In her new cookbook, “Have You Eaten Yet?,” actor and self-described restaurant kid Ming-Na Wen shares a recipe for “Popo’s Wontons,” a dish she says has a special place in her heart.
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The Associated PressOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-10-06 17:00
The artificial intelligence boom continued to lift stocks. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% Tuesday to 7,830 points, an all-time high and its first intraday record in nearly two months.
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CNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 17:00
A Russian man described as a biker, boxer, National Lottery chief and business partner of Vladimir Putin’s top bodyguard is now the person who helped pay for part of Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebration.
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Bloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 17:00
Anker’s Nano 100W universal travel adapter is discounted to $63.99 from $79.99 during October Prime Day. It works with outlets in over 200 countries and regions, offers four USB ports including two USB-C ports capable of up to 100W individually, and includes a power display and folding prongs.
TThe VergeOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-10-06 17:00
Peter Thiel-backed Founders Fund led a $5 million purchase of ANVL tokens in crypto collateral protocol Anvil. Pantera Capital and Bullish also took part as Anvil rolls out software intended to make its collateral protocol easier for businesses to integrate.
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CoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 17:00
The decline in the Caspian Sea’s water level will be addressed at the Caspian Environmental Summit in Turkmenistan, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said. He described the level as cyclical, with fluctuations of several meters per decade, and said specialists mainly link the changes to climate factors that reduce inflows and accelerate evaporation.
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TASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:59
Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said the Caspian Environmental Summit in Turkmenistan will discuss environmental cooperation among the littoral states, with particular attention to the Caspian Sea’s shallowing. Leaders of the five littoral states are expected to attend, and Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdymuhamedov will chair the meeting.
Samuel Alito plans to remain on the Supreme Court even if Democrats regain control of the Senate, according to a report. Alito is one of the court’s six conservative justices; three of those conservatives were nominated by President Donald Trump.
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CNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:56
Jury selection is underway in the murder trial of Rodney L. Hinton, an Ohio father accused of hitting a deputy with his vehicle hours after watching body-camera footage of a Cincinnati police officer fatally shooting his son.
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NBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:56
Hanna Battah shares the day’s buzziest stories in “GMA” Pop News, including Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” debuting at No. 1.
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ABC NewsOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:55
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will meet in Turkmenistan to discuss the Middle East crisis and bilateral cooperation, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said. He recalled that the presidents last met in early September.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-06 16:54
Novak Djokovic won the China Open when Alex de Minaur retired from the final with a left-thigh injury, giving the Serbian his 102nd career title. Carlos Alcaraz beat Jiri Lehecka 7-6(4) 6-4 to retain the Japan Open crown. It was his third title of the year and his second tournament since returning from a nearly five-month wrist injury layoff.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:53
Journalists in Trinidad and Tobago are urging an urgent amendment to the Special Operations Bill, which expands police search and seizure powers. They want explicit protection for notebooks, phones, laptops and confidential sources, warning that the law, surveillance concerns and shrinking access to officials threaten press freedom and investigative reporting. The government says the bill targets high crime and murder rates.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:53
Francis Halzen of the University of Wisconsin–Madison has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for key contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos from astrophysical sources. Halzen called the award a surprise and stressed that the achievement came from a large research collaboration.
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Ars TechnicaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:53
A Togo-flagged merchant ship sank off Bulgaria after a drone attack, leaving its crew missing. A second vessel was hit but its crew was rescued. Bulgaria’s prime minister called the attacks a “flagrant violation” of international and maritime law.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-06 16:53
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said unidentified drones attacked two merchant ships about 110 kilometers off Bulgaria’s coast, inside its exclusive economic zone. One crew was evacuated; the other vessel sank and its crew’s fate is unknown. The drones’ origin remains unclear, though a source said a preliminary assessment pointed to Russia.
Bulgaria has launched a search for missing crew after drones struck two commercial vessels in its exclusive economic zone. The Togo-flagged Alfa Watan sank, while the Palau-flagged Able caught fire. All 18 Able crew members were evacuated, but two sustained serious injuries. The drones’ origin remains unknown.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said drones struck two commercial vessels in the Black Sea on Tuesday. The attacks were the first against shipping in the exclusive economic zone of the NATO member, and a ship’s crew is missing.
