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29 noticiasRussian missile and drone attacks kill at least 21 across Ukraine, officials say
Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv and about a dozen other Ukrainian regions overnight into Wednesday, killing at least 21 civilians, including four children, and wounding around 60, Ukrainian officials said, according to the Associate…
El Nobel de Química recae en el japonés Soai Kenso y el francés Henri Kagan
La Real Academia Sueca de las Ciencias anunció el 7 de octubre que el Premio Nobel de Química de 2026 recae en Soai Kenso, de 76 años, profesor emérito de la Universidad de Ciencias de Tokio, y en el francés Henri Kagan, por el descubrimien…
Henri Kagan y Kenso Soai ganan el Premio Nobel de Química 2026
Henri B. Kagan y Kenso Soai ganaron el Premio Nobel de Química 2026, anunciado el miércoles en la Real Academia Sueca de Ciencias en Estocolmo, por sus trabajos sobre moléculas que existen como imágenes especulares entre sí. Kagan demostró …
US delivers batch of Switchblade 600 strike drones to Lithuania
Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence said the United States has delivered a batch of Switchblade 600 strike drones, the first such shipment to reach Lithuanian army warehouses. The ministry did not disclose how many drones were received…
South Korea's Nuri rocket succeeds in fifth launch, satellites deployed
South Korea's domestically developed Nuri rocket launched at 12:25 local time from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, Jeollanam-do, and its fifth mission succeeded, the Korea AeroSpace Administration said. The rocket carried five Earth obser…
Dos científicos ganan el Premio Nobel de Química 2026 por su trabajo sobre síntesis asimétrica
La Real Academia Sueca de Ciencias otorgó el Premio Nobel de Química 2026 al químico francés Henri B. Kagan y al químico japonés Kenso Soai por el descubrimiento de los efectos no lineales y la autocatálisis en la síntesis orgánica asimétri…
Girl, 11, killed and four wounded in rocket attack on Belgorod region village, officials say
An 11-year-old girl was killed and four civilians, including another child, were wounded in a rocket attack on the village of Printsevka in the Valuysky district of Russia's Belgorod region, the regional operational headquarters said. Two p…
Russia says no Black Sea pollution found after tanker fire near Sochi
Rosprirodnadzor said no pollution of the Black Sea water area or coastline has been detected after a fire on the Liberian-flagged tanker Aframax Rio off Sochi. The tanker was attacked by uncrewed boats on 6 October evening while carrying oi…
Turkey'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…
EU Commission allocates €1.24bn to Ukraine for drones and missiles
The European Commission has allocated €1.24 billion to Ukraine to buy drones, drone interceptors and missiles, Russian state and business outlets reported. The payment is part of the defence component of a €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine, of…
Forecasters warn of G1–G2 magnetic storms on Earth on 9 October
Russian forecasters say weak to moderate geomagnetic storms, classed G1–G2, may hit Earth on Friday, 9 October, with about 80% probability. The cause is two relatively large plasma clouds from recent M-class solar flares that international …
Kumamoto University, AIST sign comprehensive semiconductor cooperation agreement
Kumamoto University and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement in the semiconductor field on Oct. 7. The deal covers joint research, technical support for reg…
Nobel chemistry prize goes to Kagan and Soai for asymmetric synthesis work
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Henri Kagan of France and Kenso Soai of Japan for “the discovery of nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.” The Nobel Committee said their work explained how an …
Russia's Defence Ministry says air defences downed 764 Ukrainian drones in 24 hours
Russia's Defence Ministry said its air defences destroyed 764 Ukrainian drones and four guided aerial bombs over the past 24 hours. The ministry also said strikes hit drone production workshops, storage sites and ammunition depots, and Ukra…
Nuri rocket reaches 575 km target orbit; one of 15 satellites fails to separate
South Korea's Nuri rocket reached its target orbit at an altitude of 575 km after its third-stage engine shut down normally, the national space agency chief said. Newsis reported that 14 of the 15 satellites on board separated normally, and…
South Korea’s Nuri rocket launches with 15 satellites
South Korea’s Nuri rocket lifted off from the Naro space centre at 12:25 local time on 7 October and placed 15 satellites in orbit, including five Neonsat remote-sensing craft and 10 cubesats, KARI said. KASA director Oh Tae-seok said stage…
Trump says military operation against Iran “must be wrapped up”
US President Trump said on 6 October that the military operation against Iran “must be wrapped up”, adding that the only question is whether it ends in a mild or a tough way. He spoke at Sparrows Point in Maryland and said the operation had…
Russian Defence Ministry reports battles for five settlements in Kharkiv region
Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that its forces are fighting for five settlements in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region: Nikolaevka, Varvarovka, Reznikovo, Nefedovka and Lobanovka. The ministry said the battles are taking place inside an …
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 &…
Man killed in Ukrainian drone attack on tractor in Russia’s Kursk region
A man was killed when a drone struck a tractor working in a field in the Bolshesoldatsky district of Russia’s Kursk region, according to Russian state outlets and the regional governor. Interfax, citing Governor Alexander Khinshtein, identi…