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10 noticiasTurkey's Aselsan announces Astralink network of 198 low-orbit satellites
Aselsan CEO Ahmet Akyol said at the International Astronautical Congress in Antalya that Turkey is building Astralink, a low-orbit satellite constellation of 198 spacecraft, with the first launch planned within two years. Akyol said work be…
MFDS approves Hanmi's EPPE, Korea's first homegrown GLP-1 obesity drug
Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved Hanmi Pharmaceutical's EPPE auto-injector (efpeglenatide) on Oct 7, the first domestically developed GLP-1 obesity drug and the country's 45th homegrown new drug. The injectable is indicated…
Kremlin: Rusia informó a la OMS sobre la situación en la región de Irkutsk tras la muerte de un trabajador
El portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, dijo que Rusia ha informado a la Organización Mundial de la Salud sobre la situación en la región de Irkutsk, tras la muerte de una empleada del instituto antipeste de Irkutsk. Peskov también dijo que…
Fire at Ustuu-Khuree Buddhist monastery complex in Tuva put out; no injuries
A fire broke out on 7 October at the Ustuu-Khuree Buddhist monastery complex in Tuva, about 5 km from the town of Chadan. Emergency services localized the blaze and later extinguished it; the MChS reported an area of 468 sq m, while earlier…
Musk says his companies will build and run Terafab chip plant, rules out TSMC role
Elon Musk said on Oct. 7 that his companies will independently build and operate the Terafab chip manufacturing project in Texas, ruling out an operational role for TSMC. He said TSMC could lease part of the planned site or capacity if inte…
Boy falls into Lake Biwa at Nagahama Port, taken to hospital in cardiopulmonary arrest
A boy fell into Lake Biwa at Nagahama Port in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture, on the afternoon of October 7 and was taken to hospital in cardiopulmonary arrest, police and fire officials said. One outlet reported he was a 12-year-old first…
US reports largest state-level measles outbreak in over 30 years
The United States is experiencing its largest state-level measles outbreak in more than 30 years, according to Chinese media reports. Pennsylvania health authorities reported 1,004 confirmed measles cases and five deaths in 2026 as of Octob…
WHO says more than 170 million children and adolescents worldwide live with obesity
The World Health Organization says more than 170 million children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 worldwide have been diagnosed with obesity, with prevalence in that age group rising fourfold since 1990, from 2% to about 8%. The WHO issued gui…
Panasonic plans to start making humanoid robots for factories and warehouses by 2029
Panasonic Holdings plans to begin producing humanoid robots by 2029, for use on production lines and in warehouses, the company’s AI director Akira Sakakibara said in an interview with Nikkei. Work is already under way at the company’s AI &…
Betta Pharmaceuticals unit's BPI-572270 capsule wins US FDA clinical trial clearance
Betta Pharmaceuticals said the US FDA has approved a clinical trial application for BPI-572270 capsules, filed by its wholly-owned subsidiary Jingyao Biology, for advanced solid tumours. The company described the drug as a self-developed pa…