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• S. Korea proposes dialogue with DPRK to resolve MDL discrepancies after DMZ mine blast

  02-10-2026 23:43 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Friday proposed dialogue with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to resolve lingering discrepancies over the military demarcation line (MDL) following the...
  
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• World Bank raises India\u2019s FY27 GDP growth forecast to 7.1%

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  The World Bank has also sounded a...
  
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• What Is Pneumonic Plague And Why Is It Raising Concerns After Researcher's Death?

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  Pneumonic plague passes between people through respiratory droplets, typically through coughing and close contact. ......
  
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• What Happened to the ‘Village’ That Used to Raise Our Children?

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  As a parent, there is no shortage of advice on how to raise a child. When is bedtime? Is breastfeeding or bottle-feeding best?...
  
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• Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv claims half of Russia’s oil refining capacity destroyed

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine says its long-range strikes have hurt Russian economy while Vladimir Putin concedes they have cost Russia roughly 1% of GDP. What we know on day 1,686 ......
  
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• UK regulator FCA to investigate how it handled Epstein whistleblower who took his own life

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  British banker Simon Andriesz helped to expose alleged ties between late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick...
  
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• Trump Vows To Pay For Ads Praising Him With Personal, PAC Funds

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  Trump and his Republican Party are in danger of losing control of Congress in next month's elections, with the president's approval at record lows and broad discontent over his economic agenda. ......
  
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• Tigray rebel groups ‘forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15’ as fighting spreads

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  Civilians try to flee as men and boys rounded up on streets by new alliance as Ethiopia conflict erupts again...
  
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• Third-generation Massachusetts farmer grows broccoli and sweet corn beneath 832 solar panels; his 2.2-acre agrivoltaic farm wins Farmer of the Year

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  On a stretch of farmland in Hadley, Massachusetts, broccoli, sweet corn and other crops have been grown beneath rows of solar panels. Farmer Joe Czajkowski, whose family has farmed in the Pioneer Valley for three generations, hosts an 832-panel agrivoltaic array covering 2.2 acres of his more than 400-acre farm. The 445-kilowatt DC system was built by Hyperion Systems and completed in July 2023, although the array became operational in 2024. The North American Agrivoltaics Awards has named Czajk
  
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• Separatists win Quebec election in test for Canada PM’s national unity strategy

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  Parti Québécois wins provincial election but will not be able to govern alone, as Mark Carney stresses unity in face of tariffs threat from Donald Trump...
  
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• Russia plague scare puts US on watch as Rubio flags possible internal spread

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  The United States is closely monitoring a suspected plague infection involving a laboratory worker in Russia amid concerns that the disease may have spread internally, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said, while stressing that Washington's information on the case is based on details provided by Russian officials.Rubio made the remarks while speaking to...
  
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• RSPCA NSW director quits over welfare standards for RSPCA-branded chicken

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  Mark Steele says he is ‘ashamed to be associated’ with the RSPCA Certified scheme, which badges 97% of chicken sold in Australia...
  
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• Pakistan Pull Out Of World Championship Of Legends: What Forced Their Withdrawal?

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  The withdrawal follows a standoff between WCL organisers and the PCB, with Pakistan's matches postponed before the team confirmed it would pull out. ......
  
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• Pak, Turkiye to deploy forces in Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  Islamabad: Pakistan and Turkiye have agreed to deploy their military forces in Saudi Arabia under the trilateral defence agreement between the three countries in the wake of Houthi attacks in the Gulf country. The three sides had convened an emergency meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee (SPDC) of the Makkah Alliance for Defence in Riyadh on Monday, October 5, to address the regional developments and threats facing Saudi Arabia, according to a joint statement. The trilateral
  
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• Opposition Pledges to Cut Australia’s Net Migration to 100,000 per Year

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  The Coalition has announced its “Australia-first” migration plan with moves to dramatically cut net...
  
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• Nigerian Air Force plane crashes, killing all 25 passengers and 7 crew

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  A Nigerian military aircraft carrying 32 people crashed in Ondo state on Monday, killing all 25 passengers and seven crew members on board.The Nigerian Air Force identified the aircraft as an ATR-42, a twin-engine turboprop configured for...
  
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• Nepal flash flood: Search operation ends after 40 days, 5,285 still missing including 189 Indians

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  The country has moved towards...
  
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• Lead found in nearly all cat foods tested in new study

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  Lead was detected in 99% of products, cadmium in 96% and arsenic in 94%. ......
  
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• Kenyan prisoners play chess for fun behind bars and to help with rehabilitation

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  MURANG'A, Kenya (AP) — The black-and-white stripes of Brian Gatonye’s prison uniform match the pieces staring back at him from the chessboard at Kenya's Maranjau Prison. ......
  
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• Japan PM leads outcry after US Marine arrested over alleged killing of woman on Okinawa

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  Crimes involving US troops on Okinawa have been a constant source of tension between Tokyo and Washington...
  
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• ‘It could knock a whole street down’: the art of defusing a second world war bomb

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  On 14 January this year, army and navy squads faced an unprecedented challenge: one bomb on a Plymouth building site, another floating on a dredger in Exmouth. That afternoon, the clock started ticking...
  
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• Israel nearly shot down flydubai flight after cockpit attack, scrambled jets before aborting: Report

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  Israel was prepared to shoot down a FlyDubai plane after its captain was attacked in the cockpit....
  
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• In 2011, California completed a 300-acre restoration of former San Diego salt ponds; five-year monitoring later documented 80 bird, 22 fish and 10 invertebrate species

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  For decades, parts of South San Diego Bay looked very different from the tidal wetlands that once occupied them. Former salt ponds had been separated from the bay, limiting natural tidal flows and reducing habitat for wildlife. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, a partnership involving federal, state and local agencies and conservation groups began restoring the landscape in the late 2000s. By 2011, roughly 300 acres across the
  
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• How US ally South Korea is becoming a key fuel lifeline for Russia

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  US ally South Korea has emerged as a weak link in western sanctions against Russia, with more than 176,000 tonnes of fuel shipped from its ports to Russia in July and August, including cargoes carried by vessels sanctioned by the UK and EU, a Guardian investigation has found.The shipments included fuel carried by seven tankers on 14 voyages to...
  
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• How quant funds beat the market by being 'early, contrarian and right'

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  Quantitative hedge funds have captured big trends in bonds and oil to outperform the stock market this year. ......
  
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• Google faces UK court over app store charges

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  A class action lawsuit against...
  
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• Donald Trump directs Iran to 'take out' Los Angeles or San Diego as a 'small ...

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump has told Iran to attack Los Angeles or San Diego in a war rant, claiming the US is "kicking Iran's ass" ......
  
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• CNBC Daily Open: 'Red' diesel to hit U.S. highways

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing diesel normally reserved for off-road use to hit U.S. public roads and highways. ......
  
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• Cancer rates rising more quickly among younger people, international study finds

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  Researchers, who looked at UK, US and Dutch data, say lifestyle choices are costing thousands of lives a year...
  
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• At least 22 dead after two boats collide on Congo River in DR Congo

  06-10-2026 08:27 via article.wn.com
  At least 22 people were killed after two boats collided on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with rescue teams continuing to search for survivors and recover bodies.According to a Reuters...
  
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