Several merchant vessels were reportedly hit by drones in the Black Sea on Oct. 6. A Russian drone strike on a Marshall Islands-flagged ship killed one crew member and injured seven. Two other ships were attacked near Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone: one sank with its crew missing, while all 18 people aboard the other were rescued after it caught fire.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said attacks on civilian shipping were unacceptable after civilian vessels were struck in Bulgaria’s economic zone in the Black Sea.
A merchant ship sank after a drone attack in the Black Sea and its crew is missing, Bulgarian officials say. A second grain vessel was hit inside Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone; all 18 crew members were rescued, including two injured in a fire. It remains unclear who carried out the attacks as Russia intensifies strikes linked to its war against Ukraine.
Bulgarian authorities launched a search on Tuesday for crew members missing after a boat sank in Bulgaria’s Black Sea economic zone. The vessel went down after drones struck two merchant ships, as fallout from the war in Ukraine increasingly disrupts Black Sea shipping.
Prime Minister Rumen Radev reported that drones had struck two merchant ships within Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone.
Bulgaria’s prime minister has condemned a drone attack as “absolutely unacceptable”. The strikes came a day after a grain ship sank off Romania, with helicopters and a military jet joining the search for survivors while its crew remained missing.
Unidentified drones struck two merchant vessels in the Black Sea, according to reports. The Togo-flagged Alfa Watan sank after suffering severe damage, with the crew’s status unknown. The Palau-flagged cargo ship Able caught fire; 18 crew members, some injured, were taken aboard the Bulgarian ferry Dioscuria. A rescue operation is under way about 80 nautical miles from Bulgaria, while Prime Minister Rumen Radev is set to convene an emergency meeting.
Drones struck two ships off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, sinking one of them, while a crew member from the vessel was reported missing, according to Rumen Nikolov, director of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Varna. The government called an emergency meeting.
Poland will station Patriot air defense batteries in the Lublin region bordering Ukraine to reassure residents and protect Lublin airport and its air traffic, the defense minister said. Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced a 102.4 billion zloty civil defense program for 2027-2031, funding shelters, rescue bases, stockpiles, warning systems, and secure water, energy and ICT infrastructure amid concerns over Russian escalation.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-06 16:50
The future of crypto may hinge less on creating another novel asset and more on building the infrastructure needed to price an expanding universe of existing assets, argues Altius co-founder and CEO Annabelle Huang.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:50
Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says Greece will intensify its demands to recover the Parthenon marbles from the British Museum and the UK government. He says UK prime minister Andy Burnham previously supported restitution and that he will press the issue forcefully when they meet. Talks over a possible hybrid deal have made little progress.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:50
The U.S. Energy Information Administration raised its oil price forecasts for this year and next on Tuesday, citing rapidly declining global stockpiles and tight diesel markets linked to the ongoing Iran war.
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ReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-06 16:50
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is promising to improve schools as his government seeks billions in spending cuts. Student protests over canceled classes, overcrowding and deteriorating buildings have been accompanied by serious clashes with police. The planned austerity budget aims to reduce France’s deficit, underscoring the tension between fiscal restraint and demands for stronger state support.
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Tens of thousands demonstrated across France on Tuesday, with unions and teachers joining high school students who have spent days calling for improved learning conditions. The protests were marked by violent clashes.
Tens of thousands took to the streets across France demanding education reform, with more than half of the country’s high schools reportedly closed or blockaded. The Interior Ministry said 6,100 people have been detained since September, while clashes have injured 715 police officers and 215 teenagers. Protests in Paris, Lyon and Strasbourg included fires, tear gas and confrontations with police.
Thousands of student protesters have gathered at Lille’s Place de la République in northern France. Demonstrations continued across the country on Tuesday over what protesters call under-investment in high schools. Police were present nearby, but there were no signs of trouble at the scene, although some recent protests have turned violent.
Protesters have intensified pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron, demanding more education funding. Tens of thousands have demonstrated as unions and teachers joined students protesting poor school conditions. Some protests involved fires and clashes with police; the government says hundreds were injured and more than 5,000 people arrested.
Secondary school pupils and students in France are staging a third day of national action. Parents and trade unions have joined them to denounce a lack of resources in the national education system.
