Posts by Nathan Pine
Pneumonic plague symptoms explained after Russian scientist’s death
Federal guidance says symptoms of pneumonic plague can include a headache, fever and pneumonia, after a Russian lab worker reportedly died from a suspected case of the disease. Who Was Darya Shipilova? As Newsweek previously reported, Russian media sources said that a woman who worked for a plague research institute near Irkutsk in Siberia was…
Read MoreAnthony Mackie Playing Macbeth In Broadway After Long Theater Absence
EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Mackie, who plays Sam Wilson aka Captan America in the big-screen Marvel movies, will return to Broadway to take on William Shakespeare’s most notorious villain, Macbeth. He will take on the role from spring 2027 after an absence from the boards of 16 years, the actor reveals to Deadline. Mackie will play Shakespeare’s…
Read MoreMartin Freeman & Jim Broadbent Set For Annual BBC Festive Ghost Story
EXCLUSIVE: Two of Britain’s top actors will pair up in the latest BBC Christmas ghost story special, The Bride’s Chamber. Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, Sherlock) and Jim Broadbent (The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Bridget Jones) will star in the Dickensian story, alongside Adrian Scarborough (The Chelsea Detective, Gavin & Stacey), Joe Armstrong (Happy Valley,…
Read MoreSingapore shares track regional gains on Monday; STI up 0.5%
Published Mon, Oct 5, 2026 · 06:35 PM [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Monday (Oct 5), tracking gains in the region. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.5 per cent or 29.51 points to finish at 5,664.33. Venture Corporation led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 2.6 per cent or S$0.43 to…
Read MoreTrump can win Brazil and still lose it to China
President Donald Trump’s Washington may be about to get the Brazil it wants, a major piece of the hemispheric puzzle falling into place for the so-called “Donroe Doctrine.“ Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, took 47 percent of the valid vote on Sunday to left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da…
Read MoreChannel 4 Board Appoints Louisa Compton & Ian Katz Replacement
Channel 4’s news and digital boss along with its next content chief will be given a place on the Gogglebox network’s board. Louisa Compton is a new Executive Board Member appointment and will sit alongside CEO Priya Dogra, CFO Lucy Thomas and Ian Katz’s soon-to-be-unveiled replacement as head of programmes, along with chair Geoff Cooper…
Read MoreInterTalent Agency Promotes Pair To Run Creator Division
EXCLUSIVE: InterTalent, which reps top creators like The Grand Tour host Francis Bourgeois, has appointed two heads of its creator division. Dejah McCombe and Lucy Bendien have been promoted to the Co-Heads of Creators post. Reporting to MD Alex Segal, the pair will oversee strategy, talent development and commercial growth in the division, which has…
Read MoreFBI most wanted fugitive ‘Prometheus’ is captured
A Venezuelan man accused of helping to lead a multimillion-dollar ATM hacking operation allegedly linked to the Tren de Aragua gang has been apprehended and brought to the United States to face federal charges, the Justice Department announced. Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre, 50, known as “Prometheus” and “The Engineer,” is accused by federal prosecutors of…
Read MoreReplenishing crude, fuel supplies could take two years: Saudi Aramco CEO
Published Mon, Oct 5, 2026 · 05:20 PM [LONDON] The squeeze on supplies of crude oil and refined fuels is set to worsen, and refilling global stockpiles tapped as an emergency measure might take two years, Saudi Aramco chief executive Amin Nasser told the Energy Intelligence conference in London on Monday (Oct 5). “Until Hormuz…
Read More‘Scarily thin’ global oil stocks could take two years to rebuild, Saudi Aramco chief warns
Published Mon, Oct 5, 2026 · 05:20 PM — Updated Mon, Oct 5, 2026 · 10:25 PM THE oil stockpiles that cushion the world from supply shocks have become “scarily thin,” putting markets at risk of worsening unless the Strait of Hormuz reopens, according to the head of Saudi Arabia’s state producer. The head of…
Read MoreAndrew Taking Legal Action Against Police Over Epstein Files Arrest
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against the police force that arrested him earlier this year. According to The Telegraph, which broke the news, the issue revolves around the search warrants used by Thames Valley Police and its chief constable in relation to his arrest. The legality of these warrants are being challenged by Mountbatten-Windsor’s…
Read MoreForge Films Company Launches With ‘Lost In Hel’ Viking Series
EXCLUSIVE: A trio of executives have launched an IP studio focused on sci-fi, fantasy and horror. Antoine Disle, Orso Vesperini and Olivier Compere, who between them have made projects for Canal+, TF1 and Warner, are behind Forge Films Company, which has unveiled Viking mythlogy series Lost in Hel as first project from its slate. Forge…
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