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79 storiesNobel medicine prize awarded to three scientists for optogenetics
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for discoveries concerning light-sensitive ion channels and optogenetics, the Nobel Committee announced in Stockholm. The three sh…
Russia's industry ministry says Atarax supplies stable after pharmacy shortage reports
Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade said «Atarax» and other hydroxyzine-based medicines are being regularly and stably put into circulation, after reports on Telegram channels that the drug could not be bought in most large pharmacies i…
NASA delays Crew Dragon undocking from ISS to no earlier than 7 October
NASA and SpaceX have postponed the undocking of the Crew Dragon spacecraft of the Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station, TASS, iXBT and Interfax reported. The departure was originally expected on 5 October and is now set for …
Vitol CEO says Western countries have exhausted available oil stocks
Russell Hardy, CEO of Vitol, the world’s largest independent oil trader, said at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London that Western countries have exhausted the oil stocks available to them. He said the oil products market remains very de…
Von der Leyen says EU to cut Russian gas imports to zero; target date disputed
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU will bring Russian gas imports to zero, down from a 45% share before the conflict in Ukraine to 12% now. Vedomosti reported the goal as the end of this year, while Kommersant an…
Moldova–Romania power line to be named Trump Liberty Line with $130m US funding
A new 400 kV high-voltage power line between Moldova and Romania will be named the “Trump liberty line”, the US embassy in Moldova said. Washington is financing the $130m Strășeni–Gutinaș project on a grant basis, and a working group involv…
Novak urges stable fuel supplies, faster rules to meet Russian demand
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, after a regular meeting on the petroleum products market, called on ministries and vertically integrated oil companies to keep ensuring stable fuel supplies to the domestic market. The governme…
Novak chairs fuel market meeting as officials report reserves, regional price measures
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak chaired a meeting on the fuel market, where the Energy Ministry reported on accumulated fuel reserves and regional authorities presented measures to regulate fuel prices. Novak said there is no diesel s…
Rospotrebnadzor says Russia ready to help US fight infectious disease outbreaks
Russia's consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said Russia is ready to help the United States respond to outbreaks of infectious diseases, offering specialists, laboratory equipment and diagnostic and preventive supplies. The agency cite…
Russia endocrinology centre says 6.1 million adults registered with diabetes
RBC reported that the press service of the National Medical Research Centre for Endocrinology said more than 6.1 million adults in Russia are registered with diabetes. Earlier the same day, TASS quoted the chief freelance endocrinologist fo…
Kremlin urges reliance on official statements amid Irkutsk infection rumors
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Rospotrebnadzor is the competent agency on the situation in the Irkutsk region and that people should follow its official statements rather than rumors and speculation. The comments follow the death of a…
Putin holds meeting on energy storage systems, Kremlin says
President Vladimir Putin is holding a meeting on the development of energy storage systems, state agencies reported, after the Kremlin announced it earlier in the day. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin would …
EU Commission warns of “very difficult winter” over energy prices
A European Commission spokesperson, Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, said the EU is heading into a very difficult winter because of energy prices, despite G7 measures to stabilise the market. The G7 agreed on 2 October to release up to 100 million barre…
St Petersburg Exchange halts publication of fuel trade data under decree
The St Petersburg Exchange has stopped publishing a range of data in its Oil Products section, citing a presidential decree on control of information and statistics in the fuel and energy sector. Interfax says the withheld items include con…
New York declares measles emergency through Nov. 4 as state counts 108 cases
New York state has declared a state of emergency over a continuing measles outbreak, with Governor Kathy Hochul announcing the measure, according to TASS, RBC and Vedomosti. Vedomosti reported the emergency runs statewide from October 5 to …
UNICEF warns El Niño could affect more than 347 million children
UNICEF says El Niño conditions from October to December 2026 will expose more than 347 million children in about 100 countries to floods, droughts, water shortages, malnutrition and disease outbreaks. The largest numbers at risk are in Asia…
Crimea power outages hit Bakhchysarai district and Alushta
Damage to 110-35 kV networks of the Taurida grid operator cut power in Crimea's Bakhchysarai district on 5 October, the state enterprise Sevastopolenergo said, a report TASS also carried. The next morning Alushta and Alushtinsky district lo…
Rospotrebnadzor says sanitary situation stable in Irkutsk region after illness case
Rospotrebnadzor said the sanitary-epidemiological situation in Russia’s Irkutsk region and the cities of Irkutsk and Shelekhov is stable, according to TASS, RIA Novosti and Interfax. Interfax reported that the assessment follows a case of “…
Sun records M1.0 solar flare, largest in a month
An M1.0 class solar flare was recorded on the Sun, the largest since September 5, according to the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The flare occurred around 22:00 Moscow time, R…
Rospotrebnadzor says rhinoviruses, parainfluenza and swine flu circulating in Russia
Rospotrebnadzor said rhinoviruses, parainfluenza and swine flu are circulating in Russia, with non-influenza viruses accounting for 98.5% of findings in its virus monitoring. Influenza viruses made up 1.5% of findings, including A(H1N1), B …