Protests by French students and trade unionists have continued for a third week, expanding from complaints about teacher shortages and poor school conditions into a nationwide movement. School blockades have turned violent, while police use of batons, tear gas and rubber bullets faces scrutiny. At least 6,100 people have been arrested, and students, teachers and officers have been injured.
Several thousand college and high school students rallied at Paris’s Republic Square, demanding more government funding for education instead of higher defense spending. Protesters cited deteriorating school buildings and teacher shortages. Demonstrations have spread across France, with unrest and clashes reported in some areas; more than 6,000 people have been detained, 90% of them minors.
Protests demanding education reforms are spreading across France, with police firing tear gas at demonstrators blockading high schools. Authorities estimated about 250,000 protesters nationwide, while organisers put the figure closer to 500,000; nearly 2,000 high schools were blockaded or closed. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu suspended classes for the rest of the week and ordered ministers to address students’ demands by the end of October.
Students, teachers and parents are marching in cities across France, while protesters have blockaded hundreds of schools. It is the largest day of action so far in demonstrations urging the government to address understaffed and dilapidated classrooms.
Thousands gathered under close police surveillance across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students protesting for better conditions. The demonstrations had lasted for days and included violent clashes. A France 24 reporter in Paris said students he spoke with remained determined to secure meaningful concessions from the government.
Student protests in France are growing over teacher shortages, crowded classrooms and poor conditions. Authorities have shut hundreds of schools amid the unrest.
A student protest that began outside a school in a low-income Paris suburb has spread nationwide, with pupils demanding more education funding and better conditions while opposing riot police. The government reported injuries to at least 215 teenagers, 715 officers and 85 school staff. Ten investigations into possible police brutality are under way.
Malian forces entered the strategic northern city of Kidal following a major military operation.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-06 16:46
Two days after Yemen’s internationally recognised government announced its counter-offensive, its forces have retaken territory from the Houthis near the Bab al-Mandeb strait. But the analysis says territorial gains alone will not alter the war’s course: success depends on cohesion among government forces and sustained pressure across the western coast, Taiz and Marib to keep the Houthis overstretched.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-06 16:46
Mark Carney is scheduled to spend Oct. 21-23 in Ankara and Istanbul, according to an announcement from the prime minister’s office on Tuesday. The trip is set to become the first standalone bilateral mission by a Canadian leader to Turkey, a NATO ally.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:45
Winklevoss Asset Services filed for a spot Zcash ETF that would trade under the proposed WINK ticker. Gemini would serve as custodian, while the fund’s 0.25% fee would put it in competition with Grayscale’s ZCSH.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:43
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to speak by phone with foreign leaders on October 7, his birthday, presidential aide Yury Ushakov said. The leaders are expected to congratulate him, and the Kremlin will publish all information about the talks on its official website.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:40
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said preparations have begun for Vladimir Putin’s combined year-end news conference and question-and-answer session. He warned that a potential NATO base and nuclear weapons in Lithuania would further escalate tensions, requiring Russia to take measures to ensure its security. Peskov also called Germany’s accusations over a Russian “shadow war” groundless and said Putin would hold international calls on his birthday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Vladimir Putin usually continues working on his birthday. The Russian president, who turns 74 on October 7, is scheduled to hold a series of international phone calls and take part in other engagements that day.
Thousands of administrative systems at European wind and solar parks are exposed to the internet, potentially allowing attackers to reach interfaces capable of stopping turbines and raising the risk of sabotage, Dutch researchers warned on Tuesday.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:40
The US trade deficit widened more than expected in August as imports reached a record high amid robust domestic demand, leaving trade on course to weigh on economic growth again in the third quarter.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:35
Mirror Particle will launch at TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield with a world model built from scratch to predict human behavior. The company argues that LLM roleplay falls short for market research and brand strategy.
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TechCrunchOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:35
Fred Claire, the former Los Angeles Dodgers general manager, has died at 91. He started as a sports writer before joining the Dodgers in 1969, beginning a 30-year career with the team, which he oversaw as it won the 1988 World Series.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:33
President Bola Tinubu declared three days of national mourning after a Nigerian military ATR-42 crashed near Igbokoda in Ondo State during a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos, killing all 32 people aboard. He ordered flags flown at half-mast and a thorough Air Force investigation into the cause.
