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19 storiesMultiple explosions heard in Kyiv early on Oct 7
Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, in the early hours of Oct 7, 2026, according to Chinese media reports citing foreign media. Xinhua also reported the explosions. No details on casualties, damage or cause were provi…
China medical insurance pooled funds take in 2.07 trillion yuan in Jan-Aug
China's National Healthcare Security Administration released data showing that in January to August 2026 the basic medical insurance (including maternity insurance) pooled funds took in 2.072772 trillion yuan and spent 1.550414 trillion yua…
Celltrion's Avtozma wins FDA nod for pediatric COVID-19 use in US
Celltrion said the US Food and Drug Administration granted an additional approval for its Avtozma (tocilizumab) intravenous formulation to treat COVID-19 in patients aged 2 and older. The approval widens the drug's COVID-19 indication from …
Yemen says Houthi missiles and drones hit Aden airport, forcing flight to divert
Yemen's government transport ministry said the Houthi movement attacked Aden International Airport early on 7 October with two ballistic missiles and multiple explosive-laden drones, hitting the runway and terminal and prompting an evacuati…
South Korea study links severe gestational diabetes to higher diabetes risk in children
South Korea's National Institute of Health said children of mothers who had gestational diabetes are more likely to develop diabetes, with the risk rising to 4.3 times for type 2 diabetes among children of mothers who needed insulin during …
US Congress report says 81 US aircraft lost or damaged in Iran war
A US Congressional Research Service report updated on 5 October says 81 US military aircraft were damaged or destroyed since the US and Israel began strikes on Iran on 28 February. The losses include 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones, 12 F-15E fighters…
Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi missile aimed at Khamis Mushait
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile that Yemen's Houthis fired toward Khamis Mushait, a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said Houthi-held Sanaa and the province…
Over 30 drones destroyed overnight in Russia’s Rostov region, governor says
More than 30 drones were destroyed overnight in the north of Russia’s Rostov region during an air attack, the regional governor, Yuri Slyusar, said. The drones were downed in four districts, according to his statement. No information about …
Seoul defense chief: North Korea appears “taken aback” by DMZ mine response
South Korean Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul told a parliamentary audit on October 7 that North Korea appeared “considerably taken aback” by Seoul’s response to the Demilitarized Zone explosion and its mine-clearing operation. He pointed to…
GC Cell starts Phase 1b trial of GCC2005 in T-cell lymphoma, first patient dosed
GC Cell said on Oct 7 that its drug candidate GCC2005 (CD5 CAR-NK), a cell therapy for T-cell lymphoma, has entered a Phase 1b trial and that the first subject has been dosed. The company completed the dose-escalation stage of Phase 1a and …
Woman, 55, who collapsed on Vietnam trip donates organs to three
A 55-year-old South Korean woman, Ku Jin-hui, collapsed with a brain hemorrhage while traveling in Vietnam with her daughter on Sept. 12 and was later declared brain dead. The Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency said she donated her live…
Secondhand platform Bungaejangter to hold first “Bungae Day” on Oct 9
Bungaejangter, a South Korean secondhand goods platform, said it will hold its first one-day “Bungae Day” shopping event on Oct 9, Hangul Day, with instant discount coupons for purchases made through its safe payment. The company said the c…
Seoul pharma and diagnostics stocks jump on report of Russian plague lab researcher’s death
A researcher at a plague research institute in Irkutsk, Russia, died on Oct 2 after being hospitalised with severe pneumonia on Sept 29, and Russian media reports of a broken pathogen vial raised the possibility of plague infection, though …
HLB says EMA begins main review of bile duct cancer drug lirafugratinib
HLB’s US subsidiary Eleba Therapeutics said the European Medicines Agency has begun the main review of its marketing authorisation application for the bile duct cancer drug lirafugratinib. Asia Economy reported the European filing was made …
Samsung Medical Center debuts Korea's first dual energy ablation for atrial fibrillation
Samsung Medical Center said it carried out South Korea's first dual energy ablation (DEA) for atrial fibrillation, a procedure that uses one catheter to deliver either pulsed field ablation or radiofrequency ablation. The hospital said phys…
Three drones downed over Russia’s Penza Oblast, governor says
Three drones were destroyed over Penza Oblast, the regional governor, Oleg Melnichenko, said. Preliminary information indicates there were no casualties and no damage, according to the governor and state news agencies.
Mali armed group says it left Kidal as provisional government army announces large operation
The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a Tuareg anti-government armed group in Mali, said on October 6 that it had withdrawn from the northern city of Kidal, which it had taken in April. Mali's provisional government army announced the same day…
Tanker ablaze off Russia's Black Sea coast; drone attack suspected, crew rescued
A Liberia-flagged tanker carrying oil caught fire off Sochi in the Black Sea on October 6 after what Russian media described as an attack by unmanned boats. Russia's Transport Ministry said all 23 Indian crew members were rescued. Russian m…
Houthis say they pushed back Yemen government forces near Bab el-Mandeb
Yemen's Houthi movement said on 6 October that it fired ballistic missiles at forces of Yemen's Saudi-backed interim government as they tried to advance toward the Bab el-Mandeb strait at the entrance to the Red Sea, and forced them to retr…