October 2022 - The News Highlights

Monday, October 31, 2022

World leaders praise conduct of election after losing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro made baseless claims of electoral fraud.

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Leftist former leader wins Brazil's presidency in extremely close vote over incumbent ultra-conservative.

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Pakistan's former prime minister is leading a protest from Lahore to the capital demanding an early election.

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Russian military says it 'conducted an examination of Canadian-made navigation modules' found in the shot-down drones.

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Sunday, October 30, 2022


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At least 146 killed and 150 others injured in a stampede during Halloween festivities in the South Korean capital.

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From Chelsea's 1-4 loss at Brighton to Tottenham's comeback at Bournemouth, here's what happened in the EPL on Saturday.

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Thousands of people were caught in the crush when they entered a narrow alley in an entertainment district in Seoul.

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Russia moves to pull out of UN-brokered deal after it says Ukraine carried out a drone attack on its fleet in Crimea.

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Saturday, October 29, 2022

A maritime border deal between Israel and Lebanon is now in force.

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New rules provide Indian government control over content moderation decisions that social media firms make.

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Pioneering musician known for hits such as Great Balls of Fire and his tumultuous personal life has died.

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Friday, October 28, 2022

The key 30-year mortgage rate jumped to 7.08 percent this week, sharply curtailing demand.

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After more than a year of political deadlock, Iraq will be ushering in a new government led by Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.

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Amit Malviya says he will take The Wire to court for damaging his reputation in a story that it later retracted.

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Russia's president blamed the West for playing a 'dangerous, bloody and dirty' game and sowing chaos across the world.

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In report outlining threats, Pentagon describes China as the most 'comprehensive and serious challenge' to US security.

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Italy's new PM secured a majority of 115 votes in favour of her coalition government in a Senate vote.

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'The devil enters from there,' pontiff cautions seminarians during question and answer session.

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Rights groups are calling on Canada to bring back all citizens held in 'inhumane' conditions in Syria's detention camps.

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The planemaker is trying to emerge from the overlapping crises of COVID-19 and the grounding of its best-selling model.

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Symbolic parliamentary motion stands little chance of success, but renews debate around role of British crown in Canada.

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Ukrainian official urges refugees to stay abroad amid power cut fears as Russian attacks target energy infrastructure.

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France, the UK and the US say Russia's allegations are 'transparently false' and a likely pretext for escalation.

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Leader ousted in a no-confidence vote in April calls on supporters to join Friday's protest for early elections.

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Conference Board reports consumer confidence index falls to 102.5 in October from 107.8 in September.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022


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Large numbers of Israeli forces have entered the town of Nablus and at least 20 other Palestinians have been wounded.

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Far-right Bolsonaro has questioned Brazil's electronic voting system, raising concerns he plans to contest results.

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Shooting at St Louis high school forces terrified students to barricade themselves in classrooms, jump from windows.

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Ethnic violence in Blue Nile state creates more turmoil a year after the military took power.

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A high-stakes trial over the killings and sexual crimes in Conakry in 2009 has begun.

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Monday, October 24, 2022

British Museum has displayed the contested Greek sculptures for the past 200 years.

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Ex-prime minister pulls out of race to lead the UK, leaving former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak in the driving seat.

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Ukraine responds by calling the allegation an 'absolute absurdity' as concerns over an escalation in the war rise.

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Sunday, October 23, 2022

Call comes as Ukrainian forces are expected to embark on a campaign to recapture the city in southern Ukraine.

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Roslyn is expected to produce significant coastal flooding and damaging winds before making landfall on Sunday.

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United snatched a point away at Chelsea in dramatic fashion as Casemiro headed in his first goal for the club.

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Giorgia Meloni has been sworn in as Italy's first far-right prime minister since World War II.

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Palestinian died in hospital, say health officials, and Israeli police shot another Palestinian in East Jerusalem.

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Saturday, October 22, 2022

Rights groups and United Nations accuse head of powerful Haitian G9 gang alliance of deadly attacks on civilians.

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The $1.4 trillion reduction in the deficit was the largest-ever single-year improvement in the US fiscal position.

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Friday, October 21, 2022

Snap lost $4bn of its market cap in after-hours trading as it posted its slowest revenue growth in five years.

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New charges for promoting 'terrorism' could potentially result in a three-decade long prison term.

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Amid Republican criticism of US spending, president promotes economic programmes in battleground state of Pennsylvania.

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Cultivation of plant from which cocaine is made threatens Colombia's 'cultural potential, biodiversity', UN agency says.

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

Presidential frontrunner pledges support for religious freedom in letter to key voting bloc that mostly backs Bolsonaro.

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Analysis of internet services by four firms across 38 cities found some paid for poor speeds same as for higher speeds.

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The country is running out of food and fuel as gangs control the streets.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022


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African countries say they're marginalised and global financial policies are hampering their access to capital markets.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

The 110 Russians freed include 72 seamen from commercial vessels while 108 Ukrainian female prisoners are released.

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says action needed to end gangs' blockade of port, allow in fuel and aid.

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City in northern Syria has been freed from ISIL (ISIS) rule for five years.

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Monday, October 17, 2022

Moscow says it repelled a major attack by Kyiv's troops in the south and inflicted 'significant losses on the enemy'.

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Sunday, October 16, 2022

Investigators said they are looking at possible mechanical failures in the brake system as a cause for the crash.

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Founder of SapceX says although Starlink is losing money, he will 'just keep funding Ukraine gov't for free'.

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Saturday, October 15, 2022

A UN analysis found that 4.7 million people, nearly half of Haiti's population, are experiencing acute food insecurity.

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Russian leader gives a news conference and fields a range of questions, mostly on his 'special military operation'.

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Friday, October 14, 2022

Agreement marks major breakthrough in relations between the two countries , which have formally been at war since 1948.

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The International Monetary Fund paints a grim picture of the global economy.

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Civil society groups reject Haiti prime minister's call for foreign intervention, warning not to 'repeat same mistakes'.

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