☢️ Russian diplomats and senior military officials are sounding the alarm about Kiev's possible preparations to stage a false flag attack involving the detonation of a dirty bomb on its own territory to accuse Russia of nuclear terrorism. What are dirty bombs? How do they differ from nuclear weapons? Why are they so dangerous? Check out this Sputnik explainer to find out.

❗️Jeremy Hunt MP has been reappointed Chancellor of the Exchequer – Downing Street

🎥 “Merci beaucoup, my dear Putin”: moment Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo thanks Vladimir Putin in Russian

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❗️Latest on Downing Street appointments:

▪️Dominic Raab as Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice.
▪️Simon Hart as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip).
▪️James Cleverly as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.
▪️Ben Wallace as Secretary of State for Defence.
▪️Nadhim Zahawi as Minister without Portfolio.
▪️Oliver Dowden as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
▪️Suella Braverman as Secretary of State for the Home Department.
▪️Grant Shapps as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
▪️Penny Mordaunt as Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons.
▪️Gillian Keegan as Secretary of State for Education.
▪️Mel Stride as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
▪️Thérèse Coffey as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
▪️Steve Barclay as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
▪️Michael Gove as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations.
▪️Kemi Badenoch as Secretary of State for International Trade, President of the Board of Trade and Minister for Women and Equalities.
▪️Michelle Donelan as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
▪️Chris Heaton-Harris as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
▪️Alister Jack as Secretary of State for Scotland.
▪️David TC Davies as Secretary of State for Wales.
▪️Lord True CBE as Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords.
▪️Victoria Prentis as Attorney General.
▪️Jeremy Quin as Paymaster General, and Minister for the Cabinet Office.
▪️Mark Harper as Secretary of State for Transport.
▪️John Glen as Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
▪️Johnny Mercer as a Minister of State (Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) in the Cabinet Office.

⚡️ 6.5-magnitude quake hits northern Philippines – USGS

🐧 The US has designated the emperor penguin as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, federal officials announced.

With Antarctic sea ice slowly disappearing and breaking apart, emperor penguins are gradually losing the ground which is necessary for breeding, raising chicks, and escaping predators. Some experts even claim that 9% of the world’s emperor penguin population will disappear by 2100.

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⚡️Russia has expanded the list of EU personae non grata in response to Brussels’ unfriendly actions - Russian Foreign Ministry

💬 “When global leaders called at the UN for peace in Ukraine, they were not just addressing it to Russia and Ukraine. They were addressing it to the United States and to the Western European countries that are part of this, [they are] absolutely up to their necks in that crisis. And this is the multipolar world starting to emerge. And the United States is no longer a champion of international law. It is no longer has the power to, you know, to a carrot and stick its way to indisputable influence on every country in the world. It is the rest of the world is coming of age. The colonial era is gone and the neo colonial era is going,” says Nicolas Davies, an independent journalist and researcher with CODEPINK, the author of Blood on Our Hands, the American Invasion and Destruction of Iraq.

🎧 Listen to more of Nicolas Davies's analysis on our podcast.

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⚡️US Congressional Progressive Caucus withdraws its letter asking Biden administration to seek peace talks with Russia on Ukraine - statement

❗️Russia believes the danger of Kiev using a “dirty bomb” is high, Ukraine has the capability to manufacture one – Russia’s representative to the UN

❗️Russia requests UNSC meeting on biolabs in Ukraine for Thursday - Russia’s representative to the UN

🍕 Widely present on the international scene, Dodo Pizza, the largest pizza chain in Russia and one of Europe's fastest-growing restaurant chains, focused in 2022 on gaining a foothold in Africa, particularly in Nigeria.

While calling the Nigerian market "fairly young, with a limited delivery system," Dodo Pizza pointed out that Nigeria surpassed South Africa in terms of GDP in 2014.

In an interview with Sputnik, representatives of the company noted the potential of this market and highlighted the specifics of the business on the continent.

❗️ Russia has no plans to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine – Russian ambassador to US

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◾️The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging the tech giant is purposely diverting its emails to users' spam folders.

"Google has relegated millions of RNC emails en masse to potential donors' and supporters' spam folders during pivotal points in election fundraising and community building," the RNC said in the lawsuit.

