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45 noticiasEl Premio Nobel de Física recae en Francis Halzen, investigador de neutrinos de IceCube
La Real Academia Sueca de Ciencias anunció el 6 de octubre que el Premio Nobel de Física de 2026 se concede a Francis Halzen, de la Universidad de Wisconsin-Madison, por sus contribuciones decisivas al Observatorio de Neutrinos IceCube y el…
Kenia confirma la primera muerte por ébola tras la llegada de un paciente desde el Congo vía Uganda
El Ministerio de Salud de Kenia confirmó el martes el primer caso importado de ébola en el país, después de que un keniano que llegó desde la República Democrática del Congo vía Uganda fuera atendido en el Nairobi Hospital y falleciera la n…
Un trabajador herido en un derrumbe en la mina Vostochny en Primorye, Rusia
Un derrumbe en la mina Vostochny, en el krai de Primorie, dejó un trabajador herido y ningún fallecido, según los informes. En el pozo había 22 personas en ese momento; los rescatistas sacaron al minero herido a la superficie y lo entregaro…
WHO and Russia say no further plague infections after Siberian lab worker's death
A female worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East died last week from pneumonia of undetermined origin, according to Russian authorities and the WHO. Russia's Rospotrebnadzor said 60% of the identified contact…
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…
Una encuesta de KFF halla un 66 % de apoyo a Medicare for All en EE. UU., el nivel más alto desde 2016
Una encuesta de KFF publicada el martes halló que el 66 por ciento de los adultos estadounidenses apoya Medicare for All, el nivel más alto desde 2016, y un 32 por ciento afirma que está muy a favor de un plan de salud único gubernamental. …
Trump says Putin call scheduled soon on suspected Siberia plague case
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a suspected plague case. The case centres on Daria Shipilova, a 28-year-old lab technician who died Friday in a hospita…
SUV hits tree and streetlight in Gwangju, driver in his 30s dies
A man in his 30s died after the SUV he was driving crashed on a road in Maewol-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, at around midnight on 7 October. The vehicle first struck the kerb of a pavement, then hit a street tree and a streetlight in succession b…
2-year-old boy dies after being hit by car in Kamakura city-owned parking lot
A 2-year-old boy died after being hit by a car in a city-owned parking lot in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on the morning of Oct 6, police said. The vehicle was starting to move when it struck the boy, according to the Kamakura police sta…
Un petrolero se incendia en el mar Negro cerca de Sochi; cierran las playas de Sirius
Un petrolero se incendió en el mar Negro cerca de Sochi, según medios estatales y económicos rusos. El jefe de la administración del territorio federal de Sirius, Dmitri Plishkin, dijo que sus playas se cerrarán temporalmente y que la calid…
UAE becomes first Arab state to join Antarctic research body SCAR
The UAE has joined the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research as an associate member, becoming the first Arab state to do so in the body's 68-year history. The membership was approved in August 2026 during SCAR Delegates Meetings held a…
Un ciudadano ruso muere tras un accidente de tráfico en Phuket, según el consulado
El consulado general de Rusia en Phuket confirmó que un hombre ruso murió tras un accidente de tráfico, señalando que falleció en el hospital a causa de sus heridas y que el consulado está ayudando a repatriar el cuerpo. Los diplomáticos no…
El choque de un camión provoca el derrumbe de una pasarela en Tartaristán: dos heridos
Un paso elevado para peatones sobre la carretera Kazán–Shemordán, en Tartaristán, se derrumbó parcialmente después de que un camión chocara contra una estructura portante, según el ministerio de emergencias de la república. Dos personas —el…
Citizen Medical Lecture wins newspaper association's regional contribution grand prize
The Japan Newspaper Association selected the “Citizen Medical Lecture” run by Nishi-Nippon Shimbun Area Group Kitafukuoka for its 2026 Regional Contribution Grand Prize. Eleven newspaper sales outlets have held the lectures with doctors as …
Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Francis Halzen for neutrino observation
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Francis Halzen, 82, for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin, the Nobel Committee of the Royal Swedish A…
Nobel physics prize goes to Francis Halzen for Antarctic neutrino work
The Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences' Nobel Committee announced on Oct 6, local time, that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Francis Halzen, an 82-year-old Belgian-born professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Korean outlets…
Nobel physics prize 2026 goes to Francis Halzen for IceCube neutrino work
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics to Francis Halzen, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and principal researcher at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. The citation recognises his de…
Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize for IceCube neutrino work
Francis Halzen, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics as the sole laureate. He was cited for his decisive contribution to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energ…
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…
RFK Jr.'s embrace of AI draws criticism from MAHA allies and medical experts
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a MAHA summit that artificial intelligence would free Americans from “medical tyranny” by letting them “fact check their own medical advice.” Some prominent MAHA voices criticized him for cozying …