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News pulse 2026-08-18 · BBC News: A second earthquake strikes the province of Granada, in Spain. Damage and injures are reported in Granada and the surrounding area, while the Alhambra is evacuated.
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News pulse 2026-09-02 · Kyiv Independent: In Kyiv, Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine and Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) have a shootout, injuring three HUR officers.
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News pulse 2026-09-14 · BBC News: The First Ministers of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales meet in Cardiff at a summit to call for their independence from the United Kingdom.
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World brief 2026-09-11: A case of Ebola is reported in the Sud-Ubangi province, making it the seventh province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the outbreak has spread to.
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World brief 2026-09-11: The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency releases 71 documents warning of a threat from Al Qaeda prior to the September 11 attacks, including presidential daily briefs during the administrations of former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush from 1998 to the day after the attacks.
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News pulse 2026-09-03 · The Guardian: In the United States, the Supreme Court of Missouri blocks the use of a congressional map intended to favor Republicans, despite the map having already been used for primary elections in the state. A referendum on the 2025 map will appear on the ballot for the November election in the state.
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News pulse 2026-08-20 · KTUU-TV: Eight people are killed when a Cessna 441 Conquest II aircraft crashes at the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in Western Alaska, United States.
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News pulse 2026-08-17 · The New York Times: California's energy commission approves the United States's first energy-efficiency standards for replacement tires, aiming to reduce rolling resistance and lower driver fuel costs by 2029. However, manufacturers warn the strict limits could eliminate up to 70% of current replacement tire options by 2033.
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World brief 2026-09-11: The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency releases 71 documents warning of a threat from Al Qaeda prior to the September 11 attacks, including presidential daily briefs during the administrations of former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush from 1998 to the day after the attacks.
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News pulse 2026-09-08 · Reuters: Indonesia's food agency suspends nearly 2,000 kitchens in its national free meals programme after they fail to register for mandatory sanitation inspections, as the agency strengthens food safety measures following widespread food poisoning cases.
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News pulse 2026-09-14 · BBC News: The First Ministers of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales meet in Cardiff at a summit to call for their independence from the United Kingdom.
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News pulse 2026-08-21 · Reuters: Russian drone strikes on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, kill at least 16 people and injure more than 130 others, including 22 children.
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News pulse 2026-09-02 · Kyiv Independent: In Kyiv, Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine and Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) have a shootout, injuring three HUR officers.
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News pulse 2026-08-17 · AA: Floods and landslides caused by the southwest monsoon and Tropical Storm Kujira kill at least 23 people and displace thousands across the Philippines.
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News pulse 2026-08-27 · Israel National News: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its Spokesperson's Unit confirms Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ismail Mohammad Ibrahim Barim, who held Edan Alexander, Avera Mengistu, and Matan Zangauker as hostages, was killed in a strike in Khan Yunis.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-19 · France 24: A U.S.-led research team grows human brain organoids for seven years, the longest reported period, and finds that their cells continue maturing in patterns similar to normal brain development. A perspective from New York.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-28 · MSN: Twenty-seven people are killed and seven people are injured after a vehicle carrying churchgoers collides head-on with a truck in Chivhu, Zimbabwe. A perspective from Los Angeles.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-07 · Reuters: The death toll from an explosion at military barracks in Viacha, Bolivia, three days ago, increases to nine people. A perspective from Toronto.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-12 · Irish Times: Thousands of demonstrators gather in Dublin and Doonbeg, Ireland, against U.S. president Donald Trump's visit to the country and protest against his role in the wars in Iran and Gaza. A perspective from London.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-03 · The Borneo Post: Authorities in Indonesia rescue a mother orangutan and her baby from wildfire smoke on the island of Borneo. A perspective from London.
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