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1. Do Mexicans celebrate Halloween? It’s not what you’d expect Mexico News Daily · 31 Oct 2026

   Many Mexicans do in fact celebrate Halloween, writes Andrea Fischer, although such observations are not as common as those for Day of the Dead, nor as culturally important. Read the full article The post Do Mexicans celebrate Halloween? It’s not what you’d expect appeared first on Mexico News Daily

2. China narrows the path to elite official training scheme for citizens graduating overseas South China Morning Post · 31 Oct 2026

   China is further narrowing access to a key government recruitment programme for overseas-educated graduates, limiting their pathways into the country’s civil service and party-state system. More than a dozen provincial-level regions, including Beijing and Shanghai, opened applications for the 2027…

3. TVLine's Performer Of The Week: Justine Lupe TVLine · 31 Oct 2026

   Justine Lupe brought new vulnerability to Morgan as she laid her heart on the line on Nobody Wants This - see why she's TVLine's Performer of the Week.

4. As big bitcoin miners chase AI profits, individuals get another shot at the rewards CoinDesk · 31 Oct 2026

   Several companies offer access to bitcoin mining without the hassle of running equipment, but high costs and the 2028 reward halving make profits uncertain.

5. Microsoft really wants you to sell that Xbox you're not using Engadget · 31 Oct 2026

   Microsoft wants owners to trade in their unused Xbox Series X and S consoles. Here's what's behind the push, and what to know before you take the deal.

6. Why Toronto’s municipal election turnout beat the provincial average Global News · 31 Oct 2026

   Unofficial results collected by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario show 46 per cent of those eligible to vote in Toronto did so in this week's municipal election.

7. (LEAD) Up to 125,000 gather in Seoul's Hongdae area on Halloween; 30,000 in Itaewon: data Yonhap · 31 Oct 2026

   SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Up to 125,000 people gathered in the bustling Hongdae...

8. OPay withdraws planned $304m US IPO over foreign regulatory inquiry Premium Times · 31 Oct 2026

   OPay withdrew its planned US initial public offering later on Friday, but it did not identify the regulator or the nature of the inquiry. The post OPay withdraws planned $304m US IPO over foreign regulatory inquiry appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

9. A Sci-Fi Legend Played Abraham Lincoln In This Made-For-TV Civil War Movie TVLine · 31 Oct 2026

   From science fiction to American history, some actors can do it all. One of sci-fi's most iconic stars proved his range when he was cast as Abraham Lincoln.

10. Scientists finally discover how a common gut bacterium can trigger colon cancer ScienceDaily · 31 Oct 2026

    Scientists at Johns Hopkins have uncovered a crucial missing link between a common gut bacterium and colorectal cancer, solving a mystery that has puzzled researchers for nearly two decades. The bacterium, Bacteroides fragilis, produces a toxin that damages the colon’s protective lining, triggers…