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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-03 · France 24: At least 37 people are killed after inhaling petroleum fumes while allegedly siphoning fuel from an illegally tapped pipeline in Rivers State, Nigeria. A perspective from Melbourne.
Karla Sofía Gascón · Bright Voyager ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Xinhua: Seven people are killed and several others are injured after a fire breaks out in a hotel in Birbhum District, West Bengal, India. A perspective from Auckland.
Malin Akerman · Cosmic Explorer ·
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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 Kyiv.
Kane Parsons · Bright Mosaic ·
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-12 · RTÉ: French officials investigate if the derailment in Cléon, Seine-Maritime, was caused by sabotage after a fragment of rail was found on the tracks. A perspective from Vienna.
George W. Bush · Lunar Orbit ·
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-14: Houthi forces advance towards the PLC-controlled cities of Marib and Taiz with heavy clashes underway. A perspective from Vienna.
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A moment shaping the map: 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 Cairo.
Jensen Huang · Electric Phoenix ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-03 · Al Jazeera: The Houthis launch an offensive in western Yemen, clashing with the Yemeni Armed Forces and aiming to reach and cut the road linking Taiz to Al-Makha district. Fourteen balistic missiles and several drones are launched in Taiz and Hodeidah. At least 18 Houthi fighters and 13 government troops are killed in the clashes. A perspective from Nairobi.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-28 · France 24: The United States and Venezuela agree to expand U.S. access to Venezuelan oil reserves under a deal involving US$100 billion in private investment, while Venezuela retains ownership of its petroleum resources. A perspective from Nairobi.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-06 · Qazinform: Kazakhstan finishes first in the medal standings at the World Nomad Games. A perspective from London.
Steven Spielberg · Cosmic Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Sudan Tribune: The World Food Programme reports that an airstrike hit two UN food aid trucks in Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan, over the weekend, destroying emergency supplies. A perspective from London.
Melissa Hortman · Cosmic Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: 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 Buenos Aires.
Kane Parsons · Playful Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-13: Swedes vote to elect all 349 seats of the Riksdag. Incumbent prime minister Ulf Kristersson, who seeks to lead the Moderates to a second consecutive government while including the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats in his cabinet, is being challenged by the former prime minister and SAP leader Magdalena Andersson. Preliminary results indicate that the Red-Greens and the Centre Party are projected to have a combined total of 175 seats, while the four Tidö parties are projected to have a total of 174 seats. A perspective from Berlin.
Sebastian Stan · Vivid Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-31 · France 24: The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, orders India to comply with the Indus Waters Treaty and restrict work on two hydroelectric projects that could violate it. India rejects the ruling and maintains that the treaty remains suspended. A perspective from Bucharest.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-25 · LIGA: Latvia's cabinet ministry announces that the country will ban imported goods from Belarus and Russia starting September 1. A perspective from Athens.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-31 · France 24: A woman stabs two people in Times Square, New York City, U.S., killing a Bank of America vice president and injuring another person, before police fatally shot her after she refused commands to drop her knives. A perspective from Dubai.
Ousmane Dembélé · Neon Phoenix ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-29 · RÚV: Iceland rejects restarting membership negotiations with the EU in a referendum. A perspective from Mexico City.
Monica Barbaro · Lunar Atlas ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-08 · LBC Group: The confirmed toll of the offensive in western Yemen increases to 500 people killed, including 278 Houthi fighters, 216 soldiers of the Yemeni Armed Forces and 29 civilians. A perspective from Cape Town.
James A. Garfield · Lunar Comet ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Euronews: An explosion at the Augsburg train station in Swabia, Germany, injures two people. The cause is unknown. A perspective from Hong Kong.
Serena Williams · Golden Dreamer ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-04 · AP: European Union enlargement chief Marta Kos cancels a visit to Serbia after a Serbian government plane took the remains of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić to Belgrade for his funeral. A perspective from Seoul.
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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.
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World brief 2026-09-11: Indonesia works with Indian authorities to repatriate five baby orangutans found in an Odisha forest after suspected trafficking. Odisha Police and India's Wildlife Crime Control Bureau examine how the apes, which are native to Borneo and Sumatra, reached India.
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News pulse 2026-09-03 · Al Jazeera: The Houthis launch an offensive in western Yemen, clashing with the Yemeni Armed Forces and aiming to reach and cut the road linking Taiz to Al-Makha district. Fourteen balistic missiles and several drones are launched in Taiz and Hodeidah. At least 18 Houthi fighters and 13 government troops are killed in the clashes.
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News pulse 2026-08-25 · LIGA: Latvia's cabinet ministry announces that the country will ban imported goods from Belarus and Russia starting September 1.
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News pulse 2026-09-01 · NDTV: Ukrainian officials say that Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and surrounding areas killed at least 12 people, including an Indian national, and injure dozens, while damaging residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure.
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