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The Nigerian Air Force says a plane carrying 25 people crashed in southern Nigeria’s Ondo state, with no survivors reported among those aboard.
Nigeria has declared three days of national mourning after a military aircraft crashed near a naval base in Ondo State, killing all 25 passengers and seven crew members. President Bola Tinubu ordered a full investigation and national flags to be flown at half-mast.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s unexpected support for artificial intelligence has upset some allies in the “Make America Healthy Again” movement and left medical experts perplexed.
AABC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:32
Consumers are suing Starbucks, alleging that drinks marketed as sugar-free contain added sugar, in some cases as much as 21 grams — roughly the amount in a Kit Kat bar.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:30
Russian investigators have dropped the criminal case against Lida Moniava, founder of a children’s hospice, after concluding that her actions did not amount to a crime, her lawyer and supporters said Tuesday. The move appears to be a rare reversal by authorities enforcing stringent wartime censorship laws.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:30
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Anthropic PBC’s artificial-intelligence model Mythos has dramatically raised global cybersecurity risks by tenfold.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:30
Amazon’s October Prime Big Deals Days sale discounts a wide range of headphones and earbuds, with several favorites at or near their lowest prices. Deals include models from Nothing, Apple, Anker, Google, Bose, Beats, Sony, Shokz, and others; some Amazon offers require Prime, while other retailers also have discounts.
TThe VergeOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:30
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, also known as October Prime Day, has begun as a lead-in to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The Verge rounds up standout discounts across noise-canceling headphones, e-readers, laptops, gaming gear and more, including AirPods Pro 3 for $179, over $100 off Apple’s M6 Mac Mini and a first $200 discount in months on the MacBook Air M5.
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days has begun and runs until 3AM ET on October 8. The Verge has selected deals on headphones, home-entertainment products, phones, tablets, laptops, streaming devices, and more, presenting them in a sortable table by category. Featured discounts include products from Apple, Samsung, Bose, Anker, and Roku.
AI hardware companies are challenging the traditional idea that microphones and cameras record whenever they capture and preserve data. Apple is reportedly exploring a smart home camera that turns visual input into descriptions without saving video, while Google is considering a similar approach for smart glasses. The article questions whether reviewable transcripts still amount to recording.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:29
A U.S. appeals court has upheld the conviction and sentence of one man found guilty of human smuggling in a case involving an Indian family of four who froze to death while trying to cross the Manitoba-U.S. border in 2022.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:28
Paramount completed its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery on Tuesday after a bidding contest with Netflix. The deal closed once federal authorities approved a settlement with 12 US states that had sought to block it on antitrust grounds. Film-industry opponents warned of job cuts, while media groups said CNN’s independence could be at risk.
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HBO Max and Paramount Plus will gradually combine into a single streaming service following Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Skydance has not disclosed when the merger will happen or what the new service will be called. The unified platform is expected to bring together major titles from both services.
Skydance says its Paramount unit has completed the $81 billion US takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, further concentrating control in an industry already dominated by only a few major players.
Paramount Skydance has completed its $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros., creating a Hollywood heavyweight called Skydance and giving CEO David Ellison control.
Paramount has finalized its roughly $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a new entertainment giant called Skydance Corporation. David Ellison’s hostile bid prevailed over Netflix’s efforts after regulatory scrutiny and an antitrust lawsuit. The company will combine major film, television, news and streaming brands, with Ellison as chairman and CEO.
Paramount has completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating Skydance Corporation under CEO David Ellison. The combined company is expected to challenge Netflix and YouTube in streaming, although it remains smaller than Disney and Amazon. The deal followed a bidding battle and an antitrust lawsuit that was settled after concessions, including an independent board for CNN’s editorial autonomy and an extra $1.5 billion in film spending over five years.
The completed deal places CNN and HBO, along with properties such as The Godfather and Harry Potter, in the same Skydance corporate group.
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery have completed a mega-merger deal, creating a new media giant called Skydance.
Paramount has completed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a combined company called Skydance. The deal brings studios and brands including HBO, CBS News, and CNN under one roof. After criticism over media consolidation, Paramount cleared its final major hurdle by settling antitrust lawsuits with 12 states. David Ellison will lead Skydance alongside Ynon Kreiz.
