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Chemistry Nobel awarded for developing new category of 'green' catalysts
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded Benjamin List from Max-Planck-Institut fur Kohlenforschung (Max Planck Institute for Coal Research), Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany and British-born David W C MacMillan of Princeton University, "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis", said a statement.
China, Iran executed CIA informants
The unusual cable, sent to all CIA stations and bases, said the counter-intelligence mission centre had analysed dozens of cases over the last several years. The memo gave an exact number of informants killed, classified information not usually shared in such cables, according to the New York Times.
Facebook whistleblower cites spying by China
The former product manager on Tuesday referenced a series of links between activity on Facebook and deadly violence in Myanmar and Ethiopia, and spying by China and Iran. Asked by one senator whether Facebook is used by "authoritarian or terrorist-based leaders" around the world, Haugen responded that such use of the platform is "definitely" happening, and that Facebook is "very aware" of it, the report said.
Members of European Parliament question EU-US relationship
Frustrated by Washington's recent unilateral moves, especially the signing of the trilateral Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) security partnership and its push for military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the MEPs on Tuesday started their first October plenary by spending two and a half hours debating the transatlantic partnership, Xinhua news agency reported.
Taliban vandalizes Gurudwara in Kabul, takes people under custody
Puneet Singh Chandhok, President of the Indian World Forum, alleged that the unidentified officials destroyed the CCTV cameras of the Gurudwara and took the community sitting in the vicinity of the holy shrine in their custody. The Karte Parwan Gurdwara is located on Kabul's northern outskirts.
Pak PM's revelation of talks with Taliban sparks uproar
Khan also revealed that the talks between his government and the TTP are taking place in Afghanistan."In fact, I think some of the TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) groups want to talk to our government for peace, for some reconciliation, and we are in talks with some of the groups", Khan revealed.
Taiwan fears China may invade by 2025, says tensions highest in 4 decades: Report
Addressing the Taiwanese parliament, Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu-Kuo-Cheng, when asked by a lawmaker about the China situation in the parliament, said that the situation is worse in 40 years since he has joined the military, adding there was a risk of a "misfire" across the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
Biden, Xi to abide by Taiwan pact
Biden appeared to be referring to Washington's longstanding "one China" policy under which it recognises China rather than Taiwan. However, this agreement also allows Washington to maintain a "robust unofficial" relationship with Taiwan. The announcement comes amid escalating tensions between Taiwan and Beijing.
70% patients missed cancer surgery globally during Covid lockdowns
Led by experts at the UK's University of Birmingham, almost 5,000 surgeons and anaesthetists from around the world worked together to analyse data from the 15 most common solid cancer types in 20,000 patients across 466 hospitals in 61 countries. The team published its findings in The Lancet Oncology.
'Twitchy, toxic, divisive': Facebook's Instagram problem implodes
The damning revelations came via more than 200 minutes of live testimony in US Congress Tuesday. Recently leaked internal Facebook documents show that 13 per cent of British users and 6 per cent of American users trace their desire to kill themselves to Instagram. After first confronting Facebook's head of global safety, US lawmakers turned to whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former employee at the social networking giant.
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