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This late because I was hosting a Halloween dinner, the first dubber oarty I have hosted since the pandemic hit. But there are a lot of interesting and important stories you might have otherwise missed tonight, so better late than never,
From the BBC:
By Jonathan Head and Laurence Peter
A severe tropical storm has killed at least 45 people in the Philippines, unleashing floods and landslides in southern provinces, officials say.
Storm Nalgae caused the most havoc in Maguindanao province, on Mindanao island. There is extensive flooding in and around the city of Cotabato.
From the South China Morning Post:
From the BBC:
From the BBC:
The shooting dead of a prominent Pakistani investigative journalist by police in Kenya caused outrage in his home country, leaving many wondering how such a thing could have happened.
Thousands turned up to Arshad Sharif's funeral on Thursday in Islamabad to mourn the well-known critic of Pakistan's military.
From CNN:
Ruba Alhenawi and AJ Davis, CNN
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry summoned the German ambassador Claudius Fischbach on Friday following the recent comments made by interior minister Nancy Faeser regarding the Gulf state’s hosting of the 2022 World Cup.
A statement from Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said that Fischbach had been handed an objection memo, expressing the Gulf nation’s disappointment as well as complete rejection and condemnation of remarks made by German Federal Minister of Interior Faeser.
From NPR:
SUSAN BRINK
Two young orphans inspired Dr. Benjamin Black to write a book about his experiences during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.
The British obstetrician/gynecologist knew the two boys, aged 8 and 9, for less than a day. When he met them, one was barely able to sip some fluid; the other was in a coma. They came from a village decimated by Ebola.
From the CBC:
From Euronews:
Here are the latest news developments from Russia's war in Ukraine:
1. West dismisses talk of Ukrainian biological weapons activity
The United States and its Western allies on Thursday dismissed Russia’s claims that banned biological weapons activities are taking place in Ukraine with American support, calling the allegation disinformation and fabrications.
Russia’s UN ambassador said Moscow will pursue a UN investigation of its allegations that both countries are violating the convention prohibiting the use of biological weapons.
From the Washington Post:
Ukraine has used images from privately owned satellites and has leveraged Elon Musk’s Starlink system to counter the Russian invasion
On Thursday evening, SpaceX launched yet another of its Falcon 9 rockets to space, the 49th in 2022, a record as it continues to launch a rocket about once every six days. This one carried
53 Starlink satellites to orbit, adding to a constellation that now has more than 3,000 in operation — more satellites than the rest of the world combined, according to analysts.
On Tuesday, SpaceX is scheduled to launch a much more powerful rocket,
the Falcon Heavy. This time, the customer is the U.S. Space Force and the payload is strictly classified.
From Reuters:
WARSAW, Oct 28 (Reuters) - U.S. firm Westinghouse Electric Co will build Poland's first nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday, confirming a long-awaited decision aiming to reduce the country's carbon emissions and phase out coal.
From The Guardian:
Man posing as Brazilian academic José Assis Giammaria thought to have used his time in the country to build up a deep-cover identity
A suspected Russian spy who posed as a Brazilian academic before his arrest this week by Norway’s domestic security agency spent years studying at Canadian universities with a focus on Arctic security issues.
The man, who called himself José Assis Giammaria, worked as researcher at the University of Tromsø and was arrested on suspicion he had entered Norway under false pretences. On Friday, prosecutor Thomas Blom named the man as Mikhail Mikushin, adding that Norway’s domestic security agency was “not positively sure of his identity, but we are quite certain that he is not Brazilian.”
From Reuters:
ROME, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she did not want to be called "mister", backtracking on a government circular that said this would be her official title.
A statement issued by Meloni's office said that although the "mister president" title had been advised as the most suitable by the government's protocol experts, she did not want to use it so it should be ignored.
From Deadline.com:
Trevor Noah’s Comments On ‘Backlash’ Against UK PM Rishi Sunak Draw Ire Of Tory Politician
Earlier this week, The Daily Show’s Twitter posted a video in which Noah claimed there had been a “backlash” against new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who became the UK’s first leader of Asian descent and Hindu faith earlier this week.
Finally something fluffy, from WHAS: