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Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25B over privacy deception
New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion after jury found it misled users about data privacy; state AG calls it among largest state verdicts.
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Sahel alert warns of 2026-27 harvest shortfalls and pasture loss
Regional experts flag likely yield deficits in Chad, Mauritania, Niger and Cabo Verde, with pastures deteriorating and response plans poorly funded.
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Ukraine reports mass casualty strikes as winter infrastructure threat grows
Attacks in Kharkiv, Pryluky and Kramatorsk killed civilians in early October as Russia intensified strikes on critical infrastructure ahead of winter.
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Samarkand summit opens with calls to turn child pledges into results
UN-backed World Summit Investing in Children's Wellbeing opens in Uzbekistan with 600 participants from over 100 countries as aid declines and SDG progress lags.
Economy
Sri Lanka weighs labour protections as platform work grows
ILO-backed Colombo workshop identifies evidence, labour-law review and social-security extension as priorities after adoption of Convention No. 193 on platform work.
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UN: 250,000 flee renewed Yemen fighting as Taiz access blocked
UN says over 250,000 have fled renewed Yemen fighting, with Taiz access essentially blocked and 32 civilians confirmed killed in the governorate.
Science
WHO Western Pacific Region weighs action plans on hypertension, tobacco, immunization and AI
At the 77th WHO Western Pacific Regional Committee, member states consider four action plans addressing hypertension, tobacco, immunization and AI.
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