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[October 21st] Power outage in world’s 23rd tallest building in Malaysia forces workers to descend 106 floors by foot

The blackout on Oct. 15 affected several areas in Klang Valley, including Kuala Lumpur and nearby cities. National utility company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) said the incident was caused by a lightning strike at a coastal power plant in Melaka City. Videos circulating on social media showed staff coming down the country’s fourth tallest building …

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[October 20th] Pope denounces use of hunger as weapon of war as he urges world leaders ‘not to look the other way

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced the use of hunger as a weapon of war as he urged world leaders to act responsibly and focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery. During an address on World Food Day at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, Leo urged the international …

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[October 19th] Meta to shut down Messenger desktop app

Meta will discontinue its standalone Messenger applications for macOS and Windows from Dec. 15, urging users to uninstall them as soon as possible. “If you’re using the Messenger desktop apps, you’ll get an in-app notification once the deprecation process begins,” a notice on Messenger’s help page states. “You will have 60 days to use the …

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[October 18th] Vietnam Airlines demands gradual switch to new Long Thanh airport on aircraft shortage

Vietnam Airlines has sought flexibility in shifting to Long Thanh International Airport, claiming it otherwise will need five additional aircraft to maintain its current schedule. It sought this in a communication sent recently to the Ministry of Construction and other agencies on the division of operations between Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport …

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