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Pelican Press

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  1. The Department of National Defence has quietly cancelled a contract with a ********* firm to refurbish armoured vehicles to be delivered to Ukraine — but the federal defence minister won’t say why. Defence Minister David McGuinty was pressed about the contract at the House of Commons national defence committee on Tuesday as part of a general briefing on Canada’s defence spending and NATO… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
  2. Sixty-three people have died after several vehicles crashed on a highway in Uganda, police said on Wednesday. Two buses travelling in opposite directions “met head on” while trying to overtake two other vehicles on the Kampala-Gulu Highway at 00:15 local time (21:15 GMT), according to the Uganda Police Force. One of the buses swerved in an attempt to avoid a ******, but in the process caused a… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
  3. La Liga has announced it will no longer stage Villarreal v Barcelona in Miami this December, blaming “uncertainty” caused by the critical response to the plans in Spain. The Spanish top flight had set great store in staging some of its fixtures abroad and bemoaned its inability to follow through with the plans in a lengthy statement released on Tuesday night. The decision had been taken… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
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  5. HatCatGames is all set to debut this November with Cyber Saber, an arcade hack-and-slash where every tap could be your last. You play as HKKMR-U, a cyborg samurai carving through endless waves of mechanical foes in a neon world that feels half-retro, half-dream. The setup’s simple enough- point, slash, survive. But it’s all about that sweet balance between precision and panic. Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
  6. The new Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first images, highlighting concentrations of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and ozone. Despite being preliminary, these images mark a major milestone in Europe’s ability to monitor air quality all the way from geostationary orbit, 36,000 kilometers above Earth. Launched in July 2025, the Sentinel-4 ultraviolet,visible… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
  7. Geopolitical tension and its potential impact on open source was one of the main focus points during the OpenInfra Foundation European summit held in Paris on 16,19 October. When asked about OpenStack’s resilience given the volatile geopolitical climate, Jonathan Bryce, executive director at the OpenInfra Foundation, said: “The thing that I love about open source is that once you open source a… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
  8. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) appear set to finish 2025 as the most popular financial instrument among investors and financial advisors for the second year in a row. In 2024, global ETFs set a record at $1.5 trillion. Of that, a record $1.1 trillion went into U.S. ETFs, surpassing 2021’s record of $901 billion. While their role in many portfolios is to provide broad diversification across… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
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  11. Watch: “I don’t want to have a wasted meeting”, says Trump on talks with Putin Donald Trump has said he did not want a “wasted meeting” after a plan to have face-to-face talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine were put on hold. The US president indicated that a key sticking point remained Moscow’s refusal to cease fighting along the current front line… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
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  13. A line of waffle desserts sold at Dollarama stores in Canada has been recalled for a risk of mold. The ********* Food Inspection Agency said in a notice that the Biskwi brand of treats known as “Waffles with Chocolatey Filling” has been recalled across Canada due to “microbial contamination.” The treats were sold nationally at Dollarama retailers in 180-gram packages with a best-before date… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
  14. We are so stoked to reveal that Dragon Quest VII Reimagined will grace the cover of the December issue of Game Informer magazine! Subscribe today to receive this issue when it launches digitally on November 4, with physical issues hitting mailboxes in the weeks following. Like all subscribers, you’ll also receive complete access to all our digital archive of past Game Informer issues to explore at… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
  15. New research demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon—one of the world’s most durable plastics—into useful chemical building blocks. Scientists from Newcastle University and the University of Birmingham have developed a clean and energy-efficient way to recycle Teflon (PTFE), a material best known for its use in non-stick coatings and other applications that demand high… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
  16. One of the founding directors of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure provider Nscale has exited the company, in the wake of it securing $1.1bn in Series B funding, Computer Weekly has learned. According to a Companies House filing dated 8 October 2025, Nathan Townsend has stepped down as a director of Nscale, which he co-founded with company CEO Josh Payne in May 2024. Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
  17. The price of gold continues to rise, with the gleaming metal again catching investor attention around the world over recent weeks. But what’s fuelling the new “gold rush?” The value of gold has been rising since the pandemic, and especially within the past few months, when it set a new record on several occasions. On Oct. 7, the main gold futures price went above US$4,000 an ounce for the… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
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  19. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) questions U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Republican Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska on Tuesday warned President Donald Trump that his proposal for the U.S. to buy Argentina’s beef will… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
  20. The Ukrainian city of Chernihiv is in total blackout following what the authorities describe as a “massive” assault by Russian missiles and drones, with hundreds of thousands of people affected. Across the wider Chernihiv region, four people are reported to have been killed as residential neighbourhoods were struck in the town of Novhorod-Siverskyi. Ten others were injured, including a 10-year… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
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  23. Popular board game Catan is getting a Netflix adaptation, as Netflix has announced that it is “developing a slate of scripted and unscripted projects” through its partnership with Asmodee and Catan Studio. Catan was created by the late Klaus Teuber in 1995, and his sons Guido and Benjamin Teuber will also be involved in these projects. “Millions of people [have been] enjoying Catan since it was… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
  24. The mysterious object was on fire and lying in the middle of a remote dirt road in Western Australia’s Pilbara region when mine workers stumbled upon it. Shortly after the enigmatic item was found on October 18, Western Australia police announced that initial assessments indicated it was made of carbon fiber and “consistent with previously identified space debris.” The object appears to have… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]
  25. During the weekend of the OpenInfra Summit Europe in Paris, a whole day was dedicated to VMware migration. Open source developers lined up throughout the day to showcase how their products could be used to migrate VMware virtual machines to open source alternatives. As Jimmy McArthur, director of business development at OpenInfra, noted, the Broadcom acquisition of VMware has led to software… Source View the full article at [Hidden Content]

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