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least two deaths, knocking…</h3></div> <div><p>www.wsj.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*pSkMN7-nAGrF5Sxr)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="06b2">International Relations…</h2><p id="7e96">The Russian embassy in Jakarta confirms that President Vladimir Putin will not attend the G20 summit in Bali on November 15–16. However, the embassy intends to have Putin attend the summit virtually.</p><div id="f93f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/11/10/latest-stories/putin-will-not-go-to-g20-summit-in-bali/1865800"> <div> <div> <h2>Putin won't attend G20 summit in Bali</h2> <div><h3>(UPDATED) JAKARTA: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit in southern Indonesia…</h3></div> <div><p>www.manilatimes.net</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*XgVo3h1ltibJgHti)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="6ead">On this Day in History…</h2><ul><li>On this day, in 1444, the Battle of Varna saw crusading forces of King Władysław III of Poland defeated by the Turks. Sultan Murad II commanded the Turks. Władysław was killed.</li><li>On this day, in 1702, English colonists under the command of James Moore besieged Spanish St. Augustine during Queen Anne’s War.</li><li>On this day, in 1983, Bill Gates introduced the world to Windows 1.0.</li></ul><h1 id="a0bf">Wednesday, 9 Nov. 2022…</h1><h2 id="5b3e">Armed Conflicts and Attacks…</h2><p id="a473">Russian forces, as reported by the BBC, announced a retreat from the city of Kherson, the western bank of the Dnieper River in Mykolaiv Oblast, and the western part of Kherson Oblast.</p><div id="edbe" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63573387"> <div> <div> <h2>Kherson: Russia to withdraw troops from key Ukrainian city</h2> <div><h3>Russia's military has been ordered to pull out of the Ukrainian city of Kherson, the only regional capital it captured…</h3></div> <div><p>www.bbc.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*pCyIw9tABxFIPF2b)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="a6ea">Business and Economy…</h2><p id="7b75">Greek workers begin a strike demanding higher wages amid rapidly increasing inflation in the country, with the main trade union calling it “suffocating”. Ground transport, flights, and ferry services are disrupted due to the strike.</p><div id="54a5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/greece-inflation-strike/greek-workers-walk-out-over-suffocating-inflation-idINL8N32480M"> <div> <div> <h2>Thousands march as Greeks strike over 'suffocating' inflation</h2> <div><h3>ATHENS, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Greek workers went on a day-long strike on Wednesday, demanding higher wages to cope with…</h3></div> <div><p>www.reuters.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Grsz-FQ6gsZU4XZW)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="9ba1">Disasters and Accidents…</h2><p id="0eff">Tropical Storm Nicole makes landfall in the Bahamas, with flooding and power outages reported in the Abaco Islands. In the United States, Walt Disney World and other resorts in Florida close because of the storm.</p><div id="9c45" class="link-block"> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-miami-florida-storms-weather-3132c7afa0d80797296f7bc6cd9d3a97"> <div> <div> <h2>Hurricane Nicole forms; Florida awaits rare November storm</h2> <div><h3>MIAMI (AP) - A Florida-bound storm strengthened into Hurricane Nicole on Wednesday evening as it pounded the Bahamas…</h3></div> <div><p>apnews.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*xRo-6O4PB6RnLHl3)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="e1c6">On this Day in History…</h2><ul><li>On this day, in 1620, Pilgrims aboard the <i>Mayflower</i> sighted land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.</li><li>On this day, in 1887, United States received rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.</li><li>On this day, in 1906, Theodore Roosevelt was the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country.</li></ul><h1 id="60c9">Tuesday, 8 Nov. 2022…</h1><h2 id="cde0">Business and Economy…</h2><p id="cc7d">Grocery inflation, with 27% of households saying that they are struggling financially, reaches a record 14.7% in the United Kingdom in October. This is twice as many as last November.</p><div id="f743" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/british-grocery-inflation-hit-record-147-october-kantar-2022-11-08/"> <div> <div> <h2>British grocery inflation hit record 14.7% in October -Kantar</h2> <div><h3>LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - British grocery inflation hit 14.7% in October, another new record, and it is still too early…</h3></div> <div><p>www.reuters.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*UAmJLX0u7lzAC9qW)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="7db7">Politics and Elections…</h2><p id="679d">Americans head to the polls to elect members of the next Congress, 39 governors, and numerous other state and local officials.</p><div id="68f3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/facing-difficult-election-biden-hold-final-rally-friendly-terrain-2022-11-07/"> <div> <div> <h2>Biden warns on risk to democracy, Trump hints at another run on eve of midterms</h2> <div><h3>In a stark closing argument ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, President Joe Biden on Monday warned that a Republican…</h3></div> <div><p>www.reuters.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*HvfXm2-5pJk9dAUE)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="7e52">Sports…</h2><p id="bc25">Qatari FIFA World Cup ambassador Khalid Salman is criticised for describing homosexuality as “damage in the mind” in an interview with German broadcaster ZDF. FIFA has not responded.</p><div id="924a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/qatar-world-cup-ambassador-says-homosexuality-is-damage-mind-2022-11-08/"> <div> <div> <h2>Qatar World Cup ambassador says homosexuality is 'damage in the mind'</h2> <div><h3>BERLIN, Nov 8 (Reuters) - A Qatar World Cup ambassador has told German television broadcaster ZDF that homosexuality…</h3></div> <div><p>www.reuters.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*h2xIYMnXqDR6Q_Jw)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="f899">On this Day in History…</h2><ul><li>On this day, in 1602, the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library was opened to the public.</li><li>On this day, in 1837, Mary Lyon founded Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary later became Mount Holyoke College.</li><li>On this day, in 1972, HBO launched.</li></ul><h1 id="2550">Monday, 7 Nov. 2022…</h1><h2 id="e32d">Armed Conflicts and Attacks…</h2><p id="4a4d">Ukraine, noting significant foreign aid, confirms that it has received the first delivery of the NASAMS surface-to-air missile system. The system, according to Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov, will “significantly strengthen” its armed forces.</p><div id="2c85" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraine-receives-first-delivery-nasams-air-defence-systems-minister-2022-11-07/"> <div> <div> <h2>Ukraine receives first

