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Futures are pointing to a modestly lower open for the Australian share market as the US midterms come into sharp focus. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

The Scotland head coach insists radical change is not required to improve his team after a mixed maiden camp.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is getting ready to table its 2026 budget on Thursday — but Ottawa's own focus groups suggest Canadians aren't watching the state of the federal purse too closely.

A security conference in the German capital is addressing defending Europe against threats from Russia. Meanwhile, Germany's justice minister wants to raise penalties for sexual offenses. DW has more.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — The younger brother of Noorizwan Zulkefly has rejected police allegations that the family&rs...

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- A relentless wave of cyberattacks on South Korean bank...

Weather conditions are a "major" focus of an investigation into a plane crash in Florida that killed nine people, US transportation investigators said.

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President Trump delivered his final pitch for voters Monday ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has more.

Trump seemed to acknowledge that Democrats had an advantage heading into Election Day. "But we gave this a very strong shot," he said.

Chief Minister urges alliance partners to ensure heavy polling on November 5, maintain restraint during counting of urban local body votes on November 3

A government-run conference is to look at the uses and dangers of artificial intelligence. This comes as the German and UK defense ministers will discuss expanding AI's role in military cooperation. DW has more.

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Weather conditions are a "major" focus of an investigation into a weekend private plane crash that killed nine people, US transportation investigators have said.

Social security must be driven by human sensitivity and every concern and grievance of workers must be addressed with compassion and empathy, says Mansukh Mandaviya

The master plan, which had been announced last year, was aimed at accelerating the city’s development along the lines of the Smart City model

<p>Tucked away in John Healey’s budget is decision to ringfence preventative projects where future savings outweigh initial cost</p><p>It merited the briefest of mentions in John Healey’s speech and just one paragraph in the 166-page <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ae20b85460c1346f7be784e/E03668986_HMT_Budget_2026_ELAY__2_.pdf">budge

As many as 7,719 children live in 417 child care institutions (CCIs) functioning across 14 districts in the State.

A preliminary investigation has found that the claim that the recording was made in 2023 is false. The police suspect that the same video was circulated on different social media platforms in September and October this year.

<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Singaporean counterpart Dr Vivian Balakrishnan discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, infrastructure development and digital technologies during the latter’s visit to Pakistan, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Saturday.</p> <p>At the invitation of Dar,

Democrats and former officials have accused the department of pursuing a political goal in the guise of a legal one: to publicize a scheme, sordid but not illegal under state law, damaging to Democrats.

As an increasing number of AI assistants flood the market, the founder of Ollie, an assistant that respected its users' privacy, says it will be shutting down in a week.

Print und Online sollen künftig in gemeinsamen Newsrooms arbeiten. Bis Mitte 2027 soll der Umbau abgeschlossen sein. Ob Stellen gestrichen werden, ist noch unklar.

EXCLUSIVE: London-based Capture has declared that Joe Swanberg’s romantic drama The Sun Never Sets, starring Dakota Fanning, Jake Johnson and Cory Michael Smith, is sold-out as it unveils a raft of international deals. The picture the film has sold to Italy (Minerva), Scandinavia (NonStop) Portugal (NOS), Turkey (Chantier), former Yugoslavia (Jucer), Middle

The event will bring researchers, farmers, governments, start-ups and businesses from around the world to New Delhi

EXCLUSIVE: The Circle Training Initiative, dedicated to women and gender-expansive filmmakers, has unveiled the five feature film projects selected for its third Circle Fiction Orbit incubator event taking place in Montenegro this week. They include Portuguese director and screenwriter Leonor Bettencourt Loureiro’s Por Este Arroios Acima, exploring the conne

<p>After improbable election victory, the unconventional grassroots movement says it will prioritise dismissal of corrupt officials</p><p>In Belgrade’s Pioneers Park, just across from the national assembly, a small crowd craned their necks to listen. One woman held aloft a placard reading “Love prevailed for the people and Serbia”. With a bouquet of media mi

Zwei traditionsreiche Apps der Omni Group sind bereit für Apples Foldable – und zeigen, was damit möglich ist.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 30 &mdash; The Penang state government will focus on the Department of Occupational Safety and Health&r...

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NewsNation has a different kind of recipe for Election Night — heavy on stats, light on the gas. When the Nexstar cable-news outlet launches five hours of coverage of the nation’s 2026 midterm elections on November 3, it will do so with the intent of keeping viewers interested in key results and on-the-ground reporting, giving […]

The federal government has released the title and theme for its upcoming budget set to be tabled on Nov. 5, which the finance minister's office says reflects a period of "change."

The first trailer for “Cunk on Cinema,” a new mockumentary series starring Diane Morgan as her British comic character Philomena Cunk, has been released. The six 15-minute episodes will debut on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two, and on Netflix outside of the U.K. and Ireland, on Nov. 15 Directed by Al Campbell, “Cunk on Cinema” […]

Akilan, a Class XI student in Coimbatore, ended his life following caste-based harassment involving classmates and a teacher. Despite decades of social reform, caste prejudice continues to divide students in Tamil Nadu’s schools. In this episode of Focus Tamil Nadu, we examine why caste discrimination persists in classrooms and how far the State has come in

After the country’s second major rail disaster in a year, Spaniards were confronting questions about the safety of their once-vaunted rail system.

CHEONAN, South Korea, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- With the men's national football team ...

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Accessible and affordable public spaces for literary programmes, better coordination of local events and initiatives to encourage young writers sought

Candidates in the fray for the local body elections visit the cyclone-affected areas, coordinating relief efforts, and helping the administrative machinery restore normalcy

Rangers International will face Rivers United in an NPFL matchday 11 fixture after being eliminated from the CAF Champions League by MC Alger. Read More: https://punchng.com/rangers-turn-focus-to-rivers-united/

‘Whole of government’ approach helped put an end to the belief that rural policy was an adjunct to agricultural policy

Speakers at the inaugural session of a CII conference on advanced manufacturing said this underscoring the need for India to move beyond manufacturing scale

Under the campaign, the corporations would undertake a month-long drive to address local civic issues, with priority given to repairing roads and improving junctions

Dispute over new legal aid payment model has seriously disrupted the criminal courts

The Nigeria Revenue Service has unveiled a new corporate tagline, ‘Inspiring Trust, Sustaining Growth’, to build public confidence and voluntary compliance Read More: https://punchng.com/taxpayers-are-focus-of-new-tagline-nrs/

The debate around Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe’s remarks about women seeking job opportunities being asked for sexual favours by men occupying positions of authority has turned into a discussion about language, and obscures the original question put to him concerning allegations of exploitation and power.

OpenAI's chief executive Sam Altman urged companies to focus on the security threat from artificial intelligence as use of the technology soars globally. "If I could recommend, like, only one thing to a company right now to do with AI in the very short term … it would be to really understand the security threat landscape from AI and mitigate against that," M

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Experts suggest intervening when the first signs of autism are identified rather than wait for more to appear

Vivo and Oppo are launching similar phones with different priorities.

Investors will be watching for a possible increase in the bank corporation tax surcharge, higher taxes on gambling, and changes to property taxes.

Vladimir Ivic says repairing Al Ain’s domestic form remains his top priority after they extended their perfect start in the AFC Champions League Elite. The UAE champions grabbed attention across the continent when they started the competition with a 4-0 thrashing of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr last month. They continued their 100 per cent start to the tourn