Work on “an ingenious tool for building molecules” – click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry – yielded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for a trio from Denmark and the US, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday. The award wil…
It clicked: Chemistry Nobel for work on molecule-building tool
Work on “an ingenious tool for building molecules” – click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry – yielded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for a trio from Denmark and the US, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday. The award wil…
A new ransomware? Why cybercriminals may be giving up on encrypting
Berlin (dpa) — Cybercriminals have been building up their toolbox for attacking individuals and businesses in recent months, and cybersecurity experts say there has been a fundamental change in the way that encryption malware is operating. Until now, m…
Rampant Bayern rout Plzen 5-0, first win for Marseille in CL
Bayern Munich scored three times in the first 21 minutes and Leroy Sane got a brace as the Germans maintained their perfect Champions League record with a 5-0 demolition of Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday. Germany winger Sane smashed the opener high into the…
Coach Terzic: Dortmund seek maximum points from Sevilla games in CL
Borussia Dortmund aim to rebound from their painful Bundesliga defeat in Cologne when they visit Sevilla in the Champions League on Wednesday. Coach Edin Terzic said that full points will be needed in both games with the Spanish side over the next nine…
Download now, watch later: The pros and cons of offline content
Munich (dpa) — Most people are familiar with the dreaded buffer icon, the small, rotating circle in the middle of the screen when you’re streaming videos from the internet. Fortunately almost all streaming providers allow you to save content temporaril…
NATO chief condemns North Korea’s missile launches, urges diplomacy
NATO has criticized North Korea for conducting a series of missile launches in recent days and called on the autocratic regime to engage in diplomacy on Tuesday. “I strongly condemn North Korea’s dangerous and destabilising missile tests,” the alliance…
Russia’s Gazprom threatens to cut off Moldova’s gas on October 20
State-owned Russian energy provider Gazprom warned Moldova on Tuesday that its gas supplies would be cut off for non-payment of bills. “Gazprom reserves all rights, including the right of a complete halt to supplies, if the financial commitments (of th…
Powerful Slovak minister and party leader survives no-confidence vote
Slovakia’s finance minister and deputy premier, Igor Matovic, narrowly survived a vote of no confidence in parliament on Tuesday. Matovic is founder and leader of the largest governing party, Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OLaNO). Had h…
German foreign minister rejects Polish WWII reparation demands
Polish demands for trillions in World War II reparations for damages are a non-starter, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during a visit to Warsaw on Tuesday. The question of reparations is closed, as far as the German government is concer…