Paramount Skydance Corp. completed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. on Tuesday, concluding one of the largest media mergers ever after a bruising fight for control with Netflix and a battle against antitrust lawsuits.
The World Health Organization says Russian authorities reported that no plague cases had been found among people who had contact with a laboratory worker from a Siberian plague institute who died last week.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:21
Russia’s health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, says no plague was detected after a laboratory worker in Siberia died.
Russian officials are facing growing questions after a 28-year-old researcher mysteriously died at a Siberian laboratory that studies plagues. U.S. health officials are urging Russia to provide more information and prevent a possible outbreak. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said any release could spread quickly and is being closely monitored.
Dozens of people have been quarantined in Siberia after a laboratory worker at a research institute fell ill and died under undisclosed circumstances. The case is suspected to involve plague, and details about the death remain unclear.
The World Health Organization says it has found no sign of a wider outbreak since Darya Shipilova, a laboratory technician at a plague research institute in Siberia, died last week. Russian officials are investigating whether viral pneumonic plague caused her death. WHO rates the risk as moderate to low in Irkutsk, low elsewhere in Russia and very low in Europe.
Russian authorities told the World Health Organization on Tuesday that no plague cases had been identified in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, where a laboratory worker at a plague research institute died last week, a spokesperson for the UN health agency said.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko’s September promise to install 40 to 50 mobile shelters within a month is unlikely to be met: the city administration says only 14 are expected by the end of the year. It said district administrations did not request funding during budget drafting. Four mobile shelters currently operate in Kyiv, while 397 facilities need work to meet readiness requirements.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:18
A British war-game programme simulating a Russian attack has prompted a nuclear warning from Moscow. European governments are also stepping up preparations for a possible Russian threat, including hybrid attacks and mass-casualty scenarios.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-06 16:17
A day after Cornell authorities alerted students about a reported rape, campus police received an anonymous tip alleging that Chi Phi was trying to conceal the incident.
AABC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:16
Googlebook’s Android integration currently works only with Pixel phones running Android 17. Even newer Samsung devices, including the Z Fold 8, may detect the laptop but fail to stay connected. Google says an update adding Samsung support will arrive in the coming weeks.
AArs TechnicaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:15
The UK's FTSE 100 rose on Tuesday as retreating bond yields and lower oil prices eased investor concerns after last week's bond-market volatility. Declines in defence stocks limited the gains.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:15
Canadian actor Simu Liu, known for starring in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, has married music industry executive Allison Hsu.
CCBC NewsOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:14
A planned high-voltage power line connecting Romania and Moldova will be called the “Trump Liberty Line,” the US embassy in Chisinau said on Monday. It is the latest infrastructure project to carry the name of US President Donald Trump.
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Kenyan health officials confirmed the country’s first Ebola death on Tuesday, as an outbreak in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to spread.
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Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case after a traveller died in Nairobi. The announcement prompted heightened protective measures at the Ministry of Health.
Kenyan authorities have announced the country’s first Ebola death. The patient, a Kenyan citizen who had lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo, traveled through Uganda before reaching Nairobi and testing positive. Twenty-eight contacts, along with passengers and crew from the flight, are being quarantined or traced.
Kenya confirmed that a traveler has died from Ebola in the first imported case linked to the outbreak spreading through central Africa. The WHO said the virus is “outpacing” containment efforts.
Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case, involving a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo and arrived in Nairobi on Saturday, Health Minister Aden Duale said. The patient has died.
Kenya’s Health Ministry confirmed the country’s first imported Ebola case from Congo. Health Minister Aden Duale said the Kenyan patient arrived Saturday from Congo through Uganda, was isolated and treated at Nairobi Hospital, and later died in Nairobi.
Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case after a citizen who had lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for seven years died in Nairobi days after arriving. Health Minister Aden Duale said the patient had been treated at several hospitals in DR Congo and tested positive for Ebola Bundibugyo virus after passing through routine airport screening.
China plans to nominate a candidate late in the race to lead the World Health Organization, according to four diplomats and a person familiar with the matter. The move could give Beijing an opening to expand its influence after the United States left the WHO.
