On Oct. 17 local time, Senegal's former president Macky Sall withdrew his candidacy for UN secretary-general.

Construction has begun at Shengli Oilfield on China’s first million-ton-scale low-concentration CO2 capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) full-chain demonstration project. Once completed it will capture low-concentration flue gas from coal-fired power plants and route all CO2 to the oilfield for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and permanent storage, offering a test case for large-scale decarbonization of coal power.

据工会声明，安托法加斯塔（Antofagasta）旗下森蒂内拉铜矿的工会工人与资方就新劳动合同达成初步协议，并同意结束罢工。