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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.

Bollywood actress Nushrratt Bharuccha fractured her spine while in Bali, Indonesia, according to the Indian Express. She is expected to return to Mumbai by air ambulance for treatment. The news is drawing widespread attention and concern from fans in India and abroad, as the actress trended on search in both the United States and India following the reports.

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.

German artist and writer Philipp Ruch has published a new book arguing that most popular assumptions about the Nazis' ascent are mistaken. In an interview with The Guardian, Ruch describes Hitler as a 'lazy criminal who slept in until noon' and contends that viewing the NSDAP through the lens of the later Third Reich has distorted understanding of how fascism achieved its electoral breakthrough in Germany.

The South African Reserve Bank has appointed Ruch as the seventh member of its Monetary Policy Committee, expanding the committee responsible for setting the country's interest rates. The move alters the composition of the panel that decides monetary policy for Africa's most industrialised economy. No further details about the appointment or its policy implications were immediately available.

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.

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.

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.