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Philippines ferry fire death toll rises to 35 after bodies recovered

Coast Guard says 30 more bodies recovered after five people were initially confirmed dead in Wednesday's disaster.

Al Jazeera · 11 Sept 2026
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As diseases loom, CDC's response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency's reliability

The worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades is growing and flu season is imminent. Experts are fretting about federal health data reliability after the CDC questioned two Pennsylvania measles deaths.

NPR News · 11 Sept 2026
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Houthis take control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast, reports say

The Iran-backed Houthi forces have taken control over most of the western Red Sea coastal line

Al Jazeera · 11 Sept 2026
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Four former US presidents mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 in New York City

Former US Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton are remembering the victims of the 9/11.

Al Jazeera · 11 Sept 2026
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‘Tool of oppression’: Rising number of UK pro-Palestine voices debanked

A Palestine Action prisoner's mother, politician George Galloway and a leftist news outlet are among those speaking up.

Al Jazeera · 11 Sept 2026
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Nigeria suspends official visits to South Africa over anti-migrant violence

Months of anti-foreigner protests across South Africa have forced tens of thousands to leave the country.

Al Jazeera · 11 Sept 2026
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Can the Houthis close the Red Sea after seizing the Yemen coast?

Some observers see a force that has improved impressively in the past years, but others doubt the Houthis can sustain wins.

Al Jazeera · 11 Sept 2026
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Ebola case detected in seventh DR Congo province

Case found in northwestern province of South-Ubangi bordering the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville.

Al Jazeera · 11 Sept 2026
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Hull City’s Sorba Thomas unharmed as car overturned in crash

Premier League club confirms accident, says 27-year-old Welsh international 'unscathed'.

Al Jazeera · 11 Sept 2026
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Is Patagonia the new data center hub? + Harley-Davidson's role in the trade war

Why Patagonia might become a new data center hub

NPR News · 11 Sept 2026
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‘Majority do not welcome him’: Trump heads to Ireland amid fury over Gaza

Protests set to erupt across Ireland, where President Connolly has long regarded the US as an untrustworthy power.

Al Jazeera · 11 Sept 2026
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Why Pakistan is talking to Iran as the Houthi-Saudi fight escalates

Pakistan faces growing pressure to honour its Saudi defence commitments while keeping diplomatic channels to Iran open.

Al Jazeera · 11 Sept 2026
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The voices of Sept. 11: 'My first thought was ... I can't believe that I survived'

We listen back to interviews recorded in the aftermath of Sept. 11, with a particular focus on stories of survival and loss at the World Trade Center, and some reflections in poetry and music.

NPR News · 11 Sept 2026
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The vanishing pharmacy of the Sundarbans

As rising seas push salt into the world's largest mangrove, traditional medicinal plants are being lost.

Al Jazeera · 11 Sept 2026
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The dystopian legal architecture of the ‘war on terror’ must be dismantled

A quarter-century after 9/11, we are still living under the security order it unleashed.

Al Jazeera · 11 Sept 2026
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Arsenal manager Arteta ‘very surprised’ at Jesus blast over Barcelona move

Gabriel Jesus claims he was forced to train alone before Barcelona move, but Arsenal 'surprised' by criticism.

Al Jazeera · 11 Sept 2026
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Russian strikes kill two in Kyiv as Moscow targets capital’s fuel stations

Second day of strikes on fuel stations suggest a new campaign focused on civilian areas in the Ukrainian capital.

Al Jazeera · 11 Sept 2026
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From hunger crisis to ‘obesity’: how Gaza’s UN data is being twisted

US and Israeli officials are using a drop in acute malnutrition cases to claim Gaza has no hunger.

Al Jazeera · 11 Sept 2026
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