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• The wisdom of the crowd

  07-10-2026 21:59 via article.wn.com
  The beauty of democracy, viewed as a contemporary philosophy of aesthetics and power, lies in its transformative political force. It pools together perspectives to correct biases a ......
  
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• Urgent: IMF edges up 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1 pct

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  BANGKOK, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund...
  
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• Trump says he may meet top DPRK leader during Asia trip next month

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he may meet with Kim Jong Un, top...
  
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• Trade deal with U.S., Canada still in effect: Mexican president

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  MEXICO CITY, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) remains valid and in effect, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday, emphasizing that reviewing the trade pact does not mean ending or...
  
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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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• Singapore, Brunei sign pact to strengthen supply chain resilience

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  SINGAPORE, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Singapore and Brunei have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation on supply chain resilience...
  
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• S. Korea, US, Japan hold consultations over N. Korea's latest missile launches

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  Monday's launches came after South Korea publicly announced the first successful test-firing of a homegrown hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) on Thursday. SEOUL — Senior diplomats from South Korea, the United States and Japan held telephone consultations on Tuesday to...
  
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• One person is dead, several injured in incident involving Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  One person has died and several others were injured in an incident involving a Six Flags roller coaster Monday afternoon in Georgia, according to police. ......
  
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• Japan's wholesale prices climb 6.8 pct in September

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Japan's wholesale prices rose 6.8 percent year on year in September, preliminary data from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) showed Tuesday. Although...
  
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• Iran security chief, NSA Doval hold phone call; discuss West Asia conflict, bilateral issues

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  India and Iran held high-level security talks amid escalating tensions in West Asia, attacks on commercial shipping near the Strait of Hormuz and concerns over the safety of Indian seafarers. ......
  
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• Invasive fire ants detected at western Sydney freight facility

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- A biosecurity response has been activated after authorities detected a nest of invasive red imported fire ants at a major freight facility in Sydney's inner west. The state government of New South Wales (NSW) said on Tuesday that authorities from the federal Department of Agriculture,...
  
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• IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  World Economic Outlook says states’ oil stocks are low and budgets are overstretched, as it upgrades UK GDP growth forecast for 2026...
  
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• IMF edges up 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1 pct as Mideast conflict, AI boom split world economy

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  BANGKOK, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday nudged its 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1 percent, up 0.1 percentage point from its July projection, as economies lifted by the artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom offset those hurt by the Middle East conflict. In its latest World Economic Outlook, titled "Resilience Under Strain, Urgent Choices," the IMF projected global growth slowing from 3.5 percent in 2025 to 3.1 percent in 2026 before recovering to 3
  
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• Global study projects annual new dementia cases to reach 24.7 mln by 2050

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- An estimated 11.4 million people worldwide developed dementia in 2023, with the number of new cases projected to rise to 24.7 million annually by 2050, according to an Australian-led international study. The study, led by researchers at the Center for Healthy...
  
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• France calls for credible electoral process in Haiti after candidate rules are eased

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  France is calling for a credible...
  
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• Flash: IMF edges up 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1 pct

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  Flash: IMF edges up 2026...
  
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• Fire at plastics factory north of Tokyo continues to burn after over 24 hours

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- A fire that broke out at a plastics factory warehouse in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, early Monday was still burning more than 24 hours later, according...
  
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• Engine problem forces Emirates flight back to South Australia

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  CANBERRA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- An Emirates flight bound for Dubai was forced to return to South Australia (SA) in the early hours of Tuesday...
  
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• DPRK confirms test-firing of tactical ballistic missile

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  PYONGYANG, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) confirmed on Tuesday it test-fired a tactical...
  
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• Cyberattack on refrigeration systems hits French supermarkets

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  A large-scale cyberattack targeting the refrigeration systems of hundreds of French supermarkets caused losses that could...
  
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• Colombia's new government: 2016 deal with rebel group has not brought peace — but 132,000 killings

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  Colombia’s new government says over...
  
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• ‘Clear and present danger’: fuel prices could rise by 30c a litre across Australia under ...

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  IMF’s World Economic Outlook shows how a worsening Middle East crisis could affect global growth and inflation...
  
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• Australian man charged after elderly driver seriously injured in collision during police chase

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- A man from Western Australia (WA) has been charged after an elderly man was seriously injured in a high-speed...
  
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• Australian inquiry calls for independent safety checks of AI companies

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  CANBERRA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- A parliamentary inquiry has recommended that the Australian government subject AI companies to independent safety checks following a breach of the nation's healthcare system by an OpenAI agent. The bipartisan committee established by the federal parliament in August wrote on Monday night to Prime Minister...
  
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• 10 miners die after minibus plunges into river in Bolivia

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  LA PAZ, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 miners were killed and four others seriously injured on Monday after a minibus plunged about 25 meters into a riverbed in Bolivia's western...
  
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• 1 dead, multiple injured in roller coaster incident in U.S. Georgia

  13-10-2026 05:15 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- One person died and several others were injured in a roller coaster incident at an amusement park in the U.S. state of Georgia on Monday, authorities said. The incident...
  
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• Zelensky says Russia still striking energy facilities despite Trump declaration of energy ceasefire

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Monday of immediately defying President Trump’s energy cease-fire with fresh attacks on Kyiv’s power plants. Despite admitting that he was caught off guard by Trump’s sudden cease-fire declaration on Sunday, Zelensky said he supported the truce but claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin has already violated the deal. “I’m not sure that Putin is ready, because even after yesterday’s messages from Presid
  
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• Yemen's Houthis claim new strike on Riyadh airport as Tehran offers to facilitate dialogue

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  SANAA/RIYADH - Yemen's Houthi group said Monday evening that it had launched a new ballistic missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh, while Tehran reiterated its readiness to facilitate dialogue between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement that the group targeted the Riyadh airport with a ballistic missile, claiming the missile "accurately hit" the...
  
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• Wild video shows car smashing into packed tourist restaurant in Greece: ‘Like watching a movie’

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  Wild video shows a suspected drunk-driving tourist smashing a car into the front of a packed restaurant in Greece. The driver, only identified as a 45-year-old non-Greek national, was seen driving the car into the front of the eatery in tourist hotspot Thessaloniki early Sunday, sending diners scattering from their seats. Remarkably, only three people were injured – which the...
  
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• Why Pakistan declared emergency in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa | Explained

  13-10-2026 04:50 via article.wn.com
  The military-backed government in Pakistan...
  
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