The purported University of Alberta student is not a real person, but an AI-generated video featuring them is being used to promote Alberta separatism ahead of the province’s Oct. 19 referendum.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 23:36
Police and demonstrators confronted each other on Monday outside Kosovo’s government and parliament. The protesters want lawmakers to approve legislation curbing the authority of the Kosovo war-crimes court in The Hague.
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ReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 23:35
Flynn broke down in tears as his two small daughters put harrowing questions to him about their mother’s death. A short time later, the former worship leader was handed a life sentence for killing his wife.
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CNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 23:31
Caleb Flynn was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife. He broke down as his daughters’ victim impact statements were read in court and continues to maintain that he is innocent.
Caleb Flynn, a former music pastor in Ohio who briefly appeared on American Idol, was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole. A jury convicted him last week of murdering his wife while he was having an affair.
Caleb Flynn, a former Ohio pastor and “American Idol” contestant, received a life sentence without parole for murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn. Flynn maintained his innocence as NBC News reported on the reaction from their children.
Caleb Flynn, a former Ohio music pastor who briefly appeared on “American Idol,” has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering his wife while he was having an affair.
Caleb Flynn, a former Ohio music pastor and “American Idol” contestant, received a life-without-parole sentence for killing his wife at their Dayton-area home earlier this year.
Caleb Flynn, a former “American Idol” contestant, was sentenced to life without parole after being found guilty of murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn.
Caleb Flynn was found guilty of killing his wife and faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Follow live updates from his sentencing hearing.
Citigroup is shortening the time investment-banking analysts must wait before advancing to associate, as it seeks to attract and retain top talent amid a fierce job market where private-equity firms are aggressively poaching from Wall Street.
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Bloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 23:30
UK MPs have called for an investigation into how the Financial Conduct Authority treats whistleblowers after British trader Simon Andriesz died in Thailand last month. Andriesz, a former BGC Partners senior employee, had reported evidence of business links between Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein. His family said he took his own life and that there was no suggestion of foul play.
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BBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 23:29
WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said the organization is working with Russian health authorities to verify a case of pneumonia of unknown etiology in an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute. Russia said the region’s sanitary and epidemiological situation remained stable, with monitoring and preventive measures nearing completion.
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TASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 23:26
CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault first met Barry Sward several months after 9/11, when he was a young military recruit ready to fight in the “war on terror.” Twenty-four years later, she tracked him down to learn whether the war gave him what he had signed up for.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 23:25
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warns that AI companies do not fully control their models and are moving too quickly. Addressing New York City’s council, he says AI systems will soon be able to improve themselves, making human research redundant.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 23:23
AFP News AgencyA New York entrepreneur who promoted herself online as someone who could help homeowners avoid foreclosure has pleaded not guilty to a grand larceny charge.
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ABC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 23:19
The U.S. military moved all of its bombers out of RAF Fairford partly because officials feared a possible Iranian drone attack on the base and the aircraft, according to two U.S. officials.
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NBC NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-05 23:16
The US suddenly withdrew 12 B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford. Vice-President JD Vance called it an “abundance of caution”, while Donald Trump cited “some threats” to the base. British officials said Iran’s threat to the UK remained high and US airbases could be targets. Iran denied involvement in events at Fairford.
Donald Trump said the US removed about a dozen B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford because of “some threats” to the base. He said Washington knows who made the threat but did not identify them. The move follows an incident involving suspicious vehicles and arrests by counter-terror police, though Marco Rubio declined to directly link the events.
Trump explained why the United States moved long-range bombers out of the United Kingdom. The U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers removed from England had been used in strikes on Iran.
The US pulled its bombers from RAF Fairford while investigating an alleged terrorist plot against the base. At least 10 B-1s involved in the Iran conflict left on Sunday. Five men arrested near the base, followed by a British-Iranian national, were released on bail, prompting Pentagon criticism.
Experts say the US withdrawal of about a dozen B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford removes a convenient launchpad but not Washington’s underlying ability to strike Iran. The move could make it harder to rapidly sustain heavy bombing missions, increasing reliance on longer-range flights, aerial refuelling and fatigued crews, while reflecting concerns over possible attacks on the base or aircraft.
