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Russians voice frustration over EU visa tightening

Hello! This week we cover Europe ending the issuance of multi-entry visas for Russians, a step that will likely do little to stop nefarious actors and Russian spies infiltrating the bloc. EU ends multi-entry visas to stop Russian espionage, but spies likely to keep flowing In the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU has imposed sweeping restrictions on all Russians by making it harder for them to get European visas. From now on, Russians can no longer apply for multi-entry visas, meaning every visit to the EU will require a new application. European leaders believe this…

Stock Market

Inside America’s Hidden Capitals of Generosity

From small-town Michigan to Walmart’s hometown, we visit the most charitable places in America. Former Blackstone vice chair Tony James, Arkansas philanthropist Aaron Marshall and scholar Kevin Fitzpatrick share what they’ve learned about the “return on investment” from sharing time, money and kindness. (Source: Bloomberg) Source link

Space

NASA’s Astrobee Robots Advance Through Strategic Partnership

Editor’s Note: This article was updated on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, to correct that the signed contract is an unfunded Space Act Agreement, rather than a reimbursable Space Act Agreement. NASA is continuing the Astrobee mission through a collaboration with Arkisys, Inc., of Los Alamitos, California, who was awarded an unfunded Space Act Agreement to sustain and maintain the robotic platform aboard the International Space Station. As the agency returns astronauts to the Moon, robotic helpers like Astrobee could one day take over routine maintenance tasks and support future spacecraft at the Moon and Mars without relying on humans for…

World

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has impossible choice as Trump pushes plan to end war

US president demands that Kyiv accepts plan that would mean giving up territory to Russia Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine faces one of the most difficult moments in its history, after Donald Trump demanded Kyiv accepts within days a US-backed “peace plan” that would force it to give up territory to Russia and make other painful concessions. Trump confirmed on Friday morning that next Thursday – Thanksgiving in the US – would be an “acceptable” deadline for Zelenskyy to sign the deal, which European and Ukrainian officials have said amounts to a “capitulation”. Continue reading… Source link

Space

Rocket Ranch – Episode 29: First Space Shuttle Flight

Derrol Nail: The spotlights came on in the predawn hours of April 12th 1981, illuminating a spacecraft like no other, the space shuttle. Just before liftoff, Columbia’s crew climbed inside for the very first test flight into space. Today, we recall the amazing story of that first mission and listen to rarely-heard details from Columbia pilot Bob Crippen, next on the Rocket Ranch. Launch Countdown Sequence: EGS Program Chief Engineer, verify no constraints to launch. Three, two, one, and lift off. Welcome to space. Derrol Nail: Bob Crippen, was a rookie astronaut in 1978, when NASA assigned him and…

Science

Scientists finally discover what’s fueling massive sargassum blooms

Massive Sargassum blooms sweeping across the Caribbean and Atlantic are fueled by a powerful nutrient partnership: phosphorus pulled to the surface by equatorial upwelling and nitrogen supplied by cyanobacteria living directly on the drifting algae. Coral cores reveal that this nutrient engine has intensified over the past decade, perfectly matching surges in Sargassum growth since 2011. By ruling out older theories involving Saharan dust and river runoff, researchers uncovered a climate-driven process that shapes when and where these colossal seaweed mats form. Source link

Technology

Apple Watch Ultra 3 review: the biggest and best smartwatch for an iPhone

Third-gen watch adds 5G, satellite SOS and messaging, a bigger screen and longer battery life in same rugged design The biggest, baddest and boldest Apple Watch is back for its third generation, adding a bigger screen, longer battery life and satellite messaging for when lost in the wilderness. The Ultra 3 is Apple’s answer to adventure watches such as Garmin’s Fenix 8 Pro while being a full smartwatch for the iPhone with all the trimmings. As such, it is not cheap, costing from £749 (€899/$799/A$1,399) – £50 less than 2023’s model – sitting above the £369-plus Series 11 and…

Business

What does the left want? A wealth tax. What will that accomplish? Very little | Aditya Chakrabortty

Imposing a 1% levy on the super-rich isn’t a policy, it’s pantomime. Tackling inequality in Britain will require much more far-reaching changes By this time next week you will be digesting the budget, you lucky thing. Yet even before Rachel Reeves has commended a single damn thing to the house, her efforts have been written off as a “shambles”, from a “chaotic” government that is Labour in name alone. Which prompts the question: what is the leftwing alternative? Because there is one, on which agreement stretches from Labour backbenchers to many of their opponent MPs and far beyond. Whether…

China

Worker, 49, dies hours after collapsing at Hong Kong sewage treatment plant

A contract worker died in hospital hours after collapsing in the basement of a sewage treatment plant on Saturday, with Hong Kong’s Drainage Services Department ordering his employer to investigate. Department director Ringo Mok Wing-cheong expressed sorrow over the death of the worker and urged the contractor to provide appropriate help to the man’s family, halt the project and investigate the case. The victim, a 49-year-old man surnamed Tam, was installing electric equipment in the basement of… Source link

Stock Market

Amazon selling a tasteless Christmas baby outfit is Claus for concern

The offensive listing seemed more than a mistake – it was a failure of corporate responsibility, says reader I found a baby outfit (sizes from newborn to five years) on Amazon bearing the phrase “Santa’s favourite ho”. This isn’t just a tasteless mistake – it’s a failure of corporate responsibility and consumer protection. A corporation this large should have systems that prevent sexualised or exploitative language being associated with items for children. Continue reading… Source link

Space

28. DSN – Explore Tomorrow | NASA’s The Invisible Network Podcast

Audio collage begins. PHILIP BALDWIN One of our biggest challenges is always going to be capacity, right? JEFF BERNER Always there is the push to get higher data rates because the instruments they put on spacecraft… they always can dump more data than the communication link can support. AMY SMITH You know, we’re going to continue to explore space. We’re going to continue to launch more and more missions. And we’re going to need more and more apertures. PHILIP BALDWIN We have to make sure that we have enough capacity… to support not only our sustained presence [at] the…

World

‘The ad libs had us shaking behind the camera’: Corbyn and McKellen cameos raise panto’s profile

Star turns are boosting ticket sales this season, including Islington show featuring MP’s Wizard of Oz and Olivier winner’s Toto We’re a third of the way through the fabulously camp production of Wicked Witches, a mashup of Wicked and The Wizard of Oz, at the Pleasance theatre in Islington, north London. Dor (formerly known as Dorothy) and Tin 2.0 need guidance on how to take down the Wicked Witch and save the borough of Oz-lington from a great blizzard. But wait! Who’s that Facetiming? It’s only Jeremy Corbyn, the wise Wizard of Oz-lington! The 200-person audience cheers and applauds…