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• Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked protests dies

  07-10-2026 23:20 via article.wn.com
  Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests, has died. Ms Abascal had been hospitalised after she was evicted from the apartment she had lived in for seven decades. ......
  
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• Woman handed lifetime ban after 21 dogs found 'stained in poo' in caravan

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Penelope Garner-Carpenter has been banned from keeping animals after the dogs were found to be emaciated and anaemic ......
  
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• Woman dead, two injured in Poland's second school attack in two days

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
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• Why�EV sales are lukewarm in America, but hot in Europe

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  U.S. buyers gravitate to hybrids and used EVs ......
  
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• Who is Anne Carson? Canadian writer and poet wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for ...

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  Who is Anne Carson? Canadian writer and poet wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for her ‘bold and inventive oeuvre’ ......
  
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• Veteran Bollywood actor and Parinda star Nana Patekar dies at 75

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  Patekar had messaged a friend at around 2.30am to say he was feeling unwell...
  
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• US, Russia explore gas sale to Europe amid Ukraine war: Report

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  Top Russian and US officials, including US Special Envoy Jared Kushner, have held talks about bringing a US investor into the Nord Stream pipelines that delivered gas to Germany before Russia invaded Ukraine, five people with knowledge ​of the situation said. The discussions included Kirill Dmitriev, a close adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, the people said. Kushner, who has been ‌trying to broker a truce between Rus
  
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• Union accused of paying TTC workers to campaign for Olivia Chow

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
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• UN weather body says El Niño set to intensify and last until February 2027

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  This year’s El Niño will intensify before peaking in December and is nearly 100% certain to last until February 2027, the World Meteorological Organization said in its monthly climate bulletin on Thursday, with sea surface temperatures set to break records. “WMO forecasts indicate a near-100%...
  
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• Turkish media on Rubio’s Athens visit: Greece is trying to lock in Aegean superiority

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Athens has dominated Turkish coverage in recent hours. Ankara is watching the talks closely and reading them as an attempt by Greece to secure air and naval superiority in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, with Turkey as the sole intended audience. Turkish media describe a broad and expensive Greek armament program: F-35s, Rafale fighters, Belharra frigates, and the Israeli air-defense system known as the Achilles Shield. In the talks wi
  
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• Trump to Award Elon Musk the National Medal of Science

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump will award Elon Musk the National Medal of Science later today, a White House spokesperson told Agence France-Presse, marking a renewed closeness between the two men after their public dispute last year. Musk, the head of Tesla and SpaceX, will receive the honour alongside Nvidia CEO Jensen...
  
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• Trump says he ‘could have done very bad things’ to Hillary, Obama and Biden

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  ‘They’ve done some very bad things,’ Trump said...
  
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• Speeding boyfriend killed 'love of his life' in horror BMW crash

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  Charlotte Benyon died after she was a passenger in David Owens' car, as he drove at 57mph in a 40 zone ......
  
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• Saudi says three dead in airport attacks claimed by Houthis

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
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• Saudi Arabia says 3 killed in airport attacks claimed by Houthis, vows strikes ‘will not ...

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia said three people were...
  
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• Santorini Targets New Travellers With Richer Tourism Experiences

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  Santorini is seeking to move beyond its image as an iconic destination and develop a more diverse tourism product centred on experiences, gastronomy, wine, culture, nature and wellness. The Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) is studying new travel trends and expectations across key international markets as part of the GNTO-Santorini Tourism Forum 2026, which takes place on the island from October 5 to 8. The forum forms part of the GNTO’s wider initiative to strengthen the internat
  
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• Russian strike on buses kills 30 in frontline Ukrainian city

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• Russian bomb kills 33 in street in east Ukraine stronghold

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  A Russian bomb attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed at least 33 people, authorities said, describing ⁠it as a targeted strike on civilians in the key stronghold sought by Moscow. Another 18 people were wounded in one of the largest single attacks this year, which took place on a street...
  
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• Police fire tear gas at a barricaded high school in Paris as school protests show ...

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
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• Pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia? What we know so far

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  An employee at a plague research institute in Siberia, Darya Shipilova, employed at a plague research institute in Siberia fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances. Unconfirmed reports in Russia blamed the woman’s death on pneumonic plague ......
  
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• Pike may face execution after recovery, says US doctor

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  A medical adviser to Christa Pike's legal team has said the more her condition improves, the more likely she is to eventually face execution. Christa Pike survived an execution attempt in Tennessee in the US last week. The 50-year-old survived two doses of pentobarbital as officials attempted to put her to death by lethal injection. She had been sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of classmate Colleen Slemmer. Yesterday, her lawyers said she was conscious and speaking as she receives treatmen
  
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• On this day: Montenegro declared war on Turkey, beginning the First Balkan War, in 1912

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  Following are some of the major events to have occurred on October 8: 1912 – Montenegro declared war on Turkey, beginning the First Balkan War. 1953 – The British contralto Kathleen Ferrier died of cancer at the peak of her career, aged 41. 1967 – Clement Attlee, British...
  
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• On the Road in the time of Trump: Drivers across 3,000 miles vent on the ...

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  Fuel prices are higher than ever because of...
  
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• NYU Abu Dhabi develops new algorithm to improve climate change predictions

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  The algorithm uses historical sea ice data to identify past patterns that resemble current conditions ......
  
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• Most child migrants reaching Europe, including Cyprus, travelled alone: UN

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  More than two-thirds of refugee and migrant children who reached Cyprus and other European countries via Mediterranean and Balkan routes in 2025 were unaccompanied, and many experienced exploitation, three UN agencies said in a report on Wednesday. Of the 31,100 children who arrived last year in countries including Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain, more than 20,000 were recorded as unaccompanied or separated from a parent or guardian. The report was...
  
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• Mitsotakis Welcomes Rubio at Maximos Mansion as Greece-US Strategic Ties Take Centre Stage

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the Maximos Mansion in Athens on Wednesday evening, as Greece and the United States move to deepen their strategic partnership. The meeting followed Rubio’s high-profile appearance at the Pnyx, where the US Secretary of State delivered a major speech overlooking the Acropolis...
  
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• Man dies after 'multiple shots' fired at memorial service where up to 50 people 'including ...

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  Levi Davidson died on Braybrook Street, Acton after multiple shots were fired ......
  
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• Japan’s four biggest beer makers raided over violations of Antimonopoly law

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  Shares of the beer makers fall after the raid by antitrust watchdog...
  
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• Isaias surges towards Gulf Coast after becoming first hurricane of Atlantic season

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  Forecasters warned Isaias could deliver destructive hurricane-force winds...
  
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• Indonesian haze shuts Malaysian schools and makes Singapore most polluted city in the world

  08-10-2026 14:08 via article.wn.com
  Haze arrives just before Singapore Grand Prix gets underway on Friday...
  
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