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1967 Che Guevara ‘shot dead’

Marxist revolutionary Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara has reportedly been killed during a battle between army troops and gueri...

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Residents urged to leave as Hurricane Milton strengthens

Mandatory evacuation orders cover around 5.9 million people ahead of Category 5 storm’s arrival....

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Osama Bin Laden's Son Omar Banned From Returning To France

Omar bin Laden, a son of slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has been banned from returning to France where he made h...

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'Fly high our beautiful boy': Third young victim named

Tyler Matekohi-Shields. Photo: Supplied The family of a 22-year-old killed with two of his friends when a car plunged in...

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024 – edition no. 4581

* SARs on their minds — Beijing officials are stepping up their efforts to support the economies of Macau and Hong Kon...

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12 tried and true techniques for relieving a cold quickly

As the cold season approaches, many of us will undoubtedly experience the common cold. While there is no cure, there are...

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Gadgets galore, lack of open space eclipse kite flying

By Arpana Adhikari,Kathmandu, Oct. 9: As the autumn breeze signals the arrival of Dashain, the tradition of kite flying....

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We shouldn’t lock up young offenders with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Here are the alternatives

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) affects children’s decision-making before committing a crime and their capacity...

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Zelda’s new solo adventure on Nintendo Switch is already on a small sale

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom just came out but it’s already $8 off for a physical cartridge version for the N...

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Gmail for iOS gets an AI assistant to help manage your inbox

Google is rolling out iOS support for its Gmail Q&A feature, which gives users a Gemini-powered AI assistant to help man...

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BlockDAG’s $1M Giveaway Gains Traction Amid Litecoin Surge – Explore Hedera’s Latest Price Predictions

Today, the cryptocurrency realm buzzes with activity as stalwarts like Litecoin (LTC) and newcomers such as Hedera (HBAR...

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Waymo is adding the Hyundai Ioniq 5 to its robotaxi fleet

Waymo’s next robotaxi will be the Hyundai Ioniq 5. The two companies are forming a multiyear partnership that will see...

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Microsoft wants to know why some game developers aren’t on Xbox

Microsoft is looking for Xbox feedback from game developers. The Xbox Research team wants to know about all the pain poi...

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Persona director says making beautiful menus is ‘actually really annoying’

Katsura Hashino, director of games like Persona 5 and Metaphor: ReFantazio, explains why these RPGs have such beautiful ...

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Ethel Kennedy Hospitalized After Suffering a Stroke, Family Says

Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for RFK Human RightsEthel Kennedy, the 96-year-old widow of former U.S. Attorney General Ro...

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Afghan Man Arrested for Planning ISIS-Inspired Attack on Election Day: DOJ

Yuri Gripas/ReutersAn Afghan national was arrested and charged with acquiring weapons and planning an ISIS-inspired atta...

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UBC study quantifies dangers of using phone while walking in intersection

More than 300 'near misses' between pedestrians, vehicles recorded in two Vancouver intersections....

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Success is sweet for Mayfield dessert king Reece Hignell

Check out his vegan sticky date pudding recipe here...

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Seahawks fans in Vernon invited to NFL watch party

Okanagan booster club of NFL team in Pacific Northwest hosting watch party at Vernon pub for Seattle's next game Thursda...

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Meet Ashley Ramsay Independent candidate for Kelowna-Mission

Meet the candidates profiles ahead to the Oct. 19 B.C. election...

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Cloverdale hosts all-candidate meeting for MLA hopefuls

Seven candidates answered questions at Clova Theatre...

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A million acts of love: Esquimalt teen leads the world in kindness movement

Royal Bay Secondary student inspired by the loss of his six-year-old sister to a rare disease...

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A million acts of love: B.C. teen leads the world in kindness movement

Vancouver Island student inspired by the loss of his six-year-old sister to a rare disease...

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Biden makes rare dip into battleground state fray with visits to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin

BRYN MAWR, Penn. (AP) — President Joe Biden made a rare jump into the 2024 political battleground fray since taking a ...

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Diversion work to restore BP Highway before Dashain going on swiftly

By Kedar Timalsina,Banepa, Oct. 9: Works are underway to open an alternative track to restore the BP Highway, which was....

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Single blood pressure pill could save countless lives with new treatment plan, research finds

New research has unearthed what could be a staggering treatment for high blood pressure by combining multiple existing m...

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'Look at this. We are back': the impossible return of French touch titans Cassius

Five years after Philippe Zdar fell to his death from a Paris building, Boombass has brought back Cassius – having rec...

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Musical journey: lessons begin after piano finally arrives in Ethiopia

Getting a piano to a remote school in Africa was no easy task, but concert pianist Girma Yifrashewa knows its value - ww...

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Oasis expand reunion tour to Australia – and spare fans from dynamic ticket pricing

Band will play Melbourne and Sydney starting October 2025, with Live Nation confirming Ticketmaster will not use controv...

