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• War-Torn Chernobyl Nuclear Plant's Protective Shield Damaged: UN Agency

  07-12-2025 06:15 via article.wn.com
  A protective shield at the Chornobyl nuclear plant in war-torn Ukraine, built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster, can no longer perform its main safety function due to drone... ......
  
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• Mexico to send more water to US despite Trump’s tariffs threat

  10-12-2025 10:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mexico is obligated to deliver 1.7 million acre-feet of water to the US every five years
  
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• Urgent: 19 killed in collapse of 2 buildings in Morocco

  10-12-2025 10:02 via article.wn.com
  RABAT, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- At...
  
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• Russian Navy Chief Warns of Rising Arctic Tensions

  10-12-2025 10:02 via article.wn.com
  Russia’s Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Alexander Moiseyev warned Tuesday that the security environment in the Arctic is worsening, accusing the United States and NATO allies of escalating...
  
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• Russia Accuses U.S. of Fabricating Caribbean Tensions

  10-12-2025 10:02 via article.wn.com
  Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Tuesday accused Washington of fabricating the “hotspot” situation in the Caribbean, saying U.S. allegations against Venezuela’s leadership were largely...
  
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• Poland to Begin Construction of First Nuclear Power Plant

  10-12-2025 10:02 via article.wn.com
  Poland’s first nuclear power plant is set to begin construction as early as December, Prime Minister Donald Tusk...
  
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• Afghan security forces seize large cache of arms in S. Afghanistan

  10-12-2025 10:02 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Afghan police have seized a large cache of military equipment during operations conducted in Qalat, the provincial...
  
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• Open door paw-licy: Pet dog lets bull and horse into living room in Australia—Watch

  10-12-2025 10:00 via article.wn.com
  An Australian lawmaker returned home to an unexpected mess after discovering his dog had accidentally let a bull and a horse wander into his living room.Northern Territory politician Andrew Mackay shared the unusual incident on social media over the weekend, posting pet-cam...
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: ‘Christmas deadline’ set by Trump but US denies pressuring Kyiv to accept peace deal

  10-12-2025 09:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Volodymyr Zelensky was reportedly issued the new deadline in a two-hour call with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner
  
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• UK stadiums swap beef burgers for wild venison to cut carbon emissions

  10-12-2025 09:56 via article.wn.com
  The humble beef burger is disappearing from menus at stadiums across Britain, as venues such as Brentford...
  
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• Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will miss Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

  10-12-2025 09:55 via article.wn.com
  The head of the Nobel Institute has said Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado will miss the ceremony to award her the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. Institute director Kristian Berg Harpviken told public broadcaster NRK on Wednesday that the ......
  
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• Zelensky Ready To Hold Elections During War In Weeks 

  10-12-2025 09:49 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine could hold war-time elections if the United States and Kyiv’s European allies can ensure security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Zelensky made the comments after President Donald...
  
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• Next Japan Megaquake Could Trigger 98-Foot Tsunami Waves, Kill 2 Lakh People

  10-12-2025 09:48 via article.wn.com
  Japan issued a megaquake advisory on Tuesday, a day after an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck off the country's eastern coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of the island of Honshu, and just... ......
  
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• "Filthy, Dirty, Disgusting": Trump's Racist Tirade Against African Migrants

  10-12-2025 09:48 via article.wn.com
  Unleashing a xenophobic tirade, US President Donald Trump disparaged Somalia as "filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime", calling immigrants from the African nation "garbage" he does not want in... ......
  
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• Will Tayside, Fife and Stirling pubs be able to stay open late for Scotland’s World ...

  10-12-2025 09:47 via article.wn.com
  The Courier asks Dundee City, Angus, Perth and Kinross, Fife and Stirling councils whether they will entertain special licence applications for the late-night kick-offs. ......
  
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• TPUSA spokesman shares unseen photo of Charlie Kirk from NYC book tour, Netizens call it ...

  10-12-2025 09:47 via article.wn.com
  Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet has shared an unseen photo of Charlie Kirk from a book tour in New York City, making supporters emotional. The photo shows Kirk sitting on a chair with a wide smile on his face, with Kolvet and another man working around him. TPUSA spokesman shares unseen photo of Charlie Kirk from NYC book tour (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)(AP) “The College Scam book tour in NYC,” Kolvet captioned the photo on X, accompanied by a ‘sad’ emoji.
  
