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On the public-interest radar: 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 Kyiv.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-26 · The Tanzania Times: Deogratius Ndejembi is appointed as Vice President of Tanzania, replacing Emmanuel Nchimbi who resigned yesterday. A perspective from Kyiv.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-18 · Time: The United Arab Emirates suspends commercial exchanges, and financial transactions with Iran after Iran launched two ballistic missiles at the country. A perspective from Kyiv.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-24 · Time: The Iranian rial reaches 2.02 million rials ahead of the U.S. dollar, a record-low, ahead of U.S. sanctions. A perspective from London.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-18 · Reuters: A student is killed while nine other people are injured in a mass shooting at a junior secondary school building of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City, Philippines. The perpetrator, also a student, later kills himself. A perspective from London.
Sarah Catherine Hook · Cosmic Atlas ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Middle East Monitor: The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. president Trump launched Operation Epic Fury in February despite warnings from U.S. vice president JD Vance and then-intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard. A perspective from Los Angeles.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-10 · France 24: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court overturns a 2019 presidential pardon granted to Buddhist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara and orders him to serve the remainder of his six-year prison sentence for criminally intimidating human rights activist Sandya Eknelygoda. A perspective from Toronto.
Alexander the Great · Kind Atlas ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-07 · The Independent: North Korea and Russia opens the Yakov Novichenko Bridge at its border, the first road bridge connecting the two countries. A perspective from Toronto.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-02 · ERR: Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise, the only candidate, is elected by the Riigikogu as President of Estonia. She will be sworn into office on October 12, succeeding Alar Karis. A perspective from Mexico City.
Jelly Roll (singer) · Lunar Atlas ·
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On the public-interest radar: 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 Mexico City.
Julian McMahon · Lunar Atlas ·
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On the public-interest radar: 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 Mexico City.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-27 · Noveau Media: Four people are killed after an unconfirmed civilian or military airplane is shot down with a surface-to-air missile near Minembwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo. A perspective from Mexico City.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Garowe Online: Several fighters from both sides are killed after Somali federal forces and opposition groups clash in the South West State. Two civilians are also killed. Militias loyal to former state president Abdiaziz Laftagareen enter the regional capital Baidoa, challenging two battalions of the Somali National Army loyal to Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. A perspective from Mexico City.
Vinícius Júnior · Lunar Atlas ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Reuters: Four people are killed and more than ten others are injured when a car crashes into a gathering of government and military supporters in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran. Traffic police arrest the driver and say the incident was unintentional. A perspective from São Paulo.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-08 · Reuters: Bosnia and Herzegovina declares two Serbian embassy diplomats, military attaché Milan Dulanović and Security Intelligence Agency representative advisor at the embassy Darko Maksimović, as personae non gratae after attending the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić in Belgrade. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Al Jazeera: Norway seizes the Russian-owned Professor Molchanov ship near Svalbard to enforce a US$4.22 billion compensation award owed to Ukraine's Naftogaz for assets expropriated in Crimea. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Reuters: A Ukrainian missile strike on Belgorod, Russia, kills two people and injures 16 others, according to regional acting governor Alexander Shuvaev. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Philip Rivers · Playful Atlas ·
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On the public-interest radar: 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 Buenos Aires.
Jayden Daniels · Playful Atlas ·
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On the public-interest radar: World brief 2026-09-14: The United States confirms for the first time that it has deployed a weapon in Earth's orbit. Air Force secretary Troy Meink says the highly classified weapon is necessary to "safeguard U.S. forces" against potential enemy action. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Alan Cumming · Playful Atlas ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-06 · The Daily Star: Three more children are reported to die from suspected measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 997. A perspective from Paris.
Cassie Ventura · Solar Atlas ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-09-13 · GhanaWeb: The Ghana Army says that Battalion 92 of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon will return to Ghana following a year of duty in southern Lebanon. A perspective from Madrid.
Freddie Mercury · Bright Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: 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 Rome.
Julian McMahon · Cosmic Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: 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 Rome.
Jason Isaacs · Cosmic Beacon ·
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On the public-interest radar: News pulse 2026-08-20 · The Jerusalem Post: The Israel Defense Forces accuses Hamas of using the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis to carry out interrogations and torture Palestinians. A perspective from Rome.
Elena Rybakina · Cosmic Beacon ·
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