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-06 16:05
Norway’s government said Monday it wants a temporary ban on smart glasses in some public places over privacy concerns, particularly the possibility of recording images without people’s knowledge. The measure could cover parks, beaches, museums, shopping centres, schools, daycare centres, healthcare facilities, gyms and public events.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:03
Russia’s Finance Ministry will auction fixed-income OFZ bonds from Issue 26252, maturing on October 12, 2033. Investors can submit bids through the Moscow Exchange or the St. Petersburg Currency Exchange, with settlements scheduled for the next business day.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:03
Police fired tear gas on Tuesday at protesters blockading French high schools, as students, teachers and parents joined the largest day of demonstrations so far against understaffed, run-down classrooms. In Paris, the protest remained peaceful but felt “tense” amid a heavy police presence, France 24 reported.
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Russia’s Defence Ministry said air defences intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight on Tuesday across several Russian regions, the occupied Crimean Peninsula and the Sea of Azov. France 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg said that, if accurate, the figure would rank among Ukraine’s largest drone attacks on Russia since the war began.
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Crimea State Council Speaker Vladimir Konstantinov said Kiev hopes to wheedle additional billions of dollars in Western military aid amid Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure. He urged that efforts to push Ukraine toward peace should not be slowed or stopped.
An interactive map plots each party’s best route to winning control of the US Senate. Key races highlighted in yellow could shift before Election Day, while other races are shaded according to the current senator’s party.
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The US opening of “NAZA” has reignited debate over accusations that Israel is committing genocide against besieged Palestinians in Gaza. In Gaza City, mourners attended a mass burial for about 100 Palestinians whose remains were recovered from rubble, including 62 children.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:00
The Federal Reserve plans to change how it supervises U.S. banks, replacing a system in which regional bank presidents oversee examinations with a model that will be more accountable to Washington, the central bank’s top regulatory official, Michelle Bowman, said Tuesday.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:00
Georgian authorities are beginning to question whether the European Union genuinely wants Tbilisi to join, parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili said. He argued that Brussels is retreating from its enlargement promise and warned of possible first- and second-class EU members with unequal voting rights.
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Russia and other countries are responding after a laboratory worker died in a possible case of pneumonic plague. The World Health Organization says the risk outside Russia is “very low.”
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The suspected plague death of a Russian laboratory worker has left some questions unresolved. Authorities say the situation is stable, with no reports of secondary cases.
Russia’s health watchdog said on Tuesday that no plague cases had been found among people who had contact with a laboratory worker at a Siberian plague institute who died last week.
The death of a laboratory worker at Russia’s Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute after severe pneumonia fueled online claims of a plague-virus accident, hundreds of infections and international spread. DW found no independent evidence of a pathogen leak. Russian health authorities said investigations found no biosafety accident, while tests detected no microorganisms tied to the worker’s professional activity. The WHO’s same-day update to its plague fact sheet was part of a broader publication cycle, with no evidence linking it to the case.
Press review – Tuesday, October 6: Concern is growing after a researcher in Siberia reportedly died of plague, despite denials from Russian authorities. French high school students are preparing a third round of protests over learning conditions. Le Monde also interviews the editor of Novaya Gazeta ahead of the 20th anniversary of journalist Anna Politkovskaya’s murder, while butter appears to be fashionable again.
The death of a staff member at an anti-plague institute in Russia after a laboratory accident has renewed attention on plague and how it spreads. The report examines suspected pneumonic plague and the potential risk to Europe.
Plague killed tens of millions in past pandemics, but it is now rare in humans and usually can be treated with antibiotics. The unexplained death of a Russian laboratory worker has brought the disease back into focus.
Toronto home prices fell for a second consecutive month in September as higher borrowing costs added to the economic uncertainty weighing on the market.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:00
Anthropic is expanding its Claude Startups program in an effort to attract founders and fast-growing companies. The move is the AI company’s latest push to deepen its ties with those businesses.
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Anthropic is offering startups one free year of Claude Team along with $1,000 in credits. The company says it created the program because it expects most people to experience AI’s benefits through companies building on top of models, rather than through the models alone.
OKX CEO Star Xu said Circle, Ripple, Qube Research & Technologies and Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures completed a strategic investment valuing the exchange at $25 billion before the deal. OKX also launched OKX Money, an app for saving, sending and spending dollar-backed stablecoins, as it expands into payments and financial infrastructure.
