Kamala, an Asian elephant at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., United States, was euthanized on November 2, after an irreversible decline in her physical condition related to osteoarthritis.
On November 2, Kemi Badenoch was elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom, becoming the first Black leader of a major UK party and the fourth woman to lead the Tories.
On October 30, a top Russian court fined American tech-giant Google for blocking Russian state media channels in YouTube. The amount of the fine was two undecillion rubles.
On October 29, The Lancent released the 2024 Lancet Countdown report updating on environmental issues noting an average person was exposed to 50 more days of dangerous temperatures this year compared with 2023. Other factors affecting health included extreme weather events, such as heat waves and floods, dust storms.
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