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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for discoveries explaining how molecular asymmetry essential to life emerges through autocatalysis, resolving a century-old mystery about homochirality with significant implications for drug development.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Ankara stands ready to facilitate direct contacts between Moscow and Kyiv, emphasizing Black Sea navigational safety and congratulating the leader on his birthday and election success.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday that Francis Halzen has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of astrophysical high-energy neutrinos, recognizing a breakthrough enabling observation of distant cosmic processes through particles traveling at near-light speeds.The Turkish Statistical Institute reported on Monday that annual consumer inflation eased to 29.73% in September, undershooting market projections of 30.3%, as monthly price increases moderated despite persistent pressure in housing and transportation costs, official data showed.Türkiye's premier aviation and technology festival TEKNOFEST opened its southeastern leg in Sanliurfa on Wednesday, bringing together tech enthusiasts and industry leaders for exhibitions, air shows and the finals of technology competitions running through Oct. 4.

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Over 150,000 health workers vaccinated in Istanbul

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Over 150,000 health workers vaccinated in Istanbul

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3,703 guests in nursing homes, caring facilities for disabled vaccinated, says governor of Turkish metropolis

More than 150,000 health care workers have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Turkey's metropolitan city of Istanbul, the governor said on Wednesday.

Ali Yerlikaya said on Twitter: "150,186 of our healthcare workers have so far been vaccinated. Our 3,703 guests, along with 2,272 personnel, in care centers for the disabled and nursing homes have been vaccinated."

The first batch of 3 million doses of the vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac arrived in Turkey on Dec. 30.

In addition to health care workers, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and some top officials were also vaccinated to encourage the public.

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