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Social media traffic to top news sites craters (www.axios.com)

Traffic referrals to the top global news sites from Meta's Facebook and X, formerly Twitter, has collapsed over the past year, according to data from Similarweb....

India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats, report says (www.ctvnews.ca)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/6516854...

Indonesia is set to launch Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, largely funded by China (apnews.com)

polar bear (picblog2023.blogspot.com)

CCTV shows moment of Turkey blast (www.bbc.com)

An explosion outside Turkey's interior ministry in Ankara, was a "terrorist attack", a minister said.

Western Leaders Urge Arms Manufacturing in Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)

Hospital operator plans to open Tokyo's 1st 'baby hatch' in FY 2024 (mainichi.jp)

TOKYO -- A social welfare corporation based in the capital's Sumida Ward revealed on Sept. 28 that it is planning to establish a "baby hatch" at one of its hospitals in the ward in fiscal 2024 to anonymously accept infants whose parents are unable to raise them.

What It Means to Be an Indian Muslim Today (thewire.in)

After Ramesh Bidhuri's slurs against Danish Ali went viral, some of us Muslims expressed a deep sense of astonishment and others, the total lack of it. Indian Muslims have fallen short of accurate vocabulary to describe the everyday humiliations we face.

Bob Menendez bleeds support from fellow Senate Dems (www.axios.com)

More than half of Senate Democrats are calling on Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to resign after he was indicted on explosive federal bribery charges last week.

A Stunningly Sudden End to a Long, Bloody Conflict in the Caucasus (www.nytimes.com)

Iraq: Torture Survivors Await US Redress, Accountability (www.hrw.org)

Announcing composefs 1.0 – Alexander Larsson (blogs.gnome.org)

Entertainment lawyer says WGA board will ‘most certainly’ approve deal (www.audacy.com)

https://www.audacy.com/knxnews/news/local/entertainment-lawyer-says-wga-deal-will-be-approved

Venezuela Signs Agreement with Trinidad and Tobago for Joint Gas Projects (orinocotribune.com)

'Terrorist act': Kosovo blames Serbia for deadly monastry shootout (www.euronews.com)

The incident comes as tensions ramp up between Kosovo and neighbouring Serbia, which does not recognise the independence of its former province....

France to withdraw ambassador, troops from Niger after coup: Macron (www.aljazeera.com)

The new military rulers had been demanding the exit of the French ambassador and troops after President Macron refused to recognise the coup....

More than 10,000 people are currently evacuated from their native communities in Nagorno-Karabakh (news.am)

Video that shows the old pub styles of bowling that came before 10-pin (www.youtube.com)

Here you go, another nice bit of history. You’ll love the “flopper” technique.

Space Drugs Factory Denied Reentry to Earth - The Air Force and the FAA denied permission for Varda Space's capsule to return and land on Earth (gizmodo.com)

Space Drugs Factory Denied Reentry to Earth - The Air Force and the FAA denied permission for Varda Space’s capsule to return and land on Earth::The Air Force and the FAA denied permission for Varda Space’s capsule to return and land on Earth.