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• World Mobile launches SuperWiFi in Siargao

  01-10-2026 12:07 via article.wn.com
  SURIGAO DEL NORTE — World Mobile has switched on SuperWiFi, a fibre-backed public network, at four locations in the Municipality of General Luna on Siargao Island targeting the town's busiest gathering points, several of which sit in cellular dead zones. SuperWiFi covers the town's four highest-traffic locations: the farmers and fish market, the boardwalk, the Town Center church and Bravo Resort, opening a rollout designed to reach communities throughout the Philippine archipelago. The lau
  
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• WATCH: Trump appears open to U.S. military base in Venezuela, South America

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
  (The Center Square) – Currently, there are no U.S. military bases in South America as President Donald Trump looks to cement U.S. relations on the continent. ......
  
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• Video: Tunnel breakthrough marks key milestone in $7-billion Manila Subway project

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
  Manila: The Manila Subway...
  
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• Ukraine claims first combat use of its home-made FP-7 ballistic missile against Russia

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine has claimed the first combat use of its domestically developed FP-7 tactical ballistic missile, marking a new step in Kyiv’s push to build an indigenous long-range strike capability. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the missile’s battlefield...
  
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• Trump gets back at Ken Paxton after he criticized GOP convention calling struggling Senate hopeful ...

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
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• Pilot ‘attacked co-pilot with axe’ in cockpit on Israel flight before being restrained by passengers

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
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• Mexico seeks U.S. steel, auto tariff cuts

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
  MEXICO CITY, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Mexico is seeking lower U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum and vehicles as negotiations with Washington continue, Mexican Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Thursday. Despite progress in bilateral ties and almost daily talks with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, negotiations on reducing the tariffs imposed under...
  
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• Malaysia manufacturing sector ends Q3 broadly stable

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's manufacturing sector ended the third quarter broadly stable, with the S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) slipping to 49.9 in September from 50.2 in August, marking its first contractionary reading in four...
  
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• Ken Urker cause of death update: How did Gypsy Rose Blanchard's fiance die? Latest details ...

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
  Ken Urker, Gypsy Rose Blanchard's fiance, died at the age of 33, reports noted.  ......
  
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• Israel-bound flydubai plane was likely just 40 seconds from catastrophe: Terrifying ‘stroke of luck’

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
  The attempted hijacking of a flydubai plane left it just 40 seconds from catastrophe, a veteran Israeli fighter pilot said Thursday — while suggesting the way it fell from the sky was a terrifying “stroke of luck.” Flight data shows the flydubai jet heading to Tel Aviv Wednesday plunged more than 13,000 feet in 40 seconds as the co-pilot, an Omani national, stabbed lead pilot Smit Machchhar in what Israel has declared a terrorist hijacking. “If the plane lost half its alt
  
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• Huge row over microscope photograph contest winner's 'AI fake' video

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
  Dr Ning Xu, a researcher at a university in China, faced shattering backlash after he was accused of using AI to alter his winning entry (pictured) at the Nikon Small World in Motion contest. ......
  
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• Here’s why men often ignore campus sexual assault, according to a psychologist

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
  In about one-third of...
  
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• 'He has good ideas': Putin lauds PM Modi's peace push to end Russia-Ukraine war

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to seek an end to the Ukraine conflict, saying that he has “good ideas” for achieving a peaceful resolution.'Prime Minister Narendra Modi is one of those world leaders who, despite our very good and even friendly relations, personal good relations, constantly raises the question and asks the question about putting an end to the conflict in Ukraine,' Putin said.Asked about the issue at the
  
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• Feds release guidance on education freedom tax credit

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
  (The Center Square) – The U.S....
  
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• Fed awarded $2B on renovation without a guaranteed price

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
  (The Center Square) – The Federal Reserve awarded more than $2 billion in construction work on its headquarters renovation without establishing a guaranteed maximum price for the project, the central bank's inspector general found. ......
  
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• Facts undeniable in ex-SDF officer's intrusion case: Chinese embassy in Japan

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Japan said Thursday that the case of Kodai Murata, who has been charged with illegally intruding into the embassy armed with a knife as an active-duty officer in the Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF), is supported by clear facts and...
  
