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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Euronews: The body of one man is found near the Colorado River while 15 other people remain missing after a flash flood at Bright Angel Creek in the Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States. A perspective from Sydney.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Sky News: The University College London reports that neurosurgeons in London, England, have performed the first AI-assisted brain surgery at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in a 48-year old patient who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2024. A perspective from Sydney.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-25 · CNBC: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and Omani foreign minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi say that Iran and Oman have discussed a proposal to establish a temporary joint shipping route for ships in the Strait of Hormuz. A perspective from Melbourne.
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A moment shaping the map: World brief 2026-09-12: The Philippine coast guard confirms that 41 more bodies have been discovered aboard the burned vessel MV June Aster off Coron, Palawan, bringing the death toll from the fire to 76. A perspective from Melbourne.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-04 · DW: A Tunisian judge orders journalist Mohamed Ali Yousfi detained on allegations of illicit enrichment, money laundering, and conspiracy after police arrest him outside Express FM in Tunis. A perspective from Vancouver.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-09 · UA News: Saudi Arabia launches 32 airstrikes in four governorates in Yemen against the Houthis. A perspective from Dublin.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-07 · France 24: In Australian rules football, the Australian Football League introduces limits on contact training from the 2027 preseason to reduce concussion risk, capping weekly contact at 120 minutes initially and 160 minutes later while prohibiting high-intensity sessions on consecutive days. A perspective from Dublin.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-08-19 · Doha News: Qatari prime minister and foreign minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani meets with Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya and other senior leaders in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip and other occupied Palestinian territories. A perspective from Dublin.
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A moment shaping the map: News pulse 2026-09-11 · Reuters: Thirteen people are killed and eight others are injured when a minibus collided with a car and a logging truck in Kholmogorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. A perspective from Reykjavík.
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News pulse 2026-08-18 · Sudan Tribune: The Rapid Support Forces launches a major crackdown in Nyala, South Darfur, its largest security and military mobilization since seizing the city in 2023.
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News pulse 2026-08-25 · DW: The Australian Recording Industry Association bans wholly AI-generated music from appearing on its charts starting in September 2026. The ruling aims to distinguish fully AI-generated music and AI-assisted music, where the track is human-created but uses AI as a supporting tool.
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World brief 2026-09-15: The United Nations reports that daily Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declined from about 120 to 80, while 10 of 62 affected health zones record no new infections for more than 22 days.
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World brief 2026-09-11: In Yemen, the Houthis seize Perim Island in the Strait of Bab al-Mandab after government forces withdrew, completing their takeover of the surrounding area and giving them control of territory overlooking a major sea lane between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
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News pulse 2026-08-16 · Bloomberg: The Federal Government of Somalia announces that Somali Airlines will resume flights beginning next month, ending a 35-year pause after the country entered a civil war in 1991.
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News pulse 2026-09-07 · France 24: In Australian rules football, the Australian Football League introduces limits on contact training from the 2027 preseason to reduce concussion risk, capping weekly contact at 120 minutes initially and 160 minutes later while prohibiting high-intensity sessions on consecutive days.
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News pulse 2026-09-01 · AP in Spanish: Peru's foreign ministry says that the country has cut off ties with Iran, accusing it of escalating the war in the Middle East.
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News pulse 2026-08-26 · Channels TV: A spokesperson for Malian singer Salif Keita confirms that he has cancelled all upcoming concerts in South Africa over its response to anti-migrant protests in the country.
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News pulse 2026-09-13 · France 24: Myanmar's Union Government revokes Kyaw Moe Tun's status as the country's permanent representative to the United Nations, accusing him of illegal activities, as the UN Credentials Committee prepares to consider the country's disputed representation.
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World brief 2026-09-10: At least 20 people are killed and five others are reported missing after a fire breaks out on a cargo ship in Qingdao, Shandong, China.
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News pulse 2026-08-29 · France 24: A flash flood in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, United States, leaves about 15 people missing and prompts the evacuation of at least 62 others.
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News pulse 2026-09-04 · Caspian Post: Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe begins construction on the 340-meter-high Dushanbe Tower, which is set to become the tallest building in Central Asia. President Emomali Rahmon and Mayor Rustami Emomali lay the building's foundation stone.
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News pulse 2026-09-03 · The Guardian: In the United States, the Supreme Court of Missouri blocks the use of a congressional map intended to favor Republicans, despite the map having already been used for primary elections in the state. A referendum on the 2025 map will appear on the ballot for the November election in the state.
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News pulse 2026-09-05 · France 24: The United States Central Command says its forces have destroyed three Iranian oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including one in the Gulf of Oman, after alleged Iranian missile attacks on U.S. naval vessels.
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News pulse 2026-08-28 · BBC News: King Harald V of Norway dies at the age of 89 after a 35-year reign and is succeeded by his son Haakon VIII.
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