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Links 9/15/2026

Our chuffed daily links: Train-stopping moose, China travel clampdown, moar food supply freakout, Supremes rule v. Trump on mailed ballots, 10 year Treasury yield >5%, 2.5 million Ukrain war dead?…

Oct 29, 2026

UN Agency Tells Merchants Not To Arm Against Pirates Despite 90 Sailors Being Held Hostage

A United Nations agency told countries to “strongly discourage” merchant ship crews from acquiring firearms to defend against piracy, despite 90 sailors being held hostage by Somali pirates.

Oct 29, 2026

Perry’s attack on the Peace Corps reveals a dangerous ignorance | PennLive letters

A former volunteer who endured harsh conditions in Ethiopia explains why Kennedy's program remains America's most cost-effective diplomatic tool—and why 240,000 returned volunteers prove its value.

Oct 29, 2026

Russia trains Ugandan specialists amid Ebola threat

Russia’s public-health watchdog says it is training Ugandan specialists in disease prevention amid a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in neighboring DR Congo

Oct 29, 2026

The RSF’s defeat will not end Sudan’s war but merely fragment it

Sudanese army's battlefield gains rely on an armed coalition it may struggle to control once the common enemy is gone.

Oct 29, 2026

Afro Fashion Association, Levi’s Unveil Exhibition Centered on Denim as Cultural Platform

The 30 talents part of the "Voices of Denim" project showcased their creations after a yearlong mentoring.

Oct 29, 2026

Mozambique strengthens regulation of medicines and imported vaccines, boosting health protection

Mozambique's national regulatory authority has achieved WHO Maturity Level 3 for medicines and imported vaccines, becoming the 10th African country to reach this status.

Oct 29, 2026

Amanal Petros: From refugee to European champion

Amanal Petros fled to Germany as a teenager. Now one of the world's top marathon runners, he recently won gold at the European Athletics Championships.

Oct 29, 2026

Continuity or change in the transition to Islam? A diachronic assessment of agricultural production at Old Dongola, Northern Sudan (14th–18th centuries CE)

In this paper, we present an archaeobotanical study from Old Dongola, northern Sudan, examining agricultural dynamics and subsistence strategies from the Late Christian to the Islamic period. Old Dongola, established…

Oct 29, 2026

This man defied Britain, France and Israel – and his legacy still animates Africa

Gamal Abdel Nasser proved that true independence is won through active solidarity Read Full Article at RT.com

Oct 29, 2026

Long War without End: A Quarter-Century since the War on Terror

The 11th of September, 2026, marks a quarter-century since the “9/11” attacks that killed three thousand Americans and set into motion a generation of the “Global War on Terror”.  The…

Oct 29, 2026

Jimmy Kimmel calls Trump a 'petty little b***h' in foul monologue about president's Nobel Peace Prize tantrum

Kimmel, 58, first played a clip of Trump blaming Norway and 'those people that made such a disgraceful and embarrassing decision' toward the start of his monologue Monday.

Oct 29, 2026