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party · Milan, IT

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-14 · Al Jazeera: Houthi forces advance towards the PLC-controlled cities of Marib and Taiz with heavy clashes underway. A perspective from Warsaw.

Bruce Willis · Golden Beacon ·

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event · Atlanta, US

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-12 · Irish Times: Thousands of demonstrators gather in Dublin and Doonbeg, Ireland, against U.S. president Donald Trump's visit to the country and protest against his role in the wars in Iran and Gaza. A perspective from Warsaw.

Dwayne Johnson · Golden Beacon ·

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party · Los Angeles, US

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-11 · AFP: A Hong Kong court sentences pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung to seven years in prison each for inciting subversion under the national security law for leading the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China. A perspective from Warsaw.

Dakota Johnson · Golden Beacon ·

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event · Miami, US

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-10 · South Asian Herald: Health minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain announces that Bangladesh will resume nationwide vaccinations beginning on September 25 amidst the ongoing measles outbreak. A perspective from Warsaw.

George V · Golden Beacon ·

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party · Paris, FR

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-09 · Al Jazeera: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that the United States has experienced its hottest summer on record from June to August with a, surpassing the Dust Bowl. A perspective from Warsaw.

Jason Statham · Golden Beacon ·

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event · Merida, MX

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-08 · CNN: Mayor Zohran Mamdani says that New York City, U.S., has released over 170,000 documents detailing that city officials knew about the air quality and unsafe conditions at the time of the September 11 attacks including at Ground Zero. A perspective from Warsaw.

Walton Goggins · Golden Beacon ·

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party · London, GB

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-07 · Reuters: The death toll from an explosion at military barracks in Viacha, Bolivia, three days ago, increases to nine people. A perspective from Warsaw.

Jessie Buckley · Golden Beacon ·

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event · Mexico City, MX

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-06 · Reuters: Israeli strikes in Gaza City kill at least four Palestinians, including an eight-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy, and injure six others. Israel says one strike targeted a Hamas member and that it is reviewing the outcome. A perspective from Warsaw.

Saddam Hussein · Golden Beacon ·

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party · Baltimore, US

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-05 · BBC News: 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. A perspective from Warsaw.

Elle Fanning · Golden Beacon ·

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event · Kyiv, UA

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-04 · The Gulf Observer: 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. A perspective from Warsaw.

Curt Cignetti · Golden Beacon ·

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party · Washington, US

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-03 · The Borneo Post: Authorities in Indonesia rescue a mother orangutan and her baby from wildfire smoke on the island of Borneo. A perspective from Warsaw.

Martin Luther King Jr. · Golden Beacon ·

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event · Merida, MX

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-02 · Euronews: The MV Tuğberk İmamoğlu cargo ship sinks in the Marmara Sea after a collision with an oil tanker, leaving ten people missing. A perspective from Warsaw.

Daveigh Chase · Golden Beacon ·

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party · Houston, US

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-09-01 · Al-Arabiya: Peru's foreign ministry says that the country has cut off ties with Iran, accusing it of escalating the war in the Middle East. A perspective from Warsaw.

Kristen Bell · Golden Beacon ·

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event · Berlin, DE

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Reuters: A tribunal of first instance in Brussels, Belgium, orders biometrics company Semlex and 13 other defendants to stand trial over alleged corruption, money laundering, and tax fraud linked to a passport contract in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A perspective from Warsaw.

Vivek Ramaswamy · Golden Beacon ·

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party · Cincinnati, US

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-31 · Reuters via Arab News: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that a supertanker caught fire after hitting two naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC accuses the United States of responsibility for the attack, which the United States Central Command on an X post denies. A perspective from Warsaw.

Doechii · Golden Beacon ·

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event · Edmonton, CA

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-30 · Reuters: Iran launches ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. A perspective from Warsaw.

Olivia Munn · Golden Beacon ·

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party · Tijuana, MX

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-28 · CNN: King Harald V of Norway dies at the age of 89 after a 35-year reign and is succeeded by his son Haakon VIII. A perspective from Warsaw.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi · Golden Beacon ·

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event · Miami, US

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Manila Times: Malaysia says that 1,476 Burmese people will be voluntarily repatriated on September 29 in the first phase of a return program agreed with Myanmar, using Myanmar naval vessels. A perspective from Warsaw.

Alex Pereira · Golden Beacon ·

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party · Mexico City, MX

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-27 · The Jerusalem Post: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its Spokesperson's Unit confirms Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ismail Mohammad Ibrahim Barim, who held Edan Alexander, Avera Mengistu, and Matan Zangauker as hostages, was killed in a strike in Khan Yunis. A perspective from Warsaw.

Elizabeth Smart · Golden Beacon ·

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event · Hamburg, DE

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-26 · Arbiterz: 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. A perspective from Warsaw.

Jake Gyllenhaal · Golden Beacon ·

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party · Riga, LV

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-25 · Sudan Tribune: Sudan’s social welfare ministry reports that 224 cases of child sexual violence have been documented since the conflict. A perspective from Warsaw.

Orlando Bloom · Golden Beacon ·

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event · Monterrey, MX

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-24 · TRT World: A Russian missile strike on the outskirts of Kharkiv kills three people and leaves eight others wounded. A perspective from Warsaw.

Michael Schumacher · Golden Beacon ·

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party · Montreal, CA

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-23 · Shabelle Media: At least ten people are killed and several others injured in clashes between federal forces and residents protesting a controversial demolition and forced eviction in Yaaqshid neighbourhood of Mogadishu. A perspective from Warsaw.

Tracy Reiner · Golden Beacon ·

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event · Toronto, CA

A story worth mapping: News pulse 2026-08-21 · France 24: TikTok agrees to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit alleging violations of federal children's privacy law through the collection of personal data from users under 13 without parental consent. A perspective from Warsaw.

Renée Zellweger · Golden Beacon ·

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