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Chinese Carmakers Make a Strong Showing at Paris Auto Show Despite EU PushbackEconomy

European Union policymakers’ growing opposition has done little to slow Chinese carmakers’ pursuit of the lucrative European market. At this year’s Paris Auto Show, established brands and newcomers are pressing on with expansion plans despite the prospect of tougher trade barriers.

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Ebola rumours in DRC are stopping people seeking treatment, WHO official saysHealth

Kenya’s health authorities confirmed another Ebola case, a close family member of the country’s first fatal case. The patient was already quarantined when symptoms appeared and was immediately isolated. The health ministry says 108 people are quarantined, with no evidence of wider community transmission.

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Estonia’s Hanno Pevkur on Russia’s shadow warPolitics

At the Warsaw Security Forum, DW Chief Political Correspondent Nina Haase interviews former Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur about the espionage case involving former BND chief August Hanning, German intelligence reforms and security challenges posed by Russia. Investigators are reportedly examining whether classified information was passed to Azerbaijani intelligence contacts in the Hanning case.

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Long-delayed China–North Korea bridge opensWorld

China and North Korea officially marked the opening of one of their most significant land crossings, seeking to revive trade and commerce after years of strained ties and pandemic-related suspension of exchanges.

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Ebola: A Virus Unleashed | The Full ReportHealth

An Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is putting fresh pressure on communities and health workers in a region already affected by conflict and displacement. The report follows efforts to identify and treat patients, conduct laboratory tests and carry out safe burials, while examining how insecurity, mistrust and a fragile health system complicate the response.

AAl Jazeera English
Iran is our enemy, Israel is not: Pete ButtigiegPolitics

Pete Buttigieg, who previously served as transportation secretary, says Iran is an enemy while Israel is not. On “The Story,” he weighs Abdul El-Sayed’s debate showing and the Democrat’s contest for Michigan’s Senate seat against Republican Mike Rogers.

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Niuniu: How a former ‘child prodigy’ is redefining himselfCulture

Niuniu made his stage debut at six and signed with a record company at nine. Now 29, he has studied composition and improvisation at Juilliard, created “Hope” during the pandemic, and challenged himself in Singapore with eight concertos in one concert and his first violin solo performance of “The Butterfly Lovers” in Asia.

LLianhe Zaobao
Saudis and Houthis seek different outcomes in Yemen war, analyst saysWorld

Cyrus Schayegh, a professor at the Geneva Graduate Institute, tells Al Jazeera that Saudi Arabia and the Ansar Allah Houthis have different aims in Yemen’s war. He warns that their conflicting goals could hinder an agreement as aid cuts worsen the humanitarian crisis.

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Kallas: ‘I am going to fight; this is a good institution’Politics

As reports call for reform of the EU diplomatic body she leads, potentially reducing its powers, Kaja Kallas says she will fight and describes it as a good institution that does a lot of good work.

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LIVE: Anti-government protests grow in AlbaniaPolitics

Protests against Albania’s government are expanding in Tirana, with students joining the so-called Flamingo movement, which has spent months calling for Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign. Demonstrations turned violent Wednesday, with fires and clashes with police.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says US and China must cooperate on AI safetyTech0:53

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that the United States and China need to work together to ensure AI develops safely. He spoke in central London after Nvidia announced a $250 million donation over five years for agentic AI safety and security research in the UK.

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LIVE: Albanian students protest education costsSociety

Albanian students gathered in Tirana for a third day of anti-government protests over education costs, after violent clashes the previous day. On October 14, tens of thousands took to the streets, set fire to a government building and two banks, and threw stones at police, protesting rising education costs and corruption.

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Why so much of what we know about dementia has changed | Chasing LifeHealth

As research advances on dementia tests and drugs, Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with journalist Robert Kolker about his new book, “The Vanishing Family,” which follows one family’s struggle with a particular form of the disease. Their conversation covers frontotemporal dementia, genetic testing, inheritance, parenthood and prevention.

CCNN
Do civil servants need stronger safeguards against misuse of confidential information?Politics

Eight public officers were referred to police after a Public Service Division review of property transactions by 191 officers near MRT stations that had not yet been announced. The referral does not establish wrongdoing, but the case raises questions about confidential government information, public trust, and whether current safeguards sufficiently distinguish legitimate personal decisions from misuse of privileged information.

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