The people of 7 October

In the United States, Alabama governor Kay Ivey declares a state of emergency for 40 counties ahead of Isaias.

Disasters · 7 Oct

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum sanctions a constitutional amendment prohibiting Mexicans with dual citizenship from running for president or governor.

Crime & Justice · 7 Oct

French chemist Henri B. Kagan from the Paris-Saclay University and Japanese organic chemist Kensō Soai from the Tokyo University of Science are jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis".

Science & Tech · 7 Oct · with Kensō Soai