World News: 19 September 2022

Media praises PM Modi telling Putin it's not a time for war in Ukraine
"Modi rebukes Putin over war in Ukraine," The Washington Post reported in a headline. "In a stunning public rebuke, Modi told Putin: 'Today's era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this," the US daily reported.

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Uber hacker claims to have hacked Rockstar Games, releases GTA 6 videos
The hacker, using a handle of teapotuberhacker and posting to the GTAForums fan forum, claimed to have gained access to Rockstar Games' Slack server and also its team-working Confluence wiki.

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First public global database of fossil fuels launches
The Global Registry of Fossil Fuels includes data from over 50,000 oil, gas and coal fields in 89 countries. That covers 75% of global reserves, production and emissions, and is available for public use, a first for a collection of this size.

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Gaza farmer unearths Byzantine-era mosaic
Gaza is rich with antiquities, having been an important trading spot for civilisations dating as far back as the ancient Egyptians and the Philistines depicted in the Bible, through to the Roman empire and the crusades.

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EU proposes to suspend billions in funds to Hungary
If the majority of EU member states back the proposal, the move will affect Hungary's so-called cohesion funds, which are intended to help bring the economies and infrastructure of EU countries up to the bloc's standards.

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Fiona nears Dominican Republic after pounding Puerto Rico
Fiona hit Puerto Rico on the anniversary of Hurricane Hugo, which slammed into the island in 1989 as a Category 3 storm, and two days before the anniversary of 2017's devastating Hurricane Maria — from which the territory has yet to fully recover.

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