Microsoft ends support for Windows 10 a decade after its release, despite 41% of Windows users still running the system.
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CNET 
October 14
Science and technology
October 13
Armed conflicts and attacks
Hamas hands over the 20 remaining living Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, and Israel releases over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, including 250 people serving life sentences for convictions in attacks on Israelis, as part of the ceasefire agreement.
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AP
Under the terms of the ceasefire agreement, local authorities shut down aid distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which were the locations of shootings by the Israeli military that killed over 2,600 people seeking food aid.
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AP
Hamas returns the bodies of four of the 28 deceased Israeli hostages, partially violating a provision of the ceasefire agreement for all hostages to be returned in one day, though the agreement acknowledged the possible inability of Hamas to be able to locate all the bodies in the specified timeframe.
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Haaretz
Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina flees the country after losing the support of the armed forces. Rajoelina says he has not resigned and confirms a coup d'état is underway.
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Global Nation
Law and crime
Three faculty members are wounded in a stabbing attack at a private high school for neurodivergent children in Torrance, California, U.S. The suspected assailant, an ex-student, was arrested; he had left two bombs nearby, which were found to be inactive.
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MSN News
Business and economy
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt are jointly awarded this year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, with Mokyr awarded for "having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress", and Aghion and Howitt for "the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction".
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Nobel Prize
International relations
Heads of government of 30 countries and leaders of several major international organisations gather in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt to discuss the next steps in the implementation of the Gaza peace plan. It is expected that the focus will be on the future governance of the Gaza Strip, security, and humanitarian assistance.
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BBC News
The Dutch government invokes the Goods Availability Act to seize control of the Chinese-owned semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, which is headquartered in Nijmegen, Gelderland, amid concerns that the company's governance "could pose a risk to Dutch and European economic security".
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Financial Times
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif nominates United States president Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for a second time, citing his mediation of the Gaza peace plan. Sharif had previously nominated Trump in June for his role in mediating a ceasefire to the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict.
Source:
The Hill
Health and environment
Scientists at the University of Exeter in England report large-scale die-off of coral reefs, the first major tipping point in large changes in the climate system.
Source:
Nature
Sports
Cape Verde qualifies for the FIFA World Cup for first time in its history after defeating Eswatini 3–0 during CAF World Cup qualifiers.
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RFI
Politics and elections
Results from Saturday's election in Nauru show that incumbent president David Adeang has been re-elected to his seat, though the parliament must decide whether Adeang will continue to serve as president.
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RNZ
Disasters and accidents
At least 66 people are injured, including around 16 seriously, when two trains collide outside Jablonov nad Turňou, Slovakia.
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Reuters
Two people are killed and one is injured in a plane crash in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States.
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AP News
October 12
Politics and elections
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Reuters
Police clash with protestors in Quito, Ecuador, amid ongoing demonstrations against President Daniel Noboa over an increase in fuel price. Noboa has refused to negotiate with the Indigenous federation, which leads part of the protests against his government.
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AP
Patrick Herminie wins the presidential election in Seychelles by obtaining more than 52% of the votes, becoming the next President of Seychelles, defeating the incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan.
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Reuters
Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 23 Pakistani soldiers and nine Afghan soldiers are killed during the ongoing clashes at the border. Pakistan claims that it captured 19 Afghan border posts.
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Al Jazeera
Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina says that an attempted coup has been initiated after a group of the military joined protestors and exchanged gunfire with pro-government security forces, demanding Rajoelina to step down.
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AP
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BBC News
Palestinian journalist Saleh al-Jafarawi is shot and killed by Doghmush clan members amid shootouts with Hamas in Gaza City.
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TRT World
Law and crime
Four people are killed and at least 20 others are injured, including four critically, in a mass shooting at a crowded bar in Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, United States.
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CNN
Sports
In tennis, Monégasque player Valentin Vacherot, who was ranked 204th on the ATP rankings, defeats his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the Shanghai Masters final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, to become the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 winner in ATP history, and the first from Monaco.
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ATP Tour
Following his win at the Shanghai Masters, Vacherot moves to rank 40 and becomes the highest ranked Monégasque player in history, surpassing Jean-René Lisnard who ranked 106th in 2006.
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Olympics
In touring car racing, Grove Racing drivers Matthew Payne and Garth Tander win the 68th running of the Supercars Bathurst 1000.
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Supercars
Disasters and accidents
More than three people are reported missing and more at least 34 others are rescued when remenants of Typhoon Halong causes flooding in Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, Alaska, United States.
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ABC News
Forty-two people are killed and 49 others injured in a bus crash in Louis Trichardt, Limpopo, South Africa.
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AP
October 11
Armed conflicts and attacks
Following Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan in Kabul and Paktika on October 9th, the Afghan Armed Forces launches attacks on several border posts of Pakistan along the Durand Line and seizes several posts.
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The Guardian
Pakistan responds with retaliatory strikes, gunfire and ground raids on Afghan posts along the border.
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The Guardian
One person is killed, seven others are injured, dozens of bulldozers are destroyed, and a key route connecting Beirut to Lebanon's south is severed in Israeli attacls in Msayleh, An-Najjariyah, Lebanon.
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Naharnetnet
At least two people are killed and four others are injured, including one critically, in a Russian strike on a church in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
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Ukrainska Pravda
Law and crime
Six people are killed and 14 others are injured after an individual opens fire at the Leland High School homecoming gathering on a main street in Leland, Mississippi, United States. No suspect has been taken into custody.
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The Guardian
British musician Ian Watkins of the band Lostprophets is killed in HM Prison Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, where he was imprisoned for sexual crimes against children and animals. Two men are arrested on suspicion of the murder.
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BBC News
Politics and elections
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CNN
Sports
In tennis, world 206th-ranked Monégasque player Valentin Vacherot defeats Novak Djokovic in the Shanghai Masters semi-final, becoming the lowest-ranked finalist in Masters 1000 history and the first finalist ranked higher than 200th. He also becomes the first Monégasque to defeat a top 10 player and is set to play his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the final.
Source:
The Guardian