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Global News Roundup: From Oregon Shooting to Indian Social Worker Winning Hillary Clinton Award
- •A tragic shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, left three children, one adult, and the suspected teenage shooter dead.
- •An Israeli advertising firm, Discover-Tech, was linked to delivering spyware across thousands of websites and apps before being removed by Google.
- •A minibus collided with a stationary train near France's Channel Tunnel, injuring 19 people, five of them seriously.
- •Reema Nanavaty, director of India's Self-Employed Women's Association, received the 2026 Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for empowering women.
- •India's overall trade deficit narrowed to $13.3 billion in September 2026 as total exports saw healthy growth.
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A shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, resulted in the deaths of three children and one adult, along with the 16-year-old male suspect who was found dead at the scene. Police stated that a bystander may have shot the suspect, and officers arrived at the location within minutes of the alert to lock down the school and evacuate students.
Reema Nanavaty, the director of India's Self-Employed Women's Association (Sewa), received the 2026 Hillary Rodham Clinton Award in Washington for empowering women in the informal sector. Other recipients of the award presented by former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton included Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and fashion designer Tory Burch.
India's overall trade deficit narrowed to $13.3 billion in September 2026 compared to $14.17 billion a year earlier because total exports grew by 10.99% to reach $80.75 billion. However, the merchandise trade deficit widened month-on-month from August as imports outpaced exports.
