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High-tide flooding has inundated homes and businesses and disrupted road and rail travel along California’s coast. Los Angeles has recorded 12 coastal flood days in 2026, exceeding every annual total in the preceding 50 years. Climate scientist Daniel Swain expects higher water levels several times this winter and warned that a storm coinciding with high water could cause disastrous flooding.
India evacuated coastal residents before Arnab struck at 130 km/h on October 28. Officials say at least three people died, and India’s weather agency says the storm weakened into a deep depression that afternoon. Fishermen are advised to stay ashore along the Odisha and West Bengal coasts through October 29.
Turkey’s prosecutors have opened an investigation into the Göreme rock collapse, assigning a deputy chief prosecutor and two prosecutors, Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said. He also warned that other people could remain trapped as the search continued.
Rolph Payet says countries cannot meet global biodiversity goals without tackling pollution. He pledges continued cooperation with Armenia on chemicals and hazardous waste, with further work to identify solutions for the landlocked country.
Bush Heritage says it has raised more than A$19 million toward its A$24.7 million Wooroora target, but the purchase remains incomplete. Acquiring the property would connect a wider conservation corridor and, Jirrbal leaders say, restore access to their land.
The US Department of Energy has launched BattMan to help new battery technologies reach domestic factories. It aims to lower manufacturing costs and shorten commercialisation by testing production processes and advancing materials made from more abundant domestic elements.
QuSAFE offers up to $7.1 million in prospective prizes for quantum-enabled sensing. NASA says the competition aims to help researchers detect faint biological signals and improve drug-safety testing while reducing animal use, with submissions due by 27 July 2027.
Researchers report the first direct momentum-space observation of light-driven Landau–Zener–Majorana transitions in graphene. Their experiment captures changes in electron motion and population across a much wider momentum area than earlier methods, enabling closer study of both quantum transitions and the scattering that limits electron control.
NASA put fiscal 2026 research funding through its ongoing ROSES-25 call, science chief Nicola Fox said. Applicants face existing program deadlines as NASA prepares its next call and a mission-selection model that the agency estimates would cut selection time by 45%.
The US health department’s peptide policy changes enforcement without reversing the drugs’ regulatory status. Federal drug regulators still say evidence of effectiveness is insufficient and warn of potential dangers; formal publication in the Federal Register is scheduled for October 30.
An industry report puts Western Isles' prescribing rate at almost three times the next-highest Scottish health board’s, without separating diabetes from weight-loss use. A newer count puts 340 Western Isles patients on weight-loss treatment; the industry group calls for better planning and clearer local decisions to widen access.
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An Armenian court extended former finance minister Gagik Khachatryan’s detention by two months. The ruling, made public on 29 October, keeps him in custody as his surgeon and Armenian authorities remain divided over whether he needs spinal surgery and where it could be performed.


The UN humanitarian agency says fighting has displaced more than 281,000 people in Yemen since August; the World Food Programme warns that a funding shortfall would force relief cuts from November. The European Central Bank has kept its three policy rates unchanged after September’s increase. Los Angeles has recorded 12 coastal flood days in 2026, exceeding every annual total in the preceding 50 years.
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Cisco’s firewall fixes give administrators a patched release for a flaw the company says attackers have exploited. Armenia’s Interior Ministry says existing passports will remain valid until expiry unless replaced. South Korea’s regulator has ordered Apple to prevent discriminatory commissions, a decision Apple disputes.
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The European Central Bank will decide rates meeting by meeting without committing to a future path as it expects higher energy prices to lift inflation. France 24 says European wholesale gas prices passed €100 per megawatt-hour. The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates US third-quarter growth at a 3.4% annualized rate.
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IGN reports 50 job losses from BioWare’s closure within 400 cuts across Electronic Arts; the next Mass Effect project has been cancelled. Channel 4 has proposed approximately 340 job cuts by the end of 2026. U2’s seven-city stadium run is scheduled for April 26–July 6, 2027.
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New Zealand Rugby plans separate talks on player movement, a salary cap and shared commercial assets alongside its proposal for shared operations without merging competitions. Milwaukee clinched its first World Series title with a 4–1 Game 5 victory. Estudiantes retains its Copa Libertadores final place after the governing body rejected Flamengo’s eligibility complaint; Flamengo says it intends to appeal.
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The UN humanitarian agency says fighting has displaced more than 281,000 people in Yemen since August; the World Food Programme warns a funding shortfall would force relief cuts from November. Israel’s provisional projections leave both main blocs below the 61 seats needed for a majority. Haiti’s electoral council has postponed national voting to July 2027.
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