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• Refrigerated Containers and Prefab Cold Rooms Differ in Installation and Site Requirements

  10-10-2026 15:16 via article.wn.com
  Haerbin, Heilongjiang, China - October 10, 2026 - A refrigerated container and a small prefab cold room can both keep your stock cold, but they go in very differently. One arrives as a finished box. The other arrives as panels and parts. That difference shapes your site prep, your schedule, and your budget. This guide compares the two setups in plain terms, so you can plan your installation with fewer surprises. What Shows Up on Site A container cold room arrives as one complete unit. The insula
  
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• Will Trump’s $5,000 checks actually come? Here’s the latest

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his promise of $5,000 checks to every U.S. adult if the GOP keeps control of Congress during the midterm elections. ......
  
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• U.S. Visa Denial Blocks Democratic Party Representative

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  Amid Representative Jung Chung-rae of the Democratic Party of Korea failing to attend the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee’s parliamentary audit held at the South Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C., on the 12th due to U.S. visa issuance issues, Ambassador Kang Kyung-wha stated, “As the head of the mission, I deeply regret that...
  
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• Trump Says Possible Meeting With Kim Jong Un

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump, who is scheduled to visit Shenzhen, China, to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on November 18–19, responded to a question on October 12 about whether he plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by saying, “I may” and “That will be exciting.” Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to meet...
  
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• Trump open to meeting Kim Jong-un during Asia visit

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump on the 12th (local time) left open the possibility of meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his upcoming...
  
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• Times Square Durga Utsav draws crowds despite bad weather, 6 organisations honoured

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  Times Square Durga Utsav draws crowds despite bad weather, 6 organisations honoured ......
  
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• Starbucks denies Chipotle acquisition reports

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  U.S. coffee specialty brand Starbucks officially denied reports that it was reviewing the acquisition of Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle. This came four days after the Financial Times (FT) reported the potential...
  
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• ‘Sopranos’ star relists NYC penthouse in converted church following two-month overhaul

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  Actor and musician Steven Van Zandt is selling his New York City penthouse for just under $19 million. The home is located in the city’s Greenwich Village in a former church that was converted into eight condominiums in 2006. ......
  
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• Selma Blair arrested at JFK after she allegedly attacked flight attendants

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  Several news outlets reported Blair allegedly punched a flight attendant, bit another and tried to open plane door...
  
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• RJ Mitte, actor best known for Breaking Bad role, dies aged 34

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  Mitte, who played Walter White Jr on acclaimed show, had cerebral palsy and advocated for disability representation...
  
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• Refrigerators shutdown in French supermarkets after cyberattack

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  Major French supermarket chains have said they were hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to shoot up in temperature in hundreds of stores, forcing spoiled food to be thrown away and raising concerns about food security. Top retailers E. Leclerc, Intermarche and Cooperative U confirmed to AFP they suffered a cyberattack that Cooperative U's chief executive described as "unprecedented". "Food security requires more attention at all levels," said the EU's Food and Agriculture Commis
  
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• Pope Leo to be hospitalized Oct. 13 ahead of lung surgery, public appearances canceled

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  ROME (OSV News) – The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Oct. 13 before undergoing lung surgery, prompting the cancellation of several public appearances and meetings for the coming week. In a statement to journalists Oct. 12, the Vatican press office said that Pope Leo will enter Rome’s Gemelli Hospital late tomorrow morning. The Vatican did not confirm whether the operation will be performed on Oct. 13 or the following day.
  
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• No tolls: 60 countries back declaration opposing fees on shipping through straits

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  No tolls: 60 countries back declaration opposing fees on shipping through straits ......
  
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• Military archbishop denounces ‘public spectacle’ of Hasan execution, obliges Catholic recusal

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (OSV News) – Just hours after his audience with Pope Leo XIV, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services issued a strong and lengthy statement Oct. 12 against the planned livestreamed execution by firing squad of Ford Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, calling it a “public spectacle of barbarically killing our adversaries.” In his statement, Archbishop Broglio, former president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and head of t
  
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• Border crisis in Spain's Ceuta has exposed its Christian-Muslim fault lines

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  Spain's Ceuta, a city in North Africa, is facing a migration crisis that has exposed deep divisions. The crisis began in late July when about 80,000 people crossed from Morocco, driven by rumors that Spain had opened its border. While ......
  
