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The White House said tariffs on some Canadian products, including certain machinery, will be eased from October 30, while tariffs will be imposed on other goods such as carpets.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveThe report examines whether British pensioners receive better or worse state pension support than pensioners in other countries.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveGunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan, killing seven people and wounding 40. Jordan declared three days of national mourning, while authorities described the attack as terrorism.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveA United Nations climate fund provisionally set aside $20 million for Nepal’s recovery after catastrophic flooding. More than 1,400 people were killed, thousands remained missing, and the damage across Nepal and China was estimated in the billions of dollars.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveGovernments and companies are racing to patch two PHP vulnerabilities discovered with help from AI models. Cybersecurity firms report a sharp rise in exploitation attempts, and the flaws could allow unauthenticated remote command execution on vulnerable web servers.
m.economictimes.com (English) ↗＋ SaveBritain announced about £600 million, or $800 million, focused largely on defending against health and security threats from artificial intelligence. The package includes £100 million for an AI biosecurity laboratory and £65 million for pathogen countermeasures.
uk.marketscreener.com (English) ↗＋ SaveAn immigrant detained at the D Ray James facility in Folkston, Georgia, died as detainees continued a hunger strike over prolonged detention and conditions. A detained striker, his wife, attorneys and advocates alleged that officials and contractors threatened force-feeding.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveA New York Times report said the Justice Department had increased its interventions in the midterm elections through moves in Alaska and California, portraying the department as an instrument of presidential power responding directly to Trump’s demands.
nytimes.com (English · subscription) ↗＋ SaveAston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 to end City’s perfect start to the Premier League season. Arsenal moved level on points at the top after defeating Everton 2-0, while Tottenham beat 10-man Chelsea 2-0.
local10.com (English) ↗＋ SaveAmerican Frederick Richard won the men’s floor exercise title at the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam, beating Britain’s Jake Jarman by 0.033 points. Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won vault gold, while two U.S. gymnasts also added medals.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SavePaula Moltzan won the season-opening women’s giant slalom at Sölden, Austria, beating Albania’s Lara Colturi by one-hundredth of a second. It was the American skier’s first Alpine skiing World Cup victory.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un crossed the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge into the Chinese border city of Dandong. He inaugurated the bridge and said he hoped to expand cooperation with China, according to South Korea’s unification ministry and China’s Xinhua news agency.
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