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• Syria Displaced Return

  13-10-2026 18:49 via article.wn.com
  A woman carries a bag beside a girl holding a water pipe as displaced families prepare to leave al-Talayi camp in Hassakeh, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. Around 450 families are returning to the Ras al-Ayn countryside, seven years after ......
  
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• Zandi Estimates Iran War Has Cost Nearly $2,000 per US Household

  14-10-2026 04:48 via article.wn.com
  Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi estimated that the Iran war has cost the average...
  
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• What September’s 68,000 Job Losses Signal for the Canadian Economy

  14-10-2026 04:48 via article.wn.com
  News Analysis Canada’s labour market has shed 110,000 jobs over the past two months, but with rising energy...
  
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• Watch: 'Traumatic' - Witnesses recount moment man fell out of Six Flags roller coaster

  14-10-2026 04:48 via article.wn.com
  One person has died and others were injured after an incident on a rollercoaster at an amusement park in the US state of Georgia. ......
  
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• Saudi National Working for OpenAI Arrested After Company Uncovers Secret Recording Device

  14-10-2026 04:48 via article.wn.com
  A Saudi national and software engineer working for OpenAI in San Francisco was arrested by federal authorities after company...
  
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• Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer as doctors remove part of lung

  14-10-2026 04:48 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo was diagnosed with lung cancer after...
  
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• Police clash with Imran Khan supporters in northwestern Pakistan

  14-10-2026 04:48 via article.wn.com
  Police fired tear gas and live rounds at supporters of...
  
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• Labor to Spends $630 Million to Address Gender Pay Gap in Care Sector

  14-10-2026 04:48 via article.wn.com
  The Labor government will spend $630 million (US$438 million) of taxpayer dollars over four years on wage rises for...
  
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• Hair Salon, House Gutted in Melbourne Firebomb Attacks

  14-10-2026 04:48 via article.wn.com
  A city has again woken to scorched buildings lined with crime scene tape, as it struggles to...
  
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• ‘Enough Is Enough’: Business Owner Uses 100 Kilograms of Asphalt to Repair Road Pothole

  14-10-2026 04:48 via article.wn.com
  A Victorian business owner has taken matters into his own hands—quite literally—by purchasing...
  
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• Democratic midterm wins could bring scrutiny for Wall Street

  14-10-2026 04:48 via article.wn.com
  A Democratic victory in one or both chambers of...
  
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• China Grants Visa Network Preliminary Approval After Years of Market Barriers

  14-10-2026 04:48 via article.wn.com
  China’s central bank has granted preliminary approval to Visa, the American credit and debit card payment...
  
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• China Cuts EV Export Rebate as Exports Surge

  14-10-2026 04:48 via article.wn.com
  China will cut the tax rebate it pays exporters of electric cars, the regime’s Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration...
  
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• Carney Speaks With Indian PM Modi, Praises ‘Increased Engagement’ Between Countries

  14-10-2026 04:48 via article.wn.com
  Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke ahead of Modi’s planned visit to Canada in...
  
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• Anthony Furey: Toronto Isn’t the Only Canadian City Facing a Bike Lane Backlash

  14-10-2026 04:48 via article.wn.com
  Commentary The old saying that all politics is local is proving most true when it comes to bike lanes in Canada’s major cities....
  
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• 7 Food Charity Trucks Vandalized During Thanksgiving Weekend in Toronto

  14-10-2026 04:48 via article.wn.com
  A Toronto-based charity says it is “outraged” after an act of vandalism and theft put seven of its trucks out of service over the...
  
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• Human rights groups criticize uncontested election of 15 countries to top UN human rights body

  14-10-2026 04:23 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Human rights groups sharply criticized Tuesday’s uncontested election of 15 members of the United Nations’ premier human rights body, saying it resulted in countries with poor rights records winning seats. Positions on the 47-nation Human Rights Council are allocated to the U.N.’s regional groups to ensure geographical representation. And for the second year in a row, all regional groups put forward the exact number of candidates for available seats
  
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• Yunus called ‘terrorist’ by Awami backers at US airport

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  DHAKA: Nobel laureate and former Bangladesh interim govt chief adviser Muhammad Yunus was confronted by a group of Awami League supporters at New York’s...
  
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• Wildlife Photographer of the Year named - see the 19 winning images

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  A black and white shot of a dung beetle, taken by a 14 year old Brit, scooped the top prize for Young Photographer of the Year ......
  
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• What is a lung nodule? Pope Leo undergoes surgery after cancer diagnosis

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  The growth was spotted during a routine check-up...
  
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• Wednesday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  The S&P 500 inched lower as traders mulled over the latest quarterly results from big banks. Tune in to CNBC on Wednesday for Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon. ......
  
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• Washington resident charged with conspiracy in Canada school shooting is ordered detained

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  A Washington state resident charged...
  
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• Vatican issue health update after The Pope's surgery as Leo diagnosed with lung cancer

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  The Vatican has said Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, a common type of lung cancer, after undergoing surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. ......
  
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• US college suspends fraternity parties after alleged gang rape

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  Cornell University will ban parties and social events at fraternity houses until the end of the academic year, its president has said, responding to the outcry over an alleged gang rape on campus in 2024. The measure is the strongest reaction yet from Cornell's leadership to a lawsuit filed by a former undergraduate, Jane Doe, alleging seven men sexually assaulted her during a party. Over the last several weeks, the Ivy League school in Ithaca, New York, and its president, Michael Kotlikoff, hav
  
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• UN experts slam Turkey’s ‘crackdown’ on LGBTQ organisations

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  The authorities recently raided gay bars, nightclubs and the homes of activists and community members. ......
  
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• Ukrainian ex-officer stands trial in Germany over Nord Stream bombing

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  HAMBURG, Oct 14 - A Ukrainian...
  
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• Tributes paid to man killed by tiger at UK wildlife park

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  The family of William Chapman, who was killed by a tiger at a wildlife park, have described the 23-year-old as a "bright, warm and engaging young man". Mr Chapman, who was killed when he entered the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster on Saturday, had suffered from "significant mental illness over a number of years", his family added in a statement. "The family are utterly devastated by their loss and are struggling to come to terms with what has happened," they said. The sta
  
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• Torrential rains in Libya's Tripoli kill two

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  TRIPOLI, Oct 13 -...
  
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• The Kremlin's greatest ally? Western politicians fighting each other over the Russian threat

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  The “Russian threat” has become a weapon in domestic political battles across the West. As intelligence agencies increasingly appear to serve the agendas of one...
  
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• Texas DA says ICE intentionally hit immigrant with a car and may have withheld evidence

  14-10-2026 03:59 via article.wn.com
  Videos collected by local investigators make it “pretty obvious” that an ICE officer intentionally ran over Miguel Parra Hernandez during an immigration stop Saturday in Houston, which could lead to assault charges, the district attorney said Tuesday. “This was an intentional striking and running over of the person by the vehicle, and in that case, that is an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Texas,” Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare told NBC News. Watch
  
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