Engineers reinvent the parachute using Japanese paper-cutting art Kirigami
A humble concept from ancient Japanese design might remake the way supplies are dropped from the air. Polytechnique…
Fearing Farage, Britain’s Conservatives go full Trump – POLITICO
It all marks another lurch towards Reform UK’s tough border and anti-net-zero rhetoric, going much further rightward than…
Trio of scientists win Nobel Prize in Medicine for ‘discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance’
Scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
Russia’s blacklisted tankers keep dumping oil in Europe’s seas – POLITICO
These new revelations, which draw on satellite footage from the SkyTruth NGO paired with shipping data from the…
FX Daily Snapshot – MUFG Research
The US dollar has continued to trade at weaker levels undermined in part by the ongoing US government…
Asia FX Talk – Yen leads regional gains amid US government shutdown
US ADP employment fell by 32,000 in September, after a revised decline of 3,000 (previously reported as +54,000)…
Donation of unused clothes urged as Uber offers free courier trips to Red Cross
On Saturday, October 18, users in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington can order a car to collect up to…
Asia FX Talk – Gold price spike with US shutdown risk
There were several key themes affecting markets overnight, with the key market moves including a sharp spike in…
Germany plans to let military shoot down drones domestically – POLITICO
The legislative move comes amid a flurry of drone intrusions across Denmark and northern Germany that have intensified…
Coromandel man Barry Ramsay claims he had child exploitation material for ‘research’
He is also charged with obstructing police and failing to carry out obligations in relation to a computer…
FX Daily Snapshot – MUFG Research
The rebound of the US dollar after the FOMC meeting last Wednesday looks to be losing steam already…
NIH launches $50M Autism Data Science Initiative to unlock causes and improve outcomes
Monday, September 22, 2025 The National Institutes of Health has launched the Autism Data Science Initiative (ADSI), a…