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• Sherpa missing on Everest for a week found alive

  05-06-2026 00:54 via article.wn.com
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• New Zealand homes flooded with faeces after storm blocks sewage pipes: ‘Feral and disgusting’

  05-06-2026 13:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Wellington Water says five properties in suburb of Island Bay were affected after a blocked main caused a wastewater overflow
  
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• Trump’s ‘crazy’ call dents Netanyahu’s image at key time of Israel’s election

  05-06-2026 13:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Netanyahu described Trump as ‘the greatest friend Israel has ever had in ​the White House’
  
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• Ex-wife of Dubai ruler’s nephew arrested amid abduction allegation

  05-06-2026 13:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Family and friends say they lost contact with her on Tuesday night
  
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• Yankees take on the Red Sox in first of 3-game series

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  The New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox to begin a three-game series. ......
  
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• World food prices slip in May, still near 3-year high, FAO says

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  The index remained near its highest level since January 2023 and 18.4% below its March 2022 peak. ......
  
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• World Environment Day 2026: Outfit repeaters are real style icons; 8 fashion habits to reduce ...

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
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• With World Cup, Atlanta seeks to show how it has moved on from 1990s notoriety

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
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• 'We want our children back': Nigeria's kidnapping nightmare spreads south

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  YAWOTA, Nigeria, June 5 - It was...
  
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• Washington tightens Blackwell chip controls

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  Washington has moved to close a sensitive gap in its China technology controls after Trump administration officials concluded that overseas units of Chinese companies may have been able to buy Nvidia’s most advanced artificial intelligence chips without the export licences required for direct shipments to China. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security issued guidance on 31 May clarifying that licence requirements for advanced computing items apply to companies headq
  
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• US Senate passes $70 billion in new funds for ICE, Border Patrol

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  The House is not expected to take up the measure before next week. ......
  
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• US domestic treatment centers ready for Ebola even as Kenya plans persist

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  June 5 - Most of the 13 U.S....
  
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• Unregistered Sri Lankan nursing home lies in ruins as toll from deadly fire rises to 13

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  The death toll from a fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka has...
  
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• Trump's latest tariff salvo no fix for global issue of forced labour

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  LONDON: President Donald Trump's threat to slap new ​tariffs on trade partners the U.S. accuses of failing to crack down on forced labour will do little to fight modern slavery - ......
  
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• Trump peace push stalls as Hezbollah rejects truce, Israel holds firm

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  The Iran-backed Hezbollah group rejected a new cease-fire proposal in Lebanon on Thursday, while Israel signaled it would keep troops in the country, dealing a setback to U.S. Pres ......
  
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• This expert has to prepare perfect pitches for the World Cup, despite the heat, altitude ...

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  FIFA's Alan Ferguson has lead an elite team in preparing the perfect pitches for the tournament ......
  
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• Space nerds,Rejoice! SpaceX’s IPO lifts dreams of the cosmos.

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
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• Russian nationalists slam Zelenskiy letter as PR stunt designed to stir discontent

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
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• Russia identifies key drivers to spur economic growth

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  ST. PETERSBURG, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak on Friday identified labor productivity growth, technological advancement, trade reorientation, and an improved business environment as the four key drivers of the country's...
  
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• Republicans defeat move to bar Trump from creating compensation fund

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — Republicans on Thursday...
  
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• Postal Service frees up enough cash to keep operating for ‘several years’

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service,...
  
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• Planning commission votes to advance Trump’s plan for towering arch

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — A federal...
  
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• Peru’s June 7 presidential runoff

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  June 5 - Peruvians head to the...
  
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• Migrants flee homes in South Africa amid xenophobic violence surge

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  Four days ago, Mozambican immigrant Lado Amido opened his door in the South African coastal town of Kleinmond to find an angry crowd outside. They told him and others like him that ......
  
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• Lebanon’s latest ceasefire shows little sign of taking hold

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  BEIRUT — For all the...
  
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• John Bolton reaches deal to plead guilty over classified information

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — John Bolton, a national...
  
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• Jersey weighs finance future against island identity

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  Jersey is facing a defining test over whether its finance-led prosperity can keep pace with faster, technology-driven rivals without eroding the small-island character that has long set it apart. The British Crown Dependency, once widely labelled a tax haven, has spent decades recasting itself as a regulated international financial centre. That shift has helped turn a 45-square-mile island of just over 100,000 people into one of the world’s more influential offshore hubs, serving banks, fu
  
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• Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  Six people were killed, Lebanon’s state news agency reported....
  
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• Israel strikes Lebanese village after warning to several areas

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  Israel said its forces had the “freedom” to strike Beirut if Hezbollah attacked Israeli communities. ......
  
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• I worked with the USMNT. This is the biggest mental challenge of the World Cup

  05-06-2026 13:36 via article.wn.com
  This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up...
  
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