Business & Commerce
Hong Kong led another rally across Asian markets Friday thanks to a surge in tech giants, while the yen extended gains against the dollar on revived hopes for US interest rate cuts. The gains come as traders turn their attention to the release of key US jobs data due later in the day, which could pl...
World,Back Page
Police deployed a heavy presence on US university campuses Wednesday after forcibly clearing away some weeks-long protests against Israel's war with Hamas.Dozens of police cars patrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles campus in response to violent clashes overnight when counter-pro...
World
The US State Department accused Russia Wednesday of having used a chemical weapon against Ukrainian forces in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, while also announcing fresh sanctions against Moscow.In addition to the chemical agent chloropicrin, Russia also used "riot control agents ...
Sports,Football
Niclas Fuellkrug gave Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 home win over Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday.Seeking a return to the final for the first time since 2013, the 1997 winners were dogged and determined, outmuscling their heavily favoured opponents.Fuellkrug...
Toni Kroos has not decided where his future lies but his teammates are hoping he chooses to stay at Real Madrid after his Champions League masterclass against Bayern Munich.The experienced 34-year-old German midfielder shone for Real in their 2-2 semi-final first leg draw at his former stomping grou...
World,Front Page
Large swaths of Asia are sweltering through a heatwave that has topped temperature records from Myanmar to the Philippines and forced millions of children to stay home from school.Here are some questions and answers about the extreme heat, which scientists warn will become more frequent and intense ...
An all-female referee team took charge of a Serie A game for the first time on Sunday with the landmark occasion coming as newly-crowned champions Inter Milan defeated Torino 2-0 at the San Siro.Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi was assisted by Tiziana Trasciatti and Francesca Di Monte and she was kept bus...
Sports
Reigning world 100- and 200-meters champion Noah Lyles cruised to a 100m victory in a wind-aided 9.96 seconds at Sunday's Bermuda Grand Prix athletics meet.The 26-year-old American was boosted by a 3.0m/sec tailwind in taking the victory with runner-up Aaron Brown of Canada next in 10.09 and Ame...
A gold watch found on the body of the richest passenger on the Titanic was auctioned in England for œ1.17 million ($1.46 million) on Saturday.It was a record sum for an object linked to the notorious 1912 shipping disaster, said auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son.A US buyer won the bidding w...
Seventy-six people in Kenya have lost their lives to floods triggered by torrential monsoon downpours since March, the government said Saturday, warning residents "to brace for even heavier rainfall".Kenya and its East African neighbours have been battered by stronger than usual rain in re...
Mohamed Salah ruined Jurgen Klopp's attempt to play down a touchline spat at West Ham on Saturday, claiming there would be a "fire" if he spoke about the clash following Liverpool's 2-2 draw.The Reds were desperate to bounce back after a painful midweek loss in the Merseyside derby...
Sports,Tennis
Rafael Nadal avenged his defeat to Alex de Minaur from Barcelona with a 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 victory over the Australian on Saturday to extend his stay in Madrid on his final appearance at his hometournament but admitted he still “needs time” to return to his competitive peak. Nadal's fare...
Lionel Messi continued his rich vein of scoring in MLS, scoring twice as league leaders Inter Miami came from behind for a 4-1 win at the New England Revolution on Saturday.With his brace Messi, the top scorer in MLS, took his tally to nine goals from seven appearances this season.A crowd over 65,61...
Greece's coastguard said on Sunday it had found the body of a man believed to have drowned when a migrant boat sank near the island of Samos.It said 25 people it described as "foreigners" were spotted on a "semi-submerged dinghy ... and rescued from the sea west of the South Aegea...
Unusually hot weather in the Philippines was expected to last until mid-May, a forecaster said Sunday, after the temperature hit a record high in the capital Manila.Extreme heat has scorched Southeast Asia in recent days, prompting thousands of schools to suspend in-person classes and authorities to...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday and Tuesday on efforts to reach a Gaza ceasefire and prevent a larger regional conflict, the State Department said.Blinken, who will depart Sunday, will meet with ministers from the bloc of Gulf Arab states on his first t...
President Joe Biden poked fun at himself but took sharp aim at his election rival Donald Trump Saturday at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, as protesters outside demonstrated against the conflict in Gaza.A long list of VIP guests, including journalists and celebrities f...
Three people were killed Saturday in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, including two members of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed movement and official media said.The border between Lebanon and Israel has seen near-daily exchanges of fire since the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza began nearly seven months ago....
The Olympic flame on Saturday began its journey to France on board the Belem leaving the Greek port of Piraeus after spending the night at the French embassy in Athens. “The feelings are so exceptional. It's such an emotion for me”, Tony Estanguet, Paris Olympics chief org...
Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to "raise the bar" as the Premier League leaders prepare for a defining moment in the title race against north London rivals Tottenham. Arteta's side make the short journey to Spurs on Sunday looking to keep title rivals Manchester City at bay with a...
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