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07 Oct, 2026
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Quebec separatists win election, vow independence vote
TORONTO (AP): The separatist Parti Québécois (PQ) won Quebec’s provincial election Monday but fell short of enough seats to govern alone, returning to power with a promise to hold another referendum…
07 Oct, 2026
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Torture victim imprisoned for second time after being deported by US
MEXICO CITY (AP): A Nicaraguan exile who was imprisoned and tortured after protesting against the government was deported by the US back to his country, where he was immediately imprisoned once again…
07 Oct, 2026
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Premier seeks to trademark her voice to combat AI deepfakes
ROME (AP): Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice with the European Union’s (EU) Intellectual Property Office, seeking to protect herself against AI-generated deepfakes. The…
07 Oct, 2026
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Tropical Storm Isaias forms, forecast to become hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season…
07 Oct, 2026
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Trump administration proposes US$70,000 fee for international students to work in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a US$70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States, the latest effort from the Trump…
07 Oct, 2026
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Antigua’s Tourism Minister Charles Fernandez elected CTO chairman
Antigua and Barbuda’s Tourism Minister Charles ‘Max’ Fernandez has been elected chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). Fernandez assumes the post as the regional body pushes ahead with…
06 Oct, 2026
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Christa Pike conscious and speaking after Tennessee failed execution, attorneys say
AP – Christa Pike, a Tennessee inmate who survived Tennessee's attempt to execute her, is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital, her attorneys said on Tuesday. Pike's…
06 Oct, 2026
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Wealthy Chinese couple accused of abusing 21 children born through surrogacy in ‘house of horrors’
LOS ANGELES (AP) – An extremely wealthy Chinese immigrant and his wife amassed a brood of 21 children through a surrogacy scheme and raised them in a "house of horrors", prosecutors alleged…
06 Oct, 2026
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Bolsonaro to face Lula in run-off
BRASILIA (AP): Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, an ally of US President Donald Trump, has pulled off a strong showing in Brazil’s first round of presidential elections, giving him momentum in the weeks…