Afunakwa's 1969 recording of the Rorogwela lullaby from Baegu in Solomon Islands was used in Deep Forest's 1990s hit Sweet Lullaby. Her family says she was paid $2 and wants compensation; the group says it is open to talks.
Defra and the Environment Agency reported on 2 October 2026 that most English reservoirs were notably or exceptionally low, with Ardingly at 23% and Wimbleball at 21% of capacity.
A NASA report published Aug. 3, 2026, described the 2026 LaACES campaign, in which nine Louisiana university teams and one high school team flew 11 payloads from the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas.
A police report finalised on 3 November 2026 identified an object found at a Port Moresby wharf as an undetonated 130mm Chinese Type 59 artillery projectile, while China's embassy described it as a shell-shaped wine bottle posing no danger.
The UK and Taiwan held their 28th annual Trade Talks in London and signed a new Science, Innovation and Technology Arrangement, alongside a Memorandum of Understanding between UK Export Finance and Taiwan EximBank. Taiwan was the UK's sixth-largest Asia-Pacific trading partner in 2025, with bilateral trade worth £8.9 billion.
An ABC report published on 31 October 2026 said videos appeared to show foreign-owned whale-watching firms in Tonga allowing tourists to touch and dive with humpback whales, despite regulations against both practices.
New Housing Benefit rules taking effect 5 October 2026 were reported to align earnings disregards with Universal Credit for more than 325,000 residents in supported housing and temporary accommodation in Great Britain.
The Transport Department said phased road closures in New Territories South, Kowloon West, West Kowloon Cultural District and Central Kowloon Bypass were planned for October 11, with 120 bus routes and seven minibus routes affected.
In an initial proof-of-concept test, scientists used continuous PUNCH imagery to predict a coronal mass ejection's near-Earth arrival to within 30 minutes, NASA reported on Aug. 4, 2026.
Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection on September 5, 2026 recorded three severe paediatric influenza infections in children with good past health, bringing the cumulative total to 16 since late June.
A nearly two-hour looping timelapse published August 5, 2026, shows a shadow-like spoke appearing and disappearing as Saturn's B ring rotates, according to NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
The Transport Department said on 7 October 2026 that seven franchised bus routes, six green minibus routes and five short-haul cross-boundary coach routes would serve the redeveloped Huanggang Port, with travellers urged to use other boundary points initially.
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