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ISSUE №48・September 7-12, 2026

This week's pulse: Algeria severs diplomatic ties with the UAE; Oracle's AI cloud backlog surges past $664 billion; Nepal's flood death toll rises to 1,385

This site covers eleven categories: Tech, Business, Finance, Disasters, Politics/International Relations, Health, Sports, Esports, Motorsports, Culture/Arts, and Fun. Politics/International Relations is strictly neutral, reporting only objective facts without commentary; Finance states only market figures and events that have happened, with no investment advice; Disasters relies only on official or authoritative observatory data, never speculating on casualties; every other item includes a source link, and where we can't verify something we say so rather than making it up. Esports had no sufficiently verifiable news this issue, so it is skipped.

Published: Coverage:09-07 – 09-12 Items:10
💻 Tech 📈 Business 💰 Finance ⚠️ Disasters 🏛️ Politics 🏥 Health 🏆 Sports 🏎️ Motorsports 🎭 Culture 🦦 Fun
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Tech

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Oracle's AI cloud backlog surges past $664 billion, stock jumps about 7% on earnings

Oracle reported fiscal Q1 2027 earnings (period ending August) on September 11, with cloud infrastructure revenue up 121% year-over-year to $7.39 billion. Remaining performance obligations (RPO) — Oracle's cloud backlog — reached $664 billion, up $209 billion from a year earlier and above analyst estimates of roughly $639.9 billion, with more than $30 billion of additional AI cloud contracts booked in the quarter alone. Adjusted earnings came in at $1.92 a share versus a $1.74 consensus, while revenue rose 30% year-over-year to $19.35 billion. Management said it expects about half of the backlog to convert to revenue within 36 months; shares jumped roughly 7% following the report.

24/7 Wall St. (09-11)↗ Investing.com / Reuters (09-11)↗
Verification note: Summarized from 24/7 Wall St. and Investing.com/Reuters reporting. Refer to Oracle's official filings and SEC disclosures for confirmed figures.
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Business

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Saudi-based PayTabs to acquire Amazon Payment Services' MENA operations for over $100 million

Saudi Arabia-based PayTabs Group announced on September 8 that it has agreed to acquire Amazon Payment Services' regional operations across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for more than $100 million, with both parties having approved the deal. Amazon Payment Services currently serves over 3,500 businesses in the region, supporting global card networks like Visa and Mastercard alongside local payment methods such as Saudi Arabia's Mada, Kuwait's Knet, and Egypt's Meeza. Once complete, the deal will make PayTabs the largest payments infrastructure provider in MENA, with the combined entity expected to process more than SAR 150 billion (about $39.9 billion) annually. Amazon Payment Services began as PayFort, founded in 2013; Amazon acquired the business through its purchase of Souq.com in 2017 before rebranding it three years later.

FinTech Futures (09-08)↗ FinTech Global (09-08)↗
Verification note: Summarized from FinTech Futures and FinTech Global reporting. Refer to PayTabs' and Amazon's official announcements for confirmed deal terms.
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Finance

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US stocks rally on September 11, snapping a 4-day losing streak as oil retreats

US stocks rallied sharply on September 11, ending a four-session losing streak: the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 508.71 points (0.98%) to close at 52,657.2; the S&P 500 gained 65.15 points (0.86%) to 7,656; and the Nasdaq Composite rose 251.31 points (0.96%) to 26,333. Oil prices pulled back the same day, with Brent crude falling about 3% from its recent run above $100 a barrel. Market watchers pointed to inflation and oil-supply data that eased concerns about renewed inflation pressure, lifting risk appetite. This site states only market figures and events that have happened, with no investment advice or price predictions.

TheStreet (09-11)↗ Investrade (09-11)↗
Verification note: Closing figures summarized from TheStreet and Investrade reporting. Refer to exchange announcements for official closing data; this site does not offer investment advice or price predictions.
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Disasters

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Our disaster-reporting principle: We rely only on authoritative observatory data — USGS, national meteorological and seismological agencies — and never speculate on casualty figures. If official numbers aren't yet available, we say so rather than citing unverified social-media claims.

Nepal flood death toll revised up to 1,385, NDRRMA says over 5,100 remain missing

Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) issued its latest search-and-relief update at 11:00 am on September 11, revising the death toll from the August 26 glacial-outburst flood up to 1,385 within Nepal: Chitwan (364), Nawalparasi East (228), Nawalparasi West (222), Nuwakot (199), Rasuwa (185), Gorkha (77), Dhading (70), and Tanahun (38), plus two deaths during treatment in Kathmandu. A further 5,130 people remain missing, while 13,676 have been rescued to date. China's most recent official update (September 6) put the toll in Tibet's Gyirong County at 43 dead and 519 missing, including 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries; Chinese authorities have not issued a newer figure since that update. Search and rescue operations continue, and official numbers remain subject to change.

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The Tribune, citing NDRRMA (09-11)↗ KathmanduPati, citing NDRRMA (09-11)↗
Verification note: Nepal figures summarized from NDRRMA's September 11 official update; the Tibet figure is China's most recent official update from September 6 (as cross-referenced by Al Jazeera). Search and rescue operations continue and figures remain subject to change; this site does not speculate on unverified casualty numbers.
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Politics

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Our Politics/International Relations principle: We report only objective, already-occurred facts (meetings, agreements, resolutions), without commentary or value judgments; contested issues are cross-referenced across multiple sources.

