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World brief 2026-09-15: The Brazilian public prosecutor's office files a civil action against Vale, the world's largest iron ore producer and one of Brazil's biggest companies, as well as the national mining agency and the Minas Gerais state government. The lawsuit is based on a containment overflow of two sumps at the Mina de Viga site in Congonhas in January, which caused the site to be shut down.
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News pulse 2026-09-05 · ESPN: In women's basketball, the Mali women's national basketball team upsets Spain 82-73, making it Mali's second ever victory in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup after its 2010 victory against Senegal.
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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.
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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.
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News pulse 2026-09-03 · Space.com: The BepiColombo begins its final mission to Mercury, eight years after its launch by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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World brief 2026-09-14: Sudan's Popular Congress Party and Sudan Liberation Movement faction led by Abdul Wahid al-Nur agree to broaden talks aimed at ending the three-year civil war in the country.
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News pulse 2026-08-20 · The Japan Times: Four railway workers on the Tōbu Nikkō Line are killed after being struck by a Limited express train in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
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News pulse 2026-09-09 · TVP World: 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 2026-08-27 · BBC News: The United States Geological Survey says a glacial collapse and debris flow, not an earthquake, caused the seismic event near the Nepal–Tibet border and subsequent flooding that killed at least 392 people and left over 900 more missing.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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News pulse 2026-08-21 · France 24: In Mexico, Sinaloan governor Rubén Rocha Moya resumes office after a four-month suspension while contesting U.S. drug-trafficking charges and an extradition request. Mexican prosecutors say they find insufficient evidence linking him to criminal conduct.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-09-12 · AP: The Olympic flame arrives in Dakar, Senegal, ahead of the upcoming Youth Olympic Games, which will be the first Olympic Games held in Africa. A perspective from Kyiv.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-18 · Emirates 24/7: The United Arab Emirates's defence ministry detects two missiles fired from Iran towards the country, including one that fell outside territorial waters and another that fell within it. A perspective from London.
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Today's map pulse: World brief 2026-09-14: Gulf states call off planned peace talks with Iran in response to Houthi ballistic missile attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemeni government forces. A perspective from New York.
Mike Macdonald · Electric Atlas ·
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Today's map pulse: World brief 2026-09-11: Ukrainian drone strikes kill two people and injure three others in Tula Oblast, Russia, while a separate strike kills a 37-year-old man in Kursk Oblast, according to regional officials. A perspective from Paris.
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Today's map pulse: World brief 2026-09-11: Nigeria's National Assembly suspends all official visits and virtual engagements with South Africa in protest over repeated anti-migrant attacks there, including violence against Nigerians. A perspective from Berlin.
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Today's map pulse: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Jamaica Observer: Flash floods and mudslides along the Trishuli River impact between Nepal and Tibet, China. At least 160 people are killed, hundreds are injured and 463 others, including over 200 tourists, are reported missing in Nepal, while Chinese Communist Party officials report three deaths and 265 missing in Tibet, severely affecting Gyirong County and its port. A perspective from Istanbul.
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