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• Sudden severe storms cause widespread damage in Australia

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  CANBERRA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of people in the Australian Outback could be without power for several days after powerful storms developed suddenly on Monday, causing widespread damage. The Bureau of Meteorology said that a trough of low...
  
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• WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO UNVEILS KEYNOTE LINEUP FOR INAUGURAL CHICAGO VENTURE SUMMIT: FUTURE OF HEALTH

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  More than 700 startup CEOs, investors, innovators, and healthcare industry leaders from across the U.S. and around the world will convene in Chicago on October 20 for the region's flagship startup and industry innovation conference. ......
  
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• Wisconsin plane crash kills 5 adults, child as authorities probe final communications with air traffic control

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  A small plane carrying five adults and a child was in contact with air traffic control before crashing into a wooded area in Wisconsin Tuesday night, killing everyone aboard and leaving...
  
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• When good scores conceal poor service

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  Imagine a citizen leaving an office with an unresolved request while a dashboard upstairs logs another completed transaction. The employee has met the target; the institution’s sco ......
  
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• Ukraine’s Starlink Slowdown Is Putin’s Latest Windfall

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  Nothing in politics happens in a vacuum. Volodymyr Zelensky is learning that lesson in the most-brutal fashion. Less...
  
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• The geography of a troubled mind

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  There is a peculiar difference between walking through a quiet, tree-lined neighbourhood and navigating a busy road with traffic on either side. In one, the mind seems to wander fr ......
  
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• Teen, 17, died after being accidentally shot with air rifle at gathering, inquest told

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  Connor Bell, 17, suffered catastrophic injuries after he was accidentally shot with an air rifle at an address in Chineham, Hampshire, in November last year ......
  
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• Roller coaster rider’s death puts spotlight on the safety of ever more thrilling rides

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  The horrific death of a man who was...
  
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• Public Media Co.’s bridge fund for nonprofit radio stations turns from rescue to reinvention

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  Public Media Co. celebrated its 25th...
  
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• Macron says French student protesters 'exploited' by political forces

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron believes students waging three weeks of protests that have closed many schools have "legitimate" grievances but are also being "exploited" b ......
  
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• ‘DWTS,’ ‘Whalefall’ and the naked truth of ‘You Can See Everything’ | Streamed & Screened

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  As “Dancing with the Stars” continues its 35th season, a pair of intriguing movies, “Whalefall” and “You Can See Everything,” hit theaters this weekend. ......
  
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• Katie Zacharia’s debut shows the pitfalls and possibilities of White House press secretary’s role

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump’s new press secretary...
  
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• Investor hints at big plans for Tulsa during Aspen Ideas Economy conference

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  Mayor Monroe Nichols said Lafayette Square has a track record of investing in communities in a way that improves the lives of ordinary people. Its CEO said the dedication of Tulsa's mayor is what piqued his investment interest. ......
  
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• Indonesia haze spikes Singapore pollution

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  SINGAPORE: Air pollution in part of Singapore hit the country's "very high" band while East Timor shut schools, as haze from forest fires raging in Indonesia causes a regional cris ......
  
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• How to improve global mineral governance

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  Interdependence may be the theme of this year’s annual meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals, and Sustainable Development (IGF), held in Geneva on Octo ......
  
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• Gazans harvest from destroyed groves

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  GAZA: Before the war, ​olives were the jewels of Gaza ⁠agriculture, pressed into enough rich oil to serve as a staple for the local diet, and a small surplus ​for export to Israel. ......
  
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• Forget Rolex, Thailand's power players want a $60 Casio watch from their PM

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  Forget Rolex, Thailand's power players want a $60 Casio watch from their PM ......
  
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• Ethiopian forces approach Eritrea border town

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian federal forces and their allies are closing in on a town near Eritrea's border, a pro-government commander and a resident said, raising fears of a regional w ......
  
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• Donald Trump slammed over 'cheap laugh' tiger attack video as mayor voices 'contempt'

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump has been criticised for sharing an AI-generated video appearing to reference the fatal Yorkshire Wildlife Park tiger attack that killed William Chapman ......
  
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• ‘Digger’ is a flop. It’s also the best climate crisis movie

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  I didn’t want to see “Digger.” The trailers, in which Tom Cruise, in heavy old-man makeup, plays a cartoonish oil baron named Digger Rockwell, looked empty, grating, unfunny. What’ ......
  
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• Delta Goodrem shares health update after withdrawing from Strictly Come Dancing

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  The singer will be temporarily replaced on the next edition of the hit show ......
  
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• Blasts heard in Saudi after strike on Aramco area

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  RIYADH: Powerful explosions rattled the Saudi capital on Wednesday, hours after an Ansar Allah strike hit a building in the area housing energy giant Aramco's operations centre, in ......
  
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• African nations on ‘knife’s edge’ as US embassy warns Americans of long-range attacks

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  The entire Horn...
  
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• Afghan educationist donates $2.5 million to fund Oxford scholarships for Afghan women

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  Afghan educationist and Oxford alumna Shabana Basij-Rasikh has donated $2.5 million (approximately Rs 23.76 crore) to establish an annual scholarship for Afghan women pursuing master’s degrees at the University of Oxford. According to the university’s official announcement, the scholarship will be open to...
  
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• 37 prominent Bangladeshis warn of rising religious extremism

  14-10-2026 19:49 via article.wn.com
  At least 37 prominent Bangladeshi citizens have warned that incidents involving a Dhaka University teacher and the defacement of a Rabindranath Tagore mural could fuel religious extremism and deepen communal tensions. In a statement on Tuesday, the signatories called for...
  
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• World’s oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkiye

  14-10-2026 19:24 via article.wn.com
  Archeologists...
  
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• World champion pitcher Dravecky to speak in Loudon

  14-10-2026 19:24 via article.wn.com
  Former Major League Baseball pitcher, All-Star and World Series champion Dave Dravecky will be the featured speaker at Loudon Cumberland Presbyterian Church’s Community Day on Oct. 25. ......
  
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• Why Saudi Arabia has struggled to defend itself against the Houthis’ recent attacks

  14-10-2026 19:24 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia has one of the world’s most expensive and sophisticated arsenals. ......
  
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• Ukraine's Zelenskiy says it is 'painful' for Trump to choose a different side

  14-10-2026 19:24 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Oct 14 - Ukrainian President...
  
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• Trump says massive oil, gas exploration set to begin in 'our Greenland'

  14-10-2026 19:24 via article.wn.com
  COPENHAGEN, Oct 14 - US President Donald...
  
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