– India lifted an estimated 496 million people out of poverty between 2011 and 2023, according to the World Bank’s October 2026 Poverty and Equity Brief. The share of Indians living in extreme poverty fell from 27.1% to just 2.6%
– Cyclone Arnab made landfall in India’s Andhra Pradesh state early on Wednesday after authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people from the eastern coast. The India Meteorological Department classified Arnab as a very severe cyclonic storm, the third-highest category
– South Korea’s monthly exports reached a record $115.3 billion in October, up 93.7% from a year earlier, as semiconductor sales surged. Data released on Sunday by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources showed chip exports alone soaring 259%
– Kenya aims to raise its annual coffee output to 150,000 metric tonnes, with new climate-resilient varieties expected to play a central role. Production is projected at about 60,000 metric tonnes in the 2025/2026 season, well short of that target.
– Germany’s new electric vehicle registrations surged 58% to 604,000 in the first nine months of 2026, helping lift global battery-electric vehicle registrations to a record 11 million, according to PwC. Worldwide registrations rose 12% over the period, driven mainly
– Brent crude rose above $115 a barrel on Wednesday as traders reacted to reports of possible renewed US strikes on Iran. Brent futures climbed $1.48, or 1.3%, to $115.36 by 01:40 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose
– Microsoft is offering a voluntary exit package to about 27% of its workforce as it seeks to fund a costly AI infrastructure expansion while protecting capital efficiency. The offer, announced on Monday, applies to certain employees in the United
– South Korea’s current account surplus reached $116.63 billion in the second quarter, the second-largest among major economies after China, central bank data showed. The surplus was larger than those of Germany and Japan combined, Yonhap News Agency reported. China
Health
– The Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 5,340, with 10,351 confirmed cases recorded as of October 29, the country’s Ministry of Health said. In a statement published on its website, the ministry
– The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has passed 10,000 confirmed cases, government data showed on Tuesday. Health authorities are racing to slow the spread of the disease across several African countries. Nearly half of the
– Namibia’s Zambezi Region has recorded 33,944 malaria cases since January, according to health authorities. The region has also recorded 22 deaths from the disease this year. Muyako, Choi and Sesheke clinics are the main hotspots. Together, they accounted for
– The World Health Organization has called for stronger epidemiological surveillance after new Ebola clusters were detected in remote areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The agency warned that security and logistical challenges are limiting access to some