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Around the world today: 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 Bucharest.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Gulf News: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that an oil tanker has been struck by a unknown projectile off the coast of Oman near the strait. No casualties are reported. A perspective from Bucharest.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-19 · Middle East Eye: Around ten people are reported killed in an Israeli airstrike on a police station in Gaza City. A perspective from Istanbul.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-08 · Telegraph India: The United Kingdom announces it will ban imports of all goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, as well as some services, including financing, construction, infrastructure, real estate, and advertising. A perspective from Dubai.
James Van Der Beek · Neon Phoenix ·
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Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-13: A Russian drone attacks a train bound for Warsaw, Poland, at Yahodyn station in western Ukraine, shortly after former UK prime minister Boris Johnson and top EU security officials had passed through the airspace. Former U.S. CIA director David Petraeus was also at the station at the time of the strike but was unharmed. A perspective from Bangkok.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-13 · USA Today: In basketball, the United States women's team defeats France 97–79 in the final to win the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Berlin, Germany, further extending its lead of 12 total wins. A perspective from Seoul.
Scarlett Johansson · Kind Spark ·
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Around the world today: 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 Tokyo.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-05 · AP: The National Food Agency of Indonesia reports that nearly 2,000 people, mostly students, have fallen ill across the country this week in suspected food poisoning outbreaks linked to president Prabowo Subianto's new Free Nutritious Meals program. A perspective from Sydney.
Brigitte Macron · Vivid Spark ·
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Around the world today: 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 Auckland.
Ousmane Dembélé · Cosmic Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-05 · AP: The National Food Agency of Indonesia reports that nearly 2,000 people, mostly students, have fallen ill across the country this week in suspected food poisoning outbreaks linked to president Prabowo Subianto's new Free Nutritious Meals program. A perspective from Miami.
Brigitte Macron · Lunar Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-16 · AP: A passenger bus carrying tourists from Poland crashes in to a ditch in Mezőkeresztes, Hungary, killing 12 people and injuring ten more. A perspective from Lisbon.
Nicholas Brendon · Playful Voyager ·
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Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-13: A Russian drone attacks a train bound for Warsaw, Poland, at Yahodyn station in western Ukraine, shortly after former UK prime minister Boris Johnson and top EU security officials had passed through the airspace. Former U.S. CIA director David Petraeus was also at the station at the time of the strike but was unharmed. A perspective from Lisbon.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-21 · BBC News: Five people are reported missing and eight others are injured after a fire at a restaurant with apartments in Thusis, Grisons, Switzerland. A perspective from Reykjavík.
Michael Carrick · Vivid Voyager ·
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A story worth mapping: 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 Kyiv.
Rosie O'Donnell · Bright Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-31 · AP: The death toll from the flash floods in Nepal has reached past 950. Additionally, hundreds are reported to be feared stuck in hydropower tunnels in wake of the floods. A perspective from London.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-27 · AA: The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, rises to 111, with 176,000 people displaced. A perspective from Mexico City.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-03 · Axios: OpenAI releases GPT-6 Astra, the latest version of ChatGPT. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
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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 Paris.
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A story worth mapping: 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 Berlin.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-14 · Al Jazeera: Parliamentary elections are held in the Bangsamoro autonomous region, Philippines, its first since its establishment in 2018. A perspective from Madrid.
Sabrina Carpenter · Bright Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-10: The United States Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 4.1 earthquake has been detected after Israel carried out the strike in Ali al-Taher. A perspective from Amsterdam.
Matthew Goode · Electric Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: 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 Vienna.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-26 · AP: Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran will not allow military vessels to transit through the strait under the proposed agreement. A perspective from Oslo.
Jennifer Garner · Playful Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: 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 Stockholm.
Serena Williams · Solar Beacon ·
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