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Eurasia Review 

Pope’s Asia Visit Draws Attention To Holy See’s Delicate China Diplomacy – Analysis

By AC Wimmer

As the controversial Vatican-China agreement on bishop appointments nears its renewal deadline in October, Pope Francis’ recent12-day apostolic journeythrough Southeast Asia and Oceania has thrust the Holy See’s complex relationship with Beijing into the spotlight.

Regional news outlets, including Singapore’s state-affiliated Channel News Asia, have been analyzing the potential implications of improving relations between the Holy See and Beijing.

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Sports.inquirer.net 

Barred from sports, Afghan women seek relief in secretive exercise

Most mornings after praying, 25-year-old Sanah joins several women from her neighborhood in the Afghan capital Kabul for a walk along the main road before it fills with traffic, never jogging or getting too near to the many Taliban checkpoints. They exercise secretively, and not for competition, but for a modicum of health and peace

Eurasia Review 

Afghanistan: Resistance In The North – Analysis

By Sanchita Bhattacharya

On September 11, 2024, three Taliban fighters were killed, and five were injured in an attack by the National Resistance Front (NRF) at Dawoodzi village in the Qarabagh District of Kabul Province.

On September 8, 2024, two fighters of a Taliban intelligence unit were killed in an ambush set by the NRF along a frequently used route in the Tala wa Barfak District of Baghlan Province. NRF also seized their weapons and equipment.

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Top Stories (us) - Google News (ru) 

Microsoft announces $60 billion stock buyback and 10% dividend increase - Fortune

  1. Microsoft announces $60 billion stock buyback and 10% dividend increase  Fortune
  2. Microsoft Announces $60 Billion Buyback, Raises Dividend 10%  Bloomberg
  3. Microsoft Raises Its Dividend 10% and Announces $60B Stock Buyback Program  Investopedia
  4. Stocks to Watch: Intel, Netcapital, Microsoft  MarketWatch
  5. Microsoft Boosts Dividend, Authorizes Buyback of Up to $60 Billion  The Wall Street Journal

NBC News 

Titan submersible hearing reveals multiple problems before disaster

The Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation began two weeks of testimony from former employees of OceanGate, the company that operated the Titan submersible, with investigators outlining multiple concerns about the vessel before its mission started. The submersible plunged thousands of feet below the North Atlantic Ocean in search of the Titanic wreck site when it imploded, killing all five on board. NBC News' Tom Costello has more.

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News Wrap: At least 16 dead amid catastrophic flooding in Central Europe - PBS NewsHour

  1. News Wrap: At least 16 dead amid catastrophic flooding in Central Europe  PBS NewsHour
  2. What We Know About the Deadly Floods in Central Europe  The New York Times
  3. Weather: Rising Floodwaters Leave Europe Bracing for More Destruction  Bloomberg
  4. 10,000 Asked To Leave: Floods Hit Czechia, Poland  The Weather Channel
  5. Poland fortifies towns as deadly floods afflict central Europe  Yahoo! Voices