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Senate Democrats cave on health care to end 40-day U.S. government shutdown; Pakistan senators drive another nail into the coffin of their democracy
Drop Site Daily: November 10, 2025
Global art market's decline piles pressure on US artists
International art sales fell by 12% last year, marking the steepest drop in decades besides the 2009 recession and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Iranian Oil Workers Launch Historic Strike
Fifteen thousand workers went on strike at a major gas field in Iran at the economically critical South Pars field.
Indonesia’s divisive former leader named national hero
Suharto came to power following brutal bloodletting in 1965 in which at least half a million people alleged to be communists were killed.
China increasingly leads US in global research
In 2023, China took the top spot from the US on a Nature database ranking countries and institutions on their contribution to high-quality science.
China, US suspend rival port fees
The moves were a sign the two nations’ fragile trade truce was holding.
BBC director general quits over Trump reporting
He resigned over a report suggesting the broadcaster had misleadingly edited a speech by US President Donald Trump.
Technology fuels rise of parking fines in Dubai
Parkin, the city's parking monopoly, boosted enforcement citations by 63% in the third quarter of 2025, and it's making a fortune from fines.