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Kemi Badenoch becomes new leader of UK's Conservative Party

On November 2, Kemi Badenoch was elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom, becoming the first Black leader of a major UK party and the fourth woman to lead the Tories.

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Russian court fines Google more money than the world's entire GDP

On October 30, a top Russian court fined American tech-giant Google for blocking Russian state media channels in YouTube. The amount of the fine was two undecillion rubles.

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Indian and Spanish leaders inaugurate India's first private military aircraft facility

On October 28, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez jointly inaugurated the C-295 military aircraft facility at Vadodara in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh dies, aged 84

On October 25, American musician and songwriter Phil Lesh died surrounded by loved ones. The former bassist and vocalist of rock band Grateful Dead was 84. His family announced his death via Instagram, with no cause given.

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Qantas Australian airline employees strike for better wages

On October 23, hundreds of unionized workers of an Australian airline, Qantas, went on strike. The Melbourne and Brisbane airports were affected as many engineers did not work for 24 hours.

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