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• Why minor foot issues can have bigger consequences as we age

  14-10-2026 21:46 via article.wn.com
  KURU Footwear reports that minor foot issues can lead to significant health consequences as we age. ......
  
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• Zelensky says Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian refineries, as frustration with Trump mounts

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine will resume strikes on Russia’s oil refineries President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Financial Times in a fiery interview where he lamented what he said was a “dangerous” withdrawal of US intelligence sharing and access to the Starlink satellite internet service. “The block is out. We’re done,” Zelensky told the FT in London. The comments by Zelensky are the latest that publicly lay bare the growing frustration he has with President Donald Trump, deepe
  
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• World Health Organization informs countries to improve efforts to prevent lead exposure

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  The World Health Organization (WHO) urges countries to expand...
  
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• World Bank Group mobilises USD 36 bn in India in four years

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  New Delhi: The World Bank Group has helped mobilise USD 36 billion in private capital for development in India over the past four years, including USD 9.6 billion for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), as it steps up efforts to spur private sector-led growth and job creation. Private capital mobilisation by the Group rose nearly five-fold to USD 14.5 billion in fiscal 2026 from about USD 3 billion in fiscal 2022, Manuel Reyes-Retana, IFC’s division director for South Asia, said.
  
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• WA Greens Seeking Legal Advice as Senator Steele-John Accused of Inappropriate Comments

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  The Western Australian (WA) Greens party will seek legal advice on forming an independent inquiry into Senator Jordon...
  
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• Venezuela's Maduro due in court over new US torture charge

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, Oct 15 - Ousted...
  
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• US teen arrested over alleged plot to attack Hindu temple near Chicago

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Washington: A suspected attack on a Hindu temple in Illinois was prevented after a 19-year-old man allegedly failed to fire his rifle and was arrested before he could return to the site, US authorities said.Alexandros Paporakis was detained on...
  
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• US considers hitting Iran with ‘Mother of All Bombs’: CNN

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  It is the United States' biggest non-nuclear bomb. ......
  
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• Ukraine says it damaged six Russian military jets in missile strike on airfield

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Oct 15 - Ukraine's military...
  
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• Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian oil refineries, officials say, after brief truce

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Officials say Ukraine has launched a drone and missile attack on a Russian oil refinery...
  
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• Two ships ablaze in Romanian Black Sea waters, 8 sailors missing

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  BUCHAREST, Oct 15 - Rescuers were...
  
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• Trump’s WH Press Secretary Katie Zacharia reportedly didn’t pass the bar exam

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Zacharia has...
  
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• Trump team under fire for delaying IRS report on the impact of his tax cuts: ...

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Data from missing...
  
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• Travellers Warned as Sydney Airport Strikes to Disrupt Flights

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Travellers have been cautioned about planned worker strikes at Australia’s busiest airport from...
  
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• Top Russian, Chinese diplomats discuss bilateral ties, wars in Ukraine, Iran during talks in Baku

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  By Burc Eruygur ISTANBUL (AA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed bilateral ties and the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Iran during talks on the sidelines of an Asian security meeting. A statement by the Russian...
  
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• The World Cup we missed was worth a pitch in every parish

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  HERE is a piece of arithmetic HERE is a piece of arithmetic I have not been able to stop thinking about. A full-size, certified, floodlit football pitch — the kind a national youth team can prepare on and a Concacaf match can be played on — costs somewhere in the region of US$750,000 (over J$123 million) to be built properly. I know this figure is roughly right because I have spent the last several years paying for pitch work in Montego Bay, and because FIFA’s own development p
  
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• Syria sentences 2 people to death over deadly 2025 coastal violence

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  A Syrian military court on Thursday sentenced two people to death and another to 12 years in prison for their alleged involvement in deadly violence in the country’s...
  
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• Seven subpoenas engulf Nevada election chief in key midterm battle

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Oct 15 - The first Justice Department...
  
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• Setback for TikTok as EU court adviser backs gatekeeper label

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Companies designated as gatekeepers include Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Booking.com. ......
  
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• School roof collapses in Pakistan, killing at least 28 children and teacher

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  The roof of a private school collapsed in...
  
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• Scaramucci deadpans over Trump fixation with Husted’s butt: ‘Could say he’s bi curious’

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Trump gushed about the...
  
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• Russia builds major new drone attack base in six weeks, satellite images show

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Oct 15 - Russia has nearly...
  
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• Russia arrests Swedish man it says planned 'terrorist acts' for Ukraine

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Oct 15 - Russia's FSB...
  
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• Roosevelt rallies to topple Kapolei in 5 in D-I tournament opener

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Junior Kaycie Garnett pounded 18 kills...
  
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• Police confiscate robot that groped 16-year-old girl in Germany

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Cologne: German authorities opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment after a robot controlled by two young men touched the buttocks of a 16-year-old girl and made thrusting movements toward her, police said. Police in the western city of Cologne responded after the incident overnight Saturday to Sunday in which the robot‘s suspected 16-year-old owner and a...
  
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• Oregon father of five killed in home by suspected stray bullet shot by hunter

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  A hunter in the...
  
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• North Korea tests submarine-fired cruise missiles as Kim Jong Un continues to expand arsenal

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  State media implies missiles will be armed with nuclear warheads...
  
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• North Carolina removed invasive carp from Lake Mattamuskeet in a restoration effort; an earlier removal ...

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Lake Mattamuskeet in North Carolina has seen a dedicated restoration...
  
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• Musk calls on Ukraine’s Zelensky to ‘go’ after satellite slowdown row

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  Musk said any disruption to Ukraine's use of the Starshield systems was the fault of the US government. ......
  
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• Merz says frozen Russian assets must stay in Europe amid reported US proposal

  15-10-2026 13:01 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS, Oct 15 - Billions of euros'...
  
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