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  Elon Musk said he would price Starlink’s satellite internet service affordably in India to take on Mukesh Ambani’s low-cost Reliance Jio, escalating his attacks on the rival billionaire days before Jio’s parent launches India’s largest-ever IPO. Jio Platforms, which owns the telecom arm, is targeting a...
  
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• Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Tonga in Pacific Ocean

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
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• Iran calls US response to Hormuz proposal insufficient

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  Iran said on Oct. 11 that...
  
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• Indonesia moves 8 endangered orangutans to safety

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  Indonesian authorities and conservation workers successfully moved eight orangutans to a safe location after the endangered primates’ homes were destroyed by wildfires in the forests of Borneo, they said yesterday. The southeast Asian nation is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, mainly on Sumatra and Borneo islands, and the government has...
  
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• India is a manufacturing centre for the world: Philippe Delorme, President and CEO, KONE Corporation

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  We have developed a...
  
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• Hundreds from ex-PM Imran Khan's party arrested in Pakistan: Police

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  Pakistani authorities have detained hundreds of members of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party after an emergency rule was imposed in a northern province, police officials told AFP on Monday. Two police officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media, said 278 members of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...
  
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• How the ICE surge in Minnesota could impact the midterms

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  Operation Metro Surge is still a "fresh wound" in...
  
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• Hormuz attack: India's seafarers union seeks 'urgent update' on missing sailors

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  The Forward Seamen's Union of India (FSUI) on Monday sought an urgent status update on two Indian seafarers reported missing after a drone attack on the commercial vessel MT Petro Dolphin in the Strait of Hormuz region, urging authorities to confirm their whereabouts and provide support to their families. In a post on X, FSUI identified the vessel as Nicaragua-flagged, which was struck by a drone near Oman's Sohar Anchorage on October 11. FSUI had also...
  
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• France's high school students plan fresh protests

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  France's high school...
  
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• Fire ravages Paris tourist attraction with flames seen from miles away as emergency crews swarm

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  The popular March� des Enfants Rouges in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris has been completely destroyed after a blaze in the early hours of this morning ......
  
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• Djibouti boat wreck leaves 139 dead, 84 missing: UN

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  At least 139 migrants died, including 15 children, and 84 went missing when an overcrowded boat sank while heading from Djibouti to Yemen, a UN agency said yesterday. The vessel was carrying 305 people, most of them Ethiopian, when it capsized north of the Djibouti town of Obock on the night of October 8-9, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement. “Survivors told me that the boat started to sink backwards as soon as they got in it,” Alexandre Coissac, I
  
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• Amid public anger over housing crisis, Spain's PM takes bold gamble to secure majority

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  By making housing affordability the centrepiece of his campaign, Pedro Sánchez hopes to unite progressive voters while deflecting attention from other pressing political vulnerabilities. ......
  
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• Airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, drone hits vessel in Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
  Airstrikes targeted two districts in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels reported Monday, blaming Saudi Arabia for the airstrikes that occurred around midnight. Saudi Arabia did not immediately respond to the claim. India’s Foreign Ministry said two Indian nationals were missing after a drone struck a commercial tanker around the Strait of Hormuz. The ministry said Monday the two were among 11 Indian sailors aboard the...
  
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• 5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia's Sulawesi Island

  12-10-2026 11:47 via article.wn.com
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• ‘What planet is she on?’: the Seekers take aim at CPAC over use of I ...

  12-10-2026 11:31 via article.wn.com
  The carnival is over for use of Australian band’s song they say was played without permission at conservative conference...
  
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• U.S. embassy urges "extreme caution" in Saudi airports after Houthi strikes kill several people

  12-10-2026 11:31 via article.wn.com
  he conflict between Iran-backed Houthi militias and Saudi Arabia escalated over the weekend, with one American among 13 killed in strikes. ......
  
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• Ukraine says Russia violated Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ – Europe live

  12-10-2026 11:31 via article.wn.com
  Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv power plant among the facilities hit after US president claims ‘energy ceasefire’, while Kremlin yet to confirm any deal...
  
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• Today in History: October 12, Bali nightclub bombings kill more than 200

  12-10-2026 11:31 via article.wn.com
  Today is Monday, Oct. 12, the 285th day of 2026. There are 80 days left in the year. ......
  
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