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delivery of NASAMS air defence systems</h2> <div><h3>KYIV, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Ukraine has received its first delivery of NASAMS air defence systems which will "significantly…</h3></div> <div><p>www.reuters.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*HtwpaQFsnWuvlP6d)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="656a">Disasters and Accidents…</h2><p id="b03c">A fire occurs at a chemical plant in Brunswick, Georgia, United States, prompting evacuations due to the danger of hazardous smoke and explosions. A firefighter is injured while fighting the fire.</p><div id="c62d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/neighborhoods-evacuated-burning-georgia-chemical-plant-92793536"> <div> <div> <h2>Georgia chemical fire 'under control'; evacuations lifted</h2> <div><h3>SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Residents were being allowed to return home Monday night after firefighters made progress battling a…</h3></div> <div><p>abcnews.go.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*WJd-lKo3JyXmKQhW)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="742a">International Relations…</h2><p id="f630">Algeria formally applies to join the BRICS economic group.</p><div id="da97" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221107-algeria-officially-applies-to-join-brics-bloc/"> <div> <div> <h2>Algeria officially applies to join BRICS bloc</h2> <div><h3>Algeria has officially applied to join the BRICS economic group, Anadolu News Agency reports. The bloc of emerging…</h3></div> <div><p>www.middleeastmonitor.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*00G1GqxUeJhMySH8)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="18a4">On this Day in History…</h2><ul><li>On this day, in 1504, Christopher Columbus returned from his fourth and last voyage.</li><li>On this day, in 1619, Elizabeth Stuart was crowned Queen of Bohemia.</li><li>On this day, in 1916, Woodrow Wilson was re-elected as President of the United States.</li></ul><h1 id="1881">Sunday, 6 Nov. 2022…</h1><h2 id="57da">Armed Conflicts and Attacks…</h2><p id="c95a">Syrian government forces shell a camp for the displaced in the rebel-held northwest, killing six people and wounding dozens of others.</p><div id="b639" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/At-least-6-killed-in-Syria-s-shelling-of-tent-17562148.php"> <div> <div> <h2>Monitors say 10 killed in Syria shelling of tent settlements</h2> <div><h3>IDLIB, Syria (AP) - Syrian government forces shelled tent settlements housing families displaced by the country's…</h3></div> <div><p>www.sfgate.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*7fnyOgyXNnOEKOW2)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="1857">Disasters and Accidents…</h2><p id="e891">A Precision Air plane carrying 43 people crashes into Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Nineteen passengers are killed, while the others are injured and rescued.</p><div id="aa67" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/6/tanzanias-precision-air-plane-crashes-into-lake-victoria"> <div> <div> <h2>Tanzania's Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoria</h2> <div><h3>The aircraft went down into the lake while attempting to land at an airport in Bukoba, state media report. A Precision…</h3></div> <div><p>www.aljazeera.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*smxVzC2Zea8wIOd3)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="87b9">Law and Crime…</h2><p id="cc82">Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps security take out three alleged People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran members in three provinces.</p><div id="2987" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2022/11/06/2800018/irgc-smashes-3-mko-linked-terrorist-teams-in-iran"> <div> <div> <h2>IRGC Smashes 3 MKO-Linked Terrorist Teams in Iran - Society/Culture news - Tasnim News Agency</h2> <div><h3>The members of the three terrorist teams, arrested in the provinces of Khuzestan, Fars and Isfahan, had plans to carry…</h3></div> <div><p>www.tasnimnews.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*jViy5qREXxD5oWXY)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="6522">On this Day in History…</h2><ul><li>On this day, in 447, a powerful earthquake destroyed substantial portions of the Walls of Constantinople.</li><li>On this day, in 1861, the Confederate States of America holds its only presidential election.</li><li>On this day, in 1900, President William McKinley was re-elected. Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York was re-elected vice president. Republicans also swept the congressional elections, winning increased majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.</li></ul><h1 id="e4cc">Previously…</h1><div id="a51d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-week-in-brief-volume-xxix-31742930cbde"> <div> <div> <h2>A Week in Brief: Volume XXIX</h2> <div><h3>A Week in Brief: Sunday, 30 Oct. to Saturday, 5 Nov. 2022</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*JgF9oREpoTbIC65a)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="3e2b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-week-in-brief-volume-xxviii-bd73dc7be017"> <div> <div> <h2>A Week in Brief: Volume XXVIII</h2> <div><h3>A Week in Brief: Sunday, 23 Oct. to Saturday, 29 Oct. 2022</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*9lpXIs9BzbN0sMNd.jpg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="e127" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-week-in-brief-volume-xxvii-dbf0bdfb83d3"> <div> <div> <h2>A Week in Brief: Volume XXVII</h2> <div><h3>A Week in Brief: Sunday, 16 Oct. to Saturday, 22 Oct. 2022</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*DegOosCBejmBY6os.jpg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="23f1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-week-in-brief-volume-xxvi-4070591819a2"> <div> <div> <h2>A Week in Brief: Volume XXVI</h2> <div><h3>A Week in Brief: Sunday, 9 Oct. to Saturday, 15 Oct. 2022</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*2Rh5YZP18OuvuETs.jpg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="4e92" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-week-in-brief-volume-xxv-2308e90a6c7b"> <div> <div> <h2>A Week in Brief: Volume XXV</h2> <div><h3>A Week in Brief: Sunday, 2 Oct. to Saturday, 8 Oct. 2022</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*O8AXn6Rm1s_DciZG)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

