Russia fires massive missile barrage across Ukrainian citiesPeople react outside a partially destroyed multistorey office building after several Russian strikes hit the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on October 10, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. KYIV, Ukraine: Russian forces launched a barrage of fatal bombardments across Ukraine early Monday, in an apparent retaliation for an explosion that damaged a key bridge to Moscow-annexed Crimea. UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said that the Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and several other cities were "unacceptable". The across Ukraine strikes came a day after Moscow blamed Ukraine for the blast on a bridge linking Crimea to Russia, leaving three people dead. "The authors, perpetrators and sponsors are the Ukrainian secret services," Russian President Vladimir Putin said of Saturday's Crimea bridge bombing, which he described as a "terrorist act".

According to McKensy, the overall value of wellness tourism is US$1.5 trillion. According to a recent research, “The Global Wellness Economy: Looking beyond COVID-19”, conducted by the Global Wellness Institute GWI), the growth of global wellness tourism is expected to be worth $7 trillion by 2025. Hence wellness tourists spent more time and more money per trip than the typical domestic tourist,” said Heinecke. He insisted that Minor Hotels already recognises the increasing importance of wellness tourism or health tourism. Therefore, this is the right time for the collaboration between BDMS Wellness Clinic and Minor Hotels in launching BDMS Wellness Clinic Retreat at Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort.

It took him to the landmark of 700 strikes, 20 years and two days after his first goal for Sporting Lisbon as a scrawny teenager. He is now 10 club goals ahead of his once great rival Lionel Messi. It was Ronaldo's 144th goal for United across two spells at the club, added to five for Sporting, 450 for Real Madrid and 101 for Juventus.

Taiwan: War with China 'absolutely' not an option, but bolstering defencesTaiwan President Tsai Ing-wen delivers her National Day speech in Taipei on Monday. (Photo: Reuter)TAIPEI: War between Taiwan and China is "absolutely not an option", Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday, as she reiterated her willingness to talk to Beijing and also pledged to boost the island's defences including with precision missiles. Democratic Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, has come under increasing military and political pressure from Beijing, especially after Chinese war games in early August following a Taipei visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "I want to make clear to the Beijing authorities that armed confrontation is absolutely not an option for our two sides. The military tensions have raised concerns, especially in the United States, about the concentration of chip making in Taiwan.

Precision is all that mattersTo make hundreds of drones fly in a choreographed formation, precise coding and programming are needed. Among the factors to be considered are airflow generated by drone rotors and safety distance between drones to prevent collision. As drones are reusable and do not produce air and noise pollution, industry experts expect that they could replace nearly half of traditional fireworks displays. Currently, drones are all the rage in South Korea: Some replace fireworks or guest stars in fireworks shows at festivals. On September 24, LG Electronics hosted a drone show, featuring 1,000 drones, to celebrate the launch of its new refrigerator line LG Dios Objet Collection MoodUP.

Nation Group’s CEO Shine Bunnag reckoned the community had been under water for more than eight weeks, pointing out that many households may require access to medicines, especially if they have bedridden patients. “The Nation Group is ready to work with partners on mitigating people’s suffering,” he said.

Haaland strikes again as Man City go top, Chelsea tame WolvesManchester City's Erling Haaland (centre) celebrates scoring against Southampton. Haaland has scored an astonishing 20 goals in his first 12 competitive games since his 51 million pounds move from Borussia Dortmund. Fuelled by the Norway striker, City are the first club to score at least three goals in nine consecutive top-flight home matches since Wolves in 1959. City have scored 24 goals in their last six games, winning eight of their last nine games across all competitions. Managerless Wolves, who sacked Bruno Lage earlier in the week, remain in the relegation zone after a third successive defeat.

Kakinoura, part of a string of islands off the west coast of Nagasaki Prefecture connected to Kyushu by a series of bridges, was incorporated into the city of Saikai in 2005. The aesthetic fish-shaped shelters were created at four bus stops in the late 1990s before the island was absorbed into the city limits. Social media users are also discussing the heart shape subtly hidden in the shelter artwork. There are even posts saying, “If you find them all, your wishes might come true,” but it is not clear how the heart shapes became part of the equation. However, one location has a shelter that resembles a sea bream — the reason for this is also a mystery.

