Japan's Nintendo game console pioneer dies

Tokyo: Masayuki Uemura, a Japanese home computer game pioneer whose Nintendo consoles sold millions of units worldwide, has died, according to the university in Kyoto where he taught. He was 78. Uemura, the lead architect behind Nintendo Co.’s trailblazing home game consoles, died on Monday, Ritsumeikan University said in a statement. The cause of his death was not released. ap

Deity missing from UP temple to be back home

London: An ancient Indian idol of a goddess missing from a temple in Uttar Pradesh, presumed stolen over 40 years ago, will soon find its way back home to India after it was discovered in a garden in a country home in England. The Yogini, which refers to the divine feminine in Hinduism, dates back to the eighth century and went missing from the village of Lokhari in Banda district around late 1970s and early 1980s. pti

Mountain renamed after Cheyenne woman

Denver: A federal panel has approved renaming a Colorado peak after a Cheyenne woman who facilitated relations between white settlers and Native American tribes in the early 19th century, part of a broader campaign to replace derogatory place names across the US. Mestaa’ehehe Mountain bears the name of and honours an influential translator also known as Owl Woman. AP

Teenager lands in Seoul in record solo flight

Seoul: Teen pilot Zara Rutherford landed in Seoul on Saturday from Russia, the first Asia stop on her attempt to become the youngest woman to fly around the world solo. In August, the 19-year-old British-Belgian departed from Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport in western Belgium on her 51,000-km journey, which is to span five continents and 52 countries, including the United States, Greenland, Russia and Colombia. reuters