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2026.10.31 Lagos · Politics Lagos governorship hopeful Hamzat unveils 100-point manifesto: buses up to 4,000, Blue Line to Okokomaiko, pledges to be measured 2026.10.31 US Technology Amazon to sell Trainium AI chips outside AWS from late 2027, Jassy says, taking its custom silicon into the hardware market 2026.10.31 New Delhi · Public Safety New Delhi shoe factory fire kills 4, injures 2: six people pulled unconscious from the building as basement blaze filled upper floors with smoke 2026.10.31 Sydney · Policing Sydney gets a rifle-carrying police unit on Sunday: NSW Armed Response Command launches November 1, with Circular Quay among its first patrols 2026.10.31 US Technology Four AI giants back one opt-out signal: a single robots.txt rule to refuse AI training across OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic 2026.10.31 US Technology Google's orbiting TPU answers for the first time: Project Suncatcher satellite writes a haiku from space 2026.10.31 Hong Kong · Tourism Hong Kong wins exclusive Vinexpo Asia hosting for five years: annual editions from 2027 to 2031, first one next June 2026.10.31 Singapore · Energy Singapore clarifies: Indonesian piped gas is for domestic use only, a separate matter from the LNG resale claim 2026.10.31 Canada · Housing Canada adds $130 million for Inuit housing, bringing four treaty organizations to $327.8 million under the strategy 2026.10.31 London · Transport London Taxicard subsidised travel renewed for a year: ComCab wins £10 million contract to March 2028 2026.10.31 Paris · Transport Paris RER B strike cuts northern trains to two in three on Oct 31–Nov 1, with a change at Gare du Nord for CDG airport 2026.10.31 Washington · Transit Washington Halloween Air Force One flyover halts Reagan airport traffic, delays 202 flights 2026.10.31 Los Angeles · Municipal Los Angeles to repair and replace 60,000 street lights, with solar lights nearing 6,500 by year-end 2026.10.31 New York · Politics New York City Council holds hearing on creating a Department of Community Safety; sponsor cites 34 co-sponsors 2026.10.31 Ottawa · Science Ottawa transportation safety science facility advances as federal government commits about $404.9 million 2026.10.31 Montreal · Society Montreal North fire displaces seven families as third floor collapses; one firefighter treated for minor injuries 2026.10.31 Calgary · Economy Calgary announcement: Alberta cuts education property tax rate and freezes it for three years, starting with 2027 bills 2026.10.31 Toronto · Transit Toronto TTC Line 2 to close early tonight between St George and Broadview, shuttle buses to replace trains 2026.10.31 Vancouver · Economy Vancouver port expansion listed as project of national interest, Roberts Bank Terminal 2 to open by 2035 2026.10.31 International · Finance Binance hit by largest crypto theft on record: about $6.3 billion stolen, exchange sets aside $6.34 billion to cover losses, about $3 billion frozen

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