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OKX is increasingly positioning itself as a global financial technology platform spanning crypto, payments and tokenized assets after attracting investment from Standard Chartered, Circle and Ripple. The exchange had previously entered an investment and joint venture agreement with NYSE parent ICE.
Catch up on the most important stories from Europe and beyond on October 6, 2026, covering world news, business, entertainment, politics, culture and travel.
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Catch up on the most important stories from around Europe and beyond on October 6, 2026, including the latest and breaking news as well as world, business, entertainment, politics, culture and travel coverage.
A morning roundup of the most important stories from Europe and beyond on October 6, 2026, covering world affairs, business, entertainment, politics, culture and travel.
The article frames NASA’s plan to bring 7,500 contractors back as civil servants through former Apollo flight director Gerry Griffin’s account of spaceflight. Griffin says trust, teamwork, and communication among colleagues were crucial during fast-moving moments, including Apollo 12’s lightning strike and Apollo 13’s safe return.
AArs TechnicaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:00
Nothing’s Headphone 1 over-ear headphones are on sale at Amazon for $189, down from their usual $240 to $299 range. They offer a retro transparent design, active noise cancellation, spatial audio with head tracking, plush ear pads, and playback controls, but lack multipoint pairing and require a charge for the 3.5mm analog port.
TThe VergeOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:00
Arturia’s free AstroLab 2.0 firmware update adds a Sound Edit menu for adjusting individual instrument parameters and creating custom patches. It also brings 67 new multisampled sounds, including pianos, strings, and brass, plus improvements to transposition display, aftertouch, and connectivity.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 16:00
Books by Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Ryan North were among those banned in U.S. schools over the past year. A new PEN America study counted nearly 12,000 bans in American public schools, the highest total since the free-expression group began tracking removals five years ago.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 15:59
The Bank of Russia set the official dollar rate for October 7 at 85.7116 rubles, up 78.07 kopecks from the previous rate. The euro rate rose to 96.0313 rubles, while the yuan rate was fixed at 12.7984 rubles.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 15:57
Investigators have abandoned the felony case against Lighthouse Charity Foundation hospice founder Lida Moniava, saying her conduct did not constitute a crime. The case was opened under Russia’s law against spreading “fake news” about the army over a February 2023 Telegram post. Moniava was detained on September 2 and later placed under restrictions.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 15:54
Direct spending on Canada’s military could reach $163.6 billion by 2035 under the Liberal government’s proposal to meet NATO’s benchmark of spending five per cent of GDP, the Parliamentary Budget Office said in a new report Tuesday.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 15:54
An 18-year-old Yorkton, Sask., resident is facing terrorism charges after allegedly posting videos as a member of 764, an entity listed as a terrorist organization in Canada.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 15:54
South Africa’s central bank said on Tuesday that the risk of second-round inflation effects had become more pronounced as oil prices remained higher for longer and El Niño clouded the outlook.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 15:50
The Norwegian Football Federation has filed three complaints with FIFA bodies seeking scrutiny of Gianni Infantino’s conduct and FIFA’s governance. They concern a failed private-investment plan, the lifting of Folarin Balogun’s World Cup suspension after Donald Trump intervened, and FIFA’s peace prize for Trump, with Norway citing possible abuse of power and conflicts of interest.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 15:49
Ion, the data group behind Mergermarket and Dealogic, has told creditors it does not plan to reduce its $11bn debt burden and aims to repay lenders in full. The group has helped make its billionaire owner one of Italy’s richest people.
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Financial TimesOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 15:48
Follow live updates, pre-match build-up and team news from Croatia’s UEFA Nations League clash with Spain, with Lamine Yamal headlining the coverage.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 15:47
Kamaz executive Alexander Migal said Russia’s new heavy truck market is expected to remain at about 50,000 vehicles in 2027. Budgeting and broader economic conditions continue to weigh on demand, while businesses are not showing a desire to renew their fleets. Russia sold 4,100 trucks in September 2026, down 5.4% year on year.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-06 15:45
The Minutes Reader extension turns the original page into a focused reading view and translates articles and video subtitles on demand. It is in limited beta.
