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Putin says Ukraine mobilisation should be finished in two weeks
Published On: October 15, 2022 07:41 AM NPT By: Reuters
ASTANA, Oct 15: Russia should be finished calling up reservists in two weeks, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, promising an end to a divisive mobilization that has seen hundreds of thousands of men summoned to fight in Ukraine and huge numbers flee the country.
UK's Truss fires finance minister Kwarteng
Published On: October 14, 2022 06:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Oct 14 : British Prime Minister Liz Truss fired her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday, shortly before she is expected to scrap parts of their economic package in a bid to survive the market and political turmoil gripping the country.
Bad Bunny dominates American Music Award nominations
Published On: October 14, 2022 12:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny landed the most nominations for this year's American Music Awards, leading fellow rapper Drake and pop superstars Beyonce and Taylor Swift on the list of contenders unveiled on Thursday, as a report by Reuters.
K-pop pioneers BTS back South Korea's 2023 Asian Cup bid
Published On: October 13, 2022 06:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
K-pop group BTS have added a bit of 'Dynamite' to South Korea's bid to host the 2023 Asian Cup with a new video backing the country's campaign to stage a first major soccer tournament since they shared the 2002 World Cup with Japan.
Elon Musk sells $1 million worth of new perfume, 'Burnt Hair'
Published On: October 13, 2022 12:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has scented a new opportunity to capitalise on quirky products, launching a perfume called "Burnt Hair" that he said sold 10,000 bottles to earn a million dollars in just a few hours, according to a report by Reuters.
U.N. denounces Russian 'annexation' while West backs Ukraine with more air defences
Published On: October 13, 2022 07:55 AM NPT By: Reuters
KYIV/BRUSSELS, Oct 13: The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly condemned Russia's attempted annexation of four Ukrainian areas while Kyiv's allies committed more military aid after intense Russian missile strikes.
Disney pushes back several Marvel movie release dates
Published On: October 12, 2022 04:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) announced on Tuesday it will be pushing back the release dates for numerous upcoming Marvel films including, "Blade," "Fantastic Four" and "Avengers: Secret Wars", as per the report of Reuters.
Malaysia PM dissolves parliament
Published On: October 11, 2022 08:13 AM NPT By: Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob dissolved parliament on Monday, paving the way for national elections to be held in the coming weeks.
Banking crisis breakthroughs win Nobel economics prize for Bernanke, Diamond, Dybvig
Published On: October 10, 2022 08:05 PM NPT By: Reuters
STOCKHOLM, Oct 10: A trio of U.S. economists including Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke won this year's Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for laying the foundation of how world powers now tackle global crises like the recent pandemic or the Great Recession of 2008.
Jennifer Lawrence returns to indie roots with post-hiatus 'Causeway'
Published On: October 9, 2022 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence plays a soldier struggling with PTSD and past trauma in "Causeway", an indie drama which also marks the Hollywood star’s debut as a producer, according to the report by Reuters.
Blast hits Crimea bridge crucial to Russia's war
Published On: October 9, 2022 07:39 AM NPT By: Reuters
KYIV, Oct 9: A powerful blast damaged Russia's road-and-rail bridge to Crimea on Saturday, hitting a prestigious symbol of Moscow's annexation of the peninsula and the key supply route to forces battling to hold territory captured in southern Ukraine.
U.S. aims to hobble China's chip industry with sweeping new export rules
Published On: October 8, 2022 08:05 AM NPT By: Reuters
Oct 8: The Biden administration on Friday published a sweeping set of export controls, including a measure to cut China off from certain semiconductor chips made anywhere in the world with U.S. equipment, vastly expanding its reach in its bid to slow Beijing's technological and military advances.
Human rights campaigners of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine win Nobel Peace Prize
Published On: October 7, 2022 04:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
OSLO, Oct 7: Jailed Belarusian activist Ales Byalyatski, Russian organisation Memorial and Ukrainian group Center for Civil Liberties won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, highlighting the significance of civil society for peace and democracy.
France's Ernaux, who long scrutinised self, wins Nobel literature prize
Published On: October 7, 2022 01:11 PM NPT By: Reuters
STOCKHOLM/PARIS, Oct 7: French author Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for "the courage and clinical acuity" in her largely autobiographical books examining personal memory and social inequality.
Rash of child deaths in Gambia linked to cough syrups made in India - WHO
Published On: October 6, 2022 04:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
Oct 6: The deaths of dozens of young children in Gambia from acute kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by an Indian drug manufacturer, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
Europe's gas crisis set to deepen after winter drains reserves
Published On: October 6, 2022 07:50 AM NPT By: Reuters
HELSINKI/BRUSSELS Oct 6: Europe may limp through the cold winter months with the help of brimming natural gas tanks despite a plunge in deliveries from former top supplier Russia only to enter a deeper energy crisis next year, the head of the International Energy Agency said.
South Korea, U.S. fire missiles into the sea to protest 'reckless' North Korea test
Published On: October 5, 2022 01:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, Oct 5: South Korea and the U.S. military conducted missile drills in response to North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, as the United Nations Security Council prepares to meet over what was Pyongyang's longest-range test.
Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to scientists Aspect, Clauser and Zeilinger
Published On: October 4, 2022 04:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
STOCKHOLM, Oct 4: Scientists Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for "experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science", the award-giving body said on Tuesday.
North Korea conducts longest-range missile test yet over Japan
Published On: October 4, 2022 02:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL/TOKYO, Oct 4: Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in northern Japan.
Sweden's Svante Paabo wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Published On: October 3, 2022 04:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
STOCKHOLM, Oct 3: Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries "concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution", the award-giving body said on Monday.
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