Netflix’s 6.5M India subscribers dwarfed by Prime Video and Disney, Bernstein says
Netflix has “not succeeded” in scaling up its business in India despite the global streaming giant consistently lowering the subscription costs in
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Friday Briefing
A devastating strike on Ukrainian civilians. Source link
Ongoing planning underway for potential Biden and Xi meeting in San Francisco in November, sources say
Ongoing planning is underway to arrange a potential meeting between US President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping at November’s APEC
Shakespeare-era Floorboards Found at England Theater
How important is the wooden stage on which William Shakespeare might have played? That depends. During the early stages of a renovation
Everyone safe after Clay County nursing home fire
Oct. 5—Everyone was safely evacuated from a fire at a Clay County nursing home Thursday morning, according to the sheriff’s office. Clay
U.S. to Begin Deporting Venezuelans in Effort to Cut Down Border Numbers
The Biden administration will start deporting Venezuelans who crossed into the country illegally, officials said Thursday, in its latest attempt to stem
Putin suggests hand grenade fragments, cocaine found in crash that killed Wagner chief
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said fragments of a hand grenade were found in the victims who died in a deadly
Political Dysfunction Undermines US Forces, Pentagon’s No. 2 Says
(Bloomberg) — The Pentagon’s No. 2 official said that the threat of a government shutdown and other internal upheaval in Washington threatens
Egypt’s early presidential election campaign off to eventful start
Egyptians have been gripped by the dramatic start to their country’s unexpectedly early presidential election campaign. President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi’s re-election –
Russian Attack in Kharkiv Region Kills Over 50, Ukraine Says: Live Updates
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arrived in Spain on Thursday to participate in a European summit aimed at strengthening cooperation across the
Bobi Wine ‘under house arrest’ after return to Uganda
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has said he was “grabbed” by “goons” and put under house arrest on his return from South
Slovakia halts military aid for Ukraine as parties that oppose it negotiate to form a new government
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s president has refused a plan by her country’s caretaker government to send further military aid to Ukraine,
Nobel Prize in Literature Is Awarded to Jon Fosse: Live Updates
About five years ago, Ankhi Mukherjee, a professor of world literature at Oxford University, received a letter asking whether she wanted to
Russia launches more drone attacks as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy travels to a European forum
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia targeted Ukraine with drones in another massive attack early Thursday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Spain
Ukraine downs 24 of 29 drones launched by Russia overnight
Ukrainian forces shot down 24 of the 29 Shahed “kamikaze” drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported on Oct. 5.
With Iranian Girl in Coma, Suspicion Falls on Government
The 16-year-old girl, her short black hair uncovered, entered a subway car in Tehran early Sunday on her way to school, security
Fourteen dead, 102 missing after Indian glacial lake bursts bank in heavy rain
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least 14 people were killed and 102, including 22 army personnel, were missing in northeast India on
Finland’s Military Prepares as Russia-Ukraine War Gets Closer to Home
The facade of the apartment building was blown off, the remains sagging to one side. Working together, the military police, the emergency
Top Vaccine Maker Seeks Growth by Selling Shots to Globetrotters
(Bloomberg) — Serum Institute of India Ltd. became the world’s biggest vaccine maker by producing low-cost inoculations for developing nations that other
Lawyers Expand Legal Fight for Longest-Held Prisoner of War on Terrorism
Lawyers for the longest-held prisoner in the U.S. war against terrorism have begun a new legal offensive in multiple courts aimed at
Biden searches for ways to keep aid flowing to Ukraine with only weeks remaining before funding runs out
Senior Biden administration officials privately believe only weeks remain before a lack of additional Ukraine funding starts to become a serious battlefield
Kenyan Police, Heading to Haiti, Have History of Brutality
The Kenyan force tasked with leading a mission to take back Haiti’s streets from violent gangs that have overtaken much of the
Biden says he will deliver ‘major’ speech on Ukraine
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he would deliver a “major” speech about funding for Ukraine and “why it’s
Biden says he’s concerned about Ukraine support amid House chaos
President Biden on Wednesday said he’s worried that the disarray on Capitol Hill could mean he can’t deliver the aid promised to
The US sent Ukraine 1.1 million rounds of ammunition seized from Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has transferred to Ukraine 1.1 million rounds of small arms ammunition that it seized from Iran, U.S.
Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates
Ticket machines advertise the “Barbie” movie in Moscow last month.Credit…Maxim Shipenkov/EPA, via Shutterstock As people in much of the world flocked to
Central Bank Steps In to Support Hryvnia
(Bloomberg) — The National Bank of Ukraine stepped up market interventions to support the hryvnia straight after relaxing the currency’s peg to
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to 3 Quantum Dots Researchers
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov for being
The Green Revolution is a warning, not a blueprint for feeding a hungry planet
Feeding a growing world population has been a serious concern for decades, but today there are new causes for alarm. Floods, heat
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Cancels Key Part of HS2 Rail Project
As Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain took to a stage in Manchester on Wednesday to give his first Conservative conference speech
BOE Governor Says Brexit Has Created Opportunities for UK
(Bloomberg) — Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said Brexit has “created opportunities” for Britain’s financial regulators and has less of an
Typhoon Koinu: Taiwan Hit With Heavy Rain, Winds as Storm Intensifies
Typhoon Koinu pounded Taiwan with heavy rain and winds on Wednesday, closing business and schools in the east and triggering warnings in
More than 20 Indian soldiers missing after flash floods in northeastern Sikkim state
NEW DELHI (AP) — Twenty-three Indian army soldiers were missing Wednesday after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in the northeastern state of
Manitoba Elects Canada’s First Provincial Government Led by First Nations Member
Manitoba became the first province in Canada to elect a government headed by a First Nations member on Tuesday, as broadcasters predicted
Boat carrying 280 migrants lands in Canary Islands
A small boat carrying 280 migrants has landed in Spain’s Canary Islands. The vessel arrived on the remote island of El Hierro,
He Announces Baseball Games in Spanish. It Is Not His First Language.
Bill Kulik is a longtime Spanish language radio broadcaster for the Philadelphia Phillies. But listeners tuning in wouldn’t always know that. Instead
North Korea vows strong response to Pentagon report that calls it a ‘persistent’ threat
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea slammed the United States over a recent Pentagon report that labeled it a “persistent” threat
North Korea criticizes new US strategy on weapons of mass destruction
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea criticized a new U.S. strategy on countering weapons of mass destruction for describing the
Venice Bus Plunge Kills at Least 21
A bus filled with tourists in Venice careened through an overpass guardrail, crashed on train tracks and exploded on Tuesday evening, killing
‘We need Congress to act’
The Pentagon on Tuesday warned the U.S. cannot sustain support for Ukraine too much longer without additional funding, urging Congress to act