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Sharks have killed 7 people in Australia this year, the most since 1934. Climate change could be a factor

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One morning in early October, a now-familiar scene unfolded on a beach in Western Australia. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/37i9Es4

A week ago, two countries' peace deal fell apart. Today, they agreed to a ceasefire

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Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a "humanitarian ceasefire" in the conflict over the contested enclave of Nagorno Karabakh on Saturday -- one week after truce brokered by Russia fell apart, according to a statement from the foreign ministries of both countries. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3dzC9Tc

How new coronavirus restrictions in Paris and London will work

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Two of Europe's biggest capitals are in trouble as Paris imposed overnight curfews and London banned people from different households from meeting indoors to combat the spread of coronavirus. CNN's Melissa Bell and Phil Black report. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3k2NuxA

Woman makes shocking gesture on Berlin tourism ad

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It's the kind of mask-wearing advert you'd expect to see: a sweet older woman in what appears to be a homemade floral mask, showing what is expected of us. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2GPKSF6

Ronaldo flies to Italy after testing positive for coronavirus

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Cristiano Ronaldo is returning to Turin, Italy, aboard a private air ambulance, after testing positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3jZAJ6W

BTS made Big Hit a huge success. They're also why its IPO is so risky

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The music label behind the planet's biggest K-pop sensation has parlayed that success into a multimillion-dollar share issue. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2SUCRRp

Mexico identifies two women who may have received non-consensual surgeries in ICE detention

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Mexico has identified two women who may have been subjected to non-consensual surgeries while detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3k0f0M7

Ancient Thai city grapples with surging monkey population

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It's a Friday afternoon on a Thai public holiday in September, and local tourists are out in force in the small city of Lopburi. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3jXxZHf

The West is being left behind as it squanders Covid-19 lessons from Asia-Pacific

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While the Asia-Pacific region treads water until a coronavirus vaccine is found, the West's biggest economies are drowning as a second wave firmly establishes itself in Europe. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/376tSEW

Indonesia is putting business before the environment and that could be disastrous for its rainforests

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Last week, Indonesia's parliament passed a controversial and sweeping jobs law that environmentalists say will have a disastrous impact on the country's forests and rich biodiversity. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/376o9Ps

Bangladesh to allow death penalty for convicted rapists

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Bangladesh is set to allow the death penalty for convicted rapists after weeks of protests over sexual violence in the country. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/33PRGes

The pandemic is driving a boom in investments to fix the climate crisis

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Green bonds may have a starring role in the recovery from the coronavirus recession. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2SDzRZy

October 10 was supposed to be a major celebration for Kim Jong Un. Instead he faces his most daunting challenges to date

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When the world's youngest dictator addressed his 25 million or so people on May 7, 2016, he made a bold promise. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2GSS0jG

A woman will oversee global trade for the first time

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For the first time in its 25-year history, the World Trade Organization will be led by a woman. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3lrBBBu

Mexico is one of the places Americans could go on vacation. Now some are scrambling to escape a hurricane

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Instead of celebrating her milestone birthday with friends in a posh Airbnb in Cancun, Mexico, one American woman is hunkering down in a hurricane shelter. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/36FZb9A

India tests missile that launches a torpedo hundreds of miles away

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India says it has successfully tested a missile armed with a torpedo that could in theory strike enemy submarines more than 400 miles (643 kilometers) away. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2HYKnIJ

CNN goes inside US surveillance flight over the Black Sea

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The number of unsafe interceptions between military jets from Russia and the US over the Black Sea has risen in recent months, but the US has vowed to continue operating in the region despite Russian provocations. CNN's Fred Pleitgen gains exclusive access inside one of their surveillance flights. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/34wiAH9

Exploring India's most beautiful stepwells

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Spectacular feats of water architecture, India's magnificent stepwells are predominantly found in the cities and villages of the country's northern and central states. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2SADQGp

Only 4 countries in Europe are below critical Covid threshold

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• CDC again updates guidance to say Covid-19 can spread by airborne transmission from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/33u8wiD

Analysis: Russia is the only country able to stop the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. Will it?

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For a while it seemed like they were friends. Russian President Vladimir Putin, the former KGB spy, had managed to slowly pry away one of NATO's most awkward members -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The pair seemed always on the phone, Turkey was kicked out of the US-led F-35 program for buying Russia's S-400 air defense missile system, and Ankara seemed suddenly closer to Moscow than the Brussels-based alliance. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3nnTmDQ