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News pulse 2026-08-22 · AP: The Central African Republic's government closes down a gold mine site in Zamboye that killed over 100 people after it collapsed, citing non-compliance with regulatory procedures.
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News pulse 2026-08-22 · NBC News: A humanoid robot at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China, runs 100 meters in 9.39 seconds, surpassing a record set by Usain Bolt of 9.58 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in 2009.
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News pulse 2026-08-21 · Reuters: The Russian justice ministry designates independent news outlet Mediazona a "foreign agent" for a second time, accusing it of publishing false information about law enforcement.
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News pulse 2026-09-09 · Xinhua: A train collides with a truck at a level crossing in Sokolniki Suche, Poland, killing one person and injuring 20 others.
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News pulse 2026-08-24 · BBC News: U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent announces Operation Economic Outcast, a campaign involving new sanctions against Iran, in an effort to isolate the regime.
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News pulse 2026-09-05 · Reuters: The 128 parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons agree on a non-binding text defining lethal autonomous weapons systems, potentially enabling negotiations on international rules governing their use.
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News pulse 2026-09-08 · Saba News Agency: The toll from yesterday's Saudi airstrike against a prison in Al-Jawf Governorate increases to 17 people killed and seven more wounded.
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News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Guardian: 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.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Reuters: Russian drone strikes hit two petrol stations in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing two people and injuring 12 others. A separate attack on a residential building injures eight people, while another strike kills a woman in Kyiv Oblast. A perspective from Los Angeles.
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Today's map pulse: 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 Berlin.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-06 · Firstpost: Eleven climbers are killed and six others are injured after an avalanche struck a group of 33 on Mount Mizhirgi in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia. Six other climbers are missing as rescuers continue search operations. A perspective from Nairobi.
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Today's map pulse: 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 Bangkok.
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Today's map pulse: 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 Hong Kong.
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Today's map pulse: 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 Lisbon.
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Around the world today: 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. A perspective from Kyiv.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Reuters: At least eight people are killed and 18 others are missing when a passenger ferry sailing from Northern Cyprus to Turkey capsizes in the eastern Mediterranean sea. The ship was carrying 259 passengers and 8 crew members, of which 237 people have been rescued. A perspective from Toronto.
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Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-10: 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 Buenos Aires.
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Around the world today: 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. A perspective from Warsaw.
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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 Beijing.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-09-15 · France 24: A New Zealand inquiry finds that police and Oranga Tamariki failed to act on warnings that Tom Phillips might abduct his three children and possessed firearms, contributing to missed opportunities to prevent or end their nearly four-year disappearance. A perspective from Shanghai.
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Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-14: United States district judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of Massachusetts postpones new rules limiting stays for international students and journalists, preventing the measures from taking effect while a legal challenge proceeds. A perspective from Miami.
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Around the world today: News pulse 2026-08-16 · Politico: A Spanish F/A-18 Hornet jet shoots down a Russian drone in Romanian airspace. The drone was downed near Galați after entering from Moldova. A perspective from Lisbon.
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Around the world today: World brief 2026-09-15: A New Zealand inquiry finds that police and Oranga Tamariki failed to act on warnings that Tom Phillips might abduct his three children and possessed firearms, contributing to missed opportunities to prevent or end their nearly four-year disappearance. A perspective from Reykjavík.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Nepal News: Nineteen cases of Japanese encephalitis are confirmed in Madhesh Province, Nepal, causing six deaths. A perspective from Mexico City.
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