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• Bolivia investigates ex-president Evo Morales over alleged ties to 2009 killings

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  Leftist former leader accused of involvement in shooting of three Europeans in Santa Cruz and torture of two others...
  
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• Australia politics live: Labor’s $630m funding boost for charities; Greens at odds about Ukraine weapons

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
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• Archbishop of US military condemns Pentagon plans to livestream execution

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  Timothy Broglio says Catholics on army firing squad should ask to be excused since it clashes with church teachings...
  
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• Ambassador Kang Kyung-wha Rules Out Accident in DMZ Landmine Blast

  13-10-2026 00:43 via article.wn.com
  Ambassador to the United States Kang Kyung-wha stated on the 12th (local time) regarding the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) landmine explosion that injured three South Korean service members, “This was clearly not an accidental incident.” Ambassador Kang responded during a parliamentary audit by the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs and Unification...
  
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• Yemen's Houthis claim fresh strikes on Riyadh airport, Saudi airbase

  13-10-2026 00:31 via article.wn.com
  SANAA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said Monday it had launched a ballistic missile at King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh and carried out a separate drone strike on an airbase in southwestern Saudi Arabia. In a statement on social media platform X,...
  
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• Victims of Pennsylvania mass shooting included pregnant daughter of gunman

  13-10-2026 00:31 via article.wn.com
  The victims of a mass shooting in northwest Pennsylvania included the gunman’s wife and pregnant daughter who was due to give birth on Monday, authorities said. Matthew Stone, 45, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday after after opening fire at his home on Perry Street in Erie, Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook told NBC News on Monday. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE Victims included the shooter’s wife Michelle Stone,...
  
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• Venezuela receives equipment, spare parts to restore battered power grid

  13-10-2026 00:31 via article.wn.com
  CARACAS, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela has received new equipment and spare parts to help restore its battered national power grid, the Venezuelan News Agency (AVN) reported Monday, citing the...
  
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• U.S. Democratic congresswoman's home searched as midterm elections draw closer

  13-10-2026 00:31 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar's home in Washington, D.C., was searched early Monday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigators, the latest high-profile incident involving immigration as midterm elections draw closer. Omar represents Minnesota's 5th Congressional...
  
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• Urgent: Houthis claim fresh strike on Riyadh airport, drone attack on Saudi air base

  13-10-2026 00:31 via article.wn.com
  SANAA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said Monday...
  
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• Unanimous support for Cuba at the 30th International Seminar on Political Parties and Society

  13-10-2026 00:31 via article.wn.com
  Global support for Cuba in the face of growing threats from Washington was once again demonstrated at the 30th International Seminar on Political Parties and Society, organized by the Workers' Party (PT). ......
  
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• U.K. prime minister accuses Russia of meddling in Brexit vote

  13-10-2026 00:31 via article.wn.com
  Officials scrambled to clarify that Andy Burnham’s remarks did not mean the government rejected the outcome of the controversial 2016 referendum. ......
  
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• Train fire halts Madrid-Barcelona high-speed services

  13-10-2026 00:31 via article.wn.com
  MADRID, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- High-speed rail services between Madrid and Barcelona were suspended in both directions on Monday after a fire broke out...
  
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• Syrian national arrested in Cebu after touching two women without consent at night market

  13-10-2026 00:31 via article.wn.com
  A 46-year-old Syrian national was arrested by authorities in Cebu City after he allegedly molested two women walking along Colon Street in...
  
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• State Question 845 proposes to take party balancing out of judicial nominating process

  13-10-2026 00:31 via article.wn.com
  It would also eliminate a prohibition on attorneys and immediate family members of attorneys from being selected to fill at-large vacancies. ......
  
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• Six vessels attacked in Strait of Hormuz and adjacent waters on Sunday

  13-10-2026 00:31 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Multiple advisories issued by the UK Maritime Trade Operations on Monday and Sunday indicated that six vessels came under attack on Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz and adjacent waters of the Gulf of...
  
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