
Novartis Raises Annual Sales Growth Forecast After Restructuring
Novartis AG raised its mid-term sales growth forecast as the Swiss drugmaker narrows its focus on innovative medicines
2023-11-28 15:46

Adani Stocks Add $15 Billion in Best Day Since Hindenburg Report
Shares of Adani Group companies rallied, with the flagship Adani Enterprises Ltd. surging 13%, after India’s Supreme Court
2023-11-28 15:23

Lessons From the Country With World’s Largest HIV Epidemic
South Africa, with the world’s biggest number of HIV cases, has in the past five years reduced the
2023-11-28 15:16

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov offers Putin thousands more fighters amid heavy Russian losses in Ukraine
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said another 3,000 of his men were ready to join Russia's invasion of Ukraine amid reports of heavy losses for Vladimir Putin's troops in their push to capture an eastern city. Mr Kadyrov, a self-proclaimed "foot soldier" of the Russian president, said his fighters were ready to form new units of the Russian defence ministry and the Russian National Guard forces. His statement comes amid reports of Russian troops suffering “some of the highest” casualties of the conflict so far amid intense fighting in eastern Ukraine. The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Monday said Russia was losing an average of 931 men a day this month, largely in the fight for the town of Avdiivka. Until now the heaviest casualties suffered in a month by Russia – according to Ukrainian data – was March this year, with an average of 776 losses per day during the push to capture Bakhmut. "They (the Chechen fighters) have the best equipment and modern weapons," Mr Kadyrov claimed on Telegram. "In addition, the guys are highly combative and very motivated to achieve results," he added. Mr Kadyrov had earlier sent 26,000 fighters to the battlefield since the beginning of Russia's war in Ukraine last year. According to reports, 12,000 were volunteers at that time and 7,000 of them were actively fighting. These claims about Chechen deployments to Ukraine could not be independently verified, and Reuters reported that several Chechen armed formations have fought on the side of Kyiv against Russia since Mr Putin launched his invasion in February last year. Mr Kadyrov also claimed last year to have sent his three teenage sons to fight in Ukraine, saying he wanted them to "show themselves in a real battle". "Soon they will go to the front line and will be on the most difficult sections of the line of contact," he had said in a Telegram post in 2022. Mr Kadyrov enjoys wide leeway from Mr Putin to run Chechnya ruthlessly as his personal fiefdom, but he angered pro-Kremlin hardliners in September by praising his 15-year-old son for beating up an ethnic Russian prisoner in Chechen custody. Mr Kadyrov met the Russian president in September amid speculations over his health, with rumours swirling that he was either dead or in a coma. He later clarified that he was fine and was travelling to a hospital in Moscow to visit a "sick uncle". Earlier this month Mr Kadyrov said that a large group of Russia's former Wagner mercenaries, who had played a prominent role in some of the fiercest fighting in Ukraine before their group fell into disarray after a brief mutiny against the Russian defence establishment, had also started training with special forces from Chechnya. Mr Kadyrov, 47, has mused publicly about handing over power at some point and appears to be actively working to raise the profile of his three teenage sons, the eldest of whom was photographed with Mr Putin in the Kremlin in March.
2023-11-28 14:56

Luke Kunin scores go-ahead power play goal as Sharks beat Capitals 2-1
Luke Kunin scored a go-ahead power-play goal in the third period, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 33 shots, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 2-1
2023-11-28 14:55

Taylor Swift's 'The Eras Tour' movie races past $250M leaving Tom Cruise and Harrison Ford in the dust
Taylor Swift's 'The Eras Tour' film surpassed $250 million at the global box office, ranking among 2023's Top 20 releases
2023-11-28 14:52

Tesla on two wheels? India's Ola Electric feels the strains of success
By Riddhima Talwani, Rishika Sadam, Aditi Shah and M. Sriram THANE/HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI/MUMBAI Bhavish Aggarwal, India's answer to Elon
2023-11-28 14:52

Asian stocks subdued as traders brace for inflation data
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian stocks nudged higher on Tuesday, while the dollar wallowed near three-month lows as investors
2023-11-28 14:52

Football rumours: Juventus eyeing swoop for Thomas Partey
What the papers say Juventus have emerged as potential suitors for Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey, 30, according to the Daily Mirror. The Gunners have been linked with Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz, 25. Chelsea are streamlining their transfer policy with a “one in, one out” approach. The Daily Telegraph says the move could see a number of players making way for new signings. Among those who could leave the Blues are 39-year-old Brazilian defender Thiago Silva, whose contract is set to expire next summer, according to the Evening Standard. England Under-21 defender Trevoh Chalobah, 24, who is up for sale is another who coule be on the way out. Social media round-up Players to watch Tristan Aldcroft Panduro: Manchester City and Arsenal have sent scouts to watch the 15-year-old FC Copenhagen midfielder, reports the Daily Mail. Marc Guehi: Manchester United have made Crystal Palace’s 23-year-old centre-back their primary January target, according to Football Insider. Read More On this day in 2015: Jamie Vardy scores in 11th game in a row Chicago Bears end their losing run against Minnesota Vikings ‘What is the point of VAR?’ asks angry Gary O’Neil as Wolves lose at Fulham
2023-11-28 14:50

Exclusive-Meta Platforms' paid ad-free service targeted in Austrian privacy complaint
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS Meta Platforms' paid no-ads subscription service launched in Europe this month faced one
2023-11-28 14:29

Forced sales ahead for indebted global real estate markets -M&G
By Sinead Cruise and Carolyn Cohn LONDON M&G Real Estate forecasts it is "a matter of time" before
2023-11-28 14:24

Londoners Have More Work-From-Home Flexibility Than Parisians
Londoners have more freedom to work from home than employees in Paris, according to a survey by Bloomberg
2023-11-28 14:22