Drugs giant AstraZeneca reveals higher profits, savings plan
British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca announced Friday a 23-percent jump in net profit for the third quarter and a new programme aiming for annual savings of $1.5 billion.
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China denies spying on Nvidia's Jensen Huang
Beijing dismissed as "groundless speculation" on Friday a report that said Jensen Huang, head of US chip giant Nvidia, was the target of a Chinese spy plot.
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French economy 'headed for a wall' as GDP shrinks
The French economy contracted in the third quarter, data showed Friday, and could be "headed for a wall" if the government is unable to get a deficit-reducing budget passed soon, the finance minister warned.
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BP net profit quadruples on higher oil prices
British energy giant BP said Friday that its net profit quadrupled in the third quarter as the Middle East war disrupted oil and gas supplies and sent prices surging.
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Bayern and Kane host Dortmund after week of 'extremes'
Bayern Munich host long-time foes Borussia Dortmund on Saturday after a rollercoaster week punctuated by coach Vincent Kompany's hospitalisation and Harry Kane's Ballon d'Or triumph.
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The Duskbloods delayed as Nintendo Switch 2 release moves to 2027
Delayed virtue (Nintendo) Elden Ring creator FromSoftware has delayed The Duskbloods until next year, adding to a pretty stacked Switch 2 line-up for next year. The Duskbloods may have been announced as a 2026 release but considering we’ve heard nothing about it since the network test in August, a delay has seemed likely for a while.
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Packers beat Panthers 27-19 as Watson returns from hospital
Christian Watson had 113 receiving yards either side of an ambulance trip to a nearby hospital as the Green Bay Packers beat the Carolina Panthers 27-19 at Lambeau Field on Thursday.
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Russia turns to NATO countries for prosthetics amid war-related shortages
Russian soldiers and the public are paying the price of Putin’s war in Ukraine, which has claimed over a million casualties (Picture: AFP/Getty Images) Vladimir Putin’s government has dished out millions to buy prosthetics from Nato countries, including Germany. The grisly uptick in demand for European prosthetics has been caused by the ongoing Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.
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Affordable supermarket fashion offers designer-inspired autumn alternatives
We of course want it all. (Picture: Metro/Getty) Since supermarket clothing lines upped their game, it’s made our weekly shop a lot more exciting.
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Researchers on island encounter giant spider legs emerging from a burrow
A Mauritian Tidal Trapdoor Spider holding its ‘door’ (Picture: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust) We all know how hard it is these days to find a decent place to rent, let alone buy a house. So who can exactly blame this newly-discovered species of spider for making one out of sand and algae in ancient tunnels carved out by worms?
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