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529 noticiasUS presses Russia to disclose details of suspected plague pathogen leak at Irkutsk lab
The Trump administration is urging Russia to release more information about a suspected plague pathogen leak at a research institute in Irkutsk, saying it cannot set its response level without the facts. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sa…
El cohete Nuri despega en su quinto vuelo con un récord de 15 satélites
El cohete Nuri de Corea del Sur fue lanzado a las 12:25 p.m. del 7 de octubre desde el Centro Espacial Naro en Goheung, después de que el comité de gestión del lanzamiento confirmara la hora esa mañana. El cohete transporta 15 satélites —ci…
Ucrania critica a Corea del Sur por presuntos envíos de diésel a Rusia
El asesor de sanciones de la Oficina Presidencial de Ucrania, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, criticó públicamente a Corea del Sur por un informe de The Guardian según el cual siete petroleros transportaron más de 176.000 toneladas de productos petrolíf…
Asian Games exemption row: Ahn Cheol-soo urges review, defense ministry regrets remarks
People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo said on 7 October that the military service exemption for Asian Games gold medalists should be reviewed for abolition starting with this tournament, noting the rule is a presidential decree that Pre…
UN North Korea mission's voicemail appears hacked, CNN reports
CNN reported on October 6 that the voicemail of the landline listed for North Korea's mission to the United Nations in New York appeared to have been hacked. Callers heard a voice mocking North Korea's chronic food shortage and telling anyo…
UAE ranks first globally in citizen satisfaction with government digital services
The UAE ranked first globally in citizen satisfaction with government digital services, with 89% of respondents rating them highly, according to Boston Consulting Group’s 2026 Digital Government Citizen Survey Report. The survey, conducted …
El regulador financiero de Corea ordena una revisión de seguridad completa tras las filtraciones de datos bancarios
El presidente de la Comisión de Servicios Financieros, Lee Eok-won, presidió el 4 de octubre en Seúl una reunión de emergencia de todo el sector financiero después de que las filtraciones de datos de clientes se extendieran de los grandes b…
Nuri rocket lifts off with 15 satellites in fifth launch
South Korea’s Nuri rocket lifted off at 12:25 p.m. local time on Oct 7 from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, carrying 15 satellites, the most in its history. The five main ultra-small cluster satellites were placed in their target orbit, m…
La policía de Corea abre una investigación formal sobre el hackeo vinculado a la IA de empresas financieras
La policía de Corea del Sur ha convertido su investigación sobre una serie de ataques informáticos vinculados a la IA contra instituciones financieras en una investigación formal, asignando una unidad dedicada de 28 miembros y cuatro equipo…
El regulador financiero de Corea ordena defensa basada en IA tras una ola de hackeos
La Comisión de Servicios Financieros de Corea del Sur celebró una reunión de emergencia el 4 de octubre después de que se confirmaran hackeos y filtraciones de datos en siete empresas financieras, entre ellas los bancos Shinhan, KB Kookmin,…
Land minister says Gangnam, Yongsan home prices have turned negative
Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Hong Ji-seon told a National Assembly audit on Oct 7 that home prices in Seoul's Gangnam three districts and Yongsan have turned negative, and said price growth should ease with the market stabili…
Shinhan Bank data breach victims move toward class action in Seoul
A law firm in Seoul has begun recruiting plaintiffs for a damages class action against Shinhan Bank over a data breach that exposed about 25,000 customers’ personal information on Oct. 1. Shinhan’s chief executive has apologised and promise…
Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube neutrino work
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics to Francis Halzen for his decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos. Halzen, born in Bel…
SME Minister Lee So-young unveils startup venture regulatory innovation committee at audit
South Korea's SMEs and startups minister, Lee So-young, said on October 7 that her ministry will create a "Startup Venture Regulatory Innovation Committee" to find regulatory improvements, and set out plans to expand the small-business soci…
LG Uplus to run mobile 'visiting stores' for island and mountain areas
LG Uplus said it will operate a converted Hyundai Solati vehicle as a "visiting store" to bring telecom consultations and digital education to island, mountain and other areas without fixed outlets. One vehicle each is to be placed in the Y…
Korea's FSS tells 21 securities firms to shift to preventive internal audits
The Financial Supervisory Service met auditors from 21 securities firms in Seoul on Oct 7 and told them to move from audits that catch problems after the fact to preventive checks that protect investors first. The regulator cited repeated v…
El Nobel de Medicina va para tres investigadores por la optogenética
El Instituto Karolinska anunció el 5 de octubre que el Premio Nobel de Fisiología o Medicina de 2026 es para Karl Deisseroth, de la Universidad de Stanford; Peter Hegemann, de la Universidad Humboldt de Berlín, y Georg Nagel, de la Universi…
Korea's top individual tax delinquent Kwon Hyuk to pay 393.8 billion won
The National Tax Service said on Oct 7 that Kwon Hyuk, chairman of Sido Group and the country's largest individual tax delinquent, has submitted a plan to pay 393.8 billion won in back taxes in full, 15 years after the tax was assessed. He …
UAE sets phased caps on salt, sugar and fat in packaged foods, fines up to Dh500,000
The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention has begun implementing a resolution that caps sodium, sugar and fat in selected packaged foods, with phased limits running until the end of 2030. The rules apply to locally made and imported produ…
Nobel physics prize goes to IceCube neutrino researcher Francis Halzen
Sweden's Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on 6 October that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Francis Halzen of the University of Wisconsin-Madison for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery…