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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · BBC News: Denmark's parliament passes legislation granting 300,000 kr. (US$46,758) in compensation to each Greenlandic woman affected by non-consensual contraception administered under a Danish birth-control program in the 1960s and 1970s. A perspective from Shanghai.
Jensen Huang · Solar Dreamer ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-20 · CNA: A Chinese court sentences Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan to life imprisonment for financial fraud, bribery, and embezzlement, and fines Evergrande and its real estate arm a combined ¥15.8 billion (US$2.35 billion). A perspective from Shanghai.
Rosie O'Donnell · Solar Dreamer ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-19 · The Guardian: The Office for National Statistics reports that inflation in the United Kingdom rose to 2.9% last month amidst the Iran war. A perspective from Melbourne.
Kane Parsons · Bright Explorer ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-16 · Politico: A Spanish F/A-18 Hornet jet shoots down a Russian drone in Romanian airspace. The drone was downed near Galați after entering from Moldova. A perspective from Melbourne.
Thomas Massie · Bright Explorer ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-21 · RFI: The Hong Kong Court of First Instance convicts Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung of incitement to subversion over their leadership of a group that organized annual Tiananmen crackdown vigils. They face up to 10 years in prison. A perspective from Auckland.
Emma Myers · Cosmic Explorer ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-20 · CNA: A Chinese court sentences Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan to life imprisonment for financial fraud, bribery, and embezzlement, and fines Evergrande and its real estate arm a combined ¥15.8 billion (US$2.35 billion). A perspective from Auckland.
Rosie O'Donnell · Cosmic Explorer ·
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On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-10: 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 Honolulu.
James Cameron · Electric Explorer ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-15 · France 24: Romanian farmers clash with gendarmes in Bucharest during protests against live export restrictions and other policies. The confrontations leave 24 people injured, including eight gendarmes, while police detain 26 protesters. A perspective from Lisbon.
Taylor Swift · Playful Explorer ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Times of Israel: The IDF also confirms that they have recently killed two Hamas militants that invaded the Re'im Base in Re'im during the October 7 attacks in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip, including a body guard to former leader Yahya Sinwar and a Nukhba forces militant. A perspective from Kyiv.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-29 · Hiiraan Online: The Cameroon-flagged Turkish cargo ship MV LUTUF, which was hijacked on August 17, is freed by Somali and Turkish forces off the coast of Somalia. Conversely, the Puntland ministry of security says a ransom was paid. A perspective from London.
Jared Kushner · Cosmic Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Reuters: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declares an end to the cyclosporiasis food poisoning outbreak, which is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis and linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, in the United States. A perspective from New York.
Billie Eilish · Electric Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-14: United States district judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of Massachusetts postpones new rules limiting stays for international students and journalists, preventing the measures from taking effect while a legal challenge proceeds. A perspective from Los Angeles.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-24 · AP: Syria's Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun is found guilty of committing war crimes spanning nearly 14 years of civil war under Bashar al-Assad's former regime and is sentenced to life in prison. A perspective from Toronto.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-18 · The Punch: Fourteen kidnapping victims are rescued by the Nigerian Army in Sabuwa, Katsina State. A perspective from Mexico City.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-28 · Al Jazeera: Greenland establishes a truth and reconciliation commission after experts conclude that a decades-long Danish contraceptive program violated Inuit women's rights but disagree on whether it constituted genocide. A perspective from São Paulo.
Brandon Sklenar · Neon Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-17 · The Straits Times: United States president Donald Trump orders the Department of Defense to substantially reduce the Ulchi-Freedom Guardian military exercises with South Korea, citing their cost and his relationship with North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un. The drills begin as scheduled. A perspective from São Paulo.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-22 · Sudan Tribune: Sudan's industry ministry establishes a high-level committee to rehabilitate industrial zones in Khartoum State that were damaged during the ongoing civil war along with helping shuttered factories resume production. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Robert Lewandowski · Playful Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Eye Radio: South Sudanese president Salva Kiir meets with Darfur governor Minni Minnawi in Juba, South Sudan, to discuss efforts to end the conflict in Sudan. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Emma Corrin · Playful Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-10: 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 Buenos Aires.
James Cameron · Playful Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-29 · RÚV: Iceland rejects restarting membership negotiations with the EU in a referendum. A perspective from Paris.
Monica Barbaro · Solar Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-19 · The Guardian: The Office for National Statistics reports that inflation in the United Kingdom rose to 2.9% last month amidst the Iran war. A perspective from Paris.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-12 · France 24: Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski win the men's doubles title at the US Open without dropping a set in the tournament after defeating Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz, 6–4, 7–6(8–6) in the final. A perspective from Berlin.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-11 · AP: The Seoul Central District Court acquits former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges that he appointed his defense minister, Lee Jong-sup, as ambassador to Australia to obstruct an investigation into a South Korean marine's drowning during the 2023 floods. A perspective from Berlin.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-09 · AllAfrica: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs announces that a 10-day cholera vaccination campaign has been launched in Tawila, North Darfur in a effort to immunize 95,000 people in the area. Additionally, 16 deaths are reported from cholera in Sudan's West Kordofan state. A perspective from Berlin.
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