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South Korea is in mourning after more than 150 people died and dozens injured in a stampede in one of the city’s nightclub districts.
Thousands of people in costumes were caught in the crush during Halloween festivities on Saturday night.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband is recovering after he was violently assaulted during a break in at their home in San Francisco.
Police have taken a suspect into custody.
Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco
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Rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis is dead.
The notorious musician died of natural causes at his home in Mississippi.
Rachel Silverman has this report on the infamous musician.
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This comes amid heightened tension of impending terror attacks in the country's capital Abuja, and other parts of the country.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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The European Union's internal market commissioner Thierry Breton has issued a veiled warning to Elon Musk, after the Tesla boss finalised a deal to buy the social media platform Twitter.
The EU's new digital rulebook will impose significant content moderation obligations on big platforms.
Rosie Birchard brings us up to speed from Brussels.
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North Korea is responding to two weeks of South Korean military drills with yet more missile tests.
Pyongyang has fired two more missiles into the Sea of Japan, its 28th launch this year.
Chris Gilbert reports
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The Indian government is planning to set up an appellate committee to address grievances by social media users.
Officials say it will empower people.
But activists warn that regulating social media in this way – could effectively lead to online censorship.
Ishan Garg reports.
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Four Australian women and 13 children will soon make their way to Sydney, after being removed from a detention camp in eastern Syria overnight.
Shaun Bindley reports.
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The International Monetary Fund is cutting its economic forecast for Asia, at a time when rising inflation blamed on the war in Ukraine, and a slowdown in the Chinese economy is dampening the region.
Correspondent Caroline Malone reports from Hong Kong.
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According to media reports, Elon Musk has completed his $44 billion dollar purchase of Twitter and fired several of the company's top executives.
Twitter had previously taken legal action over the Tesla CEO's attempts to back out of the agreement.
Musk says that he wants the platform to be a 'digital town square', and not cater to any political viewpoint.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco -
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The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has been escorted out of the offices of shoemaker Skechers after arriving unannounced.
The incident comes after sportswear company Adidas terminated its relationship with the musician and fashion mogul over his recent antisemitic and racist remarks.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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