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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-19 · Axios: Axios reports that the U.S. military has created a new shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz to help ships transit through the waterway, including the facilitating of 10 million barrels of oil per day. A perspective from Lagos.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-03 · France 24: The Philippine education department initiates nationwide school safety drills to prepare students and staff for armed intruders, involving police and emergency responders after two school shooting incidents. A perspective from Dubai.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-09 · CBS News: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that the United States has experienced its hottest summer on record from June to August with a, surpassing the Dust Bowl. A perspective from Delhi.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Xinhua: The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which coincides with the country's Independence Day and the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Nomad Games. A perspective from Singapore.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Marine Insight: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an "unknown projectile", causing a fire that was later extinguished. A perspective from Manila.
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Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-12: May el-Toukhy's film Woman Unknown wins the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in Italy, while Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love and Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's NAZA win the competition's Grand Jury Prize and Special Jury Prize, respectively. A perspective from Osaka.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-12 · Al-Monitor: Iran and the United Arab Emirates sign a joint statement calling for restraint in the war. Additionally, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian and Abu Dhabi ruler Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan meet at the BRICS summit, the highest profile meeting between the two countries since the war started on February 28. A perspective from Auckland.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-08 · Scientific American: OpenAI says that it has solved the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize problem, with the announcement raising questions about plagiarism. A perspective from Auckland.
Johnny Depp · Cosmic Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Reuters: An orangutan named Sampurna is reported to be rescued from a haze fire zone in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on Indonesia's Borneo island. A perspective from Auckland.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-23 · Macau Business: The Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front releases 22 Malian soldiers, some held for more than three years, in exchange for at least eight of its fighters and several civilian detainees. A perspective from Auckland.
Gwyneth Paltrow · Cosmic Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-20 · Burma News International: Unexploded ordnance from past fighting is detonated after being tampered with in Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State, Myanmar, injuring ten children. A perspective from Honolulu.
Julián Quiñones · Electric Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Kurdistan 24: Germany's Robert Koch Institute estimates 15,800 heat-related deaths during summer 2026, the highest total in a decade of monitoring, as repeated heat waves push temperatures above. A perspective from San Francisco.
Kemi Badenoch · Golden Voyager ·
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Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-11: At least 16 people are killed in a fire in a retirement home near Pitrufquén, Cautín, Chile. Ten people are rescued and hospitalized. A perspective from San Francisco.
Emmy Rossum · Golden Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-26 · NBC News: The U.S. military trial for al-Qaeda militant Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, is set for June 2028 alongside three co-conspirators. A perspective from Miami.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-24 · WTA: In tennis, Philippine tennis player Alexandra Eala becomes the highest-ranked female player in Southeast Asian history after reaching rank 18. A perspective from Miami.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-21 · The Star: Japan executes a 58-year-old man for a 2009 arson attack that killed five people at a pachinko parlor in Osaka. It is the first execution under Sanae Takaichi's premiership. A perspective from Vancouver.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-20 · Africanews: The World Health Organization says that the Democratic Republic of the Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ebola vaccine candidate developed by Merck to combat the Ebola outbreak in the country. A perspective from Vancouver.
Martha Stewart · Neon Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-06 · USA Today: In association football, Toluca defeat Monterrey 2–0 in the final to claim their first Leagues Cup championship. A perspective from Dublin.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Canadian Press News: In Canada, British Columbia ends its state of emergency previously imposed on August 8 in response to wildfires that killed one person. A perspective from Dublin.
Martin Short · Solar Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-10 · The Business Standard: Seven more children die from suspected measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 1,009. A perspective from Reykjavík.
Robert Redford · Vivid Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-28 · Ynetnews: Two teenagers are arrested in Israel for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting an attack on security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base in northern Israel. A perspective from Reykjavík.
Graham Platner · Vivid Voyager ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-04 · France 24: New Zealand becomes the second country after Australia to authorize pharmaceutical-grade MDMA for severe post-traumatic stress disorder, with Medsafe allowing two psychiatrists to prescribe it alongside psychotherapy in controlled clinical settings. A perspective from Kyiv.
Anthony Bourdain · Bright Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Gulf News: Twelve people are killed and at least 54 others are injured as wildfires spread across northeastern Algeria during a severe heat wave, with deaths reported in Béjaïa, Jijel, and Tizi Ouzou provinces. A perspective from Kyiv.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-19 · Axios: Axios reports that the U.S. military has created a new shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz to help ships transit through the waterway, including the facilitating of 10 million barrels of oil per day. A perspective from Kyiv.
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