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[SCMP] Sacred splashes: ancient Chinese ritual of ‘elephant washing’ for good fortune

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[REUTERS] US sued over plan to blast Utah canyon inscribed by 19th century 'Buffalo Soldiers,' European pioneers

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[SCMP] New York mayor urges Trump to remove ICE after driver with child in car is shot

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**US TARGETS INDIAN IT COMPANIES IN CRACKDOWN ON ALLEGED VISA ABUSE [BLOOMBERG] 8 OCT 22:45 ET

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[UPI] Fuel distributors urged to await guidance on Trump's diesel order

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*PHILIPPINES TO ADOPT INTERNATIONAL BOND PRICING TO WOO INVESTORS [BLOOMBERG] 8 OCT 22:35 ET

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[SCMP] Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, September 2026

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*RTX RAYTHEON WINS UP TO $6.3 BILLION US MISSILE CONTRACT [REUTERS] 8 OCT 17:08 ET

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[SCMP] Singapore film festival rejects South Korean party’s calls to drop The Assassin(s)

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[BLOOMBERG] Las Vegas Sands CEO: Remain Bullish on Macau Outlook

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[SCMP] 27 people, groups named finalists for 14th Spirit of Hong Kong Awards

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**TRUMP URGES MINNESOTANS TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST SOMALI IMMIGRANTS [NBC] 8 OCT 22:10 ET

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[NYT] Some Palestinians Express Discomfort With Protest Targeting Mamdani

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[SCMP] Rare Chinese calligraphy scroll resurfaces after 81 years, sells for US$22.6 million

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[SCMP] Hong Kong police to launch international academy, reveal details of new degree

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[BLOOMBERG] Lumentum CEO: Opto-Parts Capacity Sold Out to 2029

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*META BANS TIKTOK FROM ADVERTISING ON ITS APPS, REUTERS REPORTS [REUTERS] 8 OCT 19:31 ET

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*FLOCK SAFETY TO CUT SEVERAL HUNDRED JOBS AMID BACKLASH, SOURCES SAY [REUTERS] 8 OCT 20:05 ET

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[BLOOMBERG] India IT Set For Fourth Year of Weak Growth on Geopolitics, AI Risks

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[SCMP] 3 siblings killed in Malaysia crash after insisting on going to haze-closed school

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**IRAN AND HOUTHIS TARGET SHIPPING IN HORMUZ AND LAUNCH MISSILES ON RIYADH [WSJ] 8 OCT 21:00 ET

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*NVIDIA-BACKED AUSSIE AI FIRM FIRMUS WITHDRAWS HISTORIC IPO, CITING MARKET VOLATILITY [CNBC] 8 OCT 21:02 ET

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*UN EXTENDS DARFUR ARMS EMBARGO, BLOCKS BROADER SUDAN SANCTIONS PROPOSAL [AL JAZEERA] 8 OCT 20:50 ET

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*NASDAQ CEO ADENA FRIEDMAN SAYS TOKENIZATION COULD UNLEASH TENS OF BILLIONS IN TRAPPED CAPITAL [CNBC] 8 OCT 19:57 ET

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*CLASHES ERUPT BETWEEN FRENCH POLICE AND PROTESTERS DEMANDING BETTER SCHOOLS [NBC] 8 OCT 19:17 ET

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*JAPAN DEAL DROUGHT CUTS IPO FUNDRAISING TO LOWEST IN 14 YEARS [BLOOMBERG] 8 OCT 20:30 ET

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[SCMP] From kitchen waste to sky-high costs: inside Hong Kong’s quest for green jet fuel

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[AL JAZEERA] Will Ethiopia’s neighbours intervene as Tigray war escalates?

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[AL JAZEERA] A father’s agony after an Israeli air strike hits Gaza apartment

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*KENYAN PATIENT SUSPECTED OF EBOLA INFECTION TESTS NEGATIVE [AL JAZEERA] 8 OCT 19:53 ET

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[BLOOMBERG] Chinese Bonds Become Source of Cheap Money for Global Borrowers

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[BLOOMBERG] Gold Steadies as Traders Assess US-Iran Tensions, Fed Rate Path

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[NBC] Raffensperger says he hasn't spoken to Trump since 2021 call asking him to 'find' votes

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[BLOOMBERG] De olho nas eleições

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[SCMP] South Korea struggles to curb sexual exploitation sites 10 years after Soranet scandal

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[WSJ] A Glimpse Inside Gaza Shows How Israel’s Military Footprint Is Expanding

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*TRUMP SAYS COMMENT THAT IRAN COULD TAKE OUT LOS ANGELES WAS MISINTERPRETED [REUTERS] 8 OCT 15:56 ET

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**OPENAI BANS RUSSIAN AND IRANIAN CHATGPT PROPAGANDA NETWORKS [FRANCE24] 8 OCT 19:42 ET

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[BLOOMBERG] Japan’s Household Spending Falls Again Despite Wage Gains

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**US HEALTH SECRETARY KENNEDY LAUNCHES NEW PUSH ON VACCINE INJURIES [REUTERS] 8 OCT 17:59 ET

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[BBC] Will El Niño and the polar vortex bring snow to the UK this winter?

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[BBC] 'Add me to WhatsApp' scam calls to be investigated

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