A surge of Russian gold into Hong Kong highlights how the country’s bullion trade was rerouted after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine shut producers out of major Western markets.
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CNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 23:14
India’s economy is expanding by more than 7%, yet its equity market is among the worst-performing major markets in 2026. The Sensex and Nifty had fallen for eight consecutive weeks. High oil prices, disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, rising global interest rates, a weaker rupee, foreign withdrawals and relatively expensive valuations are weighing on Indian shares.
BBBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 23:13
U.S. officials are closely monitoring a situation in Russia after a woman died last week. Authorities say she worked at a laboratory that studied plague.
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Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and placed nearly 200 contacts under medical observation after an employee at a plague research institute in Irkutsk died from a suspected pneumonic plague infection. Donald Trump offered US help, while the WHO said the apparent public health risk to the general population was low based on unofficial information.
Rospotrebnadzor says the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the Irkutsk Region, including Irkutsk and Shelekhov, remains calm. Earlier online claims that an employee of an anti-plague institute had been diagnosed with plague were unconfirmed; the woman was later diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown etiology.
Medical monitoring has ended for 60% of people who came into contact with a woman diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown etiology, Russia’s consumer protection and human wellbeing watchdog said. The agency stressed that the situation remains under its control.
US President Donald Trump said Washington was ready to provide Moscow with as much assistance as possible if needed after a case of pneumonia of unknown etiology was detected in Russia’s Irkutsk Region. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov urged people to rely on qualified experts’ assessments rather than rumors and speculation.
Several people who had contact with a woman who died of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Russia’s Irkutsk Region have been diagnosed with Covid-19 and rhinovirus infection, the country’s sanitary watchdog said. Tests confirmed two cases of each infection, with no other infectious pathogens found among the contacts.
The US is closely monitoring the death of a laboratory technician at a plague research centre in Siberia, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says. He cited concern that pneumonic plague could have spread but said there was no cause for alarm. Russian officials identified the death as pneumonia of undetermined etiology, reported no related microorganisms in samples and said an inspection found no emergency at the institute.
Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov urged Russians to rely on official statements from Rospotrebnadzor amid reports of a possible plague outbreak in the Irkutsk region. The reports followed the death of an employee at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute; the agency said she died of “pneumonia of unknown cause.” U.S. and EU officials said they were closely monitoring developments.
Google may expand Gemini’s “Call for Me” AI feature from business calls to personal calls, letting it deliver short messages such as telling a parent someone will be 15 minutes late. An APK teardown also points to granular call permissions, though Google may never release the expansion or those settings.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 23:09
Europe’s governments are committing billions to their satellite industries, raising questions about whether investment and jobs could move away from Glasgow. The city has become a leading European producer of small satellites through companies including Clyde Space, university partnerships and a growing business cluster, but industry figures say its position is no longer secure.
BBBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 23:07
President Donald Trump said on Oct. 5 that the U.S. would help Russia manage its plague scare. Russian officials and media reported quarantines and mask mandates at an aluminum factory and several hospitals in Irkutsk Oblast after a laboratory worker allegedly died from pneumonic plague.
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Donald Trump says the United States is monitoring suspected pneumonic plague in Russia. He called a plague-related death in Siberia a “big problem for Russia” and offered assistance.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency in response to a measles outbreak. It is the first such declaration by a U.S. state since cases began surging in 2025.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency Monday over a measles outbreak, the first such declaration by a U.S. state since cases began surging in 2025. The state has reported 108 cases this year, including seven in New York City and 101 elsewhere.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday as measles spreads through under-immunised rural communities. The state has reported 108 cases this year. The order broadens who may administer MMR vaccines, while an outbreak in neighbouring Pennsylvania has killed five people.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday in response to a measles outbreak. It is the first such declaration by a U.S. state since cases began surging in 2025.
Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index tracks the company’s valuation of Elon Musk’s net worth, along with his daily gains or losses and related information.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 23:05
US President Donald Trump said he personally believes Iran was involved in the incident aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Vice President JD Vance said he had seen nothing conclusive. Trump also said Washington knew who made the threat that led B-1 bombers to leave RAF Fairford, but declined to say whether Iran might have used drones to target them.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-05 23:02
The Financial Conduct Authority will examine how it treated Simon Andriesz, who blew the whistle on alleged wrongdoing at a Cantor Fitzgerald-controlled brokerage before dying by suicide.
