Lebanese civilians flee to Cyprus amid escalating conflict, seeking peace (Al Jazeera)***EU prepares new Russia sanctions to address hybrid threats from Moscow (RBC Ukraine)***UK and China in talks to resume high-level economic discussions after five-year hiatus (Reuters)***Japanese rescuers airlift sick Chinese crew member in need of urgent attention from Chinese research vessel sailing in Japanese waters (Newsflare)***UK: Upcoming Arctic blast to bring -5ºC temperatures to northern regions on Wed, Oct 16, 2024, with frost expected (Daily Express)***Brazil’s Solimoes River drops to record low in severe drought, stranding Amazon villages without food, water, transport (Reuters)***Rwanda restricts funeral sizes for victims of Marburg virus in effort to curb outbreak; eight deaths reported so far (BBC)***US doctors warn early-onset colon cancer rising at “double speed” in young women compared to older age groups (Daily Mail)***US: Breast cancer diagnoses spike among women under 50, despite declining death rates from the condition (Fox News)***Landmark report links 40% of cancer cases to modifiable risk factors, including alcohol consumption (The Conversation)***Study: Intermittent fasting [eating all your meals and snacks in an 8-10 hour window each day] can help improve blood sugar control and fat loss (INSIDER)***Research reveals vitamin D supplementation significantly improves cardiometabolic health, especially in non-Westerners, those aged 50 or older, and other specific populations (SciTechDaily)***Mass drought-fueled wildfires are taking Amazon Rainforest closer to “point of no return,” expert warns (AFP)***Swiss glaciers shrinking again, compounding climate change impact after devastating two-year run (AP)***Climate change intensifies monsoons, storms, and El Niño Southern Oscillation [ENSO] events, threatening global regions (Frontiers)***A thousand lives lost, and millions disrupted, by flooding in Western Africa; the city of Maiduguri [Nigeria], previously struck by drought, is now inundated by climate change-driven rains (Inside Climate News)***Californian [US] nonprofit Food Forward rescues surplus produce to fight hunger and reduce food waste (Reasons To Be Cheerful)***Barcelona [Spain] is turning subway trains into energy generators through regenerative braking technology that can power trains, stations, and electric vehicles (Reasons To Be Cheerful)***Astonishing nano-scale video captures hydrogen and oxygen forming water bubble atop rare metal palladium, shedding light on hundred-year-old mystery reaction (IFLScience)***Dogs can better understand you if you slow down your speech, study finds (The Independent)***Noble-hearted quote of the day: “Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” – Voltaire [vegetarian] (Goodreads)***For more relevant news from around our planet, please visit SupremeMasterTV.com/NWN