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Vietnam death toll climbs to 197 as typhoon’s aftermath brings flash floods and landslides - The Hill

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  1. Vietnam death toll climbs to 197 as typhoon’s aftermath brings flash floods and landslides  The Hill
  2. Parts of Hanoi remain flooded as landslides hit northern Vietnam  Reuters
  3. Days after landfall, Typhoon Yagi continues to devastate Vietnam leaving around 200 dead  CNN
  4. Deaths rise to 197 in Vietnam as flash floods and landslides in the wake of Typhoon Yagi take their toll  ABC News

Marketers, refiners demand total subsidy removal

The Punch 

Petroleum marketers, refiners, and depot owners in Nigeria have called for the full deregulation of the downstream oil sector, seeking to end government price controls due to subsidies. The Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria, in collaboration with the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria, Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria, African Refiners

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Most Americans don't trust AI-powered election information: AP-NORC/USAFacts survey

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

A new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts has found that a majority of Americans don't trust generative AI models to give them accurate answers. The findings reveal that even as Americans have started using generative AI-fueled chatbots and search engines in their personal and work lives, most have remained skeptical of these rapidly advancing technologies, particularly when it comes to information about high-stakes events such as elections.

Women's T20 WC: Free entry for U-18s, ticket prices start from 5 Dirhams

Business Standard 

Bidding to attract bigger crowds for top-flight women's cricket, the ICC has decided on free entry for anyone below 18 years of age during the upcoming T20 World Cup in the UAE for which prices of tickets will start from 5 Dirhams (Rs 115 approximately). The 10-team tournament, to be held from October 3-20, will feature 23 matches spread across the 18 days. The 20 league matches will be split between Dubai and Sharjah with the semi-finals slated for Dubai and Sharjah on October 17 and 18 respectively. Читать дальше...

Scott Walker's campaign baffles Wisconsin voters who mistake him for more famous namesake

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Scott Walker is running for the Wisconsin Legislature. But he's not who you think he is. This is Scott Abbot Walker, not former Gov. Scott Kevin Walker. He's a Democratic country doctor running against 14-year Republican incumbent Travis Tranel in southwestern Wisconsin's 49th Assembly District and his toughest task just might be persuading voters he's not that Scott Walker. He wears a button that proclaims him to be “the other Scott Walker” but he still gets plenty of confused looks on the campaign trail. Читать дальше...

Nathan Ake carried off as Netherlands and Germany draw in Amsterdam

1newsday.com (sport) 

Nathan Ake was carried off injured on a stretcher as the Netherlands and Germany played out an entertaining 2-2 Nations League draw in Amsterdam. Manchester City defender Ake pulled up off the ball with what looked to be a serious muscular injury shortly after Deniz Undav’s first international goal for Germany cancelled out Tijjani Reijnders’ […]

Double delight for England centurion Harry Kane in win over Finland

1newsday.com (sport) 

England captain Harry Kane celebrated his 100th cap with a clinical brace as Lee Carsley’s interim reign continued with a comfortable Nations League win against Finland. All eyes were on the man in the golden boots at Wembley, where the 31-year-old was presented with a golden cap before kick-off having become just the 10th man […]

Campaign funds: LP asks EFCC to probe Obi, Yesufu, Afenifere

The Punch 

The National Working Committee of the Labour Party, led by Julius Abure, has called on the National Security Adviser and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate Aisha Yesufu, Pastor Itua Ighodalo, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and leaders of Afenifere for alleged misappropriation of funds from the 2023 presidential campaign. The

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FG votes N47.5bn to upgrade 50 secondary schools’ facilities

The Punch 

The National Senior Secondary Education Commission, on Wednesday, revealed that a total of 50 selected senior secondary schools will undergo infrastructural upgrade nationwide as part of its mandates as an intervention agency. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr. Iyela Ajayi, made this known during the groundbreaking ceremony at one of the 50 selected secondary

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