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- School roof collapse kills dozens in Pakistan
- Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian energy sites amid tensions with Washington
- Kenya confirms a second Ebola case
- China and North Korea open long-delayed trade bridge
- Spyware researchers say malicious online ads were used to hack devices
- US inflation rose 3.7% over the year to September
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- RechercheCasualty figures differed between the supplied reports: BBC reported 33 pupils and a teacher killed, citing hospital officials; CBC’s Associated Press report said at least 28 children and a teacher were killed and more than 50 people injured, citing authorities and a hospital official.
- RecherchePeshawar police chief Saeed Ahmed said the school’s owner had been arrested, and CBC reported that the cause of the collapse was under investigation.
- 35 killed in school roof collapse in northwestern Pakistan
- Albanian Daily News
- School roof collapses in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 35 people | Education News | Al Jazeera
- Pakistan: Dozens of children killed in the collapse of school roof - Vatican News
- Pakistan school roof collapse kills 28; more deaths feared
- RechercheA fire at a refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region was reported after an alleged Ukrainian attack. The governor and Russia’s Defence Ministry attributed the fire to debris from intercepted weapons; the reports supplied here do not independently verify that account.
- RechercheCBC reported that Zelenskyy said Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure had left 600,000 people without power on Wednesday.
- Deutsche WelleZelenskyy on Trump 'energy ceasefire': 'We're done'
- Russia and Ukraine resume energy strikes despite Trump warnings | Ukraine | The Guardian
- Ukrainian Drones Spark Fire at Ryazan Refinery as Zelensky Vows to Resume Attacks - The Moscow Times
- Volodymyr Zelensky resumes attacks on Russian refineries after US withdraws intelligence | The Jerusalem Post
- Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries as Zelensky voices frustration with Trump - Latest News from Saudi Arabia and the World
- Ukraine Renews Oil Blitz on Russia, Strikes Ryazan Refinery as Zelensky Ends Pause
- Russia Strikes Ukraine Fuel Reserves Despite Trump Energy Ceasefire, Zelenskyy Says: 53 outlets compared | NewsCord
- RechercheThe BBC reports that the current outbreak in DR Congo began in May and is caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola; it describes the species as relatively rare and says no vaccine or treatment is approved for it, while trials are under way.
- RechercheThe first case generated about 128 identified contacts; 108 were placed in quarantine, and the second patient was among those quarantined, according to Kenya’s Ministry of Health as reported by AP.
- RechercheThe AP report quotes an expert saying the new bridge could facilitate trade that violates UN sanctions, while also saying traffic could be more transparent and subject to customs than cross-border smuggling. This is attributed analysis, not a finding that such trade is occurring over the bridge.
- RechercheFrance 24 independently reports the formal opening and Beijing’s stated aim of promoting economic and trade cooperation.
- The GuardianIsraeli firm’s digital ads enabling installation of ‘zero-click’ spyware, researchers say
- TechCrunchCitizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads to hack people with ‘zero-click’ spyware
- bls.govCPI Home : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics