Malika Bilal

Eurasian brown bear

A computer saves a Russian man from a bear attack

Global Scan

Encounters between hungry bears and people are increasingly common in Russia. But one encounter had an unexpected twist — and suggests a new use for that outdated computer. Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, the city’s top leader says the city’s poor can’t be trusted with the right to vote. And Rwanda starts screening Americans for Ebola. Those stories and more in today’s Global Scan.

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