A WEEK IN BRIEF

A Week in Brief: Volume XXX

A Week in Brief: Sunday, 6 Nov. to Saturday, 12 Nov. 2022

British grocery inflation hit record 14.7% in October

Saturday, 12 Nov. 2022…

Disasters and Accidents…

A Bell P-63 Kingcobra and a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress collide mid-air at an air show in Dallas, Texas, United States, killing six people.

Health and Environment…

Lebanon launches its first cholera vaccine campaign.

Politics and Elections…

Incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto defeats Republican challenger Adam Laxalt to win the 2022 United States Senate election in Nevada, securing the Democratic Party majority in the United States Senate for the upcoming 118th United States Congress.

On this Day in History…

  • On this day, in 954, the 13-year-old Lothair III was crowned king of the West Frankish Kingdom at the Abbey of Saint-Remi.
  • On this day, in 1439, Plymouth became the first town incorporated by the English Parliament.
  • On this day, in 1975, the Comoros joined the United Nations.

Friday, 11 Nov. 2022…

Armed Conflicts and Attacks…

Ukrainian troops enter the city of Kherson, the only Ukrainian regional capital captured by Russia during the invasion, ending the city’s eight-month occupation by Russian forces.

Business and Economy…

The Food and Agriculture Organization forecasts that by the year’s end, global spending on food imports will have increased by 10 percent from the previous year to reach “an all-time high” of US$1.94 trillion, due to currency depreciations and the war in Ukraine. “The bulk” of this increase in spending will be by high-income countries while food import “volumes are also expected to rise.”

Politics and Elections…

Former Montana Secretary of State and State Senator Corey Stapleton announces his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination in the 2024 United States presidential election.

