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• World Bank says ‘small AI’ could transform developing countries

  18-10-2026 13:28 via WN.com - World News
  Bank’s chief knowledge officer says the tech could speed up economic development from centuries to decades...
  
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• 2026 DP World Tour Championship: What prize money is Rory McIlroy and the field competing for?

  14-11-2026 08:32 via WN.com - World News
  Rory McIlroy targets $3 million prize and Race to Dubai title at season finale. Dubai: Rory McIlroy has more than a trophy to chase at the DP World Tour Championship, with a $3 million (Dh11.01 million) winner’s cheque and the Race to Dubai title among the prizes on offer at Jumeirah Golf Estates. The season-ending tournament, running from November 12 to 15, has a total prize fund of $10 million (Dh36.72 million), with 50 players competing for a share. The winner will collect $3 million, while
  
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• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction set for Los Angeles, with many big names ...

  14-11-2026 08:31 via WN.com - World News
  The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday may feel like an '80s night. New members include Billy Idol, Phil Collins, Sade, Queen Latifah, New Order, Luther Vandross, and Iron Maiden. The ceremony takes place at the ......
  
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• Huge crowds and low vaccination rates raise measles alarms as Pope Leo XIV visits South America

  14-11-2026 08:31 via WN.com - World News
  While millions of Catholics gather to catch a glimpse of Pope Leo XIV in South America, health authorities are watching for a different kind of visitor: measles. Cases are already surging in the region this year, and mass gatherings provide ......
  
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• Democrats try out a strange new emotion at post-midterms What's Next conference — hope

  14-11-2026 08:31 via WN.com - World News
  Democrats met for two days in Denver to pore over the results of the midterm elections and emerged feeling pretty good about themselves. That's because the party won the biggest victory in half a century and recaptured Congress. At a ......
  
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• A ‘Generational Clash’ Is Fueling Europe’s Protests

  14-11-2026 08:29 via WN.com - World News
  As retirees live longer, governments need to spend more on pensions. That makes it harder to fund other services, spurring protests like those planned this weekend in France. ......
  
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• Third World Don, friends use music to support vulnerable children

  14-11-2026 08:23 via WN.com - World News
  A newly released 10-track compilation album, Third World Don & Friends, is aiming to raise at least $1 million to support fatherless and underprivileged children in Jamaica. Headlined by singer, songwriter, rapper, and producer Third World Don, the album brings together an international line-up of artists. The...
  
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• US grounds flights amid communications issue

  14-11-2026 08:21 via WN.com - World News
  The shutdown, which was lifted after more than four hours, caused chaos at airports. ......
  
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• US grounds all departing flights due to ‘extraordinary circumstance’

  14-11-2026 08:21 via WN.com - World News
  A nationwide...
  
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• Trump to have first trilateral meeting with Putin, Xi

  14-11-2026 08:21 via WN.com - World News
  Washington: Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, the White House said, a high-stakes gathering of three geopolitical superpowers as the American president reels from election losses at home and an espionage scandal threatens to deepen tensions with China. The leaders would meet on the sidelines of a regional summit in Shenzhen, in southern China, White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said on Friday (Washington time), on a call wi
  
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• Student pilot’s panic as US flights grounded

  14-11-2026 08:21 via WN.com - World News
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• Student pilot forced into solo landing following US ground stop

  14-11-2026 08:21 via WN.com - World News
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• Rescue underway after ships collide in New Orleans

  14-11-2026 08:21 via WN.com - World News
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• Love? No, just thousands of dispirited, stranded passengers, actually

  14-11-2026 08:21 via WN.com - World News
  Washington: At the end of the film Love Actually, the split screen gradually expands to show hundreds of different scenes from airports: people hugging, crying, saying their hellos or goodbyes. It serves as a touching reminder that everyone has a story; we all matter to somebody. It was somewhat the opposite at airports across the United States on Friday afternoon – hundreds of thousands of people clutching phones, hastily revising plans, corralling bored children, waiting in line to rebook fl
  
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• Here’s what we know so far about the US flight shutdown, and what it means ...

  14-11-2026 08:21 via WN.com - World News
  Follow along to our live coverage of the US aviation emergency here. A nationwide ground stop has been issued for flights across the United States following serious communications issues affecting air traffic control systems. Here’s everything we know so far. Flights already in the air are being permitted to land, but all domestic ground departures have been halted. According to FlightRadar, arrivals are continuing, while international departures are being assessed on a case-by-case basis. Vie
  
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• Yalta became a byword for betrayal. Will Trump, Xi and Putin enact another carve-up?

  14-11-2026 08:19 via WN.com - World News
  Russia and US approach potential summit seeking China’s help to extricate them from wars of choice, as Putin hopes to find consensus on new global order...
  
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• University hounded out of Hungary by Orbán reaches out to new government

  14-11-2026 08:19 via WN.com - World News
  Prospect of partial return to Budapest by Central European University suggests confidence in Hungary’s future...
  
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• UK-EU breakthrough will allow airport-style checks at Eurotunnel to avoid border ‘chaos’

  14-11-2026 08:19 via WN.com - World News
  Eurotunnel owner Getlink wants to replicate ‘airport experience’ at Folkestone and Calais, without making people get out of cars...
  
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• Terror from the skies: drones are redefining warfare in Sudan, and massacring its civilians

  14-11-2026 08:19 via WN.com - World News
  Strikes with huge death tolls are an increasing occurrence as UAVs ‘bring the war to places that were once safe’...
  
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• Trump official seeks $50 billion for air traffic control after outage

  14-11-2026 08:11 via WN.com - World News
  FAA flights grounded: After a nationwide groundstop halted...
  
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• Riots in France: How anti-government protests spiraled out of control

  14-11-2026 08:11 via WN.com - World News
  In response to soaring living expenses and inadequate...
  
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• Musk endorses purported move to reinstate Jensen Huang at Nvidia

  14-11-2026 08:11 via WN.com - World News
  Elon Musk has publicly endorsed a petition to reinstate Jensen Huang...
  
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• Judo legend Teddy Riner's presidential bid faces a tough fight in France

  14-11-2026 08:11 via WN.com - World News
  Teddy Riner has announced his candidacy for the French...
  
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• 'It’s been confusing': Travelers stranded in Myrtle Beach after FAA grounded flights

  14-11-2026 08:11 via WN.com - World News
  Stranded Myrtle Beach travelers waited for answers Friday night as a nationwide grounding of flights left them stuck. ......
  
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• 'I may lose my mind': Frustrated travelers stuck in US flight havoc

  14-11-2026 08:11 via WN.com - World News
  On November 13, 2026, a major communications outage...
  
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• Glance: Red Sox sign Brewers hero Bauers

  14-11-2026 08:11 via WN.com - World News
  The World Series champion Milwaukee Brewers have already lost a significant part of their lineup, barely two weeks after winning it all. ......
  
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• FAA flight ground stop disrupts NBA, NHL and college football travel this weekend

  14-11-2026 08:11 via WN.com - World News
  FAA flights grounded due to communications issues, affecting...
  
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• Democratic senators order Musk to preserve records over Ukraine Starlink access: Report

  14-11-2026 08:11 via WN.com - World News
  Democratic senators have urged Elon Musk to maintain records...
  
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• Australian PM Albanese caught on hot mic joking about climate minister’s genitalia at COP31

  14-11-2026 08:11 via WN.com - World News
  Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and climate minister Chris...
  
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• As Trump prepares to meet Xi, the Nvidia controversy threatens to complicate the AI truce

  14-11-2026 08:11 via WN.com - World News
  Jensen Huang, the former CEO of Nvidia, is involved in a...
  
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