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08 Sep, 2026
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Travel chaos at UK airports as over 600 flights cancelled due to air traffic control issue
LONDON (AP) — More than 600 flights were cancelled on Tuesday due to a technical issue in Britain’s air traffic control system that caused disruptions at major airports across the United Kingdom, the…
08 Sep, 2026
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High electricity demand one of the factors behind recent outages, says power company in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) says increased electricity demand, particularly during peak hours, is placing increased pressure on the national distribution network…
08 Sep, 2026
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Australian social media users to be offered choice to opt out of algorithms
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian social media users would be given a choice to opt out of algorithms under proposed laws announced by the government Tuesday that would let users have more control…
07 Sep, 2026
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Flights cancelled as Anak Krakatau volcano erupts
JAKARTA (AP): Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupted early Sunday, prompting the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting operations at other…
07 Sep, 2026
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Africa’s mother tongues are finding new life
HARARE (AP): A television game show in Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos has an unforgiving rule: Speak English and you lose. For a US-born millennial in the audience, and a student of her parents’…
07 Sep, 2026
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War-driven blackouts push residents towards solar power but high costs shut many out
OMDURMAN (AP): For almost a year, Randa al-Mansour, a 31-year-old Sudanese housewife, has relied on solar-energy panels installed on the rooftop of her building to survive the recurrent blackouts…
07 Sep, 2026
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Venezuela | Months after quakes, a family refuses still searches for missing relative
CARACAS (AP): Antonella Molina, her nephew Pedro Molina and a group of friends set out at 8 a.m. on a recent Saturday, hands full of flyers, walking carefully through the rubble that remains…
07 Sep, 2026
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Former Cuban President Raúl Castro reappears at a military event
HAVANA (AP): Former Cuban President Raúl Castro reappeared in public at a military event that celebrated the anniversary of an army branch responsible for protecting its top leaders. Cuban state…
07 Sep, 2026
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Daily life in Iran on the beach along the Strait of Hormuz
BANDAR ABBAS (AP):
As global attention focuses on the Strait of Hormuz, some Iranians are able to see its waters as a haven. A child plays with a toy on the beach in Kuhestak, and others soak in the…