News Headlines - 07 October 2016

▽Philippines' Duterte defiant as poll shows popularity soaring

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told all his critics to "go to hell" on Thursday as he renewed his threats to kill, after a poll showed Filipinos overwhelmingly endorsed his deadly war on crime... However 76 percent of Filipinos are "satisfied" with Duterte's performance, according to a poll by Social Weather Stations released on Thursday. Just 11 percent of people surveyed said they were "dissatisfied" and the rest were undecided.

▽Twitter shares plunge on report bidders are scarce | Reuters

With stagnant user growth and continuing losses, Twitter's board agreed last month to consider a sale, and has told potential acquirers it wants such deliberations to conclude by the time it reports third-quarter earnings on Oct. 27, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

▽Sharp to sell low-cost smartphones made by Foxconn- Nikkei Asian Review

Sharp plans to beef up its smartphone lineup by making the most of its Taiwanese parent's low-cost manufacturing prowess to release entry-level models in Japan as soon as the spring.

▽Forecast Hints That Hurricane Matthew Could Loop Back - The New York Times

That is the question raised by the five-day forecast cones for the storm from the National Hurricane Center. The curving path you often see with a storm, heading up the coast, takes a very different path here, and droops like a candle that’s melting in the middle.

▽Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger rules himself out of England job - 'it should go to an English coach'

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says there has been no contact from the Football Association over the England job, which he believes would be best filled by an English coach.
Wenger, who turns 67 at the end of October, is in the final season of his current Arsenal contract, having earlier this month marked 20 years in the job.