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China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index fell to 49.3 in October from 50.1 in September, indicating contraction in factory activity as new export orders weakened.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveThe trade conflict between the world’s two largest economies has cooled, but neither side has taken steps to limit the emergence of new hostilities, according to the analysis.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SavePrime Minister Donald Tusk said he would press ahead with a disputed overhaul of Poland’s constitutional court, calling it necessary to restore a tribunal weakened by years of political disputes.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveThousands of people gathered in central Delhi at an opposition rally calling for the chief election commissioner to step down.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveAfter losing ground in Israel’s election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must use his political capital and deal with former rivals as he tries to build a governing coalition.
nytimes.com (English · subscription) ↗＋ SaveResearchers discovered a critical vulnerability that exposed much of the internet to hacking, prompting US officials to urge at-risk organizations, including election offices in Arizona and Florida, to patch systems or take them offline.
washingtonpost.com (English) ↗＋ SaveThe debt held by data centres is measured in the tens of billions of pounds, contributing to concerns that the AI investment boom could face a sharp reversal.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveSally Scales, chair of the National Gallery of Australia’s First Nations advisory group, said AI was taking First Nations art, damaging its authenticity and undermining artists’ control over their work.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveAlaska’s Republican-run state government urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed at President Trump’s direction seeking to stop certification of a possible Democratic Senate victory, calling the request legally and practically impossible.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveA legal filing by an immigrant-rights group said more than four in 10 names identified by the Trump administration as possible noncitizen voters in California could not be found on the state’s voter rolls.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SavePresident Trump has framed the upcoming midterm elections as a referendum on his leadership, while Republican groups have spent nearly $277 million supporting candidates since September.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveGolden State defeated Atlanta 68-63 in the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history to win the championship. Gabby Williams scored 30 points and was named Finals MVP.
wnba.com (English) ↗＋ SaveCarlos Alcaraz defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets at the Vienna Open, extending his winning run in ATP 500 events.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveAt an event in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, adults took part in Japan’s “Mundane Halloween” by dressing as ordinary people and recreating highly specific situations from everyday life.
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