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Financial TimesOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 23:01
Singapore-based data centre developer Zerra DC said it has secured an investment from Macquarie Capital to expand its hyperscale platform across the Asia-Pacific region.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 23:00
The New Orleans Saints will host the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night while commemorating the emotional first game held at the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina.
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The Associated PressOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 23:00
Ninepoint Partners LP bought nearly 10% of Athabasca Oil Corp. in early 2021, when crude traded at about $50 a barrel and the heavily leveraged producer’s shares had fallen into penny-stock territory. The investment has since generated a 6,500% gain.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 23:00
Amid worries about higher interest rates and a weak retail property market, a long-time investor sold prime street shops in Tsim Sha Tsui that he had held for more than four decades. Although the deal was over 40 per cent below his original asking price, it secured nearly HK$237 million in profit. The portfolio sold for HK$256.8 million.
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South China Morning PostOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 23:00
British composer George Fenton has died unexpectedly at 76. His work included scores for Gandhi, Groundhog Day and The Fisher King, music for television programmes including Blue Planet and Planet Earth, and theme tunes for BBC news shows. He received five Oscar nominations.
BBBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 22:58
An envoy of President Donald Trump met Sudan’s army chief in Egypt over the weekend as the United States and other intermediaries seek to end a devastating war that has produced one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-05 22:50
Trump says he will pay for television advertisements that praised him and asks which government funded them.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 22:48
The Wikimedia Foundation, operator of Wikipedia, says heavy traffic from OpenAI's rogue agents may have been linked to a disruption affecting its data service in May.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 22:35
SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, is seeking state approval to build a natural gas pipeline in Florida to supply fuel for rockets launched from Cape Canaveral, according to a regulatory filing submitted in September.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 22:30
Former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump both plan to campaign in Michigan in the coming weeks to support their candidates. Their contest centers especially on the key Senate race between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 22:30
Former President Barack Obama plans to appear with Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit this month as he becomes more involved in the midterm elections.
Quebec voters are heading to the polls to choose the province’s next government.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 22:30
Quebec voters went to the polls Monday as the separatist Parti Quebecois sought a return to power. A possible PQ victory could test Prime Minister Mark Carney’s message of national unity in dealing with the United States, although it is not seen as a rejection of his stance toward Donald Trump.
Separatists won Quebec’s provincial election on Monday, promising a vote on leaving Canada after US President Donald Trump leaves office. The result tests Prime Minister Mark Carney’s message of national unity.
Sri Lankan migrant worker Anojan Sivarasa faces execution in Saudi Arabia after an appellate court convicted him of blasphemy over a Facebook comment about Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. His family has had no news of him for more than a week, while Sri Lanka is pursuing diplomatic efforts for clemency.
BBBC NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-05 22:28
As AI agents spread across millions of organizations, attackers may exploit one agent to pass malicious instructions to others and exfiltrate databases or sensitive information. Researcher Syed Anas Mohiuddin found trust gaps in MCP, the Model Context Protocol, enabling this form of prompt injection across agents, with vulnerabilities acknowledged by Google and four other organizations.
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Ars TechnicaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 22:26
L’Oreal has hired restructuring advisers to consider options for growing U.S. legal liabilities tied to the use of talc and other chemical ingredients in some of its cosmetics, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 22:25
US President Donald Trump said rising gasoline prices are no longer being driven by the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. He attributed them instead to Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy facilities and Democratic policies that have led to refinery closures in Democratic-led states such as California.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 22:22
A Reuters-Ipsos poll found Donald Trump’s approval among Hispanic voters fell to 24 percent, the lowest of either presidential term. About 52 percent said they plan to vote Democratic in November’s midterms, compared with 26 percent for Republicans, as Democrats seek to turn dissatisfaction into gains in Congress.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 22:17
NBC News’ daily Politics Desk newsletter highlights three takeaways from its new poll of Latino voters, alongside the team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.