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• From Amazon to Google: Big Tech pours billions into India as AI, cloud and digital ...

  10-12-2025 09:45 via article.wn.com
  The Indian subcontinent, long favoured by multinationals for its vast consumer market, is now drawing a fresh wave of investment from Big Tech giants seeking to tap into its massive internet and smartphone user base. The move comes as India’s rapidly expanding digital landscape offers global tech firms their next phase of growth in the AI era, with the government’s aggressive digitisation drive providing critical support.Amazon makes its biggest India commitment yet Amazon on Wednesd
  
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• Global Success Starts Here: Singapore Institute of Management Empowers Students for International Employability

  10-12-2025 09:44 via article.wn.com
  SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 10...
  
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• International workshop discusses new epilepsy surgery technique

  10-12-2025 09:42 via article.wn.com
  Health experts shared the latest studies and experience in epilepsy surgery and treatment at an international workshop held by the Việt Đức General Hospital in Hà Nội on December 10. HÀ NỘI — Health experts shared the latest studies and experience in epilepsy surgery and treatment at an international workshop held by the Việt Đức General Hospital in Hà Nội on Wednesday. Speaking at the event, Việt Đức
  
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• Venezuelan Nobel peace prize winner will not attend ceremony, say organisers

  10-12-2025 09:41 via article.wn.com
  Opposition leader María Corina Machado’s daughter to receive award on her behalf in Oslo, says Nobel Institute...
  
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• ‘Hating soccer is more American than apple pie’: the World Cup nobody wanted the US ...

  10-12-2025 09:41 via article.wn.com
  Glitzy draws, OJ-era chaos, grass laid over AstroTurf and a host nation that barely cared – the 1994 World Cup arrived amid suspicion and slapstick. Yet it became a watershed that would alter US sport and global football politics alike...
  
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• ‘Grand social experiment’: Australia’s social media ban turns heads globally, with mixed results

  10-12-2025 09:41 via article.wn.com
  From a live blog on the BBC to cautious reaction in the New York Times, here’s how the world’s media covered the ban...
  
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• Fabio Cannavaro: ‘Uzbeks are tough, never give up. Playing them is a pain in the arse’

  10-12-2025 09:41 via article.wn.com
  In an exclusive interview, the former World Cup winner talks about taking Uzbekistan to the 2026 World Cup and a project close to his heart in Naples...
  
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• England scout for World Cup camps amid fears of losing preferred base to Netherlands

  10-12-2025 09:41 via article.wn.com
  Initial Kansas plan for US training base thrown into doubt...
  
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• Canada eyes H-1B workers, top global talent as U.S. limits immigration

  10-12-2025 09:39 via article.wn.com
  The recruitment drive targets the kind of highly skilled foreign workers facing increased scrutiny under the Trump administration’s immigration restrictions. ......
  
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• Russia’s Lukoil losses expanding influence across Africa

  10-12-2025 09:37 via article.wn.com
  By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂH Lukoil, Russia’s energy giant, has seriously lost its grounds across Africa, due to United States sanctions. Sanctions have complicated the company’s potential continuity in operating its largest oil field projects, grappling its investment particularly in Republic of Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Federal Republic of Nigeria. Reports indicated the...
  
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• Supreme Court likely to allow Trump to fire independent agency chiefs

  10-12-2025 09:34 via article.wn.com
  The US Supreme Court indicated during oral arguments that it is prepared to permit the president to remove leaders of independent federal agencies at will — a move that could weaken decades-old protections shielding regulatory bodies from political control. The case centers on the dismissal of Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission, and touches on the fate of more than two dozen agencies governed by similar “for-cause” removal statutes. The justices heard hea
  
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• US: Shooting at Kentucky State University leaves one dead, suspect taken into custody

  10-12-2025 09:33 via article.wn.com
  At least one student was killed and another was critically injured on Tuesday in a shooting inside a residence hall at Kentucky State University. Officials said the suspect, who is not enrolled at the university, has been taken into custody. ......
  
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• US postpones H1B visa interviews for several Indians amid social media vetting, check likely new dates

  10-12-2025 09:33 via article.wn.com
  The United States State Department's new social media vetting policy has caused major disruptions for H 1B visa applicants in India, with many appointments postponed to next year. ......
  
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• Over 20 killed as seven-storey building catches fire in Indonesia's Jakarta

  10-12-2025 09:33 via article.wn.com
  At least 20 people were killed and several others were injured after a massive fire...
  
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