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• US consumer confidence improves in October

  28-10-2026 05:58 via WN.com - World News
  WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - US consumer confidence improved in October amid an easing in gasoline prices, though frustration with the rising cost of living persisted, a survey showed on Tuesday. ......
  
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• Katie Zacharia blames 'Hannity' appearance, the media for firing

  30-10-2026 15:12 via WN.com - World News
  Former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is ready to talk to the media again. ......
  
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• How to save for the holiday season

  30-10-2026 15:12 via WN.com - World News
  Intuit TurboTax reports tips for holiday savings: set goals, budget weekly, consider extra income, gift experiences, adjust tax withholding, and plan for next year. ......
  
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• New World screwworm reaches Arizona after decades. How to avoid it

  30-10-2026 15:11 via WN.com - World News
  New World screwworm now in three New Mexico counties The New World screwworm is now in three New Mexico Counties. The New Mexico Department of Agriculture reported that the newest case was in Otero County, where the screwworm had infested a cow. Arizona has reported its first case of New World screwworm since the 1960s, following recent outbreaks in other border states.The parasite primarily affects livestock and pets by laying eggs in open wounds, which hatch into flesh-eating larvae.State offi
  
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• U.S. stocks fall sharply with poor tech results

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks fell sharply in early trading Friday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq...
  
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• Ukraine says evacuation starts from frontline town of Oleshky

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  KIEV, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- A Ukrainian delegation has safely reached Oleshky, a frontline town in Ukraine's Kherson region, and the evacuation of residents there has begun, a Ukrainian parliament official said Friday. Humanitarian aid is being distributed in the town, David Arakhamia, chairman of the...
  
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• Thailand's economy improves in September on AI-driven exports

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  BANGKOK, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's economy improved overall in September on a monthly basis, as the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom lifted electronics exports and data-center investment, though tourism and consumer spending weakened, the central bank said on Friday. According to the Bank...
  
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• Norway awards 425 mln USD for floating offshore wind projects

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  OSLO, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Norway's state-owned enterprise Enova said Friday it has awarded 3.94 billion Norwegian kroner (about 425 million U.S. dollars) to two floating offshore wind demonstration projects aimed at reducing the technology's costs. Fortius...
  
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• Malaysia mobilizes over 100,000 personnel ahead of monsoon season

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia is mobilizing over 100,000 officers and personnel from various rescue agencies ahead of the northeast monsoon season and the expectation of...
  
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• Japan's central bank keeps interest rate unchanged, says inflation target generally achieved

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  TOKYO, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at around 1.25 percent after concluding its two-day monetary policy meeting on Friday. The widely expected decision came after the central bank raised the key rate by 0.25 percentage points to a 31-year high of 1.25 percent at its previous policy meeting in September. In its quarterly economic...
  
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• Interview: Dakar 2026 YOG makes once far-away dream "reachable," says Role Model Chajira

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  DAKAR, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- As Africa counts down to its first Olympic event, Kenyan rugby veteran and Athlete Role Model Sheila Chajira believes that a "reachable" dream can inspire hundreds of millions of young hearts across the continent. Africa is home to the world's largest concentration of childhood, and its young population is growing faster than anywhere else, according to the United Nations Children's Fund. Nearly 691 million under-18s live in African Union member states, roughly 46 perc
  
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• Interview: China remains Australia's leading tourism market: Tourism Australia chief

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  SYDNEY, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese market for Australia's tourism is showing strong growth, and the outlook for people-to-people exchanges between the two countries is highly optimistic, said the head of Australia's national tourism marketing agency. "In terms of the connection between the countries and the importance of China, it continues to be one of our leading markets. We project it to be one of our leading markets in years ahead," Robin Mack, managing...
  
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• Houthis threaten alleged Saudi military command network in Yemen

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  SANAA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group on Friday threatened to target what it described as a Saudi military command network overseeing operations across government-held areas of Yemen. In a statement on social media platform X, Houthi...
  
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• German unemployment rate falls to 6.3 pct in October

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  BERLIN, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Germany's unemployment rate edged down to 6.3 percent in October from 6.4 percent in September, official data showed Friday, although weak hiring demand and a modest decline in joblessness pointed...
  
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• German economic growth slows to 0.2 pct in Q3 as exports weaken

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  BERLIN, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Germany's economy expanded by 0.2 percent in the third quarter of 2026, slowing from the first half of the year as exports weakened and investment declined, preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) showed Friday. The expansion, slightly above economists' expectations of 0.1 percent, marked the fourth consecutive quarter of growth in...
  
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• Finland's diesel prices hit record high amid Mideast conflict

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  HELSINKI, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Diesel prices in Finland reached a record high in October, surging 54.7 percent from a year earlier as the Middle East conflict continued to disrupt global energy supplies. Statistics Finland said on Friday that the average retail price of diesel had climbed to 2.49 euros (2.79 U.S. dollars) per liter,...
  
