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Monetary developments in the euro area: September 2026

The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 stood at 3.5% in September 2026, unchanged from the previous month, averaging 3.5% in the three months up to September. The components of M3 showed the following developments. The annual growth rate of the narrower aggregate M1, which comprises currency in circulation and overnight deposits, decreased to 2.7% in September from 2.9% in August. The annual growth rate of short-term deposits other than overnight deposits (M2-M1) increased to 4.6% in September from 4.1% in August. …

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A-81 Reaches South Georgia

The Antarctic iceberg made a relatively quick exit from the Weddell Sea, only to slow at the edge of a remote island’s underwater shelf.

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How a Johnson Mentor Shapes the Next Generation of NASA Talent

When Rice University student Malvika Bhardwaj asked her mentor Daniel Cohen, a Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, whether he had time to keep teaching interns with his busy workload, he answered, “You decide what’s important.” In honor of National Mentoring Day on Oct. 27, Bhardwaj reflects on how Cohen’s […]

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Do young people consider themselves healthy?

In 2025, 89.7% of young people aged 16 to 29 in the EU perceived their health as good or very good. This was clearly higher than the share in the total population aged 16 and over, at 67.9%. This share has stayed largely stable over time, with only a small decline since 2021 from 91.1% to 89.7%. ...

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NASA, Virginia Launch Power Partnership for Energy Security

NASA is helping to foster long-term energy security in Virginia. NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is partnering with the Virginia Department of Energy to support informed decisions for effective energy generation, delivery and use by providing solar, meteorological, and future weather risk datasets for energy system modeling and planning purposes. Under a new […]

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  1. Monetary developments in the euro area: September 2026
  2. A-81 Reaches South Georgia
  3. How a Johnson Mentor Shapes the Next Generation of NASA Talent
  4. Do young people consider themselves healthy?
  5. The euro’s week to 23 October 2026: five currency comparisons
  6. NASA, Virginia Launch Power Partnership for Energy Security
  7. NASA’s Swift Mission Ends, Leaves Behind Scientific Bonanza

The international editionWorld & Economy

Official statements and on-the-record reporting. Edition updated 22 Oct 2026.

Companies & marketsBusiness

Company profiles and business developments, with sources and publication dates.

The week in figuresIn numbers

58

Economies covered by the OECD’s 2026 review of state ownership and governance.

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43%

Surveyed countries with a government-wide ownership policy, according to the OECD.

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11

Countries covered by the UN relief chief’s newly announced emergency funding.

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10th

Josephine’s place in the Atlantic season’s named-storm count, reported by NASA on 22 October.

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Screen, stage & royalsSpotlight

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Jon Stewart at a Broadway opening nightPhilipRomanoPhoto · CC BY-SA 4.0

Television

Jon Stewart extends his Daily Show run through 2028
Sacha Baron Cohen on a red carpetRaph_PH · CC BY 2.0

Stage

Tarantino’s first stage play heads to the West End with Sacha Baron Cohen
Michael B. Jordan smilingKevin Paul · CC BY 4.0

Film

First look at Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler in ‘Miami Vice ’85’
Lisa walking a red carpetOuthere505 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Music

Blackpink’s Lisa documentary ‘Always Lalisa’ opens in cinemas worldwide

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