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• Daily Shani Predictions,Shani Watch, 2 October 2026, Slow Choices, Steady Results

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
  Note: These daily predictions are based on your Vedic Moon sign (Chandra Rashi)Saturn stays put in Pisces asking for honesty, restraint and better boundaries. That part doesn't change overnight. Notice what changes today is the Moon's mood from Taurus, which brings a comfort-seeking tone and tests how well you handle Saturn's slower lessons. Since it is Shukravara Venus adds softness, taste and a wish for ease. Shasthi still asks for disciplined follow-through. So the day favours calm decisions,
  
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• CNBC Daily Open: Three’s a crowd: U.S. carrier buildup in Middle East sends oil spiking

  02-10-2026 04:59 via article.wn.com
  Washington has reportedly deployed a third aircraft carrier to the region, raising prospects of an escalation of tensions in the region. ......
  
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• Yemeni army says over 100 Houthis killed in major clashes across Taiz in past 24 hours

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Yemeni government forces said Thursday that more than 100 Houthi fighters were killed and dozens wounded during intense clashes on several fronts in Taiz province in southwestern Yemen during the last 24 hours. The media center of the Taiz Military Axis said government forces and Popular Resistance fighters repelled Houthi attacks and inflicted heavy losses on personnel and military equipment. The fighting was concentrated in Humair in Maqbanah district and Bani Bakari in Jabal Habashi district
  
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• WNBA says no penalty for Aces star A’ja Wilson after fan incident in Game 2 ...

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  LAS VEGAS —A’ja Wilson will be on the court for Las Vegas’ decisive Game 3 on Thursday night against the Indiana Fever after the WNBA didn’t suspend or fine her following an incident with a fan during Game 2 of ......
  
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• Trump economic approval hits new low as Americans blame him for rising prices

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Trump economic approval hits new low as Americans blame him for rising prices Most Americans blame US President Donald Trump’s policies for persistently high prices as his approval on the economy falls to a new low, according to an AP-NORC poll. The survey found...
  
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• Saudi Arabia Intercepts Houthi Ballistic Missile, Reports Limited Damage

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia’s air defence intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia towards Khamis Mushait, the Saudi Civil Defence said.Fragments from the intercepted missile...
  
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• Russia and Brazil are strategic partners, but their economic ties tell a different story

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Russia and Brazil call each other strategic partners, meet within BRICS and advocate a more multipolar world order. But a new joint study by the Russian International Affairs...
  
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• Pilot Hailed as Hero in Israel-Bound Flight Previously Said Air Crew Could ‘Save Your Life’

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  The pilot hailed as a hero for averting an air disaster on a flight to Israel on Sept. 30 told an interviewer last...
  
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• Organ donation in India: How the system works and what law says

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  The Karnataka High Court recently cleared the way for a 52-year-old bachelor to donate a kidney to an unrelated...
  
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• NTSB: Amazon plane pilots weren't warned about winds before crash

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Drone footage shows Amazon plane crash site at Miami airport Drone footage captured video of skid marks left by the Amazon cargo plane and its wreckage at Miami International Airport. An air traffic controller did not provide required information about tailwind conditions to the pilots of an Amazon cargo plane before it overran a runway at Miami International Airport and crashed last month, killing five people on the ground, according to a preliminary federal report released Oct. 1. The National
  
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• New York's governor removes DA in Cornell rape allegations, appoints AG Letitia James to take over

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor appointed a special prosecutor Thursday to oversee an investigation into a woman’s allegations that she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity house, saying she had lost faith in the local district attorney’s ability to handle the case. Gov. Kathy Hochul said she had signed an executive order appointing the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James as the special prosecutor to oversee the investigation reopened ea
  
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• Netanyahu: Omani co-pilot of FlyDubai went through Islamic radicalization

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Photo- Smit Machchhar, the Captain of the Fly Dubai...
  
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• Malaysia's net capital stock rises 4.2 pct to 910 bln USD in 2025

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's net capital stock (NKS), which measures the value of fixed assets, rose 4.2 percent year on year to 3.7 trillion ringgit (910 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, driven mainly by the...
  
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• Malaysia, Singapore to strengthen supply chain resilience, deepen economic cooperation

  02-10-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia and Singapore are set to deepen cooperation in a number of trade and economic sectors, while further strengthening supply chain resilience to face potential disruptions, officials from both sides said on...
  
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