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486 noticiasTrump signs order allowing tax-free red-dyed diesel on highways
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday temporarily allowing off-road red-dyed diesel to be used for highway driving and deferring the federal excise tax on that fuel through the end of 2026 without interest or penalties.…
Muere una investigadora de un laboratorio antípeste ruso; EE. UU. y la UE dicen que están vigilando el caso
Una investigadora de 28 años del instituto de investigación antípeste de Irkutsk, en Shelekhov, Rusia, murió tras ser diagnosticada con una neumonía de causa desconocida, informó el organismo estatal Rospotrebnadzor. Unas 200 personas que p…
Los casos de sarampión en Pensilvania superan los 1.000, el mayor brote estatal en décadas
Pensilvania ha notificado 1.004 casos de sarampión en 2026, según informó el lunes el Departamento de Salud del estado, incluidas al menos 198 hospitalizaciones y cinco muertes. Las autoridades sanitarias estatales afirman que es el mayor b…
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…
Memphis council postpones data center moratorium vote as meeting erupts
The Memphis City Council voted 7-5 on Tuesday night to postpone a vote on a 12-month moratorium on new data centers and five related measures until October 20, prompting chaos at City Hall. Protesters chanted and were cleared from the chamb…
Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin over suspected plague death in Siberia
President Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled with Vladimir Putin about the suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia, after saying Monday the US was willing to help Russia. The case follows the death of Darya Shipilova, 28, a worke…
Trump dice que EE. UU. está listo para ayudar a Rusia tras un caso de neumonía en la región de Irkutsk
El presidente de EE. UU., Donald Trump, dijo que Washington podría apoyar a Rusia después de que se detectara un caso de neumonía de etiología desconocida en la región de Irkutsk. Rospotrebnadzor de Rusia dijo que la situación sanitaria en …
Russia to change driving licence exam rules from March 2027
Russia will change the rules for driving licence exams from 1 March 2027 under a government decree, RBC reported. Meduza reported that candidates sitting the theoretical exam will be photographed and the process audio- and video-recorded, a…
Rusia pone en cuarentena un hospital tras la muerte de una trabajadora de laboratorio que deja casi 200 personas bajo observación
Una empleada del Instituto de Investigación Antipeste de Siberia y Extremo Oriente de Irkutsk murió la semana pasada de neumonía de causa desconocida, informaron las autoridades rusas, y un hospital de la localidad de Shelekhov fue puesto e…
Russian anti-plague lab technician dies of unknown pneumonia; nearly 200 monitored
A 28-year-old laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East in Shelekhov, Russia, died of “pneumonia of unknown etiology,” according to the public health agency Rospotrebnadzor. The hospital…
Defense minister: arts, sports military service exemption to be cut and abolished
South Korea's defense minister said on Oct 7 that the goal is to gradually reduce the arts and sports military service exemption and ultimately abolish it, after controversy over remarks by Asian Games football gold medallists about the exe…
La OMS dice que el riesgo es bajo mientras EE. UU. presiona a Rusia para que sea transparente sobre la muerte en un laboratorio de peste
El Departamento de Estado de EE. UU. está monitoreando informes sobre un caso mortal de sospecha de peste neumónica en la región de Irkutsk, Rusia, y el secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, ha pedido públicamente a Moscú mayor transparencia s…
WHO says no plague case in Irkutsk after lab worker's death; experts question Russia's response
A researcher at a plague research institute in Irkutsk, Siberia, died last week after developing pneumonia, and local reports said nearly 200 contacts were placed under medical observation. Russian authorities told the World Health Organiza…
ASUS unveils Zenbook 14 UX3480 line with Intel, AMD or Qualcomm chips
ASUS announced the Zenbook 14 UX3480 series, a 14-inch laptop line that lets buyers choose between Intel Core Ultra series 3, AMD Ryzen AI 300 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors. PC Watch reported the models go on sale in Japan from Octob…
Kazakhstan considers blocking social media accounts of children under 16
Kazakhstan's government has prepared amendments restricting online platforms for users under 16, and Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov said in a reply to a parliamentary inquiry that temporarily blocking social media accounts of children under…
Apple and LG Electronics jointly develop smart home devices under LG brand
Apple and LG Electronics are jointly developing smart home devices — a camera-equipped video doorbell, a smart door lock, a security camera and a smart temperature sensor and thermostat — to be sold under the LG brand, according to Bloomber…
South Korea unveils 1,000 trillion won green transition plan to 2035
South Korea announced a “Korean-style Green Transition” (K-GX) strategy on Oct 7, pledging about 1,000 trillion won over ten years to 2035 — 200 trillion won in fiscal support and more than 790 trillion won in climate finance through five p…
Moscow court fines Zoom 65.9 million rubles for repeat violation of Russian law
A Moscow court fined Zoom about 65.9 million rubles (65,936,494 rubles) for a repeat violation of Russian legislation on foreign internet companies, Interfax, Vedomosti and Kommersant reported. The case was heard under part 3 of article 13.…
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…
Lee de Corea del Sur ordena reiniciar desde cero las conversaciones sobre el CPTPP en medio de preocupaciones agrícolas
El presidente Lee Jae-myung instruyó en una reunión de gabinete el 6 de octubre que el gobierno no fije una conclusión sobre la adhesión al CPTPP y que “reinicie el diálogo desde el principio”, diciendo que el valor estratégico del pacto se…