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Post your questions for Dolly Parton

As she releases a new album – and a range of wine – the country music legend can provide answers about almost anythi...

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Yasmin Williams, folk's fantastical fingerpicker: 'Guitar Hero shaped my experimental approach'

After shredding on a video game axe during her teens, the American musician graduated to the real thing. She explains ho...

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Cissy Houston, Grammy winner and mother of Whitney Houston, dies at 91

Acclaimed gospel singer who performed with Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley dies in New Jersey hospice care - www.thegu...

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Gae Aulenti: An Independent, International Architect

One of the best-known female architects to come out of Italy, Aulenti found fame with her transformation of a dated Pari...

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Lightning Gods, Staticky Bugs, and Modern Genetics

Well-researched stories from Vox, SAPIENS, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship...

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Motion Against Conviction, Pending Bail Finally Heard

During the proceeding, defense lawyer, Fatima Gul raised that the Notice of motion against the duo’s conviction and se...

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Below average cyclone season tipped for Pacific region

New Zealand's two climate agencies have published their tropical cyclone outlook for the Pacific, tipping a normal or re...

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Afghan Man Arrested For Plotting US Election Day Attack

An Afghan man has been arrested for allegedly plotting to carry out an attack on US election day on behalf of the Islami...

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Letters to the Editor | Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Panthers crowned champions Newspaper headlines read, ‘Awesome Foursome’, as the Penrith Panthers downed the Melbourn...

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Forvis Mazars Eyes Next Generation Women, Young Innovators As 6-Week Hackathon Kicks Off

Forvis Mazars, one of Nigeria’s leading audit, tax and consulting firms on Friday kicked off its much anticipated “I...

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Man inside exploding Long Beach ADU is suffering from severe burns

Sheila Fabrigas wrote that some neighbors heard the explosion and "rushed in and bravely pulled my husband from the flam...

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Work brings detour to section of Lochside Regional Trail in Sidney

Asphalt replacement work will take place from mid-October to late November...

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Nigeria At 64: Time To Restore Our Moral Values

The revolution of our minds is the most urgent task before us as a people. We stand at the precipice of a new era, one t...

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What's going on with Paladin Energy shares today?

This uranium producer doesn't sound confident about completing a big acquisition.The post What's going on with Paladin E...

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Limits on so-called ghost guns are put to ‘omelet test’ before Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — If the questions posed by the Supreme Court Justices reviewing a controversial gun case serve as any indi...

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Resurrection Christian boys finish second at 3A state golf tournament

For the third year in a row, the Resurrection Christian boys golf team is bringing home some hardware from the Class 3A ...

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Family, friends remember New Philadelphia teens murdered one year ago

NEW PHILADELPHIA — Red, pink and black balloons floated against a brilliant blue sky Tuesday evening as friends and fa...

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Stockbrokers Chart Pathway for Nigeria’s $1tn Economy Ambition

Kayode Tokede Worried by the inclement operating environment in Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) is se...

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PM Pays Tribute to Tuisese

Rabuka recalled the referee for that day was Air Commodore Lamb, who had just months earlier flown a Cold War spy out fr...

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15,000 tuberculosis cases recorded in Lagos, says commissioner

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, said, on Tuesday, that 15,000 residents had been diagno...

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EFInA recognised for MSME digital financial inclusion

Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access, a member of the Financial Sector Deepening Network, has been honoured for its M...

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NDDC Project HOPE enrols 3.2 million youths

The Niger Delta Development Commission has announced the registration of 3.2 million youths for Project HOPE, since its ...

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Zamfara gov sad as bandits kill nine community guards

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has expressed his condolences following the killing of nine operatives of the Commu...

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Operation ‘wetie’ in Rivers State: Genesis to Revelation

Since the return to civil rule in 1999, Rivers State, the acclaimed treasure base of Nigeria, has had five governors nam...

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Presidential directives have shortened contract cycle – NCDMB

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has stated that it has eliminated middlemen from the oil and gas v...

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ADVAN faults ARCON over exclusion from new bank panel

The Advertisers Association of Nigeria has raised concerns about the recent plans by the Advertising Regulatory Council ...

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Rural roads driving Akwa Ibom’s development

The Akwa Ibom State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project and the Arise Agenda Partnership were conceived at d...

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Imam in sleuth’s clothing

Ordinarily, a tribute to Professor Is-haq Olarewaju Oloyede, Registrar of Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation...

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Buy equity in local refineries, FG tells NNPC

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has advised the Nigerian National Petroleum Com...

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Unbearable post-harvest losses

THE fresh report of post-harvest losses underlines Nigeria’s weak agricultural policies and decades of ugly paradoxes....

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NFF decries dearth of good pitches in Nigeria

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, on Tuesday, decried the poor standard of stadia in the coun...