New Zealand's hopes of completing a grand slam tour against the Home Nations were scuppered after they went down 33-19 to the English. They had kicked off their tour with wins over Ireland (26-13) and Scotland (25-17). The All Blacks have played W...

Relentless rain has lashed south-central Vietnam since late October, and popular coastal holiday destinations have been hit by several rounds of flooding. Whole city blocks were inundated in coastal Nha Trang, a popular tourist locale known for its...

It was one of a flurry of deals UAE-based Blue Carbon signed that year covering millions of hectares of forests across Africa from Liberia to Zimbabwe -– in one case amounting to a fifth of a country's landmass. African governments would safegua...

The tourists have not won a series in Australia for 15 years and have crashed to defeat in 13 of 15 Tests since, with two more drawn. But with the hosts missing influential pace spearheads Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood for the first Test starting ...

Resuming on 99 overnight, Mushfiqur reached his hundred with a single in the second over of the morning session on day two of the second Test. The 38-year-old batsman removed his helmet, raised both hands in the air and dropped to the ground in cel...

The world's biggest tech companies are ploughing head-spinningly huge sums into building the hardware that powers artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT. Their insatiable demand is snarling up a supply chain kept tight on purpose by chipmakers ...

Relentless rain has lashed south-central Vietnam since late October, and historic sites and popular coastal holiday destinations have been hit by several rounds of flooding. At least 16 people have been killed since the weekend, while the search wa...

Australia had sought to co-host the UN's top climate conference alongside South Pacific neighbours gravely threatened by rising oceans, parching droughts and acidifying seas. But despite an intense lobbying campaign waged over the past 12 months, A...

The pair, both 31, will earn their baggy green caps at a sold-out Perth Stadium on Friday -- the first time Australia have chosen multiple debutants in a Test since early 2019. Weatherald's inclusion as Usman Khawaja's sixth opening partner since D...

Turkish center Sengun added 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Rockets (10-3), who stretched their win streak to five games, while reserve Aaron Holiday scored 14 of his 18 in the fourth quarter to silence a Cavaliers rally. De'Andre Hunter led ...

Alice Guo, who served as mayor of a town north of the capital, was found guilty of overseeing a Chinese-operated online gambling centre where hundreds of people were forced to run scams or risk torture. The sprawling complex, which included office ...

The Briton boasts a 24-point lead in the drivers' standings over McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri heading into Sunday's race after a remarkable turnaround in form. Australian Piastri, who was 34 points clear after winning the Dutch Grand Prix on Augu...

The police force was cast into turmoil after the 2024 overthrow of the autocratic government of now-convicted fugitive Sheikh Hasina, which left at least 1,400 dead and thousands maimed -- many by police gunfire. "Bangladesh Police have been facing...

Global equities have struggled of late owing to warnings that valuations -- particularly in the tech sector -- have been overdone and are due a pullback, and possibly a sharp correction, following a record-breaking rally this year. Wednesday's repo...

Messenger RNA, or mRNA, are molecules that carry genetic information from the DNA in every cell in the body to create specific proteins. "For cancer, this message will stimulate the patient's ability to effectively fight tumours," Dimitri Szymczak,...