SocietyIran, United States
Iran says it could reopen Hormuz in two days if the US meets demands
It is an offer from Tehran, not a deal: the reports we read do not say Washington has accepted it or that Iran has changed its conditions.
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Science & techNorth Korea, World
Binance heist nears everything credited to North Korea up to 2025
If the attribution holds, one $6.3 billion attack equals more than 90% of what Chainalysis had tallied over years. Pyongyang denies such claims in general, and the US links the money to its weapons.
CultureUnited Kingdom, United States
Patrick Stewart's Shakespeare: what he leaves beyond Picard
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SocietyCongo - Kinshasa
Ebola in Congo: Bundibugyo outbreak nears 5,000 deaths, ECDC says
The EU health agency counts 10,274 confirmed cases and 4,992 deaths up to 28 October, eight affected provinces and no vaccine of proven efficacy against this virus.
ClimateWorld
Atmospheric CO2 hits another record in 2025: 426.8 parts per million
The World Meteorological Organization's yearly bulletin also logs peaks for methane and nitrous oxide, and expects CO2 to keep rising in 2026 as El Niño develops.