Health
Ebola in Nigeria: WHO steps in after first Bundibugyo case confirmed in Abuja
Ebola in Nigeria: a woman who travelled from Uganda is the first confirmed Bundibugyo case. WHO says 44 contacts are being monitored;…
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El Nino could be off the charts, WMO warns, as UN releases $50 million to protect the most vulnerable
El Nino warning: WMO says Pacific waters may run 3.8C above average by January. UN aid chief Tom Fletcher released over $50…
Political
Sudan peace talks resume in Geneva as envoy seeks de-escalation in a ‘drone war’
Sudan peace talks resumed in Geneva on 21 October as nearly two dozen countries met UN envoy Pekka Haavisto to seek a…
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JPL 90 years: NASA lab marks anniversary with SkyFall, MoonFall and NISAR on its slate
JPL 90 years: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, born from 1936 rocket tests, plans SkyFall and MoonFall, works with ISRO on NISAR and…
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Iceland storm: NASA image shows Hurricane Isaias remnants turn into a powerful cyclone
Iceland storm seen by NOAA-21: Hurricane Isaias remnants became an extratropical cyclone with a 205 km/h gust and may have set an…
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CASALS lidar: NASA instrument maps Earth in continuous 3D swaths instead of thin lines
CASALS lidar from NASA Goddard steers 256 laser wavelengths to map forests and terrain in 3D swaths, with 22-cm detail from 5…
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Samarkand summit on child wellbeing opens as Guterres says investing in children is investing in the future
Samarkand summit on child wellbeing opened with 600+ participants from 100+ countries. UNGA chief Khalilur Rahman urged budgets, not promises, for children.
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RS-25 engine fired for 500 seconds at NASA Stennis to test new heat shield for Artemis rockets
RS-25 engine No. 10001 fired for 500 seconds at NASA Stennis on 21 October, reaching 111% power and testing a new nozzle…
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Perseverance rover sets record for the longest drive on another world at 45.22 km
Perseverance rover hit 45.22 km on 11 October, a record for the farthest drive on another world. NASA JPL explains the software…
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Afghanistan hunger: UN says food is in markets but families cannot afford it as winter nears
Afghanistan hunger: nearly 16 million face crisis-level hunger and 3.4 million are in emergency, UN OCHA says, with about 19 million at…
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Taiz cut off as Yemen fighting forces more than 250,000 people from their homes, UN warns
Taiz in Yemen is cut off as Houthis close its only supply route to Aden; the UN says more than 250,000 people…
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Mars helicopter blades redesigned by NASA could stretch single flights from 0.7 km to 18.7 km
Mars helicopter research at NASA Ames tests a new roamx-0201 blade that could stretch a single flight from Ingenuity's 0.7 km to…