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Australian approved-vehicle register entries reach 132,748 in August
Electric-vehicle entries rose 88.5% from a year earlier to 28,639.
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Italian retail sales rose 0.3% in August
Seasonally adjusted data published by Istat on 2 October show Italian retail sales value rose 0.3% and volume 0.1% in August from July. Year on year, value increased 0.5% while volume fell 1.0%.
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Kalinga chicken inventory falls 28% as farm mix shifts
The province’s chicken count fell from 306,148 to 221,481, as a decline on smallhold farms outweighed growth among semi-commercial farms.
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Kalinga livestock output falls 55% in second quarter
The Philippine Statistics Authority estimated Kalinga’s second-quarter 2026 liveweight production at 516 tonnes, down from 1,149 tonnes a year earlier.
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Oman economy grows 5.1% in the second quarter of 2026
Oman's real gross domestic product at constant prices rose 5.1% year on year in the second quarter of 2026 to approximately OMR 9.9 billion. Citing National Centre for Statistics and Information data, Qatar News Agency reported growth of 14.7% in petroleum activities and 0.7% in non-petroleum activities.
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Carbon dioxide at Baring Head reached 423.1 ppm in late 2025
The CO₂ concentration was 5.5% higher than in December 2016.
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Fiji insurance gross premiums rise 5.4% in 2025
The central bank’s annual report put premiums at FJD501.5 million and industry assets at FJD3.0 billion.
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Southeast Sulawesi shallot harvest nearly halves in 2025
Final annual figures from Statistics Indonesia show harvested area falling from 232 to 117 hectares and output from 7,821 to 3,970 quintals.
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UAE University sets AED320,000 prize pool for Al Ain desert-design competition
The free competition is open to students and early-career professionals; registration closes October 4 and submissions are due October 20.
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WFP says 18.3 million people face acute food insecurity in Yemen
In a 2 October update, WFP said conflict displacement and access constraints are worsening food needs; 74% of monitored households in accessible areas could not meet basic food needs.
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Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in the third quarter
Tesla reported production of 464,391 vehicles and deliveries of 486,532 in the third quarter of 2026.
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Toyota’s U.S. sales rose 8.4% in September
Toyota Motor North America reported U.S. vehicle sales up 8.4% by volume in September, while electrified-vehicle sales rose 37.8%.
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