Filed from the World desk — including multi-city pieces that also ran elsewhere.
Sports · 15 October 2026
Top trainer Ciaron Maher backs Tempted and Jimmysstar to cause an upset in Saturday’s Everest, but he isn’t counting on defending champion Ka Ying Rising re‑joining the pack.
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Sports · 15 October 2026
A mock‑ranked rundown of every AFL club’s trade period shows a clear split: the contending teams are making decisive moves, the rebuilding clubs are slowly reshaping, while a handful are still trying to find the righ…
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Technology · 15 October 2026
OpenAI discovered a concealed recording device inside a toilet‑paper roll in a top‑secret meeting room. The engineer responsible faces up to five years in prison and a $250K fine, with the FBI filing foreign‑spy ch…
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Finance · 15 October 2026
A new CPI report identified rising energy costs as the main driver of inflation, prompting Democrats to blame former President Trump and frame the data as a campaign issue as competitive midterm districts expand into Rep…
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AI Wire · 15 October 2026
Nvidia’s AI platform powers startups that speed mammogram analysis and shorten treatment‑planning wait times, addressing gaps that leave many women over 40 behind.
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Entertainment · 15 October 2026
Mongolian‑German feature Zogsool won four Vision Awards at the Busan International Film Festival – the Vision of Jiseok, NETPAC, FIPRESCI and a shared Hylife Vision award – while Full Moon took three. Director Sa…
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Business · 15 October 2026
President Trump announced preparations for a massive oil, gas and mineral exploration program in Greenland, sparking both enthusiastic and icy reactions.
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Environment · 14 October 2026
The 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards honoured two starkly different stories – a cunning urban coyote and an elephant carrying its dead calf. Both images earned top honors, underscoring the competition’s…
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AI Wire · 14 October 2026
Google’s Gemini 4 Argon promises sharper reasoning, less repetition, and tighter workflow performance—an effort to catch up with OpenAI and Anthropic. The release marks a long‑awaited push into the front‑line AI race.
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