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Around the world today: 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. A perspective from Miami.
Cooper Flagg · Lunar Voyager ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-04 · AP: At least three soldiers are killed and four are wounded by explosives dropped from drones in Ocaña, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Local authorities blame the attack on the National Liberation Army. A perspective from Toronto.
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A story worth mapping: 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. A perspective from Berlin.
Emmanuel Macron · Vivid Atlas ·
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A story worth mapping: 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. A perspective from Amsterdam.
Reza Pahlavi · Electric Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-12: The Wall Street Journal reports that Iran had received Chinese satellite images before launching a July 17 strike on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan that killed three United States Army soldiers. A perspective from Amsterdam.
Noah Kahan · Electric Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-14: Parliamentary elections are held in the Bangsamoro autonomous region, Philippines, its first since its establishment in 2018. A perspective from Prague.
Al Green (politician) · Kind Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-12 · La Jornada in Spanish: Four gunmen and a National Guard agent are killed and another is wounded after an attempted ambush against authorities in Jilotlán de los Dolores, Jalisco, Mexico. A perspective from Vienna.
George Washington · Lunar Beacon ·
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A story worth mapping: World brief 2026-09-13: Six people die, 97 are rescued and 140 remain missing after the sinking of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry in the Java Sea, Indonesia. A perspective from Oslo.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-30 · CNA: The Korean Central News Agency reports that general No Kwang-chol has been dismissed as defence minister of North Korea, with Korean People's Army General Political Bureau director Kim Song-gi replacing him. A perspective from Cape Town.
Zlatan Ibrahimović · Lunar Comet ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-24 · The Guardian: Former British snooker player Graeme Dott is found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school children. A perspective from Mumbai.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-12 · BBC News: French officials investigate if the derailment in Cléon, Seine-Maritime, was caused by sabotage after a fragment of rail was found on the tracks. A perspective from Jakarta.
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-17 · López Doriga in Spanish: Members of the Mexican Navy seize 3.2 million doses of cocaine floating off the coasts of the state of Michoacán. This action represents a financial blow of Mex$340.2 million (US$20.11 million) to organized crime. A perspective from Manila.
Hugo Ekitike · Electric Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: 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. A perspective from Hong Kong.
Reza Pahlavi · Golden Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: 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. A perspective from Sydney.
Reza Pahlavi · Vivid Dreamer ·
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A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-17 · López Doriga in Spanish: Members of the Mexican Navy seize 3.2 million doses of cocaine floating off the coasts of the state of Michoacán. This action represents a financial blow of Mex$340.2 million (US$20.11 million) to organized crime. A perspective from Chicago.
Hugo Ekitike · Kind Explorer ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Reuters: South Africa extradites six Nigerian nationals allegedly belonging to Black Axe to the United States, where they face wire fraud and money laundering charges linked to online romance scams that allegedly defrauded more than 100 victims. A perspective from Vienna.
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The global conversation: World brief 2026-09-13: Six people die, 97 are rescued and 140 remain missing after the sinking of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry in the Java Sea, Indonesia. A perspective from Vienna.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-17 · Reuters: Humanitarian NGO Emergency rescues 50 migrants from a wooden boat in international waters off Libya and recovers seven bodies. Two survivors require urgent medical evacuation, and 29 of those rescued are unaccompanied minors. A perspective from Oslo.
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-23 · The Nikkei: A earthquake strikes southern Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan, injuring 45 people. A perspective from Cairo.
Jack Hughes · Electric Phoenix ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-10 · RTÉ: An Irish court charges Jason Hutch, a son of alleged crime boss Gerry Hutch, with facilitating a criminal organisation, the same day he was extradited from Spain. A perspective from Mumbai.
John Lennon · Playful Phoenix ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-03 · ISW: Russian forces say they have captured several settlements in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, encircling Ukrainian forces. A perspective from Manila.
Priscilla Presley · Electric Spark ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-09-12 · La Jornada in Spanish: Four gunmen and a National Guard agent are killed and another is wounded after an attempted ambush against authorities in Jilotlán de los Dolores, Jalisco, Mexico. A perspective from Beijing.
George Washington · Playful Spark ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-30 · CNA: The Korean Central News Agency reports that general No Kwang-chol has been dismissed as defence minister of North Korea, with Korean People's Army General Political Bureau director Kim Song-gi replacing him. A perspective from Shanghai.
Zlatan Ibrahimović · Solar Spark ·
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The global conversation: News pulse 2026-08-21 · Reuters: Resistance fighters and a local activist say Myanmar's military deployed hundreds of troops around the proposed Dawei Special Economic Zone in the Tanintharyi Region, burning villages and pushing resistance groups back as the government seeks to revive the project. A perspective from Vancouver.
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