Djokovic into Astana final and brink of 90th title after Medvedev retirementSerbia's Novak Djokovic reached the Astana Open final after Russian Daniil Medvedev retired in their semi-finalASTANA (KAZAKHSTAN) - Novak Djokovic reached the final of the ATP tournament in Astana on Saturday as opponent Daniil Medvedev surprisingly retired at the end of the second set. With the score at 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), Medvedev called it quits before the deciding set, with even Djokovic initially appearing surprised. Djokovic will face Stefanos Tstisipas in Sunday's final as he bids for a 90th ATP title. Medvedev became the first player to take a set off Djokovic in a singles event since Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon final. "It was such a close match, particularly in the second set," added Djokovic of the battle between two former world number ones.

Overcrowding or crowd trouble will be picked up on cameras at the ground, while even doors at the stadiums can be opened or closed remotely. Executive director Niyas Abdulrahiman told Reuters Qatar 2022 would be the first time such an idea had been implemented at a World Cup, describing the system as a “powerful tool”. One of the reasons why such a system can be built is due to the compact nature of the World Cup, with all eight venues within an hour's drive of each other in and around Doha. "The monitoring is done in a proactive manner, in a sense that before it something goes wrong, we are able to detect it," Abdulrahiman said.

The contestants were taking part in a promotional beach walk on the Indonesian holiday island when they decided to cool off with a dip in the water. They were joined by Miss Grand International president Nawat Itsaragrisil, pageant organiser Ivan Gunawan and reigning Miss Grand International Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien from Vietnam. The beauties had flown in the night before from around the world for a welcome gala dinner at the Seminyak Beach Resort & Spa in Bali.

The application was designed based on the knowledge of the diverse demands of clients, whether rookie investors or experienced investors. The InnovestX Application is Thailand's first "Super App" for investing, as it brings all asset classes in one app and strives to "understand investment demands" from every angle. • Help rookie investors understand that starting to invest is not easyThe “Intelligent Portfolios” service is a Digital RM with automated intelligence technology to help manage investment portfolios. • Understand the challenge of gaining access to any investmentCustomers can invest in all assets, including Thai stocks, international stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and digital assets, by opening a single account. For the first time, customers can invest in digital and other assets within a single app, with selected coins of exceptional quality.

The joint study was conducted by Infobip, a leading omnichannel communications platform provider, and Kantar about what telecom subscribers want. The objective is to understand what telecom subscribers want and, in turn, what telecoms around the world can do to improve their customer experience. More than 3,000 telecom subscribers aged 18 to 69 in 15 countries worldwide participated in the study. The findings disclosed that 53 per cent of subscribers switch operators due to poor customer service. Therefore, telecoms face challenges in becoming more customer-centric and communicating with subscribers through multiple channels in a unified manner.

Haaland joins hat-trick clubThe Premier League seldom fails to entertain and last week was no exception highlighted by three-hat-tricks. Unfortunately for Trossard, his achievement was overshadowed the next day courtesy of Erling Haaland who scored his third consecutive home hat-trick for Manchester City in their 6-3 hammering of Manchester United. Haaland, Foden and Trossard are the latest in the long line of hat-trick heroes in the Premier League which features many familiar names. The first player to notch a Premier League hat-trick was Eric Cantona playing for Leeds United when they thrashed Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 in August 1992. There will plenty more hat-tricks to savour in the Premier League this season and one suspects a certain Norwegian might have a say in some of them.

I’m really happy for Marcus and Anthony that they came in, also Luke [Shaw] I have to say, and had an impact on the game. All the subs had a really good impact and that’s what I expect from players on the bench. It gives us a better position in the group, we have to win this group, that’s also clear.”OUR TRAVELLING SUPPORT“We always get big support. We have to do much better and that is what we did in games before – better intensity. We have to bring much better intensity.