Russia and Ukraine exchanged the bodies of servicemen at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Belarus’ Gomel Region, BelTA reported. Russia handed over 252 bodies, while Ukraine returned 25. More than 70 humanitarian and exchange missions have been carried out in Belarus.

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South Korea’s National Institute of Fisheries Science identified Bukang-i as a female dusky shark about 3 metres long. After being rescued, the shark swam back into the canal.

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After South Korean authorities spent hours steering a shark toward the open sea, it swam back into a canal in the port city of Busan, avoiding a net intended to keep it from returning.

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U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 194,000 last week, the lowest in three months. The decline adds to signs that layoffs remain limited and most Americans have unusually strong job security.

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France has reported the first recorded human infection with Shamonda virus, which is most commonly found in cattle. Public health authorities said it did not appear to pose a risk to the public and described the infection in a person with a severely compromised immune system as an exceptional case.

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France confirmed that a patient who died at a Lyon hospital earlier in October had Shamonda virus, the first documented human case. The Agriculture Ministry said there is currently no identifiable risk to the public. Investigations continue, with eastern France considered the leading hypothesis for where the patient was infected.

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France has reported its first human case of Shamonda virus, linked to the patient’s death. Cattle are considered the main hosts among animal species that can be infected.

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French authorities say the first known human case of Shamonda virus was found in a patient who died in early October. Officials described it as an exceptional case in a severely immunocompromised person and said there is no current risk to the public. Investigators believe the patient may have contracted the virus from a midge bite in eastern France.

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French authorities confirmed that a patient in Lyon contracted Shamonda virus, which mainly affects cattle and had previously been detected only in animals. The patient died in early October; authorities said there is no health risk to the general population.

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French health authorities said they had detected Shamonda virus in a human patient for the first time. The patient later died, but authorities said there was currently no risk to the general population.

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AI models uncovered a security bug hidden in PHP for more than a decade, which OpenAI called one of the most impactful in recent memory. Websites worldwide, including a Pokémon sleep tracker and the Dutch parliament, went offline to get ahead of hackers.

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Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites on Wednesday after two critical flaws were uncovered in PHP, a programming language underpinning a large share of the internet.

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French President Emmanuel Macron said protests he called “illegitimate” would be banned in the coming days. He blamed “seditious” ultra-left groups and vandals for last weekend’s riots and looting.

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French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that protests he called “illegitimate” would be prohibited in the coming days. He blamed “seditious” ultra-left groups and vandals for last weekend’s riots and looting.

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Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight, leaving one person dead in Kyiv.

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