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Ynon Kreiz Set for More Than $46.5 Million in Pay as Paramount Co-CEO

Ynon Kreiz, the departing chief executive of Mattel and newly named co-CEO in Paramount’s evolving leadership structure, is set to receive a compensation package valued at more than $46.5 million, according to Variety. The figure underscores the scale of the bet Paramount is making on experienced turnaround leadership as it navigates a high-stakes media consolidation landscape. The package also highlights investor scrutiny around executive pay, especially when tied to major corporate restructurings and merger integration.

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World Politics & DiplomacyJust now (07:09 AM IST)

South Africa Moves to Clean Up High-Risk Areas After 12 Women Are Killed

South Africa has announced a cleanup operation in high-risk areas after the killings of 12 women triggered a wave of national outrage over the country’s entrenched epidemic of gender-based violence. The move comes under intense public pressure for authorities to show they can protect women in communities where crime, fear and impunity have long overlapped. The deaths have sharpened scrutiny of policing, prevention and the state’s broader failure to curb violence against women, a crisis that has become one of the country’s most politically charged domestic issues.

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World Politics & Diplomacy23 Oct 2026, 05:00 PM IST

Foreign National Beaten to Death by Mob in South Africa, Raising Alarm Over Vigilantism

A foreign national was beaten to death by a mob in South Africa, according to reporting by Al Jazeera, in a case that has intensified concern over vigilante violence and the vulnerability of migrants. The killing underscores long-running tensions around crime, policing, and xenophobia in a country where attacks on foreign nationals have periodically triggered national and regional alarm.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition15 Oct 2026, 07:27 PM IST

1938 Trawler Haul of “Blue Fish” Still Shapes Climate Science’s View of Deep Time

A 1938 trawler catch of a striking blue fish later identified as a coelacanth remains one of the most consequential accidental discoveries in modern biology. Long thought extinct for 65 million years, the fish forced scientists to rethink assumptions about survival, evolution, and the fragility of ocean ecosystems.

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World Politics & Diplomacy15 Oct 2026, 01:37 PM IST

Navi Pillay’s Nobel Debate Reopens Fault Lines Over Israel, Genocide Claims, and the Prize’s Credibility

A fresh wave of criticism over the Nobel Peace Prize has centered on former U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay, with detractors arguing that her work has legitimized allegations of genocide against Israel. The dispute has revived a broader argument over whether the Nobel committee is rewarding advocacy that some say crosses from human-rights scrutiny into political accusation.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition14 Oct 2026, 06:14 PM IST

The Blue Fish That Rewrote Science: A 1938 Trawler Haul and the Long Shadow of Extinction

A routine 1938 trawler catch of a striking blue fish upended one of science’s most enduring assumptions: that the species had vanished with the dinosaurs 65 million years earlier. The episode became a landmark in modern biology, showing how a single specimen can force a wholesale revision of evolutionary history and conservation thinking.

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Global Markets & Equities14 Oct 2026, 07:53 AM IST

Africa’s Energy Paradox Deepens as 560 Million Remain Off-Grid

Africa holds vast reserves of oil, gas, solar, wind and hydropower potential, yet roughly 560 million people across the continent still lack access to electricity. The gap underscores a structural market failure: abundant resources have not translated into reliable power, investment depth or broad-based industrial growth. For global markets, the mismatch presents both a long-term opportunity and a persistent risk tied to financing, governance and infrastructure execution.

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World Politics & Diplomacy12 Oct 2026, 06:28 AM IST

Nobel Laureate Calls U.S. Sanctions on ICC ‘Unacceptable’

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has condemned sweeping U.S. sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court, calling the measures “unacceptable” and “unheard of.” Her remarks sharpen criticism of Washington’s pressure campaign against the tribunal at a moment when the court is already confronting intense political resistance over its investigations.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition12 Oct 2026, 03:02 AM IST

African Antelopes Are Taking Root in New Mexico as Climate Pressures Reshape the Southwest

African antelopes are establishing a growing presence in New Mexico, a striking example of how climate stress, land use, and wildlife management are converging in the American Southwest. The trend is drawing attention because it raises a broader question: how far can non-native species expand as warming, drought, and habitat change redraw ecological boundaries?

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World Politics & Diplomacy11 Oct 2026, 11:57 PM IST

Nobel Laureate Navi Pillay Calls U.S. Sanctions on ICC 'Unacceptable'

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has condemned the Trump administration’s sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, calling the measures “unacceptable” and “unheard of” in the history of international justice. Her remarks sharpen criticism of Washington’s pressure campaign against the tribunal as it faces mounting political attacks over its investigations and arrest warrants.

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