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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 Singapore.
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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 Hong Kong.
Robert Redford · Golden Spark ·
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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 Hong Kong.
Martha Stewart · Golden Spark ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-06 · AP: The death toll from mudslides caused by Typhoon Saudel in Suichuan County, Jiangxi, China, increases to three. A perspective from Seoul.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-18 · Reuters: A drone strike hits a bus stop near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar, killing one plant worker and injuring several others. A perspective from Tokyo.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-14 · AP: Houthi forces seize control of the Hanish Islands in the Red Sea consolidating the group's control of the strategic sea lane off Yemen's western coast. A perspective from Osaka.
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Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-13: Law enforcement agents rescue eight people who they say were forcibly recruited by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel from a clandestine clinic in Tecalitlán, Jalisco, Mexico. Police arrest six suspected guards and seize drugs, weapons, and ammunition. A perspective from Beijing.
Lupita Nyong'o · Playful Spark ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-18 · IGIHE: Four people are killed and 16 others are injured when a passenger bus crashes due to a brake failure in Kirehe District, Eastern Province, Rwanda. A perspective from Honolulu.
William the Conqueror · Electric Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-19 · Reuters: Former Liberian vice president Jewel Taylor is charged for drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses as part of an investigation of a transnational narcotics network. A perspective from San Francisco.
Jackie Chan · Golden Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-04 · The Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces state that Mohammad Mahmoud Marshad al-Qadi, a Nukhba Force commander who participated in the October 7 attacks on the Sufa post, was killed in an airstrike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. A perspective from Chicago.
Jamie Lee Curtis · Kind Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-01 · France 24: Japan eases overtime enforcement by ending pressure on companies with special labor-management agreements to keep monthly overtime below 45 hours, as businesses face labor shortages. A perspective from Chicago.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-04 · The Peninsula: France allocates more than €1 billion to support farms affected by drought and heatwaves, including compensation for crop losses, liquidity assistance, tax relief, and support for fertilizer and agricultural diesel costs. A perspective from Miami.
Mckenna Grace · Lunar Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-18 · IGIHE: Four people are killed and 16 others are injured when a passenger bus crashes due to a brake failure in Kirehe District, Eastern Province, Rwanda. A perspective from Miami.
William the Conqueror · Lunar Voyager ·
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-02 · The New York Times: U.S. federal judge Deborah Boardman of Maryland's district court blocks an attempt by the Trump administration from implementing an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship in the country. A perspective from Reykjavík.
Elizabeth Taylor · Vivid Voyager ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-13 · DW: 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 Kyiv.
Ghislaine Maxwell · Bright Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: 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 New York.
Johnny Depp · Electric Atlas ·
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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 New York.
Anthony Bourdain · Electric Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-21 · DW: The Panama Canal announces it will limit the number of ships allowed to cross the passage over the next month due to El Niño causing droughts in the region. A perspective from Los Angeles.
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A story worth mapping: 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 Los Angeles.
Julián Quiñones · Golden Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-19 · Reuters: Former Liberian vice president Jewel Taylor is charged for drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses as part of an investigation of a transnational narcotics network. A perspective from Mexico City.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-04 · The Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces state that Mohammad Mahmoud Marshad al-Qadi, a Nukhba Force commander who participated in the October 7 attacks on the Sufa post, was killed in an airstrike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. A perspective from Berlin.
Jamie Lee Curtis · Vivid Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Yonhap: The Korea AeroSpace Administration says that the Nuri will launch 15 satellites, a record, into space from the Naro Space Center in South Korea's Goheung County on October 7. A perspective from Rome.
Kevin Costner · Cosmic Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: 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 Warsaw.
Graham Platner · Golden Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-11 · France 24: In Yemen, the Houthis seize Perim Island in the Strait of Bab al-Mandab after government forces withdrew, completing their takeover of the surrounding area and giving them control of territory overlooking a major sea lane between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. A perspective from Prague.
Lisa Marie Presley · Kind Beacon ·
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