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This experience lets readers dive deeper into more complex stories. It helps them stay informed on the currents issues and events that local, national, and global newsrooms highlight through their Photodollar New...Militants kill two civilians in Indian Kashmir as violence spirals - currents
News Network | Kashmir, India
(Reuters) - Militants shot and killed two civilians in Indian Kashmir on Saturday as a security crackdown in the disputed region intensified, officials said.
Two migrant labourers were attacked in Kashmir's main city of Srinagar and nearby Pulwama by armed insurgents, and both later died of their injuries, police said.
"Search operations are in progress," Kashmir police said in a tweet....French ambassador ordered out of Belarus - AFP
Diplomacy | Minsk, Belarus
France's ambassador has been ordered out of Belarus and has already left the country, the French news agency AFP reported on Sunday, citing the French embassy in Minsk.
It did not say why the ambassador, Nicolas de Bouillane de Lacoste, had been expelled. Belarusian media reported that Minsk had recalled its ambassador to Paris, Igor Fesenko.
However, the embassy had noted on its website that Lacoste on Wednesday hosted...What is behind the recent surge in violence in Indian Kashmir?
News Network | Kashmir, India
(Reuters) - A surge in violence in Indian Kashmir in recent weeks, including a spate of militant attacks on civilians and a widespread crackdown by security forces, has left 33 people dead in the heavily militarised region since early October.
Kashmir, which is claimed in full by both India and Pakistan but ruled in parts by both countries, has been the site of a bloody armed insurrection against New D...China test fires nuclear-capable orbital hypersonic missile around globe, surprises US intelligence
Diplomacy | Beijing China
Terrifying new 21,000mph weapon circles in low orbit before striking anywhere on Earth from space in minutes - and would render US anti-missile defences useless
China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught U.S. intelligence by surprise, the Financial Times reported, citing five unnamed sources.
The report late on Saturday...Rule The World - The Wanted (Audio)North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea in latest weapon test -currents
Diplomacy | Pyongyang North Korea
Within days, President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea, Sung Kim, is scheduled to hold talks with US allies in Seoul over the prospects of reviving talks with North Korea.
(AP) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday in a continuation of its recent weapons tests, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, hours after the US reaffirmed its offer to ...Spain's volcano is still erupting, leaving misery
Weather Network | Madrid, Spain
The volcano that has caused chaos and destruction on the island of La Palma, in Spain, has now been erupting for a month and authorities say there's no end in sight, leaving heartache for the towns here and people who live in them.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano has now destroyed almost 2,000 buildings and covered over 1,800 acres in lava. Many animals like dogs have been left homeless or abandoned.
This drone is brin...China releases new footage of Galwan Valley clash with India after latest round of military talks fail -video
Diplomacy | New Delhi, India
Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in the clash. China put the number of casualties on its side at four.
China has released a new video of last year’s clash between its troops and Indian soldiers in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh. Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in the clash. China put the number of casualties on its side at four.
Now a video of injured...Netflix's 'Squid Game' estimated to be worth about $900 mln - Bloomberg News
Entertainment Network | Seoul, South Korea
(Reuters) - "Squid Game," Netflix Inc's (NFLX.O) biggest original series launch, is estimated to be worth almost $900 million for the streaming giant, Bloomberg News reported late on Saturday, citing figures from an internal Netflix document.
The nine-episode thriller, in which cash-strapped contestants play childhood games with deadly consequences in a bid to win 45.6 billio...A sordid conspiracy: Christopher Steele defiant on dossier, says Trump still 'potential' threat
Politics | Washington, US
Christopher Steele, the former British MI6 intelligence officer behind the "Steele Dossier" that claimed Russian officials held compromising information on former President Donald Trump, defended the claims made in the dossier, despite its existence never having been proven, in an interview with ABC News.
Retired British spy Christopher Steele is stepping out of the shadows...Currents - Russian filmmakers land after shooting ‘The Challenge’ movie aboard international space station - Photodollar Showcase
Entertainment Network | Moscow, Russia
(AP) — A Soyuz space capsule carrying a cosmonaut and two Russian filmmakers has landed after a 3 1/2-hour trip from the International Space Station.
The capsule, descending under a red-and-white striped parachute after entering Earth’s atmosphere, landed upright in the steppes of Kazakhstan on schedule at 0435 GMT Sunday with ...China's economy stumbles on power crunch, property woes
Business | Beijing China
(Reuters) - China's economy hit its slowest pace of growth in a year in the third quarter, hurt by power shortages, supply chain bottlenecks and major wobbles in the property market and raising pressure on policymakers to do more to prop up the faltering recovery.
Data released on Monday showed gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.9% in July-September from a year earlier, the weakest clip since the third quarter o...Photodollar Showcase - NASA to launch Lucy probe to investigate Jupiter asteroids - currents
News Network | Florida, US
NASA was set Saturday to launch a spacecraft called Lucy on a 12-year mission to explore for the first time a group of rocky bodies known as the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, gathering new insights into the solar system's formation.
