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World News

German elections: Left marginally ahead in vote to replace Angela Merkel

The Chancellor’s party recorded its worst election result since 1949, while the Greens attracted a record 14.8 per cent of the vote.

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Channel NewsAsia

Sydney gets 'blueprint for freedom' as COVID-19 cases fall

Channel NewsAsia - 30 minutes ago

SYDNEY: Vaccinated Sydney residents will finally emerge from a lengthy COVID-19 lockdown by mid-October, Australian officials said on Monday (Sep 27), outlining a "blueprint for freedom" as case numbers fell in the city. Stay-at-home orders are set to be lifted in Sydney and surrounding New South Wales whe

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Times of India

In rural Afghanistan, a family welcomes Taliban rule

BBC News - 3 hours ago

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen travels to Helmand province, a month after the hardline Islamists took control.

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AP News

German election: Angela Merkel's party 'hurt' as exit polls show leadership rivals are tied in vote to decide next chancellor

Sky News - 1 hour ago

Germany is likely to have its first government with three parties as Angela Merkel's CDU/CSU bloc party faces its weakest result in a post-war federal election.

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Politics News

NBC News

Homeland Security chief Mayorkas defends Biden administration over treatment of Haitian migrants

NBC News - 3 hours ago

President Joe Biden denounced the officers photographed on horseback, saying Friday, "There will be consequences."

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New York Times

Pelosi sets date for vote on $1 trillion infrastructure bill

Washington Times - 1 hour ago

House Democrats who had circled Monday on their calendars for a vote on the $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill need to circle Thursday instead.

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Huffington Post

President Trump’s Ga. rally attracts 20k attended in good sign for GOP

One America News Network - 3 hours ago

President Trump's rally in Perry, Georgia posted major attendance numbers in a good sign for the GOP ahead of 2022 midterms. According to local media, at least 20,000 people attended Trump's Save America rally on Saturday after his purported loss of the state to Joe Biden by 12,000 alleged votes.

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New York Daily News

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says NBA should require players, staffs to get COVID vaccine

New York Daily News - 4 hours ago

Knicks general manager Scott Perry has said his team’s players and staff are 100% vaccinated, while Nets general manager Sean Marks said last week that his team is not.

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Business News

BBC News

Farmers warn of Christmas turkey shortage due to lack of staff

BBC News - 1 hour ago

Sales are already soaring despite fewer birds being produced for the big chains, a farming boss says.

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The Straits Times

Evergrande's EV unit terminates plans to issue RMB shares

Reuters - 35 minutes ago

China Evergrande's electric car unit said on Sunday it will not proceed with plans to issue RMB shares on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai stock exchange.

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Fox News

Pfizer CEO pushes back against former CDC head over vaccine IP rights

Fox News - 7 hours ago

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Sunday pushed back against calls to waive the company’s intellectual property rights to its COVID-19 vaccine for what critics claim will speed up vaccine distribution in poorer countries.

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Epoch Times

Asia shares swing higher, oil surges to 3-year peak

Reuters - 7 minutes ago

Asian shares crept higher on Monday as risk sentiment turned for the better, though a surge in oil prices to three-year highs could inflame inflation fears and aggravate the recent hawkish turn by some major central banks.

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Technology

New York Times

China Sets 'Two Michaels' Free After Huawei's Meng Wanzhou Released

Breitbart - 1 day ago

China released the two Canadians known as the 'Two Michaels' after the U.S. dropped charges against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.

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Gizmodo

Bug Won't Allow Users to Unlock iPhone 13s With the Apple Watch

Gizmodo - 14 minutes ago

Apple said on Sunday that the 'Unlock with Apple Watch' feature might not work on some iPhone 13s. It will fix the problem in a future software update.

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SA born billionaire, Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, to transfer tech for the next big thing in health for Africa

Independent Online - 1 day ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa was a guest of honour yesterday, at an announcement event by Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, founder of the multinational conglomerate, NantWorks LLC, of an initiative ambitious to build capacity for advanced health care in Africa.

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Deccan Chronicle

Google introducing new search filter in Gmail for Android

Deccan Chronicle - 1 day ago

The company added the feature to the web version of Gmail last year and has now extended it to the Android app

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Sports Headlines

New York Post

United States beat Europe to reclaim Ryder Cup

Reuters - 7 minutes ago

The United States, led by a new generation, reclaimed the Ryder Cup on Sunday, reaching the 14-1/2 points required to beat holders Europe and heralding what could be an era of domination by the Americans at the biennial competition.

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Chicago Tribune

Brandon Belt's 2 blasts set Giants HR record in win over Rockies; magic number 6

San Francisco Chronicle - 4 hours ago

Brandon Belt whacked two homers in the Giants 7-2 victory at Coors Field on Saturday to...

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Orlando Sentinel

Arkansas is contender, ACC’s playoff hopes fade among 10 things learned in Week 4 of college football season

Orlando Sentinel - 17 minutes ago

Arkansas is a contender and the ACC sees its playoff hopes fade among 10 things we learned in Week 4 of college football season.

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Daily Mail

Token Team USA player Kevin Love fires back at team director: ‘F--- him’

Fox News - 3 hours ago

Kevin Love was initially slated to join Team USA at the Tokyo Olympic Games this past summer, until the “token white player” withdrew from the team in July.

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Entertainment News

The Denver Post

'Moulin Rouge!', 'The Inheritance' win biggest Tony Awards as Broadway shows off its best

Reuters - 7 minutes ago

AIDS play "The Inheritance" and musical "Moulin Rouge!" won the top honors at Broadway's Tony Awards on Sunday in a four-hour ceremony that promoted the return of live theatre and called for better opportunities for Black writers and performers.

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