• ISIS fighters have been surrendering en masse after losing their last major urban stronghold in Iraq. [The New York Times]

• China denied responsibility for reported cyberattacks in the U.S. appearing to target Guo Wengui, the exiled tycoon who accused Communist Party officials of corruption. [Reuters]

• The Australia-originated group that won the Nobel Peace Prize for its nuclear-disarmament efforts is getting over its shock and preparing calls for Australia to become the 123rd country to sign the U.N.’s Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The Nobel Prize in Economics is announced today. [AAP via The New Daily]

• In tough, seasonal industries, U.S. employers trying to “hire American” often can’t find workers who’ll stay on the job. [The Washington Post]

• In Hong Kong, pathologists discovered more than 1,200 adulterants in supposedly natural Chinese medicinal supplements, including drugs and animal tissue. [The New York Times]

• The 30th World Solar Challenge: More than 40 international teams are racing mostly sun-powered vehicles across Australia, traversing the 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) from Darwin to Adelaide. [Electrek]

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