Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive – AP News

  1. Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive  AP News
  2. Nigeria reports Ebola case as outbreak reaches West Africa  Reuters
  3. Nigeria's first Ebola holidayed in Uganda, officials say  BBC
  4. Nigeria confirms imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease  WHO | Regional Office for Africa
  5. Nigeria Announces First Case of Ebola in Current Outbreak  The New York Times
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Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa

Case in Africa’s most populous country was detected in a woman who had travelled from Uganda

Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the health ministry said.

The woman began showing symptoms on 7 October and was admitted to a hospital in Abuja four days later, where she was later diagnosed with Ebola. It is unclear when she arrived in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country.

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Borneo burning: Life on the frontline of South East Asia’s toxic haze – BBC

  1. Borneo burning: Life on the frontline of South East Asia's toxic haze  BBC
  2. Indonesia to deploy more than 9,000 security officers at protests marking Prabowo's two years in power  Reuters
  3. Indonesia’s experiment with populism is wavering  The Economist
  4. Fires Causing Persistent Haze Across Southeast Asia  NASA Earthdata (.gov)
  5. Indonesia haze disrupts over 2,600 flights, forces 14 cancellations on Singapore routes  CNA
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Is Ebola under control in Kenya after nine cases confirmed? – BBC

  1. Is Ebola under control in Kenya after nine cases confirmed?  BBC
  2. Kenya confirms new Ebola case, total at nine, health ministry says  Reuters
  3. Kenya confirms 8th case of Ebola, all infections linked back to 1st patient who died: Health officials  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Kenya dispatch: health ministry confirms first imported Ebola virus case as fears and suspicions collide  Jurist.org
  5. Ebola cases in Kenya highlight US failures amid Trump cuts to key services  The Guardian
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The Violent Settlers Bringing Shame on Israel – The Free Press

  1. The Violent Settlers Bringing Shame on Israel  The Free Press
  2. Israeli police arrest 10 following weekend attacks by West Bank settlers on journalist and diplomats  PBS
  3. Behind the Settler Attack on Palestinians and a Washington Post Journalist  The New Yorker
  4. Photos show a Palestinian woman’s olive harvest interrupted by approaching Israeli settlers  AP News
  5. For West Bank Palestinians, settler attack on journalist is part of ongoing siege  The Washington Post
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IDF says strike killed final Hamas member who took part in kidnapping Shani Louk – The Times of Israel

  1. IDF says strike killed final Hamas member who took part in kidnapping Shani Louk  The Times of Israel
  2. Hamas terrorist who kidnapped Shani Louk killed by IDF  The Jerusalem Post
  3. IDF kills three Hamas terrorists, including commander, during latests Gaza strikes  Yahoo
  4. IDF eliminates senior Hamas security official in Gaza City  Israel National News
  5. IDF eliminates Hamas operatives in Gaza, including terrorist linked to Shani Louk abduction  Ynetnews
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Florida kills 77-year-old man in state’s 18th execution of year

Vietnam veteran William Reaves executed by lethal injection despite letter from fellow veterans urging halt

Florida carried out its 18th execution of the year on Tuesday under Republican governor Ron DeSantis’s aggressive use of the death penalty in his final term.

William Reaves, 77, was pronounced dead at 6.12pm following a three-drug injection at Florida state prison near Starke. He was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1986 shooting death of Indian River county deputy Richard Raczkowski.

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Alabama governor commutes sentence of prisoner on death row

Toforest Johnson’s death penalty reduced to life in prison without parole over doubts about his conviction

Toforest Johnson, an Alabama death row inmate, will no longer face execution after the state’s Republican governor commuted his sentence amid increasing doubts about his conviction.

Kay Ivey, the Alabama governor, commuted Johnson’s sentence to life in prison without parole in the 1995 murder of William Hardy, a Jefferson county deputy sheriff. Johnson has long maintained he is innocent, and several former public officials, as well the local district attorney, have argued he should receive a new trial.

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Case of mysterious medieval skeleton buried in Roman-era sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey finally solved – Live Science

  1. Case of mysterious medieval skeleton buried in Roman-era sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey finally solved  Live Science
  2. Mystery of Roman sarcophagus unearthed at Westminster Abbey solved at last, expert says  The Guardian
  3. Roman sarcophagus inside Westminster Abbey originally held a different body  Popular Science
  4. Mystery skeleton found in Roman sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey may finally have an identity  Phys.org
  5. Ælfwig may be buried in a Westminster Abbey sarcophagus — Live Science  UA.NEWS
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Madison earns spot on prestigious ‘Best of the World’ list – Wisconsin State Journal

  1. Madison earns spot on prestigious 'Best of the World' list  Wisconsin State Journal
  2. Madison named one of National Geographic's must-visit destinations for 2027  WKOW
  3. Baltimore makes list of best places in the world to visit in 2027. Here's why it was chosen.  CBS News
  4. 25 must-visit destinations for 2027, according to National Geographic  CNN
  5. Baltimore named as 1 of the best places in the world to visit in coveted list  Baltimore Sun
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Poland’s government votes to ease abortion laws in challenge to conservative president – POLITICO.eu

  1. Poland’s government votes to ease abortion laws in challenge to conservative president  POLITICO.eu
  2. Poland’s parliament votes to ease abortion ban but faces likely veto from president  The Guardian
  3. Polish lawmakers vote to ease abortion ban, but face likely presidential veto  Reuters
  4. Polish bishop defends unborn as abortion bills advance  The Pillar
  5. Polish parliament votes to liberalize abortion access  Le Monde.fr
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Italy to deploy 500 troops to Milan after days of protests and looting

Government planning tougher security measures as France also says military forces will be deployed

Italy’s government is sending 500 soldiers to Milan and vowed a “firm response from the state” after protests against the cost of living descended into clashes with police, vandalism and looting. Further demonstrations are planned on Saturday.

The government of the far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, also announced new security measures, including an offence of violent participation in ⁠a demonstration, tougher penalties for ⁠rioters, and financial liability for ​parents whose children take part in vandalism and looting.

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