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• Tariffs dim fireworks at celebrations

  06-07-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  As cities across the United States marked the nation's 250th birthday, the celebrations might have looked different this year, with rising costs casting a shadow over the longstanding tradition of the Independence Day fireworks display. Across the country, local officials and fireworks companies say that tariffs on Chinese-made fireworks, coupled with higher labor and equipment costs and unusually heavy demand tied to the semiquincentennial, have driven up the price of Fourth of July shows. The
  
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• World must not let AI 'vibe-code' humanity's future: UN chief

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  The United Nations chief called Monday for a global governance system to shape artificial...
  
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• Why Philippine politics keeps producing scammers : 3 Senators, 1 system, more to face arrest?

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Manila: The arrest of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta on Monday (July 6) on plunder charges, the detention of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada over...
  
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• Where is Mojtaba Khamenei? Iran's Supreme Leader still missing ahead of father's burial

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Ali Khamenei's...
  
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• Where is Mojtaba? Iran's Supreme Leader skips father Ali Khamenei's funeral even as 3 brothers attend

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...
  
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• 'We have some other friends, like India': Netanyahu rejects JD Vance's 'US Israel's only ally' remark

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cited India as one of Israel's strongest supporters while pushing back against US Vice President JD Vance's remark that Israel should avoid criticising its "only powerful ally", the United States. ......
  
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• US Northern Marianas threatened by second super typhoon in 2026

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands are being threatened by a super typhoon for the second time this year. Super Typhoon Bavi, packing top winds of 167 miles per hour, was bearing down on Tinian and Rota and threatening Guam ......
  
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• Urgent: Xi, Montenegro's president exchange congratulations over 20th anniversary of ties

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) --...
  
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• UK to toughen up political donation rules in latest crackdown

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Political donors will need to wait a year after returning to the U.K. before they can give more than $133,510 as part of a proposed crackdown on offshore political finance that threatens to hit Nigel Farage’s Reform U.K. The U.K. ......
  
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• Sun Yingsha, Matsushima crowned singles champions at WTT U.S. Smash

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, July 5 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Sun Yingsha claimed her second WTT Grand Smash title of the season, fighting off a resurgent Kuai Man in a seven-game thriller to win the women's singles crown, while Japan's Sora Matsushima captured the men's title on the final day of the WTT United States Smash here on Sunday. Sun, who had already claimed five Grand Smash titles, edged her compatriot in a grueling...
  
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• Singapore, China can deepen cooperation on green transition, AI, aging, Singapore minister says

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  SINGAPORE, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Minister for National Development Chee Hong Tat said on Monday that Singapore and China can deepen cooperation on the green transition, artificial intelligence (AI) and support for aging populations. Speaking at the Singapore-China Forum 2026, Chee said that China has established itself as a global leader in renewable energy and clean energy technologies,...
  
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• Seven OPEC+ countries agree to increase monthly oil production; here's the reason behind key decision

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  The OPEC+ alliance has decided to raise oil production once again, announcing...
  
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• Sara Duterte faces impeachment trial with Philippine presidential dream at stake

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Philippine Vice President Sara...
  
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• Russia strikes on Ukraine destroy 15 residential buildings, kill 10 people

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Russian strikes killed 10 and wounded 46 in Ukraine.Rescue crews were pulling residents from buildings shattered by the overnight barrage.At least ⁠15 residential buildings had been damaged or destroyed in the attack. The death toll from Russian bombardment on the Kyiv region on Monday has risen from eight to 10, authorities said, warning the number could rise further. “Nine deaths and 46 wounded have now been confirmed as a result of the Russian attack (including five wounded childr
  
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• PoK leader seeks India's help, says Pakistan's crackdown has left region starving

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  As protests continue to spread across...
  
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• PFIPC Scandal and Culpability of 10th N’Assembly

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Politics | 9 seconds ago Iyobosa Uwugiaren writes that The Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council affair has exposed something that many Nigerians have long suspected but could rarely demonstrate so blatantly: legislative oversight is increasingly becoming a constitutional ritual rather than a constitutional responsibility. There is a popular old saying that when something smells bad, you do not spray perfume over it; you find the source of the odour. Nigeria’s latest budget c
  
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• Pakistan under fire as arrest of several JAAC leaders trigger protests in PoK; all about ...

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Fresh protests have broken out across...
  
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• Osaka ousts No. 1 Sabalenka at Wimbledon

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  LONDON — Naomi Osaka’s transformation into a titan of grass-court tennis took its biggest leap forward Sunday, as she knocked Aryna Sabalenka out of Wimbledon in straight sets. ......
  
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• Neymar announces international retirement after Brazil's loss to Norway in World Cup round of 16

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Brazil star Neymar announced his...
  
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• New Zealand braces for life-threatening floods, landslides as storm intensifies

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  WELLINGTON, July 6 (Xinhua) -- A powerful storm is battering New Zealand's South Island, prompting "threat to life" warnings as authorities brace for severe flooding, landslides and dangerous river...
  
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• New online system eases passport bookings for Indian expats in UAE

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] Abu Dhabi: The Indian mission in the UAE launched a new virtual appointment site for passport, visa, attestation, and other consular services, making advance booking...
  
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• New dual-bubble approach boosts microplastic removal from wastewater: study

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  MELBOURNE, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Researchers in Australia have developed a method to remove more than 90 percent of microplastics from wastewater using a combination of microbubbles and nanobubbles, offering a practical solution to a growing global pollution problem. The dual-bubble...
  
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• NATO Ankara summit: who's going and what to expect

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS, July 6 - NATO leaders will...
  
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• MEX vs ENG FIFA World Cup round of 16 LIVE: 10-man England beat Mexico 3-2 ...

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Mexico host England at the Azteca Stadium in what is one of...
  
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• Liverpool weather forecast: Sunny skies and warm temperatures expected this week

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Liverpool residents can anticipate a week of pleasant and increasingly warm weather, beginning Monday, July 6 with clear skies and comfortable temperatures. These conditions are expected to be ideal for various outdoor activities across the city. The forecast indicates minimal precipitation and a gradual warming trend, with temperatures projected to peak mid-week.Monday's Detailed...
  
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• Leeds weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected July 6

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Leeds is set to experience a week of pleasant weather, beginning today, July 6, 2026, with sunny intervals and mild temperatures. The forecast indicates a high of 21°C and a low of 15°C for the day, with a significant warming trend expected by mid-week, reaching highs of 29°C under clear skies.Today's...
  
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• ‘It’s over’ - Neymar announces international retirement after tearful end to last World Cup for Brazil’s all-time leading goalscorer

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Neymar has retired...
  
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• Italy could become the next country to build solar railway tracks after Switzerland's successful trial

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Switzerland has just marked a full year of running trains directly over the world's first solar power plant built into an active railway line, and the results have been promising enough that Italy could become the next country to try the same idea. The project, developed by the Swiss start up Sun-Ways, involves 48 specially designed solar panels fitted between the sleepers of a hundred metre stretch of track in the village of Buttes, in the canton of Neuchatel. Trains have continued running over
  
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• Iran slams Trump over 'one shot remark, says US has no understanding about 'civilisation, history ...

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  Iran has sharply reacted US President...
  
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• 'Gratitude To Friendly India': Iran's Thank You Note Amid Khamenei's Funeral

  06-07-2026 10:00 via article.wn.com
  In a long post on X, the Iranian Embassy thanked the Indian community for participation and said that the Islamic republic will never forget this "gesture of friendship, compassion, and heartfelt... ......
  
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