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Henri Kagan, 95, and Kenso Soai, 76, were honoured for showing how a chemical reaction can produce only one of a molecule's two mirror-image forms. Their work underpins drug manufacturing; in France, the press hails recognition long awaited since 2001.
A week after her execution by pentobarbital injection failed, the 50-year-old prisoner has regained consciousness, "angry and confused" according to her lawyers. A judge ordered evidence preserved, Tennessee has suspended executions and whether the state may try again remains open.
A 28-year-old technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died on 2 October; some media point to pneumonic plague, Moscow speaks of pneumonia of unknown origin. About 200 contacts were placed under observation, the WHO rates the risk as very low and Donald Trump wants to raise it with Vladimir Putin.
The American and the two Germans were honoured for a technique that switches neurons on and off with light. Born from the study of a green alga, optogenetics is used to understand schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease and addiction.
On a surprise visit to Kyiv, the German chancellor announced €1 billion in military aid and €350 million for the power grid, telling Vladimir Putin: "Stop this senseless war." A Russian drone hit a city bridge during his visit.
After the South Bridge, Kyiv's North Bridge was hit on Saturday and Moscow urged foreigners to leave the capital. Zelensky announced stepped-up strikes on Russian refineries, while US-Russia talks reportedly include selling Lukoil assets to Trump allies.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Saturday morning that flew more than 700 kilometres toward the Sea of Japan. The launch follows Pyongyang's refusal to apologise for a mine blast that wounded South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone.
What began as school blockades over run-down buildings turned into clashes, fires and nearly 2,000 arrests on Thursday. The government speaks of "urban violence" and blames LFI and the far left, which the party disputes. More than 400 schools are closed on Friday.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is asking Europeans to release diesel "immediately" to bring prices down. According to Reuters, Washington threatened France and Germany with restrictions on US diesel exports. Brussels is warning against the move and convening member states as prices hit records.
Flydubai flight FZ1073, carrying more than 160 Israeli passengers, made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday after a pilot stabbed the captain. Israel calls it an attempted attack; passengers and a relief crew regained control of the aircraft. Flydubai has suspended its flights to Israel.
In a document delivered to NATO headquarters in Brussels, Moscow says it is ready to use its "entire arsenal" if Alliance countries try to cut off Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania. NATO confirmed receiving the warning, which several outlets read as a nuclear threat.
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