On this Day in History…

  • On this day, in 1100, Henry I of England married Matilda of Scotland. Matilda was the daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland and a direct descendant of the Saxon king Edmund Ironside. She was crowned on the same day.
  • On this day, in 1620, the Mayflower Compact was signed. It can now be found at Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
  • On this day, in 1889, the State of Washington was admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.

Thursday, 10 Nov. 2022…

Armed Conflicts and Attacks…

A police officer is killed and another is injured in a stabbing attack in Brussels, Belgium. The perpetrator is shot and injured. The incident is being investigated as a terrorist attack.

Disasters and Accidents…

Two people are killed after Hurricane Nicole makes landfall in Florida, United States, thereby bringing the death toll from the hurricane to eight.

International Relations…

The Russian embassy in Jakarta confirms that President Vladimir Putin will not attend the G20 summit in Bali on November 15–16. However, the embassy intends to have Putin attend the summit virtually.

On this Day in History…

  • On this day, in 1444, the Battle of Varna saw crusading forces of King Władysław III of Poland defeated by the Turks. Sultan Murad II commanded the Turks. Władysław was killed.
  • On this day, in 1702, English colonists under the command of James Moore besieged Spanish St. Augustine during Queen Anne’s War.
  • On this day, in 1983, Bill Gates introduced the world to Windows 1.0.

Wednesday, 9 Nov. 2022…

Armed Conflicts and Attacks…

Russian forces, as reported by the BBC, announced a retreat from the city of Kherson, the western bank of the Dnieper River in Mykolaiv Oblast, and the western part of Kherson Oblast.

Business and Economy…

Greek workers begin a strike demanding higher wages amid rapidly increasing inflation in the country, with the main trade union calling it “suffocating”. Ground transport, flights, and ferry services are disrupted due to the strike.

Disasters and Accidents…

Tropical Storm Nicole makes landfall in the Bahamas, with flooding and power outages reported in the Abaco Islands. In the United States, Walt Disney World and other resorts in Florida close because of the storm.

On this Day in History…

  • On this day, in 1620, Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sighted land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
  • On this day, in 1887, United States received rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
  • On this day, in 1906, Theodore Roosevelt was the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country.

Tuesday, 8 Nov. 2022…

Business and Economy…

Grocery inflation, with 27% of households saying that they are struggling financially, reaches a record 14.7% in the United Kingdom in October. This is twice as many as last November.

Politics and Elections…

Americans head to the polls to elect members of the next Congress, 39 governors, and numerous other state and local officials.

Sports…

Qatari FIFA World Cup ambassador Khalid Salman is criticised for describing homosexuality as “damage in the mind” in an interview with German broadcaster ZDF. FIFA has not responded.

On this Day in History…

  • On this day, in 1602, the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library was opened to the public.
  • On this day, in 1837, Mary Lyon founded Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary later became Mount Holyoke College.
  • On this day, in 1972, HBO launched.

Monday, 7 Nov. 2022…

Armed Conflicts and Attacks…

Ukraine, noting significant foreign aid, confirms that it has received the first delivery of the NASAMS surface-to-air missile system. The system, according to Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov, will “significantly strengthen” its armed forces.

Disasters and Accidents…

A fire occurs at a chemical plant in Brunswick, Georgia, United States, prompting evacuations due to the danger of hazardous smoke and explosions. A firefighter is injured while fighting the fire.

International Relations…

Algeria formally applies to join the BRICS economic group.

On this Day in History…

  • On this day, in 1504, Christopher Columbus returned from his fourth and last voyage.
  • On this day, in 1619, Elizabeth Stuart was crowned Queen of Bohemia.
  • On this day, in 1916, Woodrow Wilson was re-elected as President of the United States.

Sunday, 6 Nov. 2022…

Armed Conflicts and Attacks…

Syrian government forces shell a camp for the displaced in the rebel-held northwest, killing six people and wounding dozens of others.

Disasters and Accidents…

A Precision Air plane carrying 43 people crashes into Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Nineteen passengers are killed, while the others are injured and rescued.

Law and Crime…

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps security take out three alleged People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran members in three provinces.

On this Day in History…

  • On this day, in 447, a powerful earthquake destroyed substantial portions of the Walls of Constantinople.
  • On this day, in 1861, the Confederate States of America holds its only presidential election.
  • On this day, in 1900, President William McKinley was re-elected. Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York was re-elected vice president. Republicans also swept the congressional elections, winning increased majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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