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After a three-day Xi–Trump summit in Washington, China and the United States agreed to set up a communication mechanism for AI-related incidents, with an AI-specific dialogue scheduled for November, and to accelerate work on military crisis communications.
Source: PBS News / Associated Press
Read the original story →As every river in Odisha swelled after days of heavy rain, the state government evacuated more than 70,000 people from low-lying areas and housed them in 395 relief camps on Saturday.
Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Read the original story →Bangladesh launched a nationwide catch-up measles-rubella campaign on Saturday targeting about 3.4 million unvaccinated children aged 6–59 months, running until October 31, after its main 2026 campaign had vaccinated about 19.8 million children by September 24.
Source: The Daily Star
Read the original story →The Central Bank of Nigeria's Monetary Policy Committee cut the Monetary Policy Rate by 350 basis points, from 26.5% to 23%, at its September meeting as inflation eased; financial markets reacted positively.
Source: The Nation (Nigeria)
Read the original story →Maldives Health Minister Geela Ali said the country currently has no active measles cases after an outbreak that began in May and caused 282 infections; more than 16,000 people were vaccinated in the latest campaign.
Source: PSM News (Maldives)
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