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Live Updates: Rescuers Search Nepal Tunnel for Survivors After Finding 2 Alive
Dozens of other people were believed to be trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower project since last week’s deadly flood, officials said. It was not clear how man…
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Workers Rescued From Tunnel in Nepal 9 Days After Flood
Rescuers pulled out two survivors as the search continued for hundreds missing inside hydropower projects that were buried in the flooding catastrophe last wee…
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Karen Read’s lawyer says Clancy defense attorney may be ‘cut from a different cloth’ as deliberations drag on
Karen Read's former defense attorney David Yannetti praised Lindsay Clancy's lawyer as jurors twice…
US military took down approximately 100 suspected cartel drones at southern border in August
The U.S. military took down approximately 100 suspected cartel drones at the southern border in Aug…
The Battle to be Australia’s Best Pie
A hot meat pie from any roadside bakery is a staple on a long Australian road trip, but what does i…
Argentina Is Ramping Up Its Claim to the Falklands. Here’s What to Know.
President Javier Milei has dialed up Argentina’s claim over the British territory, while President …
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North America
U.S. Diesel Prices Set New High
Because of the war in Iran, the cost has climbed past the record it reached in 2022 after Russia’s …
The price of diesel hits a record high
The price of diesel has reached an all-time high, a result of the war in Iran and Ukraine's attacks…
Trump administration pushes to remove tax exemption for private colleges with DEI policies
The Trump administration is proposing a rule that would strip private schools and colleges of their…
Argentina's Milei escalates Falklands dispute, seizing on Trump comments and oil tensions
Argentine President Javier Milei is escalating a dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands wit…
Europe
For Ukraine's artists, making sense of rage is a necessity: it can be both requiem and resistance | Charlotte Higgins
Literature shows us how anger can inspire but also consume us: I see it in Homer’s epics, and in th…
Europe weighs solutions to curtail Russia’s growing hybrid warfare
Governments now moving faster to impose costs on Moscow for its increasing attacks over support for…
‘This could just be the beginning’: minorities fear first far-right win in German state election
As polls point to victory in Saxony-Anhalt for AfD party promising deportations, people face agonis…
Volkswagen announces it will cut 100,000 jobs by 2030
Under-pressure carmaker will shed 15% of workforce and halve its product line in sector’s biggest e…
Asia
Sara Duterte faces arrest warrant for threatening Philippines’ Marcos, his wife
A Philippine court on Friday ordered the arrest of Vice-President Sara Duterte in connection wit…
City University of Hong Kong disciplines students over orientation camp misconduct
City University of Hong Kong has disciplined students over an orientation event with a disco theme …
2 US sailors sent back to Abraham Lincoln warship after drunken Pattaya fight
Two sailors from the US aircraft carrier making a port call to Thailand were sent back to the ship …
FBI adds India-origin man Manjit Singh Bedi to most-wanted fraudsters list
The FBI has placed Manjit Singh Bedi on its most-wanted list due to accusations of fraudulent activ…
Africa
Uganda: Uganda, U.S. Sign $1.7 Billion Health Sector Agreement
[Nile Post] Uganda and the United States have signed a five-year health sector agreement worth abou…
Injuries as violence erupts at South Africa anti-migrant protest
A demonstration against undocumented migrants in South Africa descended into violence Thursday with…
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Kenya: MPs Accuse Ruto of Targeting Tata Chemicals Over Mineral Deposits
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Members of Parliament allied to the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) have…
Oceania
Former Uber driver jailed for indecently assaulting passenger
A former South Australian Uber driver has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for the indecent as…
Coroner finds long ambulance wait contributed to two Darwin deaths
The NT coroner has found ambulance delays as a result of soaring demand for the service contributed…
Former Monash lecturer pleads guilty to possessing child abuse material
Alan Boulton was charged after allegedly inadvertently showing child abuse images to university stu…
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South America
President Javier Milei says ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s claim to Falkland Islands
President cites Donald Trump’s suggestion that he might reconsider US support for British sovereign…
Milei anuncia sanciones para las petroleras que operen en Malvinas sin autorización argentina
El presidente destaca el posible apoyo de Trump al reclamo de soberanía sobre las islas y asegura q…
Gen GRN: Cuando la información genética trastoca la vida
Una familia en Argentina se ha convertido en un caso perfecto para investigar la demencia frontotem…
Del muro a las carreteras: la Patrulla Fronteriza intensifica las revisiones en retenes tras la caída de los cruces irregulares
La agencia ha puesto mayor atención en las autopistas, donde busca interceptar drogas, migrantes qu…
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Utah
Wayshawn Parker leads deep Utah running backs group in season-opening win
Coming Together on Police Reform - NPR Utah | KUER
Coming Together on Police Reform NPR Utah | KUER
High school football: Morgan’s defense forces 3 turnovers in dominant win over Bountiful
Idaho
Ona Healy Obituary (2026) - Boise, ID - Idaho Press Tribune - Legacy obituary
Ona Healy Obituary (2026) - Boise, ID - Idaho Press Tribune Legacy obituary
Darrell Manning Obituary (1932 - 2026) - Boise, ID - Idaho Press Tribune - Legacy obituary
Darrell Manning Obituary (1932 - 2026) - Boise, ID - Idaho Press Tribune Legacy obituary
Ronald Price Obituary (1942 - 2026) - Boise, ID - Idaho Press Tribune - Legacy obituary
Ronald Price Obituary (1942 - 2026) - Boise, ID - Idaho Press Tribune Legacy obituary
Wyoming
PREP FOOTBALL: Late score lifts Lovell over Burns - WyomingNews.com
PREP FOOTBALL: Late score lifts Lovell over Burns WyomingNews.com
PREP GOLF: South boys seventh in Wheatland - WyomingNews.com
PREP GOLF: South boys seventh in Wheatland WyomingNews.com
PREP GOLF: South boys seventh in Wheatland - WyomingNews.com
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The wars in Ukraine and Iran are becoming dangerously enmeshed | Christopher S Chivvis
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