A Milwaukee couple received a $575,000 settlement from the city after bogus reports of violent crimes brought armed police officers to their homes 55 times over two years. The incidents followed a post about Norm Macdonald.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 22:15
Business confidence in New Zealand rose in the third quarter despite higher fuel prices and continued geopolitical headwinds, according to a private think tank on Tuesday.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 22:15
The CFTC opened rulemaking on Oct. 5 for two frameworks that would let crypto platforms seek federal registration to offer retail margined, leveraged or financed trading. Participation would be voluntary, with leverage serving as the incentive, while the agency says safeguards shaped by FTX’s collapse would protect customers.
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CryptoSlateOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 22:10
Danish biotech Genmab and U.S. drugmaker AbbVie said their combination treatment for newly diagnosed patients with a type of lymphoma reduced the risk of disease progression or death in a late-stage study.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 22:10
Luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid Group delivered fewer vehicles than Wall Street expected in the third quarter. As part of a cost-cutting overhaul, the company reduced production from the previous quarter and sold cars from existing inventory.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 22:05
Tesla’s lawyers argued at a court hearing that the company’s exclusion from Manitoba’s electric-vehicle rebate program was “incredibly unfair” and politically motivated. It remains unclear which Manitoba government official made the decision or why.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 22:00
A major Mattel shareholder urged the Barbie maker on Monday to consider a sale, saying gains in its performance and profitability had stalled, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 22:00
Washington Capitals captain and career goal-scoring record holder Alex Ovechkin said the upcoming season will be his final one in the NHL.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 22:00
Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin says he will retire from the NHL after the current season. He told teammates about the decision, saying his 22nd year in the league will be his last. The 41-year-old has spent his entire NHL career with Washington, captaining the team since 2010, and holds the regular-season goals record with 929.
Washington Capitals star forward Alex Ovechkin told his teammates that the current season will be his last in the National Hockey League.
Nokia’s CEO says data centers could be built twice as fast if supply constraints were removed. The comments highlight continued AI demand as top executives debate whether to slow the pace of development.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 22:00
Naval forces from the Saudi-led coalition attacked facilities linked to the Houthi movement Ansar Allah in Yemen’s Hodeidah Governorate. Spokesman Turki Al-Maliki said the operation destroyed weapons depots, storage sites for explosive-laden boats and naval mines, while thwarting planned attacks on shipping routes in the southern Red Sea and supporting navigation security in the Bab Al-Mandab Strait.
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Saudi-led coalition forces have carried out a military operation targeting Houthi positions in Yemen’s Hodeidah province.
The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for pioneering work in optogenetics. The technique uses light to control neurons, potentially opening advances against conditions including dementia, depression and blindness.
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Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for developing optogenetics. The field grew from studies of light-attracted single-celled algae and uses light to alter the behavior of nerve cells identified by individual gene activity, enabling researchers to activate or shut down neurons in an otherwise intact brain.
American scientist Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering a molecular switch in nerve cells. Their optogenetics research has transformed brain studies and could enable more precise cochlear implants.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Ernst Bamberg and Peter Hegemann for work enabling scientists to control brain activity with light. The announcement was made in Stockholm on October 5.
US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on optogenetics. Their research has advanced understanding of the brain and neural circuits linked to specific memories, feelings and behaviours, while the technique is also being tested to restore sight.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to three experts in optogenetics, a technique that helps reveal how nerve cells shape memories and feelings in the brain.
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries involving light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, the prize-giving body said Monday.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute announced.
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for discoveries involving light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. The three scientists will share a prize of 12m Swedish kronor.
Three scientists have received the medicine Nobel for examining how the brain controls nerve cells between active and inactive states.
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries involving light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, the awarding body said on Monday.
The Nobel Prize in Medicine was jointly awarded on Monday to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their research on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. This year's prize is worth 12 million Swedish kronor, about $1.2 million.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for discoveries involving light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. It is the first Nobel prize announced this week; the awards will be presented in Stockholm on December 10.
The 2026 Nobel Prize season has begun at Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute, where the physiology or medicine award is being announced first.
This year’s Nobel Prize week is beginning in Stockholm, with the medicine prize being awarded first at the Karolinska Institute.
