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China confirms will amend party constitution, likely to include Xi's theories
Published On: October 14, 2017 06:19 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, Oct 14: China’s ruling Communist Party has agreed to amend the party constitution, expected to embed President Xi Jinping’s political thought, ahead of next week’s five-yearly party congress in which Xi will further tighten his grip on power.
Sharapova storms past Peng into Tianjin final
Published On: October 14, 2017 05:25 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, Oct 14: Former world number one Maria Sharapova eased past defending champion Peng Shuai 6-3 6-1 at the Tianjin Open on Saturday to reach her first WTA final in almost two and a half years.
Tesla fired hundreds of employees in past week
Published On: October 14, 2017 02:10 PM NPT By: Reuters
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct 14: Luxury electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) fired about 400 employees this week, including associates, team leaders and supervisors, a former employee told Reuters on Friday.
Earthlings test warning system as asteroid flies by
Published On: October 12, 2017 07:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
FRANKFURT, Oct 12: An asteroid the size of a school bus flew remarkably near Earth on Thursday, providing scientists with an opportunity to test the warning systems that would kick in if a space collision was coming.
Liverpool out to halt United's charge in Anfield showdown
Published On: October 12, 2017 02:09 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Oct 12: Liverpool and Manchester United’s globe-trotting squads must shake off the effects of international duty for one of English football’s most eagerly-anticipated clashes on Saturday.
Cummins tells England to expect barrage of bouncers
Published On: October 12, 2017 01:34 PM NPT By: Reuters
SYDNEY, Oct 12: Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins has told England’s batsmen to prepare themselves for the barrage of short-pitched bowling that awaits them when the Ashes series begins next month.
Ben Stokes apologizes to Katie Price over video
Published On: October 12, 2017 12:51 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Oct 12: England all-rounder Ben Stokes apologized on Wednesday to TV personality Katie Price and her son Harvey for a video that appeared to show him mocking the disabled boy.
Paris exhibition charts Picasso's 'year of wonders'
Published On: October 12, 2017 09:51 AM NPT By: Reuters
PARIS, Oct 12: Some of Pablo Picasso’s greatest works go on display in Paris this week, in an exhibition that charts a pivotal year in which he cemented his status as a titan of 20th-century art. ‘Picasso 1932: Erotic Year’, chronicles the Spanish artist’s prolific creativity over those 12 months, referred to in the art world as his “year of wonders”.
Late goal sends Panama to maiden World Cup, U.S. out
Published On: October 11, 2017 03:26 PM NPT By: Reuters
PANAMA CITY, Oct 11: A late goal from Roman Torres punched Panama’s ticket to their first World Cup finals on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Costa Rica, while the United States will miss out for the first time since 1986 after Honduras pipped them to a playoff place.
Pakistan barred from international football
Published On: October 11, 2017 03:08 PM NPT By: Reuters
ZURICH, Oct 11: Pakistan has been suspended from international football because of what global soccer body FIFA described as undue third-party interference in the country’s football federation (PFF).
Uruguay, Argentina, and Colombia qualify for World Cup
Published On: October 11, 2017 03:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
QUITO, Oct 11: Uruguay, Argentina, and Colombia qualified for next year’s World Cup on Tuesday after a dramatic last round of South American fixtures that also saw Peru clinch a playoff spot against New Zealand and Chile miss out completely.
Wildfires kill at least 10 in California wine country
Published On: October 10, 2017 01:39 PM NPT By: Reuters
SANTA ROSA, Oct 10: Wildfires fanned by strong winds swept through northern California’s wine country on Monday, killing at least 10 people, destroying hundreds of homes and businesses and forcing some 20,000 people to flee.
Giroud scorpion kick shortlisted for FIFA goal award
Published On: October 10, 2017 12:46 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Oct 10: Olivier Giroud’s scorpion kick strike for Arsenal against Crystal Palace last season was shortlisted for FIFA’s goal of the year award on Monday, alongside efforts from Venezuelan teenager Deyna Castellanos and goalkeeper Oscarine Masuluke.
Ireland stun Wales to seal World Cup playoff spot
Published On: October 10, 2017 12:20 PM NPT By: Reuters
CARDIFF, Oct 10: Ireland ripped up the script by beating Wales 1-0 to secure their place in the playoffs for the World Cup finals on Monday.
Kante ruled out of France's final World Cup qualifier
Published On: October 9, 2017 04:47 PM NPT By: Reuters
PARIS, Oct 9: Chelsea midfielder N‘Golo Kante has been ruled out of France’s final World Cup qualifier at home to Belarus on Tuesday due to a muscle injury, national team coach Didier Deschamps has said.
Racism turned me away from backing Australia teams - Khawaja
Published On: October 9, 2017 03:32 PM NPT By: Reuters
MELBOURNE, Oct 9: Test batsman Usman Khawaja has said being racially vilified when he was growing up in Sydney led him to support other countries rather than back Australian sports teams.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Latin stars sing for Puerto Rico relief
Published On: October 8, 2017 09:34 AM NPT By: Reuters
LOS ANGELES, Oct 8: ‘Hamilton’ musical creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on Friday released a new song for hurricane relief charity efforts in Puerto Rico featuring many of the music industry’s biggest Latin stars.
From death to no-contact, ancient martial art revived in Egypt
Published On: October 8, 2017 08:45 AM NPT By: Reuters
Turn the clock back just over half a century and a contest between two men in the ancient Egyptian martial art of tahteeb could see the loser injured, or even killed.
Tale of Milton Hershey
Published On: October 8, 2017 08:36 AM NPT By: Reuters
The founder of ‘The Hershey Chocolate Company’, Milton Hershey is one of the most successful businessmen and entrepreneur who fought many hardships and failures in life before creating a sweet legacy.
North Korea preparing long-range missile test: RIA cites Russian lawmaker
Published On: October 7, 2017 05:21 PM NPT By: Reuters
MOSCOW, Oct 7: North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United States, a Russian lawmaker just returned from a visit to Pyongyang was quoted as saying on Friday.
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