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1. 4 Years Later, Captain Pike's Most Inspiring Star Trek Quote Is Still the Best Sci-Fi Line of the Decade Polygon · 8 Nov 2026

   For most of Star Trek's existence, Christopher Pike was little more than a footnote in franchise history. He was the captain of the Enterprise before James T. Kirk , a character whose greatest claim to fame was appearing in a rejected television pilot. Then Anson Mount came along and changed…

2. Asempa FM’s Philip Osei Bonsu, ‘O.B.,’ named 2026 GJA Journalist of the Year Multimedia Group · 8 Nov 2026

   Asempa FM’s Philip Osei Bonsu, popularly known as O.B., has been named the 2026 Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Journalist of the Year at the 30th GJA Media Awards in Accra. The award, the highest individual honour at the Association’s annual awards ceremony, recognises his contribution to…

3. FSSAI seizes 3,280 tonne food items, cancels 52 licences in nationwide inspection drive The Hindu · 8 Nov 2026

   The regulator said it inspected 56,431 food establishments during its nationwide enforcement drive between September 1 and November 5, and seized non-compliant food products, including paneer, ghee, milk and sweets

4. Paraguay’s prosecutors charge Santiago Peña and seek his pre-trial detention over the Ueno Bank collapse MercoPress · 8 Nov 2026

   Paraguayan prosecutors on Saturday charged former President Santiago Peña, removed from office by the Senate on Friday, and requested his pre-trial detention in the case over the collapse of Ueno Bank, which froze the savings of nearly three million customers. A judge must rule on the request.…

5. S. Koreans' daily energy intake drops 11 pct in 10 yrs Yonhap · 8 Nov 2026

   SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The average daily energy intake of South Koreans fell ...

6. Police round up nine suspects after 19-year-old killed in Sibu Malay Mail · 8 Nov 2026

   SIBU, Nov 8 — Police have detained nine individuals aged between 16 and 42 to assist in investigations into the murder of a 19-year-old who is believed to have been stabbed during a fight at a public park in Jalan Gambir here early yesterday. Sibu district police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang…

7. U.S. military disables cargo vessel attempting to breach Iran blockade Investing.com · 8 Nov 2026
8. Panic in bureaucracy, police and judiciary amid abrupt dismissals, political pressure Kathmandu Post · 8 Nov 2026

   Heavy-handed tactics, leadership purges, and talk of impeachment have deeply unsettled civil servants, law enforcement, and top judges.

9. Four Supreme Court nominees approved after scrutiny of judicial conduct and allegations Kathmandu Post · 8 Nov 2026

   Parliamentary hearings raised concerns over alleged judicial interference, middlemen and controversial rulings, while nominees defended their records and outlined plans for reform.

10. Building trust and confidence a must before going to India with a wish list, experts advise Nepali leadership Kathmandu Post · 8 Nov 2026

    With Prime Minister Shah prepared to visit New Delhi after two weeks, a former Indian diplomat says the mood in the Indian capital is positive.