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• Feature: Tanzania's Zanzibar mother finds new hope after life-changing surgery by Chinese doctors

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- "I feel like I have been given a new life," said Leila Salum Kanyinyi, a 38-year-old mother of three from Tanzania's Zanzibar. She told Xinhua that the relief she feels is after Chinese doctors performed a complex operation that ended a year of debilitating pain. For months, persistent pain in her lower back and abdomen had made even the simplest daily activities difficult. At its worst, Kanyinyi, a food vendor from Meli Nne in Urban District in Urban West Regi
  
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• Eurozone GDP growth slows to 0.4 pct in Q3: Eurostat

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  BRUSSELS, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Gross domestic product (GDP) in the eurozone grew by 0.4 percent in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, slowing from 0.6 percent in the second quarter, according to a preliminary flash estimate released by Eurostat on Friday. GDP in the European Union (EU) increased by 0.5...
  
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• DR Congo Ebola death toll nears 5,000 as Africa CDC honors fallen doctor

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  KINSHASA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is approaching 5,000, according to the latest official report released Friday, as the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) paid tribute to a doctor...
  
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• Chinese firms broaden role in Australia's energy storage market

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  by Xinhua writer Xiong Wenyuan MELBOURNE, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese companies are taking on a broader role in Australia's growing energy storage market, moving beyond battery cell supply to help integrate systems into the grid and support their long-term operation. The opportunities are expanding alongside investment. Nine utility-scale battery storage projects representing a combined investment of 4.3 billion Australian dollars began operating in Australia in the first half of this year, acco
  
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• China grants 30 mln USD to support small-scale development project in Nigeria

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  ABUJA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday signed a 30-million-U.S. dollar grant agreement with Nigeria to support small-scale development projects across the country. Speaking at the signing ceremony at the Nigerian Ministry of Budget and...
  
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• 2nd Moscow International Game Week kicks off in Russia

  30-10-2026 15:10 via WN.com - World News
  A visitor plays a game during the 2nd Moscow International Game Week in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 30, 2026. The event kicked off here on Thursday and will run...
  
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• Urgent: Trump says conflict with Iran will "end very soon"

  30-10-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The conflict between the United...
  
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• Feature: Australian community remembers Chinese student who died saving a life

  30-10-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  SYDNEY, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- For Justin Peng, Oct. 29 marks the anniversary of the day his life was saved. Three years ago, Chinese student Jiang Antong lost his life while trying to rescue Peng from danger in the sea off Wollongong, Australia. "I feel like I've been given a second chance at life," Peng told Xinhua on Thursday at the University of Wollongong, where a memorial ceremony was held to honor Jiang. Jiang's parents, former classmates and people from various sectors in China and Australi
  
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• EAEU national currency payments reach 93.5 pct of intra-bloc trade, says bank chief

  30-10-2026 15:09 via WN.com - World News
  MINSK, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are increasingly using national currencies in mutual trade and financial transactions, said Roman Golovchenko, chairman of...
  
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• Scottish police conduct inquiries into ex-Prince Andrew and Epstein\u2019s visit to king\u2019s estate

  30-10-2026 15:08 via WN.com - World News
  By DANICA KIRKA LONDON (AP) — Police in Scotland have opened an investigation into the time the former Prince Andrew spent with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, at the king’s Balmoral estate, authorities said Friday. Police Scotland, which provides law enforcement throughout the country, said the inquiries began after it received “information” and that the probe was at a “very early stage.″ The force provided no further detail about what the
  
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• Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US general election

  30-10-2026 15:08 via WN.com - World News
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election. The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of November’s midterm elections, citing his long-standing belief in civic participation. Leo, formerly Robert Prevost, “has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen” and has done...
  
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• ‘We’re fighting the war of the future’: How a charity became one of Ukraine’s most powerful weapons

  30-10-2026 15:05 via WN.com - World News
  Twelve years of Kremlin aggression, including nearly five years of all-out war, have inflicted huge damage on Ukraine, but the intense pressure has also forged a military that is one of the strongest – and surely the most innovative – in Europe. When Moscow annexed Crimea and created heavily armed militia to seize parts of eastern Ukraine in 2014, the nation was reeling from a revolution that had ended with more than 100 protesters being killed in Kyiv, and the country’s Kremlin-backed pre
  
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• 'Mushroom killer' Patterson's appeal fails as court locks in life sentence

  30-10-2026 15:05 via WN.com - World News
  An Australian appeals court on Friday ruled that triple murderer Erin Patterson must spend the rest of her life in prison, citing the “shocking criminality” of her poisoning four r ......
  
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• Merz seeks swift end to Iran war amid mounting pressure on Europe

  30-10-2026 15:05 via WN.com - World News
  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for an end to the war involving Iran as quickly as possible, warning that the conflict is placing a growing economic and security burden ......
  
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