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United Nations Day: UN marks 81 years as Guterres says it is needed more than ever
United Nations Day 2026: the UN marked 81 years on 24 October, and Antonio Guterres, in his last such message as chief,…
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Dragonfly rotorcraft completes first simulated Titan flight in NASA test
Dragonfly, NASA's rotorcraft for Saturn's moon Titan, has completed its fullest simulated first flight yet on flight-like avionics at Johns Hopkins APL.
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IAEA Iran inspections: Grossi calls for swift return of inspectors at UN General Assembly
IAEA Iran: Rafael Grossi told the UN General Assembly on 23 October that inspectors must return to Iran soon and that the…
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Sudan women step up as frontline responders as El Fasher marks one year since siege
Sudan women are first to suffer and first to respond in the war, UN Women says, as El Fasher marks a year…
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West Bank closures after Hebron attack leave Guterres alarmed, UN says
West Bank closures: UN chief Guterres is alarmed after Israel sealed Hebron following a deadly attack, with OHCHR logging over 160 settler…
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ENHYPEN meet WHO chief Tedros to celebrate blood donation campaign success
ENHYPEN met WHO chief Tedros in Korea to mark their World Blood Donor Day campaign, which drew over 9,000 pledges from 177…
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Soil mapping in Kenya: FAO programme maps 3,600 samples to help farmers
Soil mapping in Kenya: the FAO-backed SoilFER programme has mapped over 3,600 soil samples in 45 counties to guide farmers on fertilizer…
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Taiz City cut off for 20 days as UN warns of water and food crisis in Yemen
Taiz City in Yemen has been cut off for 20 days, UN agencies said, with over 800,000 people out of reach of…
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Ebola in DR Congo: cases reach 9,765 as WHO warns the virus could resurge
Ebola in DR Congo has reached 9,765 cases and 4,727 deaths across eight provinces, WHO said on 23 October, as WFP warned…
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Swift mission ends after nearly 22 years as NASA observatory makes its final observation
Swift mission ends: NASA says the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory made its last observation on 20 October after spotting more than 2,000…
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Artemis III will test Moon lander docking in Earth orbit in 2027, NASA says
Artemis III will send four astronauts to low Earth orbit in 2027 to dock Orion with test versions of Blue Origin and…
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Sudan drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks, UN rights chief says
Sudan drone strikes killed at least 306 people in the first three weeks of October, UN rights chief Volker Turk said, as…