Algeria severs diplomatic relations with the UAE, citing "provocative or hostile" actions

Algeria's foreign ministry announced on September 10 (Thursday) that it was cutting diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, citing a series of "provocative or hostile" actions by Abu Dhabi without specifying further details. Algeria notified the UAE's ambassador and gave him 48 hours to leave the country, and said it would close its airspace to all UAE-registered civilian and military aircraft starting September 11 (Friday), though UAE commercial flights to and from Algiers are exempted until the end of 2026. The rupture follows years of tension between the two countries over Western Sahara, relations with Israel, and influence in the Sahel; Algeria opposes normalization with Israel, while the UAE and Algeria's regional rival Morocco established ties with Israel under the US-brokered Abraham Accords. The UAE's foreign ministry responded later the same day, saying it hoped Algeria's decision would be temporary and that Abu Dhabi remains committed to preserving ties between the two peoples and shared interests. This site states only facts as reported by involved parties and media, without commentary on the dispute or predictions about its trajectory.

Al Jazeera (09-10)↗ CNBC Africa (09-10)↗
Verification note: Summarized from Al Jazeera and CNBC Africa reporting and official statements from Algeria and the UAE. This site does not comment on the merits of the dispute or predict diplomatic outcomes.
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Health

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WHO: DRC's Ebola outbreak reaches 6,778 confirmed cases with a 48.3% fatality rate, spreads to Kayna

A World Health Organization (WHO) outbreak update shows that, as of September 7, the Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached a cumulative 6,778 confirmed cases — 6,757 in the DRC and 20 in Uganda, with a small number also reported in France and Germany. Deaths in the DRC have reached 3,267, for a crude case fatality ratio of 48.3%. Since August 28, the outbreak has spread to a new health zone, Kayna, in North Kivu, bringing the total number of affected health zones to 61 across six of the DRC's 26 provinces: Haut-Uélé, Bas-Uélé, Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, and Tshopo. WHO says the persistently high fatality rate highlights ongoing challenges in timely case detection, access to care, and interrupting transmission; there is currently no approved vaccine or specific treatment for the Bundibugyo species, though candidate treatments are being tested.

World Health Organization (WHO) Disease Outbreak News↗ European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) tracker↗
Verification note: Case and death figures summarized from WHO's official outbreak update. Refer to WHO for the latest figures; this site does not provide medical advice.
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Sports

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World Athletics Ultimate Championship, Budapest: Duplantis wins pole vault again, world-record bid at 6.32m falls short

The World Athletics Ultimate Championship got underway in Budapest, Hungary on September 11 (Friday), where Swedish pole vault star Armand "Mondo" Duplantis won with a clearance of 6.20m, going through the competition with a perfect scorecard. After securing the win, he went on to attempt a world-record height of 6.32m but failed to clear it. Greece's Emmanouil Karalis took silver at 6.15m, with Norway's Sondre Guttormsen claiming bronze at 5.95m. Duplantis was also named the event's inaugural "Ultimate Star," writing and performing the championship's anthem, "Gold," which played during his competition. The championship runs through September 13.

World Athletics official report (09-11)↗ FloTrack (09-11)↗
Verification note: Summarized from World Athletics' official report and FloTrack reporting. Refer to World Athletics' official event pages for confirmed results and schedule.
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Motorsports

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MotoGP San Marino GP: Bezzecchi wins the sprint race after Marc Márquez crashes out while leading

The MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix sprint race was held on September 12 (Saturday) at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Italy, with Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi winning the 13-lap race by more than a second on his RS-GP25. Multiple world champion Marc Márquez, riding for Ducati, took the lead on lap six but crashed out at Turn 15, saying afterward: "I did the most difficult thing and made a mistake in the easiest part — a typical Misano-style crash." Alex Márquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio finished second and third respectively. The main race is scheduled for September 13.

Motorsport.com (09-12)↗ Roadracing World (09-12)↗
Verification note: Summarized from Motorsport.com and Roadracing World reporting. Refer to MotoGP's official event pages for confirmed results and standings.
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Culture

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2026 Praemium Imperiale laureates announced: Jenny Holzer, Daniel Libeskind, and three others honored

The Japan Art Association announced the 2026 Praemium Imperiale laureates on September 8, revealed simultaneously in Tokyo, Paris, Rome, Berlin, New York, and London. This 37th edition of the prize — often called the "Nobel Prize of the arts" — honors: Jenny Holzer (painting), Andy Goldsworthy (sculpture), Daniel Libeskind (architecture), Herbert Blomstedt (music), and Cate Blanchett (theatre/film). Each laureate receives an honorarium of 15 million yen and a testimonial letter, with an awards ceremony scheduled for October 28 at Tokyo's Meiji Kinenkan, where Prince Hitachi will present the medals. Separately, the 2026 Grant for Young Artists was awarded to La Source Garouste, an organization founded in 1991 by French contemporary artist Gérard Garouste and his wife, interior designer Élizabeth Garouste.

Artforum (09-08)↗ ArchDaily (09-08)↗
Verification note: Summarized from Artforum and ArchDaily reporting and the Japan Art Association's official announcement. Refer to the Praemium Imperiale's official site for confirmed laureates and ceremony details.
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Fun

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Idaho disc golf foursome sets Guinness World Record, needing 60 attempts to finish a hole in 44.31 seconds

David Rush, who holds more than 200 Guinness World Records titles, teamed up in Idaho with friend Travis Davidson and Davidson's two sons, Anders and Oliver, to attempt the record for the fastest hole of disc golf by a team of four. Using a PDGA-certified hole longer than 200 meters at Mallard Park — the minimum length required under Guinness rules — the quartet needed 60 attempts before finishing the hole in a record-breaking 44.31 seconds. On the successful attempt, Rush opened with a strong drive, Davidson followed with a good throw, Oliver kept the momentum going, and Anders landed the disc near the target, after which Rush sprinted uphill for 41 seconds to retrieve the disc and lock it into the basket.

UPI (09-09)↗ Guinness World Records official record page↗
Verification note: Summarized from UPI reporting and the official Guinness World Records page. Refer to Guinness World Records for verification criteria.
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