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Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 economics Nobel on October 12. Their work models household and business decisions to help governments and central banks manage economic shocks.

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Singapore announced a priority track for selected health products on October 12, combining regulatory and health technology reviews. It aims to cut the wait for the first assessment decision to 6-9 months after approval; decisions remain independent.

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South Korea's military says North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles from the Pyongyang area toward its eastern waters on October 12. It says at least one flew more than 900 km.

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Thousands marched in Brussels on October 11 to call for stronger climate action. The Climate Coalition's demands included phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and taxing the fossil fuel sector.

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Twenty-one satellites were launched on October 10 for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer. They are intended to support military communications and data transport in low Earth orbit.

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The UK government announced a Flood and Drought Resilience Taskforce, with its first meeting scheduled for October 14. The group will consider winter flood preparedness and resilience to flooding and drought.

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Saudi aviation authorities reported one person killed and 11 injured in a Sunday attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The October 11 attack followed a separate strike the previous day.

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Poland's interior minister says police detained a man suspected of planning an attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Police had earlier reported a possible attack on Tusk and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.

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Pope Leo XIV said on October 11 that he would undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a lung nodule. He said doctors found it during recent medical checks.

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Yandex ($YDEX) said on October 11 that a drone attack damaged its data centre in the Vladimir region and completely halted operations at that site. The company said no one was injured.

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Authorities reported on October 11 that flooding along Nepal’s Budhi Gandaki River in Gorkha swept away houses and bridges. They also reported damage at a hydropower project.

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Hurricane Simon reached Category 4 strength off Mexico’s Pacific coast on October 10. It remained a Category 4 storm near western Mexico on October 11, forecasters said.

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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari declared an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and suspended its provincial government on October 11, his office said. The provincial government was led by Imran Khan’s PTI party.

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An earthquake south of Java was recorded around 03:30 UTC on 11 October. USGS lists mb 5.2; GEOFON/GFZ lists mb 5.36. These are separate catalogue estimates and may be revised.

Earthquake south of Java, 11 October 2026. USGS: magnitude 5.2 mb, origin 03:30:17.430 UTC. GEOFON/GFZ: 5.36 mb, origin 03:30:18.17 UTC. Separate estimates; no average; values may be revised.

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After speaking with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy on October 10, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Britain would keep increasing sanctions pressure on Russia. The leaders also agreed to meet in person in the coming days.

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Lockheed Martin unveiled PAC-3 Edge on October 9. The company says its new seeker, flight controls and Northrop Grumman rocket motor target hypersonic threats at longer ranges and higher altitudes. Testing is planned for 2027, with deployment aimed by 2031.

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Philadelphia police disclosed on October 9 that an Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip on July 18. Police say it was flagged as spam and never passed for investigation, with no indication of unauthorized access or compromised department data.

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Isaias weakened after landfall on Florida's northern Gulf Coast and moving into Alabama. By Saturday morning, it was post-tropical, with sustained winds near 35mph. Forecasters warned that heavy rain and flooding remained possible across the Southeast.

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Russian aerial bombs hit residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia on Saturday morning. Ukrainian authorities reported at least 15 people killed, including three children, and at least 16 wounded. The reported toll may change.

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Researchers report experimental tattoo inks that change appearance with light. UV activates blue, magenta and yellow dyes held in tiny PMMA particles; brighter light fades the colors. The researcher says the pigment remains in the skin.

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A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Panama near Pitaloza Arriba on Friday. Shaking prompted evacuations in Panama City, and aftershocks followed. The full extent of the damage remains unclear.

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Trump says he agreed with Putin for Russia to supply diesel to US and global markets: over 300,000 tons initially, 500,000 in November and 1 million after that. Zelensky criticised the move as prolonging Russia's war. These are announced supplies.

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Saudi aviation authorities reported three Saudi nationals killed in Thursday attacks on Riyadh airport and a Saudia aircraft, with other people injured. The Houthis said they targeted the airport. The casualty figures remain attributed to the authority.

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Authorities in Cagnes-sur-Mer announced that two Renoir paintings stolen from the town’s museum in September have been recovered. The town hall also reported six arrests.

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Navi Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee recognised her work promoting peace and international law. The South African jurist previously served as UN human rights chief.

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A study of 204 patients linked favorite music to less pain 30 seconds and 2 minutes after IV insertion, compared with no music. The authors describe the findings as exploratory; allocation was not truly randomized.

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Nvidia-backed data centre operator Firmus withdrew its planned Australian stock-market listing. The company cited market volatility and said it would seek capital from private markets while considering other listing options.

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Anthropic launched a Critical Infrastructure Defense Program for organizations securing power grids, water systems, factories and transport networks. Dragos joined the program, which brings frontier Claude models into infrastructure defense work.

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NOAA’s October outlook gives El Niño an 83% chance of exceeding the strength of prior events since 1950 during October-December. This is a forecast. Typical regional effects become more likely, but specific local weather is not guaranteed.

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NATO confirms Italy will host its annual Steadfast Noon nuclear deterrence exercise from October 13. It is long-planned, routine training without live weapons. NATO says it is not directed against any country.

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Samsung Electronics $005930 puts preliminary Q3 operating profit at 107.4 trillion Korean won and sales at 195 trillion won. Samsung says these consolidated estimates follow Korean-adopted international accounting standards.

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National Compute announced plans to pool AI capacity across providers and widen access for smaller users.

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Microsoft announced a Windows AI approach combining local and cloud models, with policies limiting agents' access.

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AI-generated media and text. Google and Constellation Energy $CEG plan 890 MW of extra nuclear output from upgrades to 11 existing reactors under an October 6 deal. The companies expect first electricity in 2028. Context illustrations.

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Paramount Skydance $PSKY is set to close its $110B takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery $WBD on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The merged company will be called Skydance. Paramount+ and HBO Max, two of the biggest US streaming services, will then share one owner.

Paramount Skydance set to close $110B Warner Bros. Discovery takeover on Oct. 6, merged company named Skydance

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President Trump has named Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force, the Super Intelligence Force. FTC chair Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon technology chief Emil Michael and OPM director Scott Kupor are also named.

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Supporters of jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan set off from Lakki Marwat on October 4 after talks with the government collapsed. Authorities placed containers at the entrance to Islamabad, and the government says marchers will not be allowed into the capital.

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Age in the chart is based on the year in each CVE ID, not the disclosure date. MikroTik, Microsoft $MSFT and the Linux kernel had 3 entries each. The oldest IDs in this batch: CVE-2025-25249 (Fortinet), CVE-2025-39682 and CVE-2025-39964 (Linux kernel).

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CISA added 39 actively exploited vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog in the past 30 days (Sep 5 to Oct 5, 2026). 36 carry a 2026 CVE ID, 3 a 2025 ID. Cisco $CSCO and Citrix had 4 entries each. CISA lists none of the 39 as known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

Bar chart showing the age of 39 CVEs added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog between Sep 5 and Oct 5, 2026: 36 under one year, 3 one to two years, none older.

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