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* ... that the lyric video for '''[[Making the Bed|an Olivia Rodrigo song]]''' included a teaser that she would [[Guts World Tour|tour in support of her album ''Guts'']]{{-?}}
* ... that Milan A. P. Harminc, the consul-general of the Slovak Republic in London, broke with his government at the outbreak of World War II and sided with the Allies?
* ... that '''[[Milan A. P. Harminc|Milan A. P. Harminc]]''', the consul-general of the [[Slovak Republic (1939–1945)|Slovak Republic]] in London, broke with his government at the outbreak of World War II and sided with the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]]?
* ... that '''[[1939 New York World's Fair pavilions and attractions|attractions at the 1939 World's Fair]]''' included a roller coaster, a ski slope, and scantily clad women?
* ... that during the Tunisian campaign in World War II, crews carried an AMES Type 6 radar set across a swamp to allow them to spy on Luftwaffe aircraft running supplies into Tunis?
* ... that during the [[Tunisian campaign]] in World War II, crews carried an '''[[AMES Type 6|AMES Type 6]]''' radar set across a swamp to allow them to spy on ''Luftwaffe'' aircraft running supplies into [[Tunis]]?
* ... that the 2003 graphic novel '''''[[The Life Eaters]]''''', presenting an [[Occultism in Nazism|occult-driven]], [[hypothetical Axis victory in World War II]], has been discussed in the context of its portrayal of [[The Holocaust]]?
:The [[World Food Programme]] says that millions of people in [[southern Africa]]n countries are facing a food crisis, with more than 21 million children currently [[malnutrition|malnourished]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/millions-southern-africa-facing-worst-food-crisis-decades-warns-wfp-2024-10-15/ (Reuters)]
The World Bank approves a new financial intermediary fund consisting of grants from the United States, Japan, Canada, and other countries coupled with interest from frozen Russian assets to give to Ukraine as part of a $50 billion loan. (Reuters)
:The [[World Bank]] approves a new financial intermediary fund consisting of grants from the [[United States]], [[Japan]], [[Canada]], and other countries coupled with interest from frozen [[Russia|Russian]] assets to give to [[Ukraine]] as part of a [[USD|$]]50 billion loan. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/world-bank-board-approves-new-ukraine-fund-with-money-us-japan-canada-sources-2024-10-10/ (Reuters)]
:In its annual [[Living Planet Index|Living Planet report]], the [[World Wildlife Fund]] estimates that [[wildlife|wild]] populations of animal species have [[decline in wild mammal populations|decreased]] over 70% since 1970, with some [[High-Biodiversity Wilderness Area|high-biodiversity]] areas seeing up to 95% declines. [https://www.dw.com/en/wwf-wildlife-populations-have-plummeted-by-73-since-1970/a-70453189 (DW)]
5 October 2024 –
Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui runs aground off the coast of Samoa before catching fire and later capsizing. All 75 crew members are evacuated onto lifeboats and rescued. It is the first loss of a New Zealand naval ship at sea since World War II. (BBC News)
:[[Royal New Zealand Navy]] vessel [[HMNZS Manawanui (2019)|HMNZS ''Manawanui'']] runs aground off the coast of [[Samoa]] before catching fire and later capsizing. All 75 crew members are evacuated onto lifeboats and rescued. It is the first loss of a New Zealand naval ship at sea since [[World War II]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced0wlqnvlno (BBC News)]
:An [[unexploded ordnance]] from [[World War II]] detonates under a [[taxiway]] at [[Miyazaki Airport]] in [[Miyazaki (city)|Miyazaki]], [[Japan]], causing more than 80 flights to be cancelled. [https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20241002/k10014598271000.html (NHK)] [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/02/buried-us-second-world-war-bomb-explodes-at-japanese-miyazaki-airport (''The Guardian'')]
:The [[World Health Organization]] announces that nearly 30,000 suspected [[mpox]] cases have been reported in [[Africa]] so far this year, primarily in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], as the death toll from mpox surpasses 800 people. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/almost-30000-suspected-mpox-cases-africa-this-year-who-says-2024-09-23/ (Reuters)]
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