northern
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Asmara's troops crossed the border this week and were positioned around the Ethiopian city of Adigrat in northern Tigray, multiple sources have told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Oil prices rose more than 2% Thursday amid escalating Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia, another tanker strike in the Persian Gulf and growing U.S. offshore production shut-ins as Hurricane Isaias approaches the northern Gulf Coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Eritrean soldiers have crossed into northern Ethiopia heading towards an area where clashes have been taking place between national army troops and regional forces, residents in the Tigrayan town of Adigrat have told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Their analysis found that cold and dense winter air shifts the balance toward Arabia, Asia, and northern Africa around Dec. 21 each year.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
The exceptions were New York and New Jersey, which, not incidentally, remained the only northern states to resist the passage of gradual emancipation laws.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
