SHANGHAI, China, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina produced a major upset by defeating top seed Alexander Zverev 5-7 6-4 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Shanghai Masters final, where he will face either former world number one Daniil Medvedev or fellow Spaniard Rafael…
By Tarek Amara TUNIS, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Thousands of Tunisians joined the largest protest against President Kais Saied in years on Saturday, accusing him of undermining democracy and mishandling the economy in a growing challenge to his rule. The demonstration, led by the powerful…
Oct 17 (Reuters) – India’s food safety regulator on Saturday proposed a ban on adding sucrose and fructose to food products for infants up to six months of age, tightening rules on added sugars in infant nutrition products. Under existing rules, lactose and glucose polymers…
(In October 16 item, corrects speaker in paragraphs 4 and 8 to IOM’s Arthur Erken, not Dejan Keserovic) By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Millions of Ukrainians face another winter of hardship as attacks on critical infrastructure, damaged housing and rising living…
CAIRO, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday that his presidential term would end in 2030 and that the question of his departure from office was settled, reaffirming that Egypt’s constitution would not be amended. “I said that the Egyptian…
By Nandita Bose, Bo Erickson and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is blaming senior aides and political operatives for a faltering midterm strategy, questioning campaign spending, faulting redistricting and second-guessing candidate choices as Republicans fight to retain control of Congress,…
By Daniel Trotta and Matt Silverstein DANA POINT, Calif., Oct 17 (Reuters) – The longfin bigeye fish was spotted in California for the first time last month, and the first sea turtles of any kind nested on California beaches. Meanwhile, a venomous yellow-bellied sea snake swam…
By Simon Lewis, Steve Holland and Daniel Flynn WASHINGTON/KYIV, Oct 17 (Reuters) – From US threats to cut off intelligence support for Ukraine to a diesel deal that could help Russia fund its war, it has been a bad week for ties between Kyiv and…
ROME, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Pope Leo is expected to leave hospital on Saturday afternoon following surgery for lung cancer, the Vatican said, after blood tests and chest imaging found him fit to return home. He will lead prayers from his apartment at the Vatican…
BANGKOK, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Rapidly improving artificial intelligence capabilities will bring far faster change across all fields, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark said on Saturday, with one of the company’s internal economic models forecasting that it could vastly expand US economic output to $44 trillion by…