The Atlas V rocket responsible for propelling the probe was scheduled to take off on Saturday at 5:34 am local time (9:34 am GMT) from Cape Canaveral...New Zealand hits virus high, pushes vaccination as way out
COVID 19 | Wellington, New Zealand
(AP) — New Zealand counted its most new coronavirus cases of the pandemic Tuesday as an outbreak in its largest city grew and officials urged vaccinations as a way out of Auckland’s two-month lockdown.
Health officials found 94 new local infections, eclipsing the 89 that were reported twice during the early days of the pandemic 18 months ago. Most of the new cases were in Auckland, but seven were foun...No end in sight to volcanic eruption on Spain's La Palma - Canaries president
Weather Network | Madrid, Spain
(Reuters) - There's no immediate end in sight to the volcanic eruption that has caused chaos on the Spanish isle of La Palma since it began about a month ago, the president of the Canary Islands said on Sunday.
There were 42 seismic movements on the island on Sunday, the largest of which measured 4.3, according to the Spanish National Geographical Institute.
"There are no signs that a...The Vaccine That Took 40 Years to Make - Photodollar Showcase
Podcast | Health
(WSJ) - The World Health Organization last week recommended the first-ever vaccine for wide use against malaria, one of the world's deadliest diseases.
Paul Kofi Awuffor, a public health worker in Ghana, shares how the vaccine can change lives, and WSJ's Denise Roland explains this historic landmark in public health.
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🗞 The world’s most free-thinking e-newspaper. 🌿🌞 Discover photos, videos, audios and fresh...India's electricity demand picks up in Oct as coal shortage lingers
Financial Services | New Delhi, India
(Reuters) - India's electricity demand grew 4.9% during the first half of October, with supply falling short of demand by 1.4% despite a 3.2% rise in coal-fired generation and 30% rise in solar output, a Reuters analysis of government data showed.
Increased economic activity after the second wave of the coronavirus has driven up electricity demand, resulting in a supply deficit due to a co...Podcast: The Great Supply Chain Disruption -currents
Financial Services | Washington, US
Throughout the pandemic, businesses of all sizes have faced delays, product shortages and rising costs linked to disruptions in the global supply chain. Consumers have been confronted with an experience rare in modern times: no stock available, and no idea when it will come in.
Our correspondent, Peter Goodman, went to one of the largest ports in the United States to witness the crisis up close. In this ...China crackdown on Apple store hits holy book apps, Audible
Tech Network | Beijing, China
Amazon’s audiobook service Audible and phone apps for reading the holy books of Islam and Christianity have disappeared from the Apple store in mainland China, the latest examples of the impact of the country’s tightened rules for internet firms.
Audible said Friday that it removed its app from the Apple store in mainland China last month “due to permit requirements.”
The makers of apps for reading and l...The War Inside -(ft Chris Stapleton) Tom Morello (Audio)Leicester storm back to sink Manchester United 4-2 in thriller - Photodollar Showcase
Sports Center | London, UK
(Reuters) - Leicester City fired on all cylinders late on to beat Manchester United 4-2 at home in the Premier League on Saturday, ending a four-match winless run and piling more pressure on visiting manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The result also ended United's record 29-game unbeaten away run in the league as they collapsed in a frantic five-minute spell in the closing stages, havi...People flee as lava from Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption spreads on Spain's La Palma
Weather Network | Madrid, Spain
Around 300 more people fled their homes early on Thursday as flows of molten rock pouring from the Cumbre Vieja volcano threatened to engulf another area on the Spanish island of La Palma.
Emergency crews gave people living between the towns of Tazacorte and La Laguna a few hours to collect their belongings and pets and go to a meeting point.
During the morning, a 4.5 magnitude ...Photodollar Showcase: India, England out to foil Windies in T20 World Cup - currents
Sports Center | Dubai, UAE
West Indies will again rely on a hardened bunch of Twenty20 specialists as they bid to retain their World Cup title, but are set for a stern test from India, out to secure a first global trophy under Virat Kohli, and an England team bidding to become champions in two formats.
The seventh edition of the showpiece Twenty20 World Cup was set to take place in India, but a COVID-19 surge ...U.S. Senator Warren urges Amazon breakup, India retailers want probe on copying products and rigging search results -reports
News Network | New Delhi, India
(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren called for breaking up Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Indian retailers demanded a government probe of the company after a Reuters investigation showed the e-commerce giant had copied products and rigged search results in India.
The Reuters report, reviewing thousands of internal Amazon documents, fou...Photodollar Showcase - More than 90 snakes found under Northern California home -currents
Oddities | San Francisco, US
(AP) — Al Wolf is used to clearing one or two snakes from under houses but recently was called by a woman who said she had seen rattlesnakes scurry under her Northern California house and was surprised to find more than 90 rattlesnakes getting ready to hibernate.
Wolf, director of Sonoma County Reptile Rescue, said he crawled under the mountainside home in Santa Rosa and found...Shredded Banksy artwork sells for $25.4 million at auction
Lifestyle | London, UK
(AP) — A work by British street artist Banksy that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold at auction three years ago fetched 18.5 million pounds ($25.4 million) on Thursday — a record for the artist, and close to 20 times its pre-shredded price.
