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  International Paper announces over $1 billion loss in earnings last quarter
In a press statement, the firm confirmed that $675 million of the loss was associated with the closure of one of its mills earlier in the year. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-based paper and pulp processing company International Paper (IP) has reported...
 
    
  World Series ticket prices surge as Dodgers-Blue Jays returns to Toronto
The 2025 World Series is shaping up to be an unforgettable Fall Classic. The Toronto Blue Jays won two out of three in Los Angeles, and return home with a 3-2 lead and a chance to win it all on Friday night. But as baseball fever spikes in Canada,...
 
    
  World Bank funds new water resilience projects in Turkana
Community members during handover of a water project site at Loturtur that will be developed through World Bank funding Turkana county is set to benefit from a World Bank–funded water development project aimed at boosting community resilience and...
World’s biggest Indoor Rowing Championships is coming to Birmingham
The British Rowing Indoor Championships - the largest in-person indoor rowing event in the world - comes to Birmingham this weekend. With 500m, 2000m and timed races on the Saturday, and sprint and relay events on the Sunday, there is something...
WORLD SERIES: Game 5 Highlights - Toronto Blue Jays win 6-1 over LA Dodgers
MLB video / Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 / Blue Jays vs. Dodgers World Series Game 5 full game highlights from 10/29/25. Headline Surfer YouTube embedded download - Henry Frederick, award-winning journalist of Headline Surfer - based in Lake Mary,...
World Travel Awards help Vietnam’s eco-tourism take flight
Vietnam outshone many strong regional nominees to claim top honours in key natural tourism categories at the 2025 World Travel Awards (WTA) for Asia and Oceania, held on October 13 in China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
 
    
  World Urbanization Day being observed today
Photo: United Nations Human Settlements Program KATHMANDU: World Urbanization Day is being observed across various countries today under the theme “People-Centered Smart Cities,” promoting the message of sustainable urban development and global...
 
    
  World News | Arab Parliament Commends UAE's Humanitarian Efforts in Gaza
Cairo [Egypt], October 31 (ANI/WAM): Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, has praised the humanitarian efforts and relief aid provided by the United Arab Emirates to support the people of Gaza. He highlighted the...
 
    
  World News | US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Celebrate Halloween at White House
Washington DC [US], October 31 (ANI): US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday (local time) celebrated Halloween at the White House. President Trump and the First Lady could be seen handing candy to the children as part...
World AFP Pillaged I.Coast nature reserve on the mend after crisis decade
Forest ranger Daouda Bamba is in no doubt about who the apex predator is in Ivory Coast's Comoe National Park, ravaged by war and unrest between 2002 and 2011. "The most dangerous animal here is man," the lieutenant told AFP, while at the head of...
World : APEC Growth Projected To Hit 3.1 Pct This Year
GYEONGJU (South Korea), Oct 31 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region is estimated to reach 3.1 per cent this year, the regional forum has said, slightly higher than its earlier forecast of 3.0...
 
    
  World News in Brief: Ukraine energy targeted, nuclear test warning, rights violations in Nicaragua
It marks the third large-scale combined strike in October on energy facilities in civilian areas – leading to major power outages. At least two more civilians were killed – with 23 injured, including six children – in Zaporizhzhia, which was...
World AFP Growing rice in the UK 'not so crazy' as climate warms
Wearing large rubber boots, Nadine Mitschunas joyfully handled mature rice plants peeking through the water of her small plot growing in the fertile soil of eastern England. Growing rice "has not been done before in the UK", said Mitschunas, a...
 
    
  World News | ISIS Terrorist Confesses to Training in Pakistan After Arrest in Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 31 (ANI): Afghan security sources have confirmed the arrest of an ISIS terrorist identified as Saeedullah, who admitted to receiving terrorist training in Pakistan before infiltrating Afghanistan through the Torkham...
 
    
  World News | Rajnath Singh to Hold Talks with US, Malaysian Defence Ministers in Kuala Lumpur to Strengthen Defence Cooperation
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 31 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hold a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in Kuala Lumpur today. He will also hold a meeting with Malaysian Defence Minister Khaled Nordin during his...
 
    
  World News | Russia Launches Massive Strikes on Ukraine's Energy Grid; Two Killed
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 31 (ANI): Russia unleashed a large-scale missile and drone offensive across Ukraine, striking energy facilities and residential areas, killing at least two people, wounding several others, including children, and causing...
Malaysia urges ASEAN to expand defense cooperation in cyberspace
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia called Friday for fellow members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to extend their security partnerships from the high seas to cyberspace at an annual meeting of the bloc's defense ministers....
 
    
  World record in sights at Canterbury classic car show
Classic Jaguar cars have attracted a host of famous owners over the years such as Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Peter Sellers and the Queen Mother. On Saturday, Canterbury’s classic Jaguars will be in the spotlight at a free event at Risingholme...
World CNN Salem’s witches were pardoned, but Britain’s weren’t. There’s now a movement to change that
While the women accused in the infamous Salem witch trials in colonial America have long since been pardoned, the convictions of hundreds of British women executed under similar laws officially still stand. Now, one local authority in southern...
World turning blind to human suffering: Khondker Talha at UNESCO
We have become indifferent to human sufferings- conflicts, starvation, wars, genocides”, Khondker Mohammad Talha said at his maiden speech as the President of UNESCO General Conference on Thursday. While reflecting on the current tumultuous...