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John Jumper

University of Chicago scholar honored with Nobel Prize in chemistry for AI research in Protein Folding

John Jumper, a University of Chicago alum, received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for co-developing AlphaFold, an AI model that accurately predicts protein structures. This breakthrough addresses a challenge that has perplexed chemists for over 50 years, significantly impacting fields like drug design and biology. Jumper’s achievement marks him as the 100th scholar associated with UChicago to win a Nobel Prize.

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Shigemitsu Tanaka, a member of Nihon Hidankyo, reacting in Nagasaki, Japan, after the Nobel announcement on October 11. Credit: via Reuters

80 years after Hiroshima, atomic bomb survivors win Nobel Peace Prize amid global nuclear tensions

Toshiyuki Mimaki, leader of Nihon Hidankyo, calls for the abolition of nuclear weapons, urging the world to act before it’s too late.

Israel

Hezbollah’s drone attack kills 4 Israeli soldiers in Tel Aviv a day after deadly Israeli air strike

Alongside Israel's offensive in Gaza and southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed that Hezbollah fired an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which hit an army base near Binyamina, a town north of Tel Aviv.

Destruction of Gaza at the hands of Israel

Israel continues to pound Gaza, at least 29 people killed in strikes on northern and central Gaza

Israel renewed its strike in Gaza around a week ago while simultaneously intensifying its air and ground offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Tata

Champion of India-Israel Friendship: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu condoles business magnate Ratan Tata’s death

Several world leaders also paid rich tributes to Tata — one of the most respected industrial titans globally, credited for his philanthropic work and for expanding the Tata Group to over 100 countries.

Pak Foreign Office

MEA Jaishankar, PMs of Russia and China among others to attend SCO meet at Islamabad next week

Pakistan is hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting on October 15 and 16 and in his capacity as the current Chair of the CHG, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will preside over the summit, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement.

US

Will introduce a reciprocal tax against India to make US extraordinarily wealthy, if voted to power: Donald Trump

Trump, while addressing an event, said the US is liberal when it comes to tariffs, but countries like China, Brazil, and India impose high tariffs.