“Love is in the Bin” was offered by Sotheby’s in London, with a presale estimate of 4 million pounds to 6 million pounds ($5.5 million to $8.2 million).
After a ...Hannah (The Sun) - Fred again… (Audio)Currents - U.S. offers payments, relocation to family of Afghans killed in botched drone attack - Photodollar Showcase
Politics | Washington, US
(Reuters) - The Pentagon has offered unspecified condolence payments to the family of 10 civilians who were killed in a botched U.S. drone attack in Afghanistan in August during the final days before American troops withdrew from the country.
The U.S. Defense Department said it made a commitment that included offering "ex-gratia condolence payments", ...Incessant rains lash Kerala; 'Red Alert' in 5 districts -currents
Weather Network | Kerala, India
(PTI) - Heavy rains lashed Kerala, especially the south and central regions on Saturday, causing water-logging in several areas and leaving many rivers in spate, as the weathermen sounded 'red alert' predicting extremely heavy rainfall in five districts of the state.
According to the latest update of the Indian Meteorological Department, the 'Red Alert' was sounded for Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Er...Protestors disrupt flame lighting for Beijing 2022 Winter Games
Olympics | Athens, Greece
(AP) — Three activists protesting human rights abuses in China sneaked into the archaeological site where the flame lighting ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was being held Monday and ran toward the newly lit torch holding a Tibetan flag and a banner that read “No genocide games.”
The protesters managed to enter the grounds and attempted to reach the Temple of Hera, where the ceremony was bei...Supply-chain crisis may be nearing its peak -currents
Financial Services | London, UK
Optimism is in short supply among industrial chief executives. Congested ports and a scarcity of labour and goods like semiconductors have bought some companies to a halt. Koninklijke Philips (PHG.AS), the 35 billion euro Dutch group that makes everything from MRI machines to electric toothbrushes, is feeling the pain.
Chief Executive Frans van Houten on Monday cut his revenue-growth targets, citing supply-c...Currents - UK lawmaker murder suspect detained under Terrorism Act
Crime | London, UK
The name the police have of the terror suspect arrested on suspicion of murder following the stabbing of a senior Conservative MP is Ali Harbi Ali, Sky News understands.
The 25-year-old, who is a British citizen, with Somali heritage, is not thought to have been previously known to the security services.
However, the investigation into the killing of Sir David Amess is still in its infancy so that could chan...US supply chain woes to stretch into 2022, Biden admin warns
Financial Services | Washington, US
The US transportation secretary on Sunday warned that America's supply chain woes including clogged ports will drag into next year, potentially cramping the upcoming holiday shopping season in the world's largest economy.
Pete Buttigieg did the rounds on US political talk shows to stress that President Joe Biden's administration was doing everything it could to alleviate congestion at the country's...More than 20 dead as floods wreck havoc in southern India -currents
Weather Network | Kerala, India
At least 22 people were killed after heavy rains lashed the south Indian state of Kerala over the weekend, officials said.
Rainfall across the state led to flash floods and landslides in several areas, with the Indian army and navy called out to rescue residents.
Some 13 of those were killed after a landslide in Kuttikkal village, officials and eyewitnesses said.
"There were four landslides t...Currents: China to keep up scrutiny of internet sector - Xinhua
Tech Network | Beijing, China
(Reuters) - China will continue its scrutiny of the internet sector, rooting out practices including the blocking of site links by rival platforms and ensuring smaller players have room to develop, its industry minister said in an interview published on Sunday.
China has been engaged this year in a sweeping campaign across regulators to rein in its massive and free-wheeling online economy, led by gian...Microsoft shuttering its job-focused social network in China as rules tighten
Tech Network | Beijing, China
Microsoft on Thursday said it will shut down career-oriented social network LinkedIn in China, citing a "challenging operating environment" as Beijing tightens its control over tech firms.
The US-based company will replace LinkedIn in China with an application dedicated to applying for jobs but without the networking features, according to senior vice president of engineering Mohak Shro...Currents - ‘The Batman’ trailer unveils Pattinson in dark, violent turn - Photodollar Showcase
Entertainment Network | Los Angeles, US
Warner Bros. has unveiled its trailer for “The Batman,” which features Robert Pattinson’s first bone-crunching turn as a DC Comics superhero.
The trailer unveiled Saturday at the DC Fandome event shows Pattinson’s Dark Knight methodically taking down bad guys despite being outnumbered and his Batsuit absorbing multiple bullets.
The footage teases a dark, bleak...Photodollar Showcase 😅Celebrities join Prince William for Earthshot Prize award
Climate Change | London, UK
(AP) — Celebrities joined Prince William in London on Sunday for the inaugural awards ceremony of his Earthshot Prize, an ambitious environmental program that aims to find new ideas and technologies around the world to tackle climate change and Earth’s most pressing challenges.
The winners announced Sunday included the government of Costa Rica, which was honored for a project that pays local citizens to resto...
