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• September 2026 was world's second-hottest on record: Should we be worried?

  12-10-2026 06:14 via article.wn.com
  September was worlds secondhottest on record Should we be worried ......
  
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• Yemen's Houthis look to build ballistic missiles with more Chinese supplies: report

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
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• Victorian Labor Unveils $30 Million Abortion Pitch in Lead-Up to Election

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  Access to medical abortion will be made free in a cost-of-living election pitch by a re-elected state...
  
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• US military rejects Iran’s claim it is intimidating civilian mariners

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  US Central Command (CentCom) on Wednesday rejected Iran’s allegation that American forces are using threatening language against Iranian sailors, calling the claim “false” and defending its months-long naval blockade of Iran.Iran’s ambassador to the International Maritime...
  
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• Toronto Police Arrest 3rd Canadian Armed Forces Member in Connection to Organized Crime, Kidnapping

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  A third member of the Canadian Armed Forces has been charged in a kidnapping investigation along with four civilians, the Toronto...
  
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• Three Indian students killed in Germany fire; resident arrested on homicide charges

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  Bochum, Germany: Three Indian nationals, including two...
  
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• Tesla Halts Cheapest Model 3 Orders in Canada, Citing Limited Quota

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  Tesla has stopped taking orders in Canada for its cheapest Model 3—a Shanghai-built version that starts at C$39,490, or around $28,000—citing...
  
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• Sydney hospital patient charged with attempted murder after allegedly setting fellow patient alight

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  NSW police allege Raymond James Dungay doused three patients in petrol before setting one alight at Prince of Wales hospital in Randwick...
  
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• Starlink Suspicions and a Frantic Warning: Inside Trump’s Turn on Zelensky

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  Limitations on Ukraine’s access to military-grade Starlink terminals sparked panic among its officials and several U.S. lawmakers. ......
  
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• Smith Casts Advance Ballot in Alberta Referendum to Remain, Urges ‘Yes’ Vote to Other Changes

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has cast her advance ballot in the...
  
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• Sexual assault reported at frat house near University of Chicago

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  Alleged assault follows report of gang-rape at frat house at Cornell, which ignited national uproar and criticism online...
  
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• Pope Leo back on his feet after shock cancer diagnosis

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
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• Paddington: The Musical is coming to Sydney in 2027

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  Hugely successful West End show will open at Capitol Theatre in September 2027, with dates in other Australian cities yet to be announced...
  
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• MPs Debate Private Bill Mandating Compensation for Damage of Religious Properties by Vandals

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  Conservative MPs encouraged the Liberals to vote in favour of a private member’s bill mandating compensation for damage to religious properties by...
  
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• Mining Giant Glencore Begins Trading in Australia

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  Global mining giant Glencore has begun trading on the Australian Securities Exchange. The company,...
  
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• Labor and Coalition block bill that would ban incarcerated women being shackled in childbirth

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  Liberal Paul Scarr breaks ranks to condemn major parties, saying he will write to Queensland attorney general...
  
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• It is ‘painful’ when Trump chooses a different side

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview...
  
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• Illegal tobacco increasingly hard to spot, with some fakes featuring Australian health warnings

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  Government warned that counterfeit tobacco produced by criminal organisations in south-east Asia is becoming more sophisticated...
  
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• Cuba to Open Oil Sector to Private Firms With New Law

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  Cuba’s government announced plans Oct. 13 to open oil and gas exploration and production to private firms at home and...
  
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• Chinese State Media Correspondent Goes on Trial in Czech Espionage Case

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  A Chinese state-media correspondent accused of gathering intelligence for Beijing went on trial in Prague on Oct. 14, becoming the...
  
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• Best Open-World RPGs You Need To Play In Fall 2026

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  As we head into the final few months of 2026, a...
  
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• As Alberta Referendum Nears, Advocates Make Final Push

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  CALGARY—With less than a week until Alberta holds its referendum, supporters and opponents of independence...
  
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• 2 Ships Hit, One Sunk by ‘Unknown Projectiles’ in Strait of Hormuz: Report

  15-10-2026 03:55 via article.wn.com
  One commercial ship was sunk and another damaged by “unknown projectiles” while passing through the Strait of Hormuz,...
  
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• Zelensky says he's been 'betrayed' by Trump as Ukraine hit by Starlink outage

  15-10-2026 03:32 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claims his US counterpart and Elon Musk deliberately blocked Ukraine's access to Starlink overnight after the the military faced slowdowns in speed ......
  
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• Woodside Energy executive touts $27.5B impact

  15-10-2026 03:32 via article.wn.com
  Woodside Energy is moving forward with its Louisiana LNG project, driven by the state’s vast natural gas reserves and a highly competitive regulatory environment, a company executive told the American Press on Wednesday. Tom Feutrill, Woodside’s director for the Louisiana LNG project, detailed the massive economic and environmental footprint the venture is projected to bring to both the state and the nation. According to a 2025 economic...
  
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• What to know about the pope’s lung cancer diagnosis

  15-10-2026 03:32 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer on Tuesday, following an operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. The Vatican said doctors had confirmed the pope had lung adenocarcinoma, one of the most common forms of ......
  
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• We cannot trust our AI overlords

  15-10-2026 03:32 via article.wn.com
  It is no longer an exaggeration to say that the digital apocalypse is at our door. The advance of artificial intelligence is outstripping our fears and expectations. The machinery of the state, slow and predictable by nature, is so thoroughly outpaced in its capacity to control and regulate that it does not even realise it. Our politicians, running on antiquated software, cling to problems that are pressing but dated (such as the retirement age and the number of civil servants) and barely speak
  
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• U.S. stocks close drop as hot CPI revives Fed rate-hike bets

  15-10-2026 03:32 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday after a hotter-than-expected September inflation reading revived bets on further Federal Reserve rate hikes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 48.62 points, or 0.09 percent, to 51,621.48. The S&P 500 fell 86.51 points, or 1.11 percent, to 7,718.94, its first decline of at least 1 percent in more than 50...
  
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• U.S. coach who recorded young gymnasts undressing is sentenced to 90 years in prison

  15-10-2026 03:32 via article.wn.com
  A once prominent youth gymnastics...
  
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• Urgent: 5.0-magnitude quake hits Near East Coast of Kamchatka -- GFZ

  15-10-2026 03:32 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0...
  
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