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1. Barnes unmoved by career-high 41 points Global News · 31 Oct 2026

   Does Scottie Barnes care about setting personal records or reaching milestones? Well, it depends on the time of year.

2. White Dwarfs Aren’t Just White. Scientists Discover Dying Stars Turning Pink and Green Wired · 31 Oct 2026

   Astronomers find that a white dwarf’s density and the kind of material it absorbed from its surroundings can produce a rainbow of shades in the star’s atmosphere.

3. Three or four checks, then one big raid: How a Puchong chicken warehouse that flouted halal rules ran for 20 years Malay Mail · 31 Oct 2026

   KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — A chicken slaughtering and processing warehouse in Puchong, raided under Ops Taring Chiller yesterday, is believed to have operated for 20 years. Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department Wildlife Crime Bureau/Special Intelligence and Investigation (WCB/PSK)…

4. Rugby League World Cup LIVE: Kangaroos look to rack up big score against Cook Islands Nine · 31 Oct 2026

   Reece Walsh, Isaah Yeo, Liam Martin and Ethan Strange return as Australia meets the Cook Islands in Townsville. Follow the action live.

5. Driver leads police on three-hour pursuit Nine · 31 Oct 2026

   A three-hour pursuit across Logan, Ipswich, and Brisbane ended dramatically when an alleged stolen car’s tyres were spiked.

6. Too soon to count? PSD hasn’t measured Waze ban compliance yet Malay Mail · 31 Oct 2026

   KAMPAR, Oct 31 — The Public Service Department (JPA) is confident that civil servants will fully comply with the ban on the use of the Waze navigation application. Director-General of Public Service (KPPA) Tan Sri Dr Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz said the compliance rate among civil servants had yet…

7. Major anti-government protests sweep across Italy Al-Masry Al-Youm · 31 Oct 2026

   Farmers dumped manure on the streets of Turin on Friday as mass demonstrations unfurled across more than 50 cities in Italy. Fired up by a wave of similar protests elsewhere in Europe, tens of thousands of Italians took to the streets to protest soaring living costs and the poor state of public…

8. Lagos teacher emerges Maltina Teacher of the Year, wins N10m, car Punch · 31 Oct 2026

   A Lagos teacher, Adeyemo Busayo, has emerged as the winner of the 2026 Maltina Teacher of the Year competition, securing a N10m cash prize and a new car. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-teacher-emerges-maltina-teacher-of-the-year-wins-n10m-car/

9. How Hamzat stepped aside for me in 2018 — Sanwo-Olu Punch · 31 Oct 2026

   Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has recounted how his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, stepped aside for him to become governor in 2018 after party leaders inte Read More: https://punchng.com/how-hamzat-stepped-aside-for-me-in-2018-sanwo-olu/

10. Pink Film Veteran Zeze Takahisa Champions Original Stories at Tokyo Masterclass Variety · 31 Oct 2026

    The Tokyo International Film Festival’s Tokyo Talk program presented a masterclass with Zeze Takahisa, director of the festival’s opening film, “Sukiyaki.” Held before a full-house crowd at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, the talk focused on Zeze’s early “pink” (softcore porn) and indie films, followed by…