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Few have heard of this scenic train journey through Indonesia (and it’s a bargain, too)

World - Yahoo News - 22 hours ago

Israeli strikes on Iran kill four soldiers, Iran says

The IDF says it struck military sites in "precise and targeted" strikes early on Saturday.

Boy, 7, dies and six injured in house explosion

Emergency crews remain at the scene in Newcastle, with people being warned to avoid the area.

Sonic boom heard as 'bomb threat' jet intercepted

World - Yahoo News - October 17

I lost my six year old son when flash floods inundated Nova Scotia - This is climate breakdown

Before the floods, I was always with my boys. Always. This is Tera’s story. Location Martock, Canada. Disaster Nova Scotia floods, 2023. Tera works with people who have physical and mental ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Blasts across Lebanon as Israel targets Hezbollah banks

The Israeli military tells people in more than 20 areas in Lebanon to leave, ahead of its overnight strikes.

Blasts heard in Lebanon as Israel vows to hit Hezbollah's financial sites

World - Yahoo News - October 21

The ‘Rolex on the Wall’ That Kissinger, Reagan, and Sinatra Loved, but You’ve Never Heard Of

The pioneering Geochron doesn’t just tell time—it tells stories.

Tech - Wired - October 24

Trump-Aligned Group Is Poised to Be More Influential Than Project 2025

America First Policy Institute didn’t even exist four years ago. But it is poised to be more influential than Project 2025.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 25

Updates: Israel Strikes Iran in Retaliatory Attack

Iran’s national air defense force said that Israel had attacked military bases in three provinces, including Tehran, causing “limited damage.”

World - The New York Times - October 26

Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says it is carrying out strikes on military targets in Iran

IDF spokesman says strikes are a response to ‘months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran’, as blasts reported in Tehran and nearby city of Karaj. Lebanon’s health minister, Firass Abiad ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

In an era of environmental crises, women closest to the destruction must be heard | Omaira Bolaños

My mother showed me the importance of Indigenous and Afro-descendant women in protecting the natural world. Yet they continue to face barriers and discrimination in their work. I learned about the ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Migrants crossing the Darien heard of Donald Trump’s victory — and picked up the pace

Jesús Chávez, a 34-year-old pastry chef from Venezuela, arrived to a village at Panama’s edge of the Darien jungle

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Which luxury train crew are you?

From the Venice Simplon-Orient‑Express to The Ghan Expedition, it’s never been easier, or chicer, to travel by rail. Here are the carriages to know

World - Financial Times - October 22

Passengers injured after land train tips over

Ten people are thought to have been injured after a land train with passengers on board tipped over.

Tim Dowling: have you heard the one about the out-of-tune banjo? My banjo, to be exact

An unusually damp venue poses my band a challenge: how to stay in tune. One instrument proves particularly vulnerable …. The band I’m in is in the middle of its autumn tour: Hertford, Stroud, ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Blasts heard across Beirut after Israel warns it will hit Hezbollah-linked finance group

Hundreds evacuate after Israeli military says it will strike areas linked to Al-Qard Al-Hassan association, a US-sanctioned banking system. See all our Middle East coverage Hundreds of Beirut ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

A moment that changed me: I first heard Oasis at 14 – and they gave me the swagger to come out

Definitely Maybe spoke to me as a working-class Glasgow teenager and gave me hope. Be Here Now brought it all crashing down. I was visiting my brother at RAF Chivenor in 1994, where he was based as ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Turkish media reports say explosion and gunfire is heard at premise of state aerospace company

World - ABC News - October 23

Israel-Iran strikes live: Explosions heard around Tehran as IDF launches ‘precise strikes’ on military

World - Yahoo News - October 26

Another wave of explosions heard across Iran's capital as Israel says it has launched retaliatory strikes against Tehran

World - ABC News - October 25

Sounds of explosions heard near the Iranian capital, Tehran, though authorities offer no cause, state media report

World - ABC News - October 25

‘You lost this vote’: Arab Americans in Dearborn struggle in an election where they don’t feel heard

In Dearborn, Michigan, America’s only Arab-majority city, voters are wrestling with difficult decisions ahead of the upcoming elections and amid the Israel-Hamas war.

It's spooky season. Here are some scary stories from around the world you probably haven't heard

The scary legends are many and varied

Entertainment - ABC News - October 31

Recognition at last for Tom Bacon, the scientist you’ve never heard of who helped put men on the moon

Cambridge home of the engineer who developed fuel system used on Apollo 11 is to receive a blue plaque. It has been nearly 70 years since Francis Thomas Bacon developed a source of clean green ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

‘I hope our voices are heard’: illustrated interviews with swing state voters in Pennsylvania

An artist talks to – and draws – people in a crucial state and asks what the election means to them. Last week, I made a short trip to Pennsylvania from New York to talk to people in this crucial ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

49ers' Nick Bosa says he hasn't heard from NFL about fine for wearing MAGA hat: 'It was well worth it'

Bosa doesn't regret his decision

Sports - CBS Sports - November 6

Bears' Matt Eberflus said he heard fans calling for his firing, will examine his staff after loss to Patriots

Chicago fell to 4-5 in embarrassing fashion on Sunday

Sports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago

Heavy rain brings widespread travel disruption

River levels are rising and properties are expected to flood in several parts of Wales.

United's Mazraoui trains after heart procedure

Manchester United defender Noussair Mazraoui has returned to training after undergoing a heart procedure.

Sports - ESPN - October 18

Trains and buses cancelled amid further disruption

Translink also issued warnings to commuters on Thursday evening as a result of heavy traffic.

Japan "zombie" train spooks passengers ahead of Halloween

A chartered bullet train filled with thrill-seekers descended into a zombie apocalypse just in time for Halloween.

Children to stay in education or training until 18

At present, young people in Northern Ireland can leave school at the age of 16.

Broken-leg Olympic marathon star resumes training

Rose Harvey completed the race in Paris despite running most of it with a fractured femur.

Passenger dies and 15 hurt after two trains crash

A westbound train went about 1,000 metres beyond its stopping point to hit a stationary service.

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