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• World Cup match schedule to come into focus as draw begins at Kennedy Center

  05-12-2025 17:57 via article.wn.com
  By RONALD BLUM, HOWARD FENDRICH and NOAH TRISTER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2026 World Cup draw will begin Friday with a wintry feel as snow fell outside the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 189 days ahead of an expanded 48-nation tournament. Related Articles A supersized World Cup field begins taking...
  
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• New Pompeii discovery uncovers Ancient Roman slaves’ surprising diet

  10-12-2025 14:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  The findings expose ‘the absurdity of the ancient slave system’
  
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• Trump goes on late-night Truth Social binge after holding campaign-style rally dropping 10 messages

  10-12-2025 14:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  President, 79, lashes out at media enemies and promotes posthumous book by Charlie Kirk in small hours rather than resting after marathon Pennsylvania speech
  
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• The Latest: Hegseth tells congressional leaders he is weighing release of boat strike video

  10-12-2025 14:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is weighing whether to release the full video of an attack on an alleged drug boat that legal experts said may have been a war crime or murder, awakening the Republican-controlled Congress to its oversight role
  
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• Urgent: Burundi closes border with DR Congo after M23 enters Uvira, sources say

  10-12-2025 14:07 via article.wn.com
  BUJUMBURA, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Burundi has closed its border with...
  
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• Uganda receives 8 rhinos from South Africa

  10-12-2025 14:07 via article.wn.com
  KAMPALA, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Uganda has received eight southern white rhinos from South Africa to boost long-term population growth of the species in the East African country. Basil Ajer, director of tourism development, received the rhinos at Entebbe...
  
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• M23 rebels enter strategic city Uvira in eastern DR Congo

  10-12-2025 14:07 via article.wn.com
  KINSHASA, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- The March 23 Movement (M23) has entered the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the rebel group said in a statement on Wednesday. "We confirm that the...
  
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• Kenya opens major rhino conservation sanctuary

  10-12-2025 14:07 via article.wn.com
  NAIROBI, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President William Ruto has launched the expanded Tsavo West Rhino Sanctuary, which is the world's largest rhino conservation reserve. Ruto said the site, which began with just three rhinos 40 years ago, now hosts more than 200 rhinos and is expected to boost tourism and strengthen species protection. "This will directly advance our national targets of 1,450 rhinos by 2030 and 2,000 rhinos by 2037," he said...
  
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• Iraqi PM orders aid for Kurdistan region amid severe flooding

  10-12-2025 14:07 via article.wn.com
  BAGHDAD, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Wednesday directed the allocation of emergency funds and relief assistance to Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region following...
  
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• Germany's chemical, pharmaceutical industry under strain

  10-12-2025 14:07 via article.wn.com
  FRANKFURT, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Total sales in Germany's chemical and pharmaceutical industry declined slightly this year, and the weakness is expected to persist into 2026, the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) said here on Wednesday. The industry faced a difficult year in 2025, with production and sales dropping...
  
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• Why tiny Curacao could be the Cinderella team of the 2026 World Cup

  10-12-2025 14:06 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES — The tiny island of Curacao is the smallest country to ever reach a FIFA World Cup, an honor it earned with an unbeaten run through an 18-month qualifying tournament in which it outscored opponents by nearly 2 ......
  
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• Trump rages that New York Times and others are ‘seditious ... even treasonous’ to report that he’s not in great health

  10-12-2025 14:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump, who frequently targets media organizations and journalists, calls for The New York Times to ‘cease publication’ after it released an op-ed about his declining ‘vigor’
  
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• Nobel Peace Prize winner will be in Oslo but won't make awards ceremony

  10-12-2025 14:04 via article.wn.com
  Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is reportedly safe and on her way to Oslo. ......
  
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• Nobel Peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado’s daughter collects prize amid death threats

  10-12-2025 14:04 via article.wn.com
  Venezuela’s opposition leader has been in hiding and was unable to reach Oslo in time for the ceremony...
  
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• Freedom Manifesto: Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado’s vision for Venezuela’s future

  10-12-2025 14:04 via article.wn.com
  The Venezuelan...
  
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• Britain sanctions entities over cyber threats

  10-12-2025 14:04 via article.wn.com
  LONDON – Britain has...
  
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• Zelenskyy ‘ready for elections’ after Trump questions Ukrainian democracy | First Thing

  10-12-2025 14:03 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine’s president to look at holding wartime vote. Plus, the hidden life of Matthew Perry...
  
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• US health officials re-examine RSV shots despite documented safety and efficacy

  10-12-2025 14:03 via article.wn.com
  The FDA is reviewing RSV vaccines, which have drastically lowered infant hospitalizations, a spokesperson confirmed...
  
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• ‘The 0.001%’: a quick visual breakdown of the world’s wealthiest people

  10-12-2025 14:03 via article.wn.com
  About 56,000 people control three times as much wealth as half of humanity. Here’s one way to illustrate that...
  
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• Santa at war: ‘home’ town in Finland hosts Nato soldiers as Russian threat looms

  10-12-2025 14:03 via article.wn.com
  Christmas tourists are noticing a growing military presence in Lapland, where Santa Park doubles as a bomb shelter...
  
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• One World Products (to become Isiah Enterprises) Targets December Operational Breakeven; 250,000+ Pounds of Pelletized Rubber Shipped (One World Products Inc)

  10-12-2025 14:03 via article.wn.com
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• Italy first country to win Unesco recognition for national cuisine

  10-12-2025 14:03 via article.wn.com
  Italian cooking added to list of ‘intangible cultural heritage’ after campaign by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government...
  
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• Indian festival of lights Diwali joins UNESCO heritage list

  10-12-2025 14:03 via article.wn.com
  India...
  
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• Deputy MAG Tell Police: “Attorney General Directed My Every Move”

  10-12-2025 14:03 via article.wn.com
  Brig. Gen. Gal Asael, the ex- Deputy Military Advocate...
  
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• Daily killings in Mexico drop 37% under Claudia Sheinbaum, according to government figures

  10-12-2025 14:03 via article.wn.com
  Administration says data shows national security strategy working, but analysts warn it does not give full picture...
  
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• British soldier, 28, killed on duty in Ukraine named as L/Cpl George Hooley

  10-12-2025 14:03 via article.wn.com
  Parachute regiment soldier died in ‘tragic accident’ not thought to be result of hostile fire...
  
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• Bob Vylan to sue Ireland’s RTÉ for defamation over Glastonbury coverage

  10-12-2025 14:03 via article.wn.com
  Legal action alleges Irish broadcaster defamed group by claiming they led antisemitic chants at festival in June...
  
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• ‘A generation lost at sea’: the desperate Rohingya falling prey to traffickers as they flee Bangladesh

  10-12-2025 14:03 via article.wn.com
  Barred from work and school in Bangladesh, thousands of refugees are making the perilous voyage to Malaysia by boat – with some beaten en route to extort even more money...
  
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• A look at where states stand in the redrawing of Congressional maps

  10-12-2025 13:58 via article.wn.com
  Each House seat could be crucial, because Democrats need to gain just three seats to take control of the chamber from Republicans and impede Trump's agenda. ......
  
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• US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump

  10-12-2025 13:57 via article.wn.com
  Sanctioning the court would significantly escalate the US campaign against the ICC. ......
  
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