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Telia Estonia sees 2G network continuing until 2029

Telecompaper.com 

(Telecompaper) Telia Estonia has announced that it does not plan to disconnect its 2G network in the near term. The operator disconnected its 3G network in 2023, the first among Estonian operators...

'Innocent' British nerve agent victim caught in global murder plot, inquiry finds

Voice of America 

London — A British woman who died after being exposed to the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok was unwittingly caught up in an "illegal and outrageous international assassination attempt," a public inquiry was told on Monday. Dawn Sturgess, a 44-year-old mother of three children, died in July 2018 after spraying herself with what she thought was perfume from a discarded bottle containing the deadly chemical weapon. Her death followed a failed poison attack against former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, southwest England. Читать дальше...

Djokovic: ‘I still plan to compete and play next season’

Sports.inquirer.net 

Novak Djokovic insisted Sunday that he plans “to compete and play next season” despite suffering another loss at the hands of world number one Jannik Sinner. The 37-year-old Serb, the holder of a men’s record 24 Grand Slam titles, went down 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 to the Italian in the final of the Shanghai Masters. It

A Portuguese town's Jews remember their converso past

Haaretz.com 

The Jews of Belmonte, who practiced their religion in secret for centuries, have dwindled to just 40 people. What will remain of this historic community – and could an influx of Israelis to Portugal save it?

China wraps up drills near Taiwan

RT (Daily news) 

Taipei had previously convened a security meeting over China’s large-scale ‘blockade’ exercises around the island
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Fire on tenth floor of Mercure Hotel

Scoop 

RNZ photo Report from RNZ Firefighters were called to a fire in a central Wellington hotel early this morning. Fire and Emergency were called to the Mercure Hotel at 3.30am to a fire on the 10th floor of the building. Acting senior station officer Martin Hennessy said it was an electrical fire which was quickly […]

Upcoming supermoon will be brightest of 2024; Here's how you can see it up close in Cincinnati - WCPO 9 Cincinnati

Google.com 

  1. Upcoming supermoon will be brightest of 2024; Here's how you can see it up close in Cincinnati  WCPO 9 Cincinnati
  2. Third Consecutive Supermoon To Be The Brightest  The Weather Channel
  3. Exactly When To See The ‘Super Hunter’s Moon’ At Its Best This Week  Forbes
  4. The Next Full Moon is a Supermoon, and the Hunter’s Moon  Science@NASA
  5. See the full Hunter’s Moon by kayak or trail on these nocturnal tours  MLive.com

Sindhu, Lakshya to headline Indian challenge at Denmark Open, aim to end country's dry year in BWF tour circuit

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Odense [Denmark], October 14 (ANI): Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen will be leading the Indian challenge at the Denmark Open badminton tournament starting from Tuesday. In the recently-concluded Arctic Open, Sindhu and Sen made their return to Badminton World Federation (BWF) touring circuit for the first time since Paris Olympics, but could not impress much. World number 16 Sindhu w

Indian Army contracts civil helicopters for logistics needs in border areas

BigNewsNetwork.com 

New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): In a pioneering move aimed at bolstering logistics support to remote forward posts, the Indian Army has entered into a first-of-its-kind contract with civil aviation service providers, a press release said. This contract, designed to provide helicopter support to the Army's winter cut-off posts along the Northern and Western borders, exemplifies India's commitment to civil-military fus

Reliance Industries, Disney India merger expected to close in 3Q FY25

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The merger of Reliance Industries' media assets with Disney India is set to complete in the third quarter of FY25. The Competition Commission of India has approved the transaction, and the National Company Law Tribunal has sanctioned the merger scheme. The combined entity will be valued at over ₹70,000 crore, with Reliance holding 63.16% and Disney 36.84%.