Morocco’s youth protest for fifth night, decry World Cup spending over schools and hospitals – AP News

  1. Morocco’s youth protest for fifth night, decry World Cup spending over schools and hospitals  AP News
  2. Morocco arrests hundreds of protesters as rallies turn violent  Al Jazeera
  3. Morocco’s youth protest for fourth night, decry World Cup spending over schools and hospitals  CNN
  4. Young Moroccans clash with police while protesting stadium spending and health system decline  The Washington Post
  5. Morocco's unprecedented youth mobilization puts the government to the test  Le Monde.fr
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3 alleged Hamas members arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting attacks on Jewish institutions – AP News

  1. 3 alleged Hamas members arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting attacks on Jewish institutions  AP News
  2. Germany arrests suspected Hamas members accused of procuring weapons to target Jewish or Israeli institutions  CNN
  3. Police foil ‘Hamas plot’ to attack Jews in Germany  The Telegraph
  4. 3 alleged Hamas members accused of plotting against Jewish institutions in Germany  Fox News
  5. Germany nabs 3 suspected Hamas operatives for planning to kill Israelis, local Jews  The Times of Israel
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Germany arrests three men suspected of targeting Jewish institutions for Hamas – Reuters

  1. Germany arrests three men suspected of targeting Jewish institutions for Hamas  Reuters
  2. Germany arrests suspected Hamas members accused of procuring weapons to target Jewish or Israeli institutions  CNN
  3. Germany arrests suspected Hamas members over alleged attack plot  BBC
  4. 3 Hamas suspects arrested in Germany, accused of plotting attacks against Jews in the country  CBS News
  5. 3 alleged Hamas members accused of plotting against Jewish institutions in Germany  Fox News
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Jaguar Land Rover parts makers asked by banks to put up homes as loan security after hack

Lobby group says urgent government intervention required as small suppliers on brink of collapse during shutdown

Small companies who supply parts used in Jaguar Land Rover cars have been asked by banks to put up their family homes as personal guarantees in order to access emergency loans, with no direct UK government support on offer for parts makers a month after the carmaker was hit by a crippling cyber-attack.

JLR, Britain’s biggest automotive employer, is considering making advance payments to top-tier suppliers as it tries to restart production after the hack, but smaller parts makers warn they are on the brink of collapse without urgent cash injections.

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‘A life of captivity’: Canada refuses marine park’s request to export its whales to China

Fisheries minister says rehoming Marineland’s cetaceans in China would only ‘perpetuate the treatment’ the whales have endured

Canada’s government has refused a request by the beleaguered Marineland theme park to export its remaining 30 beluga whales to China due to concerns that the whales will face further mistreatment.

Marineland, an amusement park, zoo and aquarium in Niagara Falls, has one of the largest captive whale populations in the world, and has long been mired in controversy amid reports of poor conditions for the animals on display.

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Rescuers race to find survivors after Indonesia school collapse traps dozens – BBC

  1. Rescuers race to find survivors after Indonesia school collapse traps dozens  BBC
  2. Indonesian rescue workers ‘racing against time’ in search for dozens in rubble of collapsed school  Western Mass News
  3. Rescuers race to save survivors of Indonesia school collapse as quake hits  Al Jazeera
  4. Time Running Out for Trapped Students After School Collapse in Indonesia  The New York Times
  5. Indonesia earthquake slows efforts to rescue those trapped by school collapse  Reuters
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Munich Oktoberfest reopens after man’s deadly arson attack and bomb threat

Beer festival had closed after 57-year-old man shot parents, set house on fire, and left note mentioning event

A German man went on a deadly gun, explosives and arson rampage against his family and then killed himself on Wednesday, prompting security fears in Munich that closed the world-famous Oktoberfest for seven hours.

Authorities decided to close the event temporarily after finding a note the man had dropped in a nearby letterbox that included a vague threat to the Bavarian city’s beer festival.

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