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- AI data centres emerge as key topic in Ontario municipal elections
- Israel suspends commercial goods from entering Gaza amid escalating tensions.
- Alberta NDP unveils three-part plan for custody releases in Edmonton’s Chinatown
- Elon Musk donates $158 million to Senate GOP group backing Ken Paxton
- Researchers predict the world may face overpopulation crisis in 2026
- Minibus collision with shuttle train injures 19 at Eurotunnel site
- Zimbabwe’s ZiG seeks to gain trust and reduce reliance on the US dollar
- Winnipeg zoo announces new name for polar bear cub after record votes
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A research paper suggests that the world population could approach infinity by November 13, 2026, due to unsustainable growth patterns.
Zimbabwe’s government is actively promoting the ZiG currency to reduce reliance on the US dollar, despite widespread scepticism stemming from past currency crises. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe claims the ZiG is backed by reserves, yet many citizens remain hesitant to trust its stability for savings and transactions.
A minibus collided with a LeShuttle train near Calais, injuring 19 people, five critically, while the cause of the accident is under investigation.
Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken warns of increasing hybrid threats from Russia, urging European nations to enhance air defences as winter approaches.
A Russian political analyst’s article suggesting a rapid nuclear strike on Lithuania was published by RIA Novosti before its swift removal, raising concerns over escalating tensions.
A 23-year-old man has been seriously injured in a stabbing at the Casa Fuster Hotel in Barcelona, with police launching a manhunt for the suspects.
A fitness trainer was filmed sitting on a sea turtle in Ras Al Jinz, Oman, prompting investigation by the Environment Authority for wildlife protection violations.
New Google Maps satellite images reveal extensive destruction in Gaza nearly three years into the ongoing conflict, with over 74,000 Palestinians reported killed.
The United Nations Satellite Centre estimates 82 per cent of structures damaged, as the humanitarian crisis deepens amid significant displacement and loss of agricultural land.
Severe storms in Nepal and India have resulted in at least 19 deaths and 10 missing, following landslides and flooding that have caused significant damage.
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