Protesters smashed a glass door at Cornell University’s administrative headquarters and spray-painted slogans after allegations of a 2024 gang rape at a fraternity. Student groups called for abolishing the campus Greek-life system, overhauling sexual-assault procedures and imposing tougher action against alleged abusers. Cornell said it was investigating the vandalism.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 21:50
Students at Cornell University are protesting on campus over how administrators handled an alleged sexual assault from 2024. A sophomore is calling for the administrators’ resignations.
Student groups at Cornell held a protest over how an alleged gang rape at a fraternity house was handled.
Pinterest said on Monday that it has appointed Amazon executive James Dibbo as chief financial officer, effective October 26.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 21:45
The next mission in NASA’s Artemis moon program could launch next summer as planned, an Artemis III astronaut told Reuters. But the development work remaining on the mission’s two lunar landers means the schedule remains uncertain.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 21:40
Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak has become the largest measles outbreak in the United States in three decades.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 21:37
Pennsylvania’s health department reported 1,004 measles cases as of Monday, as the state grapples with a rapidly growing outbreak.
Pennsylvania has recorded more than 1,000 measles cases so far this year, as the state continues to fight an outbreak that is still spreading, according to its health department.
Igor Vasilyev, director general of Russia’s military-themed Patriot Park, was detained on suspicion of accepting an especially large bribe, according to law enforcement sources cited by TASS. A source said the case involves 80 million rubles, while two deputies were detained earlier. Vasilyev’s predecessor, Vyacheslav Akhmedov, was previously jailed over the theft of 25 million rubles allocated for the park’s construction.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 21:34
Romania’s president has signed a law regulating the culling of bears. In recent years, bears have increasingly entered towns and villages, while bear attacks have risen sharply.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 21:32
Exxon, Occidental and Diamondback are among the oil companies promoting efforts to end routine gas flaring, yet their flares continue releasing pollution around the world.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 21:30
Irkutsk Region is recording about 16,000 acute respiratory viral infection cases a week, with no increase over the past 14 days, Russia’s consumer watchdog said. Online rumors had claimed that a female employee of an anti-plague institute had plague, but the agency said she was diagnosed with pneumonia of undetermined etiology.
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Rospotrebnadzor says acute respiratory viral infection incidence in the Irkutsk Region is 12.6% below the epidemic threshold and matches long-term averages. Rhinovirus is predominant, while initial influenza cases, mostly A(H1N1), are being recorded. Earlier online rumors that an anti-plague institute employee had plague were followed by a diagnosis of pneumonia of undetermined etiology.
Brazil’s presidential election is headed for a runoff after right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro finished ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round. The two will face each other again on October 25, while the right also made gains in state governments and Congress.
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Brazil is heading towards a fiercely contested presidential runoff after the first round showed major gains for Flavio Bolsonaro’s right-wing movement in Congress and more than 29 million voters abstained. President Lula da Silva faces an uphill fight to win another term.
Brazilian assets surged as investors bet that Flávio Bolsonaro, who has unexpectedly emerged as the favorite in the Oct. 25 presidential runoff against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, will tackle the country’s mounting fiscal problems and clear the way for interest-rate cuts.
Flávio Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election first round by a surprisingly clear margin over left-wing incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but fell short of an outright majority, forcing a runoff later this month. The result has been hailed as a “blue wave” and may signal a wider resurgence of right-wing support in Latin America. Lula now needs an unprecedented result to retain the presidency.
Conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro unexpectedly finished ahead of incumbent left-wing President Lula in Brazil’s first-round presidential vote on Sunday, setting up a runoff on October 25. Suspicions of US interference have shadowed the campaign, while Donald Trump has openly shown affinity for Bolsonaro’s far-right former president father and hostility toward Lula da Silva.
Do voters care about attempted coups? Flavio Bolsonaro is poised to challenge Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s October 25 presidential runoff. His father was jailed over Brazil’s version of the storming of the US Capitol, while other Bolsonaros won in the first round as the far right surged. The trend raises questions about incumbent fatigue and support for Bolsonaro’s “God, Homeland, Family” mantra.
The New York City Council received a dire warning on Oct. 5 about AI’s threat to humanity. A former Anthropic researcher reiterated that AI could cause human extinction, while council members considered city-level rules, saying the federal government had failed to provide protections.
CCGTNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 21:19
Australia’s opposition Coalition is expected to announce a sharp reduction in net overseas migration, with a target below Labor’s but above One Nation’s proposed 130,000 annual limit. The plan is expected to preserve working-holiday places, prioritise skilled arrivals, link migration to housing completions and tighten rules for students and people without a lawful pathway to remain.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 21:19
France is preparing for nationwide protests supporting students who want more investment in education. The week-long unrest has seen hundreds of schools blockaded, at least 190 students injured and more than 5,000 people arrested. Organisers say the government has offered nothing concrete and accuse authorities of unprecedented repression.
BBBC NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-05 21:18
Student protests began in the Paris region in mid-September and have since spread nationwide. Some demonstrations have escalated into violent clashes with police.
Nvidia-backed startup Reflection AI debuted its first open-weight model, Beam, on Monday as it seeks to compete in coding and agentic tasks with lower-cost Chinese models including DeepSeek and Kimi.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 21:15
Nvidia-backed Reflection AI has introduced Beam, its first open-weight model. The company says Beam matches GLM-5.2 on reasoning while requiring substantially less inference compute, with the model weights expected to be released this month.
The FCC added Matic’s robot vacuum, model 4MA0001, and charging dock 4DK0008 to its ban-waiver list, allowing their import, marketing, and sale. But their radios were already approved, and Matic assembles the robots in Mountain View, California, so the waiver has little practical effect. The company says it is expanding US manufacturing and sourcing.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 21:15
France overturned a 1-0 deficit to beat Belgium 4-1 at home in Nations League Group A1. Substitutes Desire Doue, Rayan Cherki and Michael Olise scored four late goals, with Olise netting twice and assisting another. France lead the group with 10 points.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 21:13
Live build-up, team news and text commentary from France’s UEFA Nations League Group A1 match against Belgium in Paris.
France host Belgium at the Stade de France in a Group A1 clash separated by one point. France lead with seven points from three games, while Belgium have six. Belgium will be without Kevin De Bruyne and Youri Tielemans through suspension.
France meet Belgium in the fourth and final Nations League match of this international break, with the teams competing for first place in Group A. France beat Belgium 1-0 on September 28 in matchday two.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed renewed Ethiopia’s demand for a Red Sea outlet after taking the oath for another five-year term, calling access vital to the country’s “civilisation”. The call comes as fighting intensifies in northern Tigray and relations with neighbours worsen. Somalia says it would not oppose access through its territory, but formal negotiations would be required, while four coastal states insist the sea should be overseen by bordering countries.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-05 21:10
Ethiopian leader Abiy Ahmed secures another term as the country again demands access to the Red Sea while sliding back into conflict. The edition also reports torrential rain battering major Senegalese cities and deported migrants fearing return to countries that criminalise homosexuality.
The number of Russian citizens with valid residence permits in EU countries increased by nearly 105,000, or 14%, between the end of 2021 and the end of 2025, reaching 877,000. Spain saw the largest rise, adding 44,000 residents, while Latvia, Estonia, and Czechia recorded the steepest declines.
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Attorneys for Marimar Martinez filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a new analysis of the bullets’ trajectories shows Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum was not in front of her vehicle and that the final shot passed through the rear passenger seat.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 21:09
The White House removed Politico from the press pool covering Trump’s trip to Nebraska. The administration took similar action against CNN the previous week. CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued after being barred from the White House grounds.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 21:08
The International Criminal Court detailed arrest warrants against four Taliban leaders and issued two additional warrants. They are accused of crimes against humanity for persecuting women, girls and LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan since the Taliban took power in 2021. The Taliban rejected the warrants and said it does not recognize the court’s authority.
DDWOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-05 21:07
The United States does not currently plan to withdraw diplomats from Kyiv despite continued Russian attacks and warnings for foreign diplomats to leave, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. He said the posture could change if a threat required it. Russian attacks on Kyiv have continued, including a drone strike that injured two people and debris falling into a residential area on Oct. 5.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-05 21:06
Russia targeted Kyiv again late on Oct. 5. After air defenses shot down a drone, its debris fell into a residential area in the Pecherskyi district, setting two cars on fire and damaging a third. An air raid alert had been issued briefly because of the drone threat.
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