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Brazil’s Lula Faces Fiscal Pressure as Conservative Congress Limits Reform Room
Public debt has topped 82% of GDP, while nearly 84 million people and 9.3 million businesses are behind on payments, Reuters reported.
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Oxford Street Traffic Ban Reroutes London Buses Onto Nearby Streets
Transport for London projects peak journey-time changes of a minute or less for most local bus routes. It forecasts a two-to-five-minute increase for Route 98, depending on direction and time of day.
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Man Found Dead in Queensland Creek; Six Campers Rescued in Floods
The death was confirmed as flooding affected rivers and roads in Queensland’s south and east.
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Burnham Ties EU Worker Mobility Debate to Migration Data Sharing
The UK prime minister said migration data cooperation should be part of the discussion. Official figures show long-term net migration fell to 171,000 in 2025.
Technology
Asia-Pacific Firms Expect AI to Reshape Jobs as Office Plans Lag
All 313 respondents expected AI to create specialized roles, while 57% had not aligned anticipated workforce changes with lease and office decisions.
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Nobel Prize Honors Scientists Who Made Nerve Cells Respond to Light
The discoveries behind optogenetics earned the 2026 award. A 10-person retinal study reported increased light sensitivity in seven participants and recorded ocular adverse events.
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India Probes Pernod Ricard, Diageo Over Scotch Whisky Import Tariffs
Indian tax authorities have launched an investigation into global liquor giants Pernod Ricard and Diageo over allegations that certain bulk Scotch whisky imports were incorrectly classified to benefit from reduced tariff…
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Gold and Silver Rise as Oil Eases Before Federal Reserve Meeting
Spot gold rose 0.4% and silver 0.6% by 0544 GMT; The Economic Times reported gains in India’s December futures.
Law
Vietnam Opens Mr Pips Trial; Girlfriend Accused of Laundering More Than VND384 Billion
VnExpress International reported that investigators found 94 kilograms of gold at Nguyen Thanh Tam’s apartment; Tuoi Tre separately detailed other assets listed in the indictment.
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Henkel’s Songdo Plant Supplies Adhesives for Chip Packaging
The South Korean facility handles more than 500 adhesive solutions. Henkel has not said whether its AI-targeted CDF900 film is made there.
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NDPC Chief Says Compliance Filings Were Below 5% of Expected Level
Vincent O. Olatunji also said the commission plans to regulate artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to protect data subjects’ rights, but gave no timetable.
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U.S. Adds Helium to Critical List as AP, CBS Report Financing Access
The U.S. Department of Energy linked helium demand to advanced chipmaking that supports data-center supply chains; the U.S. Geological Survey valued 2025 sales at $970 million.
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FXStreet Links Canadian Dollar Weakness to Oil Decline Ahead of Rate Decisions
Reuters reported declines in both crude benchmarks early Monday. Separately, 19 of 34 economists in a Reuters poll expected a Bank of Canada rate increase Wednesday.
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Premium Times Stock Guide Features Nigerian Stocks Ahead of Filing Deadline
The All-Share Index fell 0.13% in the week ended Oct. 23 but remained up 58.87% for the year. The Nigerian Exchange’s third-quarter reporting deadline is Oct. 30.
Business
RedotPay Completes Audits as Stablecoin Firm Advances U.S. IPO Plans
Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments company RedotPay has completed a financial audit as it moves forward with preparations for a potential U.S. initial public offering. RedotPay said Monday that it also finished a separa…
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Health
Dr. Reddy’s Targets Conditional November Semaglutide Supply Restart
The company made the restart contingent on validation and gave Dec. 22, 2026, as its target for a U.S. decision on intravenous abatacept.
Health
Commonwealth Ombudsman Urges Human Override for Aged-Care Decisions
The report says assessors cannot replace automated results. The government expects an exceptional-circumstances review route to begin in January 2027.
Health
South Korea’s Estimated Heat-Related Deaths Rise 24% as Cases Fall 8.8%
Only two years in the nationwide monitoring record dating to 2011 had more patients; people aged 80 and older made up 17 of 36 estimated deaths.
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