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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-11: Kyrgyzstan's central bank starts domestically printing banknotes of the Kyrgyz som, the country's currency, for the first time since independence. A perspective from Mexico City.
Melanie Lynskey · Lunar Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-05 · The Star: Ten people are killed and six others are injured after a tank truck suffers a brake failure and explodes on the Hamedan–Sanandaj highway, Iran. A perspective from São Paulo.
Shaquille O'Neal · Neon Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-06 · Al Jazeera: Exit polls show the far-right Alternative for Germany party winning the Saxony-Anhalt state election in Germany but failing to secure an absolute majority of seats. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-01 · France 24: The International Monetary Fund reaches a staff-level agreement with Senegal on a new US$2.2 billion, 36-month loan program supporting economic reforms after an earlier arrangement was suspended over previously unreported government debt. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-27 · France 24: South Korean company SK Gas pays a record US$5.3 million for priority passage of the LPG tanker G. Spirit through the Panama Canal before El Niño-related transit restrictions reduced daily crossings. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Jeffrey Jones · Playful Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-15: ProRail services across northern and central parts of the Netherlands are disrupted by a sabotage operation after pipes are attached to tracks, resulting in the failure of railway signals. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Travis Scott · Playful Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-10: The United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court orders the deportation of permanent resident Nazira Haji Zada to Afghanistan in its first case, after Haji Zada conceded that she supported an Islamic State-inspired mass-shooting plot planned for the 2024 presidential election. A perspective from Buenos Aires.
Corey Mylchreest · Playful Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-13 · The Independent: In athletics, British middle-distance runner Josh Kerr wins the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in the 1500 metres event in Budapest, Hungary's National Athletics Centre. A perspective from Paris.
Michelle Trachtenberg · Solar Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-29 · CBC: In volleyball, the Canadian women’s national team qualifies for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, U.S., their first qualification since 1996 following a victory against the Dominican Republic in the Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship. A perspective from Paris.
Canelo Álvarez · Solar Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-28 · CBS News: Two men steal a 200-carat platinum-and-diamond necklace from the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria, after smashing a display case with a hammer and fleeing, according to Austrian police. A perspective from Paris.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Reuters: Nine people are killed after a Ukrainian strike on a bus in Russian-occupied Luhansk. A perspective from Paris.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-23 · Reuters: Iran claims to have blacklisted 45 tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that breached its rules for crossing the waterway, with the Persian Gulf Strait Authority threatening fines, detainments, and confiscations against the named vessels. A perspective from Paris.
Terence Crawford · Solar Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-18 · Xinhua: At least eight people are killed and more than 20 others are injured after a vehicle rams into a truck in Madhya Pradesh, India. A perspective from Paris.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-02 · France 24: Following the drone attacks at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month, German security authorities are focusing on several suspects with ties to Russia. According to investigations by the NDR, WDR, and SZ, the suspects are two men from Belarus and Lithuania who are also said to hold Russian passports. A perspective from Berlin.
Michael J. Fox · Vivid Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-23 · Sudan Tribune: The SAF-allied Joint Forces says that they have destroyed a Rapid Support Forces convoy in the northern desert bordering Libya, along with capturing several vehicles and drone equipment. A perspective from Berlin.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Daily Tribune: In basketball, the NBA announces that the Los Angeles Clippers had violated the league salary cap by signing Kawhi Leonard in 2022 via a series of external dealings. Penalties include fines of US$30 million for the Clippers and $700,000 for Leonard, the loss of the Clippers' first-round picks in each draft from 2029 to 2033, and a one-year suspension for Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. A perspective from Madrid.
Jack Antonoff · Bright Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-15 · The National Herald: Former Golden Dawn spokesperson Ilias Kasidiaris is released from prison in Domokos, Phthiotis, Greece, after serving part of a 13-year sentence for leading a criminal organization and announces plans to return to politics, although he remains barred from office until 2033. A perspective from Rome.
Dolly Parton · Cosmic Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-10 · AKIPress: The first robotic surgical system in Kyrgyzstan is introduced at the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy. A perspective from Amsterdam.
Taylor Sheridan · Electric Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-24 · France 24: French president Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia crown prince Mohammed bin Salman reach an agreement to build a Dragon Ball Z theme park worth €6 billion (US$7 million) in Paris, France. A perspective from Amsterdam.
John Krasinski · Electric Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-06 · Al Jazeera: Exit polls show the far-right Alternative for Germany party winning the Saxony-Anhalt state election in Germany but failing to secure an absolute majority of seats. A perspective from Warsaw.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-04 · France 24: An Argentine judge orders the repatriation of Giacomo Ceruti's 18th-century painting Portrait of a Lady, looted by Nazi Germany from Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War II, to Goudstikker's daughter-in-law Marei von Saher. A perspective from Prague.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-02 · France 24: Following the drone attacks at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month, German security authorities are focusing on several suspects with ties to Russia. According to investigations by the NDR, WDR, and SZ, the suspects are two men from Belarus and Lithuania who are also said to hold Russian passports. A perspective from Vienna.
Michael J. Fox · Lunar Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-15: The Kuwaiti energy ministry reports that Kuwait's electrical grid has held despite attacks from Iran against it. A perspective from Vienna.
Liev Schreiber · Lunar Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-01 · France 24: The International Monetary Fund reaches a staff-level agreement with Senegal on a new US$2.2 billion, 36-month loan program supporting economic reforms after an earlier arrangement was suspended over previously unreported government debt. A perspective from Bucharest.
Clavicular (influencer) · Neon Beacon ·
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