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Leaders quickly shelved the proposal after debate turned heated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Coissac said 150 of the people on the boat that sank off Djibouti had previously been turned back from Yemen but had attempted the crossing again.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Our measures for underlying economic growth have not turned decisively bearish yet, but that’s market pricing collectively suggesting that maybe at least at the margin growth is softening somewhat,” Rizzuto said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
"But when I turned 25, I realised that this is not how you're supposed to live your life."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
She turned me around to face a chart on the wall, her hand cold on my bare shoulder.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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