Disney Reportedly Suspends Overall Deals With Yara Shahidi, Justin Hartley, and More Amid Strikes (www.gistbro.com.ng)
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Danelo Cavalcante has now been captured, Pennsylvania police say (www.npr.org)
After eluding a manhunt for nearly two weeks, convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been captured, the Pennsylvania State Police announced Wednesday morning.
Vietnam: 56 people dead after fire at nine-floor apartment building (www.theguardian.com)
About 70 people have been rescued, according to Hanoi authorities, with nearly 40 injured
GOP mayoral primary involving Connecticut alderman facing charges in Jan. 6 riot headed for recount (www.politico.com)
Final unofficial results showed a tight contest in the race in Derby, a city of 12,400 people about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northeast of New York City.
More than 5,000 have been found dead after Libya floods (www.npr.org)
In the coastal city of Derna, dams broke, sending a torrent of water that submerged whole neighborhoods. Rescue efforts are complicated by the fact that Libya is divided between rival governments.
EU risks trade war with China over electric vehicles (www.politico.eu)
Anti-subsidy probe puts the EU on course for a battery battle with Beijing.
‘Gender Apartheid:’ UN denounces Iran’s proposed law threatening women who refuse to wear hijab with 5-to-10-year prison sentence (www.ictj.org)
"The draft law could be described as a form of gender apartheid, as authorities appear to be governing through systemic discrimination with the intention of suppressing women and girls into total submission,” experts said.
New Research Exposes 5 Global North Countries Responsible for 51% of Planned Oil and Gas Expansion Through 2050 (priceofoil.org)
Here is the study (pdf): priceofoil.org/…/OCI-Planet-Wreckers-Report-Final…...
California lawmakers approve the nation’s most sweeping emissions disclosure rules for big business (apnews.com)
California lawmakers have approved legislation requiring major companies to disclose a sweeping range of greenhouse gas emissions.
Morocco earthquake: hope fades of finding survivors in rubble (www.theguardian.com)
Complicated rescue effort continues as questions remain about king and government’s response
McCarthy gambles on Biden impeachment probe as shutdown looms (www.politico.com)
It's not clear that seeking a more direct clash with the president will help the beleaguered speaker find the conservative votes he needs to fund the government.
UK coroner warns of cosmetic surgery abroad after woman dies in Turkey (www.theguardian.com)
Melissa Kerr died in Istanbul hospital after injected fat entered a vein during Brazilian butt lift procedure
MGM Resorts: Slot machines go down in cyber-attack on firm (www.bbc.com)
Customers also report problems with payments and check-in as IT systems go down at MGM Resorts' hotels.
Kim Jong Un crosses Russian border for talks with Putin (www.bbc.com)
The two leaders could meet at the Vostochny space centre in Russia's far east, according to reports.
World Bank secretly spent $3.7 billion on oil & gas through 'trade finance' projects in 2022 despite its green pledges, study suggests (www.urgewald.org)
Here’s the study (pdf): urgewald.org/…/urgewald - Briefing - World Bank a…...
Chile marks military coup as divisions continue (www.bbc.com)
The left-wing government has condemned the 1973 coup but the opposition accuses it of fuelling divisions.
U.S. Says Outreach to Vietnam Is for Global Stability (time.com)
President Joe Biden said his visit to Vietnam was to build U.S. relationships throughout Asia and was "not about containing China.”
Morocco earthquake: Why authorities accept only limited international help (www.bbc.com)
Only four countries so far have been allowed to send teams to the quake-hit region.
India, Saudi Arabia agree to expand economic and security ties after the G20 summit (abcnews.go.com)
India and Saudi Arabia have agreed to expand trade and security ties, two days after their leaders and others attending a Group of 20 summit announced a new railways and port corridor deal that will link India, Middle East and Europe
Moroccan Quake Death Toll Rises Past 2,400 (time.com)
Moroccan soldiers and aid teams battled Monday to reach remote mountain towns devastated by an earthquake that killed more than 2,400 people.
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un to visit Russia (www.politico.eu)
Visit comes as Moscow seeks to secure military equipment from Pyongyang for its war on Ukraine.
JetBlue stepping up campaign to save its plan to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion (abcnews.go.com)
JetBlue Airways is making another move to try to save its proposed purchase of Spirit Airlines
US activist at ‘risk of death penalty’ in custody battle with Saudi father, rights group says (www.theguardian.com)
Bethany Alhaidari is facing a 24 October court date that will determine her future life with her eight-year-old daughter, Zaina. Human Rights Watch, which took the unusual step of submitted an amicus brief in the family dispute, has warned that the 36-year-old mother would face a “serious risk of corporal punishment, lengthy...
A drone attack kills at least 40 in Sudan’s capital as rival troops battle, activists say (www.thehindu.com)
Sudanese activists and medical workers say at least 40 people were killed in a drone attack on an open market south of the capital, Khartoum
Is Thor 5 Happening in the MCU ? (www.superherospotnow.com)
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