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A serious traffic accident in Krefeld has led to the closure of Dießemer Bruch, a street in the city's Dießem district. Local news outlet RP Online reported the road was shut while emergency services responded. Residents and commuters are being warned to expect disruptions and use alternative routes while the scene is cleared.

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck with its epicentre east of Garrucha, in the Levante area of Almería province, southern Spain, according to local reports. The tremor shook the coastal district, though no damage or injuries have been reported so far. Residents in nearby towns reported feeling the quake, and searches about Garrucha have spiked as people look for details on the seismic event.

A water pipe burst at Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg has led to closures and restrictions in parts of the grounds, local public broadcaster NDR reports. The cemetery, one of the largest in the world, has cordoned off affected areas while repair crews work on the damaged pipe. Visitors are being asked to avoid the closed sections until repairs are complete.

The South African Reserve Bank has appointed Ruch as the seventh member of its Monetary Policy Committee, the body that sets the country's interest rates. The addition expands the committee's voting ranks, a change that could influence how future rate decisions are debated and taken. Details of Ruch's background and start date were not included in the initial report.

German artist and writer Philipp Ruch argues in a new book that Hitler was a lazy criminal who slept until noon, and that most popular assumptions about the Nazi rise to power are mistaken. He contends that viewing the NSDAP's ascent through the lens of the later Third Reich has distorted understanding of how fascism achieved its electoral breakthrough, prompting fresh debate among historians and readers.

Charlotte Brooks, professor of history at Baruch College and the CUNY Graduate Center, is giving a talk on the rise and fall of the 'overseas Chinese' world in China. Her presentation explores race, immigration and history as they relate to the Chinese American experience, tracing how communities of Chinese living abroad once fit into China's own social and political landscape.

The September 30 episode of the Indian serial Mann Sundar features a major plot twist in which Ruchita discovers a shocking secret Nihal has been keeping about her parents. Viewers of the show are reacting to the revelation, which promises to reshape relationships at the heart of the story as the drama moves into its next phase.

A wildlife photographer has captured images of sedge warblers in the Schellbruch nature reserve near Lübeck, Germany. The reed-bed habitat along the Trave is an important breeding site for the migratory songbirds, and nature photographers share such sightings to document local birdlife and raise interest in protecting the reserve's wetland ecosystem.

Bitcoin is trading in a tightening range ahead of key US economic data due today. Market watchers expect the release to decide the coin's next move: higher inflation figures would likely push the price down, while softer numbers could send it upward. With both outcomes on the table, the price is coiling ahead of the release, and traders say the only sensible move for now is to wait for the data before betting on a direction.