2026-10-23

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  1. On 22 October 2026 Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said seven oil tankers were struck in the Strait of Hormuz, the largest single-day toll for the waterway. The claim is unverified. A CENTCOM spokesperson said 95 percent of vessels get through. (Al Jazeera, 22 October 2026)

    source: al jazeera

  2. On 22 October 2026, at about 6 a.m., sunrise reached the inner sanctuary of Ramesses II’s Great Temple at Abu Simbel for 20 to 25 minutes. Egypt’s Cabinet Media Centre says it happens on 22 October and 22 February. (AP; Gulf News)

    source: ap source: gulf news

  3. On 22 October 2026 Finland granted Posiva an operating licence for the world’s first permanent repository for spent nuclear fuel, in 1.9-billion-year-old bedrock at Eurajoki. It has room for 6,500 tonnes. After about 100,000 years its radioactivity matches the original uranium ore. (France 24, 22 October 2026)

    source: france 24

  4. Bukangi, a dusky shark about 3 m long, lived for over a month in a canal in Busan. Officials guided it to open sea on 21 October 2026. More than 1.6 million people visited the waterfront park through 20 October. (Baird Maritime)

    source: baird maritime

  5. Almost all of Taiwan shut down on Friday 23 October 2026 as Typhoon Champi, about 320 km wide, sat about 220 km to the east. All 262 domestic and 717 international flights were cancelled. (ABC News, 23 October 2026)

    source: abc news

  6. On 21 October 2026 EA announced that BioWare is closing and that early development of the next Mass Effect is ending. (Know Your Meme, 21 October 2026)

    source: know your meme

  7. Yle’s Pentulive follows a Lagotto Romagnolo mother and her newborn puppies on a 24-hour webcam for eight weeks. Its editor said: “There’s a certain magic to it, something that people miss when this world is sometimes quite dark.” (The Guardian, 23 October 2026)

    source: the guardian

credits

Al Jazeera, AP, Gulf News, France 24, Baird Maritime, ABC News, Know Your Meme, The Guardian, USNO, NOAA SWPC, NASA JPL, USGS.

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