TOKYO: Hundreds gathered to say farewell to two popular pandas departing Tokyo for China yesterday, leaving Japan without any of the beloved bears for the first time in 50 years as ties between the Asian neighbours fray. Panda twins Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao were transported by truck out of Ueno
SYDNEY (Australia): Firefighters told people to flee an out-of-control bushfire in southeast Australia yesterday as a heatwave baked much of the country. Temperatures hit a record high in the eastern state of Victoria, preliminary data showed. “Conditions are heating up across the state, and we’re seeing those 40 degree temperatures
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s parliament confirmed the appointment of President Prabowo Subianto’s nephew to the central bank board yesterday, shrugging off concerns about the financial institution’s independence. Prabowo put forward his nephew, who already serves as deputy finance minister, last week along with two other candidates for the deputy governor of Bank
NEW YORK: Perilously cold temperatures threatened millions of Americans Monday in the wake of a sprawling winter storm that left at least 23 people dead as it knocked out power and paralysed transportation. A frigid, life-threatening Arctic air mass could delay recovery as municipalities from New Mexico to Maine tried
LONDON: Top of both the Premier League and Champions League and still in both domestic cup competitions, Arsenal fans should be relishing what could yet turn out to be the greatest season in the Gunners’ history. But a 3-2 defeat to Manchester United has reopened the debate over whether Mikel
LIVERPOOL: Everton striker Thierno Barry extended his hot streak with a late equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw against lowly Leeds in the Premier League on Monday. David Moyes’ side were booed off at half-time after James Justin put Leeds ahead at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. But Barry eased Everton
TAIPEI: An American climber took on Taiwan’s tallest building on Sunday, becoming the first person to scale Taipei 101 without a rope, harness, or safety net. Hundreds of spectators gathered at the base of the 101-storey tower to watch Alex Honnold, 40, embark on his daredevil feat, which was also
LONDON: The UK will establish a national police force, dubbed the “British FBI”, to tackle the most complex and serious crimes, the government said on Saturday. The new National Police Service (NPS) will bring the work of an array of existing agencies scattered nationwide, including the National Crime Agency (NCA)
TOKYO: Panda lovers in Tokyo said goodbye on Sunday to a hugely popular pair of the bears that are set to return to China, leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a century. Loaned out as part of China’s “panda diplomacy” programme, the distinctive black-and-white
Actor Liz Hurley on Thursday broke down in tears in the witness box of London’s High Court as she accused a tabloid publisher of “monstrous” conduct, including planting secret microphones on her home windows. Hurley, 60, the former partner of Hollywood star Hugh Grant, is suing tabloid publisher over alleged