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- Brazilian voters cast ballots to elect new presidentBrasília, Oct. 4 (BNA): Voters in Brazil are heading to the polls today, Sunday, to elect a new president. Twelve candidates are competing in the presidential race, most notably the current Brazilian President, His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. Acc
- US Coast Guard finds wreckage of missing medical aircraft off NantucketMassachusetts, Oct. 4 (BNA): Searchers found a "debris field" off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, from an air ambulance that was carrying six people when it vanished over the Atlantic on Saturday during a flight from Bermuda to Boston, the US Coast Guard said. Four Canadians and two Bermudian
- 5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Sumbawa regionJakarta, Oct. 4 (BNA): The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Sumbawa region of Indonesia on Sunday. It said the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. M.I, م.ا.ف
- France to step up Ebola funding in Congo amid resurgence fearsParis, Oct. 4 (BNA): France will increase its support for efforts to contain and eradicate Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said during a visit to the affected region, warning that the virus could resurge rapidly if vigilance declines. Barrot made a ra
- UN allocates $160 million for humanitarian aid in 12 underfunded crisesNew York, Oct. 3 (BNA): The United Nations allocated $160 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support life saving assistance in 12 severely underfunded humanitarian crises. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the allocation forms
- Five workers killed in mine collapse in western TürkiyeIstanbul, Oct. 3 (BNA): Five workers were killed after a mine collapsed in western Türkiye. Alparslan Bayraktar, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, said seven workers were trapped under the rubble. Two were rescued alive from the mine in Soma district, Manisa province. One remains und
- G7 to release 100 million barrels from oil reserves to stabilise energy marketsParis, Oct. 2 (BNA): Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations agreed to release 100 million barrels of crude oil and diesel from strategic reserves into global markets over the next four months, in an effort to contain the rapid rise in global fuel and energy prices. Emmanuel Macron, President of
- UNHCR: Nearly six million refugee children out of school in 2025Geneva, Oct. 2 (BNA): Nearly six million refugee children worldwide were out of school in 2025, as funding cuts threaten further progress in refugee education, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said. In a new education report, UNHCR said 44% of the world’s 13.1 million school
- Hurricane Polo causes flooding in southwestern United StatesWashington, Sep. 30 (BNA): Tropical Storm Polo weakened over northwestern Mexico on Tuesday after making a second landfall and drenching the Baja California peninsula, while a strengthening Tropical Storm Rachel churned offshore, threatening more dangerous weather for Mexico's Pacific coast. Accordi
- Floods, landslides kill 56 in India and 14 in NepalKathmandu, Sep. 27 (BNA): Heavy rain and storms have triggered floods and landslides that killed 56 people in India, while in Nepal, 14 have died and another 11 are missing, with authorities there warning on Sunday that more flash floods are possible. India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh recorded
- Bangkok declared disaster zone amid floodingBangkok, Sep. 27 (BNA): Thai authorities have declared Bangkok a disaster-affected zone after torrential rain led to widespread flooding. The government issued an emergency advisory for people living near canals to move possessions to higher ground. Daily life has become difficult with power cut off
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