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Zoom Earth @zoom.earth · 18h

Sunrise over Category 4 Major Hurricane #Melissa, 115 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica.

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 6h

Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes meeting.

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US and China say a trade deal is drawing closer as Trump and Xi ready for a high-stakes meeting

Thailand and Cambodia have signed an expanded ceasefire agreement during a ceremony attended by President Donald Trump.

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 6h

US And China Says That A Trade Deal Is Closer

A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world’s two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 6h

Nearly nine million Ivorians were eligible to vote, with the election marked by a divided opposition further hobbled by the barring of two leading candidates.

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Former commerce minister Billon concedes defeat to Ouattara in Ivory Coast election

Former Ivory Coast commerce minister Jean-Louis Billon on Sunday conceded defeat to incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the presidential election, he said in a statement, as partial results showed Ouattara...

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Ouattara, 83, has led the world’s top cocoa producer since 2011, when the country began reasserting itself as a west African economic powerhouse.

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 6h

Ouattara Set For Fourth Term As Ivory Coast Awaits Election Results

Ivorians waited for results on Sunday after voting for a new president ended the day before, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara likely to win a fourth term.

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Weather Fanatic @weatherfanlin.bsky.social · 6h

1-3.5'+ rain possible in S #Haiti #Jamaica SW #DominicanRepublic E #Cuba SE #Bahamas
8-12”+ #TurksandCaicos
LETHAL #flooding/ #Mudslides likely to occur
#Wxx #Wxtwitter #tropicswx #Blueskywx #hurricaneseason #Melissa #Hurricane #Hurricaneseason2025 #HurricaneMelissa

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 6h

A phreatomagmatic eruption occurs when magma interacts with water, resulting in explosive events that produce a mixture of steam, ash, and fragmented volcanic materials.

Source: newsinfo.inquirer.net/2130132/taal...

Taal Volcano logs 3 minor eruptions on Sunday morning — Phivolcs

A minor phreatomagmatic eruption is seen at Taal Volcano on Sunday morning. — Screengrab from Phivolcs timelapse video MANILA, Philippines — Taal Volcano recorded three minor eruptions at its main

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 6h

The volcano also logged a phreatomagmatic eruption that lasted for three minutes on Saturday, October 25, and a phreatomagmatic eruption that lasted for one minute on October 20.

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Shortly after, another minor phreatomagmatic eruption occurred from 8:20 a.m. to 8:24 a.m., generating plumes that soared 2,100 meters above the crater.

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 6h

At 2:55 a.m. a minor phreatic eruption occurred, lasting only one minute, Phivolcs said.

Then, from 8:13 a.m to 8:15 a.m., a minor phreatomagmatic eruption produced plumes that rose to 1,200 meters above the main crater.

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 6h

Philippines: Taal Volcano Erupts, Spewing Ash And Steam

Taal Volcano recorded three minor eruptions at its main crater on Sunday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 6h

Analysts said ahead of the election that winning more than 35% of the total vote would be positive for Milei's administration, as that would likely give his party and its allies enough seats in the legislature to prevent opponents from overriding presidential vetoes.

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Milei's party wins victory in Argentina midterm vote, media reports

The party of Argentina's President Javier Milei's has achieved a victory in Sunday's midterm election, local media reported, virtually tying with the Peronist opposition in the key Buenos Aires provin...

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 6h

Milei's Party Wins Victory In Argentina Midterm Vote, Media Reports

The party of Argentina's President Javier Milei's has achieved a victory in Sunday's midterm election, local media reported, virtually tying with the Peronist opposition in the key Buenos Aires province.

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raising the potential for tighter global supplies.

Source: www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-pr...

Oil prices jumped this week — and now U.S. consumers may be the ones to feel the pain from Trump’s Russia sanctions

The U.S.’s decision was surprising given Trump’s “longstanding focus on bringing down energy prices,” one analyst noted.

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 6h

Oil Prices Had Their Biggest Weekly Jump Since June

Oil prices this past week marked their biggest weekly gain since June, as new U.S. sanctions on Russia’s two largest crude producers triggered the rally —

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 18h

The federal government spent $7.010 trillion in fiscal year 2025.

That’s a 3.9% increase from $6.746 trillion spent in FY2024.

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Weather Fanatic @weatherfanlin.bsky.social · 7h

#Sonia has peaked at 50mph #TropicalStorm now down to 45mph and will stay away from land as it weakens terminally and dissipates
#Wxx #Wxtwitter #Hurricaneseason #hurricaneseason2025 #BlueSkyWx #TropicsWx #TropicalStormSonia

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Reuters @reuters.com · 7h

UK manufacturers invest at slowest pace since 2017, report says reut.rs/47uTwRH

UK manufacturers invest at slowest pace since 2017, report says

British manufacturers are investing the least in new equipment relative to their sales since 2017, according to a report from trade body Make UK, which urged the government to streamline tax incentives in next month's annual budget.

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 6h

which has resisted Western pressure for a ceasefire in Ukraine and strongly warned the U.S. and other NATO allies against sanctioning strikes deep inside Russia with longer-range Western weapons.

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Russia Fires Unlimited-Range Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Sunday that Russia had completed final tests of the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile. Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov reported that the ...

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 6h

The announcement, which followed years of tests of the Burevestnik missile, comes as part of nuclear messaging from the Kremlin,

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Russia Has Tested A New Nuclear-Capable Missile, Putin And Top General Say

Russia tested a new nuclear-capable and powered cruise missile fit to confound existing defenses, inching closer to deploying it to its military, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks released on Sunday.

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 7h

The signings mark the debut of the iconic Waldorf Astoria brand in Oman and underscore Hilton’s plans to diversify its portfolio and deliver trusted hospitality to emerging and established destinations across the region.

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Hilton Set to Double Its Presence in Oman with Trio Signing

Hilton today announced the signing of an agreement with The Zubair Corporation to open three hotels in Muscat under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and DoubleTree by Hil...

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 7h

Hilton Set To It’s Presence In Oman

Today announced the signing of an agreement with The Zubair Corporation to open three hotels in Muscat under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and DoubleTree by Hilton brands – doubling its footprint in the Sultanate.

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DkwhattoPoly @dkwhattopoly.bsky.social · 7h

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