No more ads on Elon’s X, EU Commission tells staff (www.politico.eu)
The European Commission has decided to stop advertising on social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, over “widespread concerns relating to the spread of disinformation,” according to an internal note obtained by POLITICO’s Brussels Playbook....
How an Indian startup hacked the world (www.reuters.com)
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Argentina elects outsider Javier Milei on platform of radical reform (www.aljazeera.com)
Boeing 787 plane capable of carrying 300 passengers lands in Antarctica in 'world first' (news.sky.com)
A team of scientists broke new ground when a plane capable of carrying more than 300 passengers landed in Antarctica, with aviators hailing it as a world first....
31 premature babies are evacuated from Gaza’s largest hospital, trauma patients remain (apnews.com)
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Health officials said 31 premature babies in “extremely critical condition” were transferred safely Sunday from Gaza ‘s main hospital and will go to Egypt, while over 250 patients with severely infected wounds and other urgent conditions remained stranded days after Israeli forces entered...
IDF evidence so far falls well short of al-Shifa hospital being Hamas HQ (www.theguardian.com)
Footage to date fails to prove Gaza complex was nerve centre for attacks on Israel, as military had claimed
Dominican Republic: At least 21 dead after storm brings torrential rain (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in the world's largest tropical wetlands (apnews.com)
POCONE, BRAZIL (AP) — Firefighters in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands earlier this month celebrated the end of the fire season on Facebook, saying in a Nov. 7 post that “it is a relief for everyone who lives in the region.”...
Murder of Mongolian model: Altantuya’s dad shocked over release of Malaysian ex-cop from detention (www.straitstimes.com)
Sugar prices are rising worldwide after bad weather tied to El Nino damaged crops in Asia (apnews.com)
Japanese kabuki actor gets suspended sentence for assisting parents’ suicide (www.theguardian.com)
Thailand seeks more Chinese tourists but concerns over safety are hampering efforts (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Alleged head of Egyptian antiquities trafficking ring extradited to Paris (www.apollo-magazine.com)
The art dealer Serop Simonian has been arrested and extradited from Hamburg to Paris, as part of an ongoing investigation into Egyptian antiquities worth $60m sold to the Met and the Louvre Abu Dhabi in recent years. The Art Newspaper reports that the arrest and extradition of the 80-year-old dealer took place in September after...