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November 3, 2014 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant:
- Islamic State militants claim to have captured the Jahar gas fields in the Syrian province of Homs, the second gas field they have captured in a week. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

One World Trade Center officially opens, replacing its predecessor 13 years after the September 11 attacks. (FOXNews)
Cardinal Timothy Dolan announces plans to merge 112 parishes: nearly one-third of the parishes in the New York archdiocese. Under the plan the 112 parishes will be merged into 55 consolidated parishes. (New York Times), (The Dialog)

Disasters and accidents

A small boat carrying asylum seekers sinks in the Black Sea near the Turkish city of Istanbul resulting in at least 21 deaths. (AAP via SBS)

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