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Music for today ·Rome inaugurated the R5 project on 10 November. Building work ended in June; bringing the planned services into operation is the next step.
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NASA announces public events for a milestone expected on 18 November: about 25.9 billion kilometres, a distance not yet reached today.
The Devon project has its frame, roof and windows in place. Completion is expected by the end of 2026, with a March 2027 launch planned.
The third catalogue draws on more than 71,000 clinical bacterial isolates from over 75 countries, providing a reference for interpreting tests.
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Published on 10 November, a companion to the media-literacy curriculum offers activities on artificial intelligence, its limits, sources and responsibilities.
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A 10 November update describes four regional workshops held from February to October. They inform decisions, rather than certify that schools are already safe.
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CNR inaugurated a cryo-electron microscopy laboratory on 10 November: a new research capability, not an already available treatment.
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The 11 November recognition covers institutions in 13 countries, certified between June 2025 and October 2026 for organisational and service reforms.
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Design · Philosophy · Plants · Curiosities · Words · Food · Cultures & peoples. Ideas worth a closer look.
In 1909 Louise Brigham published furniture made from discarded packing crates, beginning the design process with materials already available.
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A passage from 1767 separates individual intentions from collective outcomes, without promising that whatever emerges spontaneously must be good.
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This small South African succulent carries white bumps on its leaves: identification depends less on the pattern than its location.
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A stationary spoon can draw spirals: honey slowing at its landing point reveals a small instability studied in fluid physics.
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From Latin siparium to the figurative end of an episode, a theatre curtain becomes language for beginnings and endings.
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Brussels sprouts are side buds on a tall plant: along its stalk, each little head marks the position of a leaf.
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In Jamdani weaving, patterns inserted on the loom connect material skill with personal stories: a tradition also lives through its wearers.
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Enlarge the chart Eurostat records 1,016,120 live births in Italy in 1964, the highest value in the 1960–2025 series shown here. There were 576,659 in 2008 and 355,435 in 2025. The latest figure is provisional. The line shows every annual value, not just the endpoints. [1]
These are live-birth counts in Italian demographic statistics, without restricting them to Italian citizenship. They do not measure the average number of children per woman. Eurostat identifies birth registrations in municipal population registers as the Italian source. [2]
This is a historical overview, not an event from 12 November. Data updated on 27 October 2026; Datobello selection dated 31 October; adaptation prepared on 12 November. Original writing and graphic by Positive Times: Eurostat is not responsible for the translations or adaptation. [1][3]
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