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Auto Oct 15, 2019

Volkswagen Delays Decision on New Turkey Factory Over Syria Conflict

German car giant Volkswagen has delayed a decision over whether to build a new factory in Turkey over Ankara's offensive on northeastern Syria, a spokesman said Tuesday.
World Oct 15, 2019

Typhoon Hagibis Death Toll Rises to 70 in Japan, Clean-up, Rescue Efforts Underway

By Tuesday morning, national broadcaster NHK put the toll at nearly 70, with more than a dozen missing. The government's confirmed death toll was lower, but it said it was still updating its information. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said there was no plan to slow rescue operations, with around 110,000 police, coast guard, firefighters and military troops involved.
Sports Oct 15, 2019

Ukraine Beat Portugal 2-1 to Clinch Place at Euro 2020 Despite Cristiano Ronaldo's 700th Goal

Ukraine join already qualified Poland, Russia, Italy and Belgium at next summer's finals, while second-placed Portugal, who are eight points behind Ukraine, have Serbia just a point behind them with two matches remaning after they beat Lithuania 2-1.
Sports Oct 14, 2019

Neymar Latest Injury Update: PSG Striker Out For Four Week With Hamstring Injury

Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar will be out for four weeks with a hamstring injury he suffered playing for Brazil, the French club said on Monday. Neymar limped off in the 12th minute on Sunday as Brazil drew 1-1 against Nigeria in a friendly in Singapore.
World Oct 14, 2019

Tunisia Presidential Elections 2019: Kais Saied Elected New President With 72.71 Percent Votes

Conservative political outsider Kais Saeid has won Tunisia's presidential election by a landslide taking 72.71 percent of the votes, the North African country's electoral commission said Monday.
World Oct 14, 2019

Typhoon Hagibis in Japan: Death Toll Hits 56, Over 135,000 Homes Stranded Without Water

Tens of thousands of rescuers worked into the night Monday to find survivors of a powerful typhoon in Japan that killed at least 56 people, as fresh rain threatened to hamper their efforts.
India Oct 14, 2019

Kurdish Militias May Be Releasing ISIS Terrorists to Force US to Resend Troops in Syria: Donald Trump

President Donald Trump suggested Monday that Kurdish fighters may be releasing imprisoned Islamic State group jihadists to bait the United States into remaining involved in northeastern Syria.
World Oct 14, 2019

Xi Jinping's Cold Warning to Seditious Dissenters: 'Attempts to Split China Will Result in Bodies Smashed and Bones Ground to Powder'

President Xi Jinping has warned that any attempts to split China would result in "bodies smashed and bones ground to powder", amid four months of anti-Beijing unrest in Hong Kong.
World Oct 14, 2019

Russia Denies US News Report it Bombed 4 Syria Hospitals in 12 Hours

Russia on Monday denied a US newspaper report that its warplanes bombed four hospitals in rebel-held territory in Syria over a period of 12 hours this year. The Russian defence ministry rubbished the claim in a report by The New York Times, saying "the alleged 'evidence' provided by the NYT is not worth even the paper it was printed on".
World Oct 14, 2019

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2019 Jointly Awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer For Work on Poverty

A trio of American economists on Monday won the Nobel Economics Prize for their work in the fight against poverty, including with new approaches in education and healthcare, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
Sports Oct 14, 2019

France vs Turkey, UEFA EURO Qualifiers 2020: French Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Scraps Plan to Attend FRA vs TUR Football Clash

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has scrapped plans to attend a football match between France and Turkey Monday in what is expected to be a tense game as Ankara presses its military operation in Syria. Coaches on both sides have urged the focus to be on football and not politics in the Euro 2020 qualifying clash to be played at the Stade de France in Paris.
Entertainment Oct 14, 2019

'Abominable' Pulled From Vietnamese Theaters Due to a Map Showing 'Nine-Dash Line' in South China Sea

Vietnam has pulled the animated film "Abominable" from theatres over a scene featuring a map of the South China Sea showing Beijing's claims in the flashpoint waterway, state media reported Monday.
World Oct 14, 2019

Russia Bombed Four Syria Hospitals in 12 Hours: Report

Russian warplanes bombed four hospitals in rebel-held territory in Syria over a period of just 12 hours earlier this year, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
World Oct 14, 2019

Australia: Wrongly Jailed for 19 Years Awarded Millions US$4.75 Million in Compensation

Eastman, who had always maintained his innocence and mounted several appeals, was freed in 2014 after his conviction was quashed. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Supreme Court ordered the jurisdiction's government to pay him just over Aus$7 million. Eastman had sought at least Aus$18 million in compensation.
Agency News Oct 14, 2019

Patrick Day, US Boxer Lapses Into Coma After Devastating Knockout by Charles Conwell

The 27-year-old Day suffered a 'traumatic injury' and underwent emergency brain surgery Saturday night after being knocked out by Conwell in a super welterweight bout on the card at Chicago's Winstrust Arena.
Agency News Oct 14, 2019

Australia's Mitch Marsh Injures Bowling Hand after Punching Dressing Room Wall in Frustration

The Western Australia all-rounder, who was recalled to the Test side for the final game of the Ashes against England last month, was on his way to a big score Sunday against Tasmania when he was caught and bowled for 53. The match ended in a draw and Marsh took his frustrations out on the changing room, with reports that he may have fractured his hand.
World Oct 14, 2019

Booker Prize 2019: Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie Against 4 Emerging Stars for Britain's 50th Anniversary Award

Past laureates have ranged from celebrated writers such as Ian McEwan and Julian Barnes to Kazuo Ishiguro and Roddy Doyle. Paul Beatty became the first American winner when the Booker bowed to pressure and began including authors from outside the British commonwealth, Ireland and Zimbabwe in 2013.
Agency News Oct 14, 2019

DR Congo to Introduce Second Ebola Vaccine Next Month

It will arrive in the eastern city of Goma, in North Kivu province, on October 18 and be used from the beginning of next month, he added. DRC's latest Ebola epidemic, which began in August 2018, has killed 2,144 people, making it the second deadliest outbreak of the virus, after the West Africa pandemic of 2014-2016.
Agency News Oct 14, 2019

Russian Warplanes Bombed Four Syria Hospitals in 12 Hours: Report

A Russian ground controller gave the exact coordinates of the hospital to the pilot, who reported having it in sight a few minutes later, the newspaper said. The controller gave the go-ahead for the strike at the same time that a spotter who was tasked with warning civilians about impending strikes logged a Russian jet in the area.
World Oct 13, 2019

Somali: Mortar Fire Hits Mogadishu International Airport Zone, 9 Injured

Mortar fire on the zone around Mogadishu airport wounded nine people Sunday, including staff at the African Union and UN missions located there, Somali police and UN sources said.

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