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Shark kills woman swimming off popular beach in South Africa

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A woman died after being mauled by a shark while swimming off a popular beach on South Africa's southeastern coast on Tuesday, witnesses and authorities said.

Fatal shark attacks are uncommon worldwide but South Africa has a history of deadly encounters along its long coastline.

Tuesday's attack was at Orient Beach in KuGompo City, previously known as East London.

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USThe Guardian

Downtown datacenter? AI plan floated for boarded-up San Francisco mall

Developers propose turning San Francisco Centre into not a server-based facility but a ‘community-based AI exhibit’ Downtown San Francisco has shown signs of revival since being battered by the Covid pandemic, which led to what many called a “doom loop” of vacant buildings, a worsening homelessness crisis, and dwindling public transit. But one highly visible reminder of the city’s struggle to recover remains: the San Francisco Centre mall, which sits at the heart of these urban renewal efforts and has been conspicuously boarded up since January of this…

USFrance 24

France imposes curfews after weekend violence, but is it too much or too little?

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, October 20: We look at reactions from the French press after President Emmanuel Macron's government announces a curfew in parts of the country. Is it too much or not enough? We also look at what the foreign press from Britain, Germany and the US are saying about the weekend's violence. Meanwhile, the Italian press react to violent looting and destruction of property in Italy as the government there mulls sending in 500 armed troops.