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Digital·from Oct 12·upd. 41m ago
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Cyberattack heats fridges in hundreds of French supermarkets, forcing food disposal

Hackers remotely triggered forced defrosting of refrigeration systems in stores of several French chains overnight from Sunday to Monday, forcing the disposal of food worth millions of euros.

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Digital·3h ago
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EU warns online platforms against livestreaming US execution of Nidal Hasan

The European Union warned online platforms on Monday, 12 October, not to livestream the planned execution of former US Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan on 3 December, and said it has the legal basis to enforce its rules.

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Transport·2h ago
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High-speed line between Madrid and Barcelona halted after AVE train fire near Ricla, Zaragoza

An AVE train bound for Figueres caught fire near Ricla in Zaragoza province on Monday, 12 October, and its passengers were evacuated. Rail traffic between Madrid and Barcelona was cut in both directions, with the overhead power supply switched off.

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Transport·5h ago
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PKP Intercity to run 600 trains a day from 13 December under new timetable

From 13 December PKP Intercity will run 600 trains a day, rising to 622 in the summer period, with Warsaw and the Tricity served every half hour, minister Dariusz Klimczak announced on Monday, 12 October 2026.

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Digital·5h ago
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Albert Heijn and Delhaize hit by cyber incidents, apps and online orders down

Albert Heijn's app, website and loyalty savings stopped working on 12 October, and online orders cannot be delivered. Its sister brand Delhaize in Belgium reported an IT incident the same day, while stores in both countries remain open.

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Transport·5h ago
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Mitsotakis rides first rebuilt Line 1 train; 14 more due within a year

Kyriakos Mitsotakis rode the first of 14 rebuilt trains on Line 1 from Thiseio to Moschato on Monday, 12 October 2026, and called the line's current condition a very problematic state caused by extremely old trains.

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Transport·5h ago
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GDDKiA tenders design work for northeast Rzeszów bypass, bids open 18 November

The Rzeszów branch of GDDKiA has launched the tender for planning documents for a new road linking national roads 97 and 94, with bids opening on 18 November. The final route and its length will only be set once the design work is complete.

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Digital·from Oct 6·upd. 4d ago
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ASOS says hackers posing as a trusted contact stole customer names and contact details

Hackers impersonated a trusted contact to get into an ASOS employee account, then reached third-party platforms holding customer names and contact details. ASOS says no payment card data or passwords were accessed.

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Denmark reports national registry breach exposing records of 8.8 million people

Unauthorised actors compromised personal records belonging to 8.8 million people in Denmark by abusing credentials assigned to a private company. Digitalisation Minister Christina Egelund announced the breach of the Central Person Register on 5 October 2026.

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Transport·from Oct 5·upd. 6d ago
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Nigerian Air Force confirms 25 dead after ATR-42 transport plane crashes in Ondo State

A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 carrying military personnel and family members crashed near Igbokoda during a flight from Benin City to Lagos, leaving no survivors and prompting three days of national mourning.

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Transport·from Oct 10·upd. 2d ago
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Around 1,000 protesters march in Tarn against A69 motorway before opening

Opponents gathered near Cambounet-sur-le-Sor on Saturday, about 150 metres from the Castres-Toulouse road, which operator Atosca says will enter service in the first week of November.

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Transport·from Oct 3·upd. Oct 5
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Coast Guard suspends search for six on crashed medical aircraft off Massachusetts

The US Coast Guard has called off its 66-hour search for six people aboard a Latitude Air Ambulance jet that crashed off Nantucket Island during a flight from Bermuda to Boston.

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