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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-22 · Reuters: The Indian Coast Guard launches a rescue operation after a Panama–flagged cargo bulk carrier sunk off the coast of eastern India. A perspective from Berlin.
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-13: In Formula One racing, Kimi Antonelli wins the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring in Madrid, Spain. A perspective from Berlin.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-27 · AP: U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order directing federal agencies to call Lake Ontario "Lake America." The change applies only to U.S. federal usage; Canada need not adopt it, and no international authority exclusively determines names of shared waters. A perspective from Prague.
Manmohan Singh · Kind Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-19 · Dhaka Tribune: In a study from the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute, around 82% of children who died from measles during the outbreak in Bangladesh did not receive adequate or exclusive breastfeeding during their first 6 months of their life. A perspective from Prague.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-09 · Sudan Tribune: 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 Athens.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Times of Israel: It is reported that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held secret meetings with Hamas during the 2014 Gaza War. The Prime Minister's Office denies the reports. A perspective from Athens.
Jayden Daniels · Bright Comet ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-26 · The National: Nepali officials say bridges, roads, power stations, and entire villages have been swept away by the flash flooding with some areas still completely cut-off from search and rescue efforts. A perspective from Lagos.
Drew Barrymore · Golden Comet ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-15 · BBC News: Oman's maritime security centre reports that two sailors are reported to be missing after the Panama-flagged oil tanker El Gaia was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz near the Musandam Peninsula. A perspective from Nairobi.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Antara News: The Mount Sinabung stratovolcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupts, sending ash 3,500 meters into the air. Residents and visitors around Lake Lau Kawar are ordered to evacuate. A perspective from Nairobi.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-17 · AP: Three people are killed when a private helicopter crashes on Sifnos, South Aegean, Greece. A perspective from Delhi.
Eddie Redmayne · Solar Comet ·
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-10: Houthis capture the port city of Mokha, as government forces retreat from the districts of Hays and Al Khawkhah. A mass exodus of civilians from the area towards Aden is reported. A perspective from Bangkok.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Philippine Daily Inquirer: The body of the last missing individual aboard a boat capsized on Thursday on Mapanuepe Lake in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines, is recovered, concluding search operations with the final death toll at nine. A perspective from Singapore.
Thomas Tuchel · Bright Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-12: Libya's RADA Special Deterrence Forces seize about 100,000 MDMA pills moulded with former leader Muammar Gaddafi's likeness after tracking a shipment smuggled from Europe. Officers find the drugs hidden in a cargo van and refer several suspects to prosecutors. A perspective from Jakarta.
Michael Keaton · Cosmic Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Reuters: An overnight Ukrainian drone attack "completely destroys" a Wildberries depot in Tambov Oblast, Russia. A perspective from Seoul.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Reuters: Adobe Inc. reaches a US$4 billion deal to offer free access to AI tools in Saudi Arabia with its Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Humain. A perspective from Chicago.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-10 · CNBC: The European Central Bank raises its three key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, lifting the deposit rate to 2.50%, as higher energy prices linked to the Iran war increase inflation pressures across the eurozone. A perspective from Vancouver.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-04 · AP: The opening ceremony for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup is held in Berlin, Germany, with the defending champions United States defeating China 94–61. A perspective from Vancouver.
Robert Pattinson · Neon Explorer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Dawn: Twenty-one insurgents and six Pakistani personnel, including five security forces and a customs official, are killed in separate shootouts across multiple districts in Balochistan, Pakistan. A perspective from Vancouver.
Pierre Poilievre · Neon Explorer ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Reuters: An overnight Ukrainian drone attack "completely destroys" a Wildberries depot in Tambov Oblast, Russia. A perspective from Paris.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-26 · The National: Nepali officials say bridges, roads, power stations, and entire villages have been swept away by the flash flooding with some areas still completely cut-off from search and rescue efforts. A perspective from Berlin.
Drew Barrymore · Vivid Mosaic ·
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The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-12: Yemeni government forces strike Houthi positions near the port of Mokha, Taiz Governorate, and along the Mokha–Dhubab road, reporting that they destroyed vehicles and weapons and killed Houthi fighters after the group captured the city. A perspective from Madrid.
Sean Strickland · Bright Orbit ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-29 · Vatican News: Pope Leo XIV publishes a motu proprio to amend the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, granting them the ability to remove their respective Patriarchs via a two-thirds vote with papal approval, if the relationship between them and the council is broken beyond repair. A perspective from Prague.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-28 · CNN: Serbia justice minister Nenad Vujić says that convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić will be buried with state and military honors following his death at the United Nations Detention Unit at the Hague. A perspective from Vienna.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Al Jazeera: 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. A perspective from Istanbul.
Lewis Hamilton · Cosmic Phoenix ·
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