Pain in the wallet: US inflation hits another 13-year high
Soaring food and shelter costs accounted for more than half of the gain in September's US consumer price index.
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US Social Security Benefits will see biggest rise in 40 years
Social Security benefits will rise by 5.9 percent next year - the biggest jump since 1982.
Chile opposition moves to impeach president over Pandora leaks
President Sebastian Pinera rejects Pandora Papers report linking him to controversial 2010 sale of a mining company.
Shatner, Trek’s Kirk, reaches final frontier on Blue Origin ship
Ninety-year-old William Shatner on Wednesday became the oldest person ever to ride a rocket into space.
Hurricane Pamela makes landfall on Mexico’s west coast
Pamela was expected to bring storm surge and heavy rainfall to Mexico's Pacific coast, National Hurricane Center says.
North Korean army gives brutal martial arts show
The pain-defying displays were put on by the North Korean army for the opening of a defence exhibition.
Kosovo police clash with ethnic Serbs during smuggling raids
Belgrade and Pristina trade barbs after several injured in violent clashes in northern Kosovo.
Regeni murder: Italy to begin trial against suspected Egyptians
Activists say the trial in Rome sends an important message, but none of the high-ranking agents is expected to attend.
ECB banker Kazimir accused of bribery
Peter Kazimir, who heads Slovakia's central bank, has said the claims against him are unsubstantiated.
Kenya rejects ICJ’s verdict on Somalia maritime border row
Nairobi slammed the high court after it gave Somalia control over an oil- and gas-rich chunk of the Indian Ocean.
Dalit, tribal women among worst victims of India’s hunger crisis
While 60 percent Indian women are anaemic as they eat last and the least, rising hunger hits the marginalised most.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad prisoners announce hunger strike
Most of the 400 prisoners belonging to Islamic Jihad have begun their hunger strike against Israel's punitive measures.
Apple to slash iPhone 13 production on chip shortages
Apple's manufacturing partners are struggling to deliver enough components, forcing the company to scale back targets.
Living in lava in Cape Verde
Despite regular eruptions, people of a village in Cape Verde continue to rebuild their homes at the foot of a volcano.
Croatia: Repair of Mecencani sinkholes about to begin
The sinkholes made a dramatic appearance less than a week after a magnitude 6.4 quake hit Croatia on December 29, 2020.
Colombia to leave ‘Havana Syndrome’ embassy probe to US
Several people associated with the US embassy in Colombia report symptoms linked with the affliction, US media reports.
‘Hard choices’ for Singapore media after controversial law passed
Concerns about effect of 'foreign interference' law in country where media already operate under strict regulation.
11 dead after Typhoon Kompasu floods the Philippines
Typhoon Kompasu has set off landslides and flash floods in the Philippines, leaving at least 11 people dead.
Afghanistan’s girls lament continued closure of high schools
Afghan girls, who have been confined to their homes, urge the Taliban not to snatch their right to education.
US to open border with Canada, Mexico starting in early November
Biden administration to allow travellers from Mexico and Canada who are fully vaccinated to enter the US.