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On Saturday, Albania's Interior Ministry blamed Iranian actors for a cyberattack on Friday evening which targeted the national police's computer systems. Albania reported a previous attack in July.

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Powerful earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea

On Sunday, September 11 at 9:46AM local time,(UTC+10), a powerful earthquake struck Papua New Guinea near Kainantu.

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Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster in Ohio, US permanently closed following serious accident

On Tuesday, September 6, Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio, United States announced that Top Thrill Dragster, the second tallest-roller coaster in the world, has permanently closed.

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Kenya's supreme court upholds election result

Kenya's supreme court on Monday upheld the August 9 election result won by William Ruto, ruling against his rival Raila Odinga and others who had alleged large-scale fraud had occurred during the vote.

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Pope Francis beatifies short-lived, 'smiling Pope' John Paul I

On Sunday, at a ceremony in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City before some 25,000 faithful, Pope Francis beatified his short-lived predecessor Pope John Paul I, who served for 33 days as head of the Roman Catholic Church in 1978.

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