News Headlines - 13 October 2019
▽Saudi Arabia says it is not behind Iranian tanker struck in Red Sea - Reuters
A Saudi minister said on Sunday that Riyadh was not behind a suspected strike against an Iranian-owned oil tanker in the Red Sea, which Iranian state-run television said was hit on Friday by missiles but denied reports they came from Saudi Arabia.
▽SoftBank Seeking to Take Control of WeWork Through Financing Package - WSJ
SoftBank Group Corp. has prepared a financing package that would give it control of WeWork and further sideline its founder Adam Neumann in exchange for relieving the shared-office startup’s looming cash crunch, according to people familiar with the matter.
▽Woman falls to death in rescue operation | NHK WORLD
A woman in her 70s has died after accidentally falling from a helicopter in a rescue operation for Typhoon Hagibis.
The Tokyo Fire Department has apologized for the accident, saying that rescuers forgot to attach the hook of her safety harness.
The accident occurred at around 10 a.m. on Sunday in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture. The 77-year-old woman fell from a height of 40 meters, and was confirmed dead after being taken to hospital.
▽Chequered flag shown one lap early at Japanese Grand Prix, investigation begins - The National
World motorsport body Fia launched an investigation after the chequered flag was shown a lap early at Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.
The error means that under Formula One rules the finishing positions and points will be calculated at the end of lap 52, and not the full race distance of 53 laps at Suzuka.
It turned out to be good news for Racing Point's Sergio Perez who crashed at the start of lap 53 while in ninth position. As a result of the mistake, he is now classified as finishing and with two championship points.
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has lifted the lid on his extraordinary bust-up with Sir Alex Ferguson after including an injured Wayne Rooney in his 2006 World Cup squad.
Rooney, then a Manchester United striker, famously fractured his metatarsal bone during a game against Chelsea shortly before the tournament in Germany.
The striker was considered a major doubt for the World Cup, but was rushed back to fitness in order to be named in Eriksson's 23-man squad... It was a decision that ruffled the feathers of the then United boss Ferguson, who was so furious he threatened to 'kill' Eriksson during a heated phone call between the two."
