Zero's Briefs
Updates from around the world: Ethiopia-Eritrea tension, a raid in Gaza, an Ecofin agreement, the Czech vote, WHO guidelines, a NASA-DOE agreement, an archaeological award, the Tokyo festival.
Foreign Affairs — Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of “full-scale invasion” — Addis Ababa sent a letter to the UN Security Council denouncing an advance of Eritrean troops up to 60 kilometers into Ethiopian territory. Asmara rejects the accusations and speaks of an Ethiopian war of aggression under way for over three years; between October 7 and 8, Ethiopian drones reportedly struck Eritrean troops in northern Tigray. Notizie Geopolitiche, Al Jazeera
Europe — Ecofin limits Esma’s powers over markets — Economic ministers of the 27 reached an agreement reserving direct supervision by the European authority Esma only to the largest and most systemic financial entities, scaling back the Commission’s original proposal on the capital markets union. The text will now be negotiated with the European Parliament. Eunews
Europe — Czech Republic votes for Senate and municipalities — Two days of voting, today and tomorrow, to renew a third of the Senate (27 seats out of 81) and the administrations of over 6,200 localities: the first electoral test for the government of Prime Minister Andrej Babis, in office since December. A possible runoff on October 16 and 17. Italpress
Health — WHO opens the door to drugs against childhood obesity from age 10 — WHO’s first global guidelines on obesity in children and adolescents authorize, in selected cases, the use of drugs from age 10 upward, following a path on diet and physical activity overseen by a team of specialists. InSaluteNews
Tech — NASA and the US Department of Energy aim for a lunar reactor by 2030 — The two agencies signed a memorandum combining research, fuel production and launch for the Space Reactor-1 Freedom project, with two launches planned in 2028 and the document taking effect on November 1. HWUpgrade
Culture — Five discoveries in the running for the Palmyra Award — A submerged harbor at Taposiris Magna in Egypt, a dining hall in Pompeii and a Kore head discovered in Vulci are among the five finalists for the International Archaeological Discovery Award, to be presented on October 30 in Paestum. Classicult
Film & Entertainment — Tokyo Film Festival admits an animated film into competition for the first time — The 39th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival, from October 26 to November 4, brings 15 titles into competition: among them, for the first time in the festival’s history, the animated film “Magic Atlas” by Sun Xun. Opening with “Sukiyaki” by Zeze Takahisa, centerpiece screening “Godzilla Minus Zero”. Screen Daily, Cartoon Brew
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