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1. This one chart tells you everything you need to know about Exxon, Chevron and BP’s forecasting-beating earnings MarketWatch · 30 Oct 2026

   One slide in ExxonMobil’s investor presentation after its third-quarter earnings explains the financial situation for the integrated oil giants very neatly.

2. Paws off! Shah Alam High Court rules condo management cannot impose blanket pet bans Malay Mail · 30 Oct 2026

   SHAH ALAM, Oct 30 — The High Court here today ruled that a joint management body (JMB) cannot impose a blanket ban on keeping pets in private residential units through its house rules. In a statement, lawyers Rajesh Nagarajan and Sachpreetraj Singh Sohanpal, who represented former national hurdler…

3. Ubisoft says no more Assassin’s Creed remakes are planned, as it gives updates on Invictus and Hexe VGC · 30 Oct 2026

   Black Flag Resynced will be the only remade Assassin's Creed for now… Source

4. Scroll Details Permissioned AI Network Plan and Ethereum Token Migration The Defiant · 30 Oct 2026

   The broader transition targets Q2 2027, while users will need separate plans for DeFi positions and other assets.... Read the full story at The Defiant

5. Russell Brand found monogamy 'difficult', wife tells UK rape trial Express Tribune · 30 Oct 2026

   The wife of British comedian and actor Russell Brand testified on Thursday at his trial for rape and sexual assault, saying he had found monogamy "difficult" but became an "amazing" husband. Brand's trial in London on seven counts of rape, sexual assault and attempted indecent assault, is now in the…

6. Fire destroys 35 shops at furniture market in Karachi Express Tribune · 30 Oct 2026

   A fire that broke out at a furniture market near Kamran Chowrangi in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar was brought under control after a firefighting operation, destroying around 35 shops and 10 to 12 shanties, along with the goods stored inside them. No casualties were reported. The fire also spread to…

7. 15 Totally Unexpected Finds from the Flea Markets of America Den of Geek · 30 Oct 2026

   You can walk into a flea market looking for a perfectly normal piece of furniture and come home with a three-foot cat statue. That’s the trouble with browsing tables full of other people’s discarded treasures. There are objects nobody can identify, decorations that probably seemed like excellent…

8. A statement from from Meduza’s editorial team and fellow journalists in support of Novaya Gazeta Meduza · 30 Oct 2026

   Novaya Gazeta has announced it is shutting down. We never thought we would have to write these words — and yet that’s the reality. The story of the most important independent news outlet in modern Russia has come to an end. Novaya was a unique newspaper from its founding to its final day. No other…

9. Binance arranges $6.34 billion to cover losses from record crypto hack CoinDesk · 30 Oct 2026

   Binance said it reserved its own funds to cover the $6.3 billion hack, including freezes of roughly $3 billion in stolen assets.

10. Type 2 diabetes breakthrough as 54% achieve remission in just 6 months ScienceDaily · 30 Oct 2026

    A promising new study suggests that more than half of younger adults with type 2 diabetes could achieve remission in just six months through a combination of a low-calorie diet and structured exercise. Researchers found that 54% of participants under age 45 who followed an intensive diet and…