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• Trump must ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel plan, U.S. senators say

  11-10-2026 23:08 via article.wn.com
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• "You don't listen to the loudest people in the room" - World of Warcraft: Forever ...

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  World of Warcraft executive producer Holly...
  
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• US Pres Trump to visit Philippines in November for ASEAN Summit

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump will visit Manila next month to attend the 2026 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Meetings. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr spokesperson, Claire Castro, confirmed on Wednesday the planned visit but did not provide further details. The White House earlier announced Trump’s upcoming trip to the Philippines before his visit to China for the Asia-Pacific...
  
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• Urgent: Yemen's Houthis claim missile, drone attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  SANAA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said...
  
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• Trump says oil, gas and mineral exploration in Greenland is set to begin. It's not that simple

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald...
  
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• Trump says oil, gas and mineral exploration in Greenland is set to begin. It's not ...

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump said “massive” oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in “our new and beautiful Greenland.” Trump’s comments on Truth Social early Wednesday about the Arctic island come less than a month after he and ......
  
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• Tourist boat sinks near Indonesia's Labuan Bajo, 29 rescued, 1 missing

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  JAKARTA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- A tourist boat sank in Komodo National Park in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province on Tuesday, leaving one Indonesian woman missing and...
  
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• The Secret History of Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  At the Met, a landmark exhibition doesn’t just show that the painters were equals. It makes it impossible to imagine their art existing without their marriage. ......
  
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• Technical hitch, surging demand trigger Indonesia's Bali fuel supply snarls

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  JAKARTA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Supply disruptions and surging consumption have triggered fuel supply bottlenecks across...
  
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• Sri Lanka Customs exceeds 2026 annual revenue target ahead of schedule

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  COLOMBO, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka Customs has surpassed its annual revenue target for 2026 with more than two months...
  
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• Russian strikes leave 600,000 without power in Ukraine

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  KIEV, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- At least 600,000 people in Ukraine were left without power on Wednesday after a Russian missile and drone attack on energy and critical infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The attack targeted Kiev, its surrounding region, and the eastern city of...
  
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• Russian strikes kill 3 in Ukraine, damage dozens of power facilities

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  Russian strikes killed three people in Kyiv and plunged hundreds of thousands into darkness overnight, authorities said on Wednesday, in an attack President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called "ostentatious disrespect" to Donald Trump's peace effort. ......
  
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• Pope Leo spent a peaceful night in the hospital after surgery to remove cancer, Vatican says

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  The Vatican says that Pope Leo XIV spent a peaceful night in Rome’s Gemelli hospital after doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung and confirmed he has cancer. The Vatican said in a medical bulletin late Tuesday that ......
  
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• Pope Leo spends 'tranquil' night in hospital in Rome following cancer surgery

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  The Pontiff stayed in Rome’s Gemelli hospital after undergoing an operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung which confirmed cancer diagnosis ......
  
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• Paris fire - live: Huge blaze erupts near Austerlitz train station with flames seen for miles

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  Rescue crews have descended on the area near Gare d'Austerlitz in the French capital's 13th arrondissement with firefighters battling the flames and police establishing a huge security cordon ......
  
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• Jill On Money: Medicare on my mind

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  Medicare open enrollment kicks off this week and runs through December 7. If you are one of the more than 70 million Americans who receive insurance through the program, this is your annual window to make sure your coverage makes ......
  
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• Japanese farm minister resigns over controversies: media

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Embattled Japanese farm minister Kazuo Yana has decided to resign, Kyodo News reported Wednesday. Yana has come under fire...
  
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• Japanese farm minister decides to resign over controversies: media

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Japanese farm...
  
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• Iran's IRGC says ship sank after hitting naval mine south of Hormuz Strait

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution...
  
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• Iran says a ship sank after striking a mine in Strait of Hormuz, and other ...

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  Iran says a cargo ship has sunk after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, with few immediate details. It's the first time Iran has reported a ship sinking after hitting a mine during the war. Also Wednesday, ......
  
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• Indonesia intensifies monitoring of haze-related respiratory infections

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  JAKARTA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is intensifying monitoring of acute respiratory infections linked to forest and land fires, after recording 277,075 cumulative cases across seven...
  
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• IMF chief urges the US and other wealthy nations to rein in debt to ease ...

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
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• Her son has serious disabilities. She believes she's the best person to teach him

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  Katherine Walter teaches her son Will...
  
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• Former Ukrainian officer goes on trial in Germany over Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  A former Ukrainian army officer has...
  
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• First trial on Nord Stream sabotage opens in Germany

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The first trial concerning the September 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas...
  
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• Fijian surgeon urges heart disease prevention through healthier lifestyles

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  SUVA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- A specialist surgeon has urged communities across the Pacific to adopt healthier lifestyles and undergo regular health checks to reduce the growing burden of heart disease. Sanjeev Khulbey, a cardiothoracic and vascular...
  
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• Feature: When Chinese moon goddess Chang'e speaks Kiswahili on Tanzanian stage

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  by Xinhua writers Hua Hongli, Lin Guangyao, Lucas Liganga DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- At the China Cultural Center in Tanzania's commercial hub of Dar es Salaam, Danifrida Ngonyani took to the stage as Chang'e, the legendary figure from Chinese mythology who flies to the moon. This, however, was no ordinary retelling of an ancient tale: the characters spoke Kiswahili, while traditional Tanzanian instruments, including drums and marimba, accompanied the performance. The play "Chang'e: Flyi
  
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• Feature: AI reshapes global labor market, opens new paths to entrepreneurship

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  by Xinhua writer Liu Yang BANGKOK, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is unlikely to transform the labor market merely through mass job displacement. Instead, it is reshaping the skills employers seek, expanding what individual workers can do and opening new pathways to entrepreneurship, participants at the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group said. Describing the AI wave as a "slow-moving tsunami," IMF Managing Director Kristalina
  
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• Cross-border travel for Canadian, U.S. tourists saw September surge compared to 2025: StatCan

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  The trade war doesn’t...
  
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• Couple and two children killed in 'suspected petrol bomb attack over debt' as siblings critical

  14-10-2026 13:24 via article.wn.com
  Police have raided two houses reportedly linked to individuals 'associated with the drug trade' as it emerged the family had been facing threats and efforts had been made to rehouse them ......
  
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