Google rejects the claims, and its spokesperson, Jose Castaneda, said, "As we have repeatedly said, we simply don't filter emails based on political affiliation. Gmail's spam filters reflect users' actions." The RNC has claimed that for most of the month, almost all of its emails were sent to users' inboxes, adding that at the end of the month's important fundraising period, nearly all of their emails were forwarded to spam folders.

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📊Google-parent Alphabet Inc missed market estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday as advertisers cut back on their spending in the face of an economic slowdown.

Google’s total advertising sales improved to $54.5 billion from $53.13 billion a year ago but badly missed analysts’ average expectations of $56.58 billion. The search was $39.5 billion, compared with $37.93 billion last year. YouTube ad sales slipped to $7.07 billion from $7.21 billion a year ago.

“When Google stumbles, it’s a bad omen for digital advertising at large,” Insider Intelligence analyst Evelyn Mitchell said. “Not only did Google miss analyst expectations for topline revenue, but YouTube ad revenues also shrank for the first time since Google started reporting YouTube earnings separately in Q4 2019, due largely to persistent competition in streaming and a short video.”

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🎙Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders is heading to Oregon this week as part of a nationwide "Get Out The Vote" tour.

The Vermont senator will speak alongside Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Earl Blumenauer in Portland on Thursday afternoon. According to The New York Times, Sanders will also campaign for Congressional candidate Val Hoyle in Eugene.

He will continue on an 8-day tour of several states as he continues to push support for Democratic candidates ahead of the midterm elections. This comes amid several other big names stumping for candidates in Oregon. President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren both visited Portland in support of Democratic governor candidate Tina Kotek, who also got a tweet of support from former President Barack Obama.

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🎃🎃Halloween is just days away, and with pandemic restrictions in the past, people are embracing the spooky spirit this Halloween. The National Retail Federation reports that 69% of consumers plan to celebrate Halloween this year – a huge increase from 2020, when only 58% of Americans celebrated.

But will creeping prices curb holiday spending? Not at all, according to the NRF. The NRF expects Americans to spend a record-breaking $10.6 billion this year, almost $2 billion more than they spent pre-pandemic.

"People are spending, and there's a return to this pre-pandemic, getting together and handing out candy. Ultimately consumers are going to spend about $100,” said Johnson & Wales marketing Professor Kristen Regine. That's a big increase in cash spent since everything from candy to costumes costs substantially more. But that's not to say consumers aren't reacting.

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🖥Microsoft on Tuesday reported a 14% drop in profit for the July-September quarter compared to last year, reflecting a weak market for personal computers affecting its Windows business.

Microsoft’s computing business, centered on its Windows software, was widely expected to take a hit given economic uncertainties such as inflation. In addition, many consumers bought new devices during the pandemic, helping crimp demand.

Worldwide shipments of personal computers declined almost 20% in the quarter from last year, according to market research firm Gartner, which said it was the steepest decline since it began tracking the PC market in the mid-1990s. A disappointing back-to-school sales season for new computers also contributed to a fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year decline, Gartner said.

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🇧🇷🗳A new survey by the Institute of Social, Political and Economic Research of Brazil (Ipespe) indicated this Tuesday that the candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remains the favorite for the second presidential round on October 30, with 53 percent of valid votes.

The Ipespe survey indicates that Lula would win the ballot against current president Jair Bolsonaro, who would obtain 47 percent of the valid votes, which exclude blank, null and undecided votes.

Regarding the total votes, the research specifies that the leader of the Workers' Party (PT) would take the victory with 50 percent support, while Bolsonaro would reach 44 percent. In addition, blank and invalid votes accounted for 4 percent, followed by 2 percent for undecided votes.

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🇳🇬The National Emergency Agency (NEMA) of Nigeria reported on Tuesday that at least 612 people died due to floods caused by severe rainfall.

The agency specified that more than 3,219,000 people weed affected, 1,427,000 were displaced, 181,600 homes were affected, and 123,807 were destroyed due to the most devastating floods in a decade.

Similarly, Nema reported that almost 400,000 hectares of crops had been damaged, threatening the already deteriorated food situation in the African nation. International sources assure that the most recent floods with historical records are due to the effects of climate change, which is causing the development of the environmental crisis.

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