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News Articles: World

People stranded due to floods following several days of downpours In Kogi, Nigeria, on Oct. 6.

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  • World

Flooding in Nigeria has killed more than 600 people, the government says

More than 1.3 million people have been displaced, and destroyed farmland has raised concerns about the country's food supply.

October 17, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
People attend a gathering to remember Daphne Caruana Galizia, at La Valletta, in Malta. Malta is marking the fifth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of the investigative journalist.

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Malta marks 5 years since the killing of a top investigative journalist

Daphne Caruana Galizia, who investigated corruption in Malta, was killed by a car bomb in 2017. Residents joined her relatives at a march and vigil. It coincides with a trial of the alleged hitmen.

October 16, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Investigators inspect a site after shelling near an administrative building in Donetsk, the capital of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine, on Sunday.

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  • World

A rocket struck a mayor's office in Donetsk, an area controlled by separatists

Pro-Kremlin officials on Sunday blamed Ukraine for a rocket attack that struck the mayor's office in Donetsk, a city controlled by pro-Russian separatists.

October 16, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
People gather for a protest march against the high cost of living and climate inaction in Paris on Sunday.

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  • Europe

Thousands of French people — including a Nobel laureate — protest over inflation

The march for wage increases and other demands was organized by left-wing opponents of President Emmanuel Macron.

October 16, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China's ruling Communist Party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday.

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  • World

These are 4 key points from Xi's speech at the Chinese Communist Party congress

President Xi Jinping kicked off the twice-a-decade summit with remarks that touched on COVID, Taiwan, economic policy and more. It is widely expected his rule will be extended beyond two terms.

October 16, 2022
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  • John Ruwitch
A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in the Kherson region, Ukraine, on Oct. 12, 2022.

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  • Europe

The EU is moving toward training thousands of Ukrainian soldiers on its own soil

A plan expected to be approved Monday could make training available for 12,000 Ukrainians in Poland, and another 3,000 in Germany. The move comes as Russia is mobilizing an additional 300,000 troops.

October 16, 2022
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  • Joanna Kakissis
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China's ruling Communist Party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022.

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  • World

Xi signals continuity in his China Communist Party congress speech

Chinese leader Xi Jinping signalled his government would maintain policies that have put it at odds with the U.S. and other nations and deepened Communist Party control of the economy and society.

October 16, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni inspects the guard of honour, during the 60th Independence Anniversary Celebrations, in Kololo, Uganda, Sunday Oct. 9, 2022.

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  • Africa

Uganda has locked down two districts in a bid to stem the spread of Ebola

Ugandan authorities on Saturday imposed a travel lockdown on two Ebola-hit districts as part of efforts to stop the spread of the contagious disease.

October 16, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award in Berlin on Dec. 1, 2020. Musk suggested in a Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine.

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  • World

Elon Musk suggests his SpaceX company will keep funding satellites in Ukraine

Billionaire Elon Musk said in a tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine. Some wondered if he was being sarcastic.

October 16, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A U-2 spy photo shows a medium-range ballistic missile base in San Cristobal, Cuba, with labels detailing various parts of the base in October 1962.

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  • National Security

60 years after the Cuban missile crisis, Russia's threats reignite Cold War fears

Over 13 days beginning on Oct. 16, 1962, the U.S. and Soviet Union were at the brink of a nuclear conflict. But since the Cold War ended, some historical assumptions about the crisis have changed.

October 16, 2022
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  • Scott Neuman
In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting with members of the Expediency Council, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022.

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  • Middle East

Four people died in a fire at Iran's Evin prison, which holds political prisoners

A towering blaze at a notorious prison housing political prisoners and anti-government activists in Iran's capital killed four inmates, the country's judiciary said.

October 16, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Protesters calling for the resignation of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry run after police fired tear gas to disperse them in the Delmas area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022.

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  • World

The U.S. and Canada sent armored vehicles and supplies to Haiti to help fight a gang

A U.S. State Department statement said the equipment was bought by Haiti's government, which it is thought will be used to halt the spread of cholera.

October 16, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Activists threw soup at a Van Gogh painting in London. They were protesting new oil and gas production.

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  • Climate

Who is Just Stop Oil, the group that threw soup on Van Gogh's painting?

Just Stop Oil has been in the spotlight after its demonstration in which protesters threw soup at a Van Gogh painting. The coalition is demanding an end to new fossil fuel production in the U.K.

October 15, 2022
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  • Halisia Hubbard
The emblem for the Russian Defense Ministry is displayed at the ministry's building in Moscow. Officials say 11 soldiers were killed and 15 wounded in a shooting at a military facility near Ukraine.

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  • World

2 attackers opened fire on volunteer troops preparing to deploy to Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry called the shooting a terrorist attack and said the shooters were from former Soviet republics. Eleven soldiers were killed and 15 wounded in the incident.

October 15, 2022
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  • Charles Maynes
Katie-Jo Page sits in a room she has prepared for Mykyta, a Ukrainian boy her family was in the process of adopting, in Snohomish, Wash., on Oct 2.

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  • World

These families were adopting Ukrainian orphans. Now they have to wait out Russia's war

Ukraine was the leading country Americans adopted from, but it halted adoptions this year after Russia's invasion. Now many families and children are in limbo.

October 15, 2022
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  • Ashley Westerman
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