Hurricane Oscar has left six people dead after hitting Cuba over the weekend* during a major power blackout as electricity was restored to most of the capital, according to authorities. 🇨🇺 🌀 *The lights went out for the Communist-run country's 10 million people on Friday* after the collapse of the nation's largest power plant crippled the whole grid. *By Monday afternoon, nearly 90% of customers in Havana -- home to some two million people -- had power again,* the capital's electricity company said in a report published by state-run news portal Cubadebate. *Many residents outside Havana, however, remained without electricity,* according to the authorities.

*One of the tightest US election races of modern times has entered its final two weeks,* with Republican Donald Trump making a pitch to Latino voters as Democratic rival Kamala Harris sits down for a national network interview. 🇺🇸 🗳️ *Both campaigns are pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into a last push* for any wavering, undecided voters who could tilt the balance in their favor, with polls consistently showing their candidates in a dead heat. *Whatever the outcome, Americans will make history on November 5* by electing either the first woman president of the world's leading superpower or the first convicted felon into the White House. *Recent polls appear to give Trump -- at 78 is the oldest nominee from a major party in US history -- a slight edge,* but all within the margin of error making them little comfort for an ex-president making his third straight White House run.

https://bbc.in/3YExGqd

*US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel to push for a ceasefire in Gaza* after his administration called for an end to the war in Lebanon _"as soon as possible"_. 🇮🇱 🇺🇸 🇵🇸 *It is his 11th trip to the Middle East since Hamas's attack on Israel more than a year ago* triggered the Gaza war, and his first since Israel's conflict with Hezbollah escalated last month. *He is due to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials,* as Israel weighs its response to Iran's October 1 missile attack. 🇱🇧 *In Lebanon, Israel hit an area of south Beirut housing the country's largest public health facility,* killing 13 people, according to the health ministry.

https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/metro/illegal-traffic-rule-enforcement-by-mushin-council-officials-frustrates-lagos-motorists/

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*A referendum on Moldova joining the EU is too close to call with almost all votes counted,* as pro-EU President Maia Sandu blamed _"criminal groups working together with foreign forces"_ -- a veiled reference to Russia -- for the outcome. 🇲🇩 🇪🇺 The close vote is a *setback for Sandu, who managed to top the first round of presidential elections* held at the same time on Sunday but will face a tough second round. 🗳️ *The referendum had been widely expected to pass in the country of 2.6 million* people which neighbours war-torn Ukraine. *Sandu had applied for Moldova to join the European Union* following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. With *more than 98% of votes counted, the "yes" vote was slightly ahead at 50.08%,* while the "no" camp -- which had been ahead -- stood at 49.92% early Monday.

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2024/11/10/new-terrorist-group-kills-15-in-fresh-attack-in-kebbi/

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