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TREE NEWS update: Indonesia’s Dukono volcano in North Maluku province erupted at 17:02 local time on November 7, sending an ash column about 2,000 meters high, the country’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said. The eruption is still ongoing.

TREE NEWS update: An Antarctic emergency dormitory cabin jointly developed by China Construction Eighth Engineering Division and the National Key Laboratory of Green Building departed for Antarctica aboard the Xuelong 2 on the 7th. The modular “mobile warm cabin” is designed to provide safe, reliable mobile accommodation for Chinese research teams conducting fieldwork in the extreme cold and storms of the Antarctic interior.

TREE NEWS update: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke by phone with his counterparts from 12 countries, including Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Pakistan, over the past 48 hours, Iran’s foreign ministry said on the 7th. Araghchi reviewed the latest regional and international developments and the consequences of what he described as escalating U.S. and Israeli actions. He stressed the need to respect national sovereignty, halt aggression and threats, and avoid destructive foreign interference, saying regional states bear responsibility for preventing insecurity from spreading.

TREE NEWS update: Binance France will close all customer accounts on Dec. 31, 2026, and from Nov. 29 will charge a monthly management fee on accounts still holding assets, equal to the greater of 0.025% of the balance or 10 USDC. The fee will be deducted first from USDC balances and then from other crypto assets. Accounts that withdraw all assets before Nov. 29 will not be charged.

TREE NEWS update: The Seventh World Media Summit opened in Beijing on December 7. Li Shulei, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech. Yin Li, also a member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, attended and addressed the event.

TREE NEWS update: The White House on the 6th unveiled a new design for the giant triumphal arch President Trump plans to build, framing it as a monument to US military history. The announcement came a day after a federal judge ordered a pause on construction of the arch project.

TREE NEWS update: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it continues work to increase the range of its missiles and has no plans to stop, a spokesman said. The spokesman also reiterated that Iran’s response would be more “severe” if its “enemies” make a mistake, and that Iran would complete necessary preparations if it decides to revisit its nuclear policy.

TREE NEWS reports: Circle issued about 12.7 billion USDC and redeemed about 13.5 billion in the seven days to Nov. 5, shrinking circulation by roughly 800 million tokens to a total of 69.2 billion. Reserves stood at about $70.5 billion, including $36.6 billion in overnight reverse Treasury repurchase agreements, $23.3 billion in Treasuries maturing within three months, $9.9 billion in systemically important institution deposits and $800 million in other bank deposits.

TREE NEWS reports: Passenger volume on the four cross-strait “Mini Three Links” ferry routes surpassed 2.03 million in 2026 as of 15:00 on November 7, setting a record annual high. The figure marks the highest yearly passenger count recorded on the routes connecting Fujian with Taiwan’s outlying islands.

TREE NEWS update: Elon Musk said he never published any content criticizing Binance’s market dominance, calling the claim fabricated. His response came after Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, said information about Musk criticizing Binance was false and urged the poster not to spread misinformation. CZ’s rebuttal and Musk’s denial were both issued in response to the circulating claim.

TREE NEWS update: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it opened fire on US forces in the Strait of Hormuz last night, the Guard stated. The announcement gave no further details on casualties, damage or the circumstances of the incident. The Strait of Hormuz is a key waterway for global oil shipments.

TREE NEWS update: Binance co-founder He Yi said user UIDs are independent and unique, rejecting claims that a UID collision caused asset losses. The affected user mistakenly entered a UID to transfer funds from Binance’s main platform to Binance Thailand without carefully checking the second confirmation step, she said. He Yi and four staff are following the case and helped freeze the funds; the recipient remains inactive and unresponsive. Binance Turkey, Thailand and US are separate platforms that do not share account systems, she noted.

TREE NEWS update: New Zealand began formal voting in its parliamentary election on November 7. Polls indicate a tight race between the governing coalition led by the National Party and the opposition bloc led by the Labour Party. The outcome remains uncertain as voters head to the polls.

TREE NEWS update: Binance founder CZ reposted a security warning on X about a high-severity Microsoft Paint vulnerability and said applications cannot protect users from operating system flaws, urging immediate OS updates. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-83844 with a CVSS score of 8.1, affects Microsoft Paint versions below 11.2605.91.0 and involves an out-of-bounds read that could let unauthenticated attackers execute malicious code remotely. Microsoft has released a patch, and no active exploitation has been confirmed.

TREE NEWS update: Two Chinese government departments held a joint consultation to coordinate prevention and response work for rain and snow weather in Anhui, Jiangxi, Beijing, Hebei and Liaoning, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The meeting focused on scheduling emergency measures for the affected regions. No further details on the specific departments or measures were provided.

TREE NEWS update: Illumina said deliveries of its China-produced MiSeq i100 Series-CN sequencer will exceed 20 units by the end of this year, after the first batch built at its local manufacturing base was handed to customers. The product, launched in China in August, was showcased at a CIIE milestone event on November 6. Illumina said the locally made system meets global quality standards while offering supply and service closer to the Chinese market.

TREE NEWS update: Autoflight (御风未来) showcased the full-scale M1, a 2-tonne-class manned electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, at the 9th China International Import Expo, making it the only full-scale manned eVTOL of its class at the event. The M1 is designed to operate at altitudes of 300 to 3,000 meters for intercity and urban commuting.

TREE NEWS update: China’s National Disaster Prevention, Reduction and Relief Committee Office and the Ministry of Emergency Management held a joint consultation and dispatch meeting on rain and snow weather prevention and response. The two bodies coordinated work on coping with the rain and snow conditions. No further details on the affected regions or measures were disclosed.