BEIJING (China): One hiker died and hundreds of others were rescued after sudden heavy snowfall on the Tibetan Plateau and near Mount Everest on the Chinese side, state media and hikers reported on Monday. A young hiker nicknamed FeiFei, who was evacuated on Monday, told AFP she was on a
WASHINGTON: The inhalers people depend on to breathe are also warming the planet, producing annual emissions equivalent to more than half a million cars in the United States alone, researchers said Monday in a major new study. Using a national drug database, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles
SEVILLE: Spanish champions Barcelona suffered a shock 4-1 defeat to Sevilla in La Liga on Sunday, with veteran winger Alexis Sanchez scoring against his former club as Robert Lewandowski missed a penalty for the visitors. The result marked Barca’s first league loss of the season, leaving them two points behind
LONDON: Manchester United manager, Ruben Amorim, earned much-needed relief as his side secured a convincing 2-0 victory over Sunderland at Old Trafford on Saturday, easing mounting pressure ahead of the international break. The Portuguese coach, who had collected just 34 points from his previous 33 Premier League matches, saw his
LONDON: Brazilian starlet Estevao netted his first Chelsea goal to hand Liverpool a 2-1 defeat on Saturday, marking the Reds’ third consecutive loss and allowing Arsenal to climb to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win over West Ham. Arne Slot’s men, who began the season with
JAKARTA: Indonesia has lifted its suspension of TikTok’s local operating licence after the social media platform shared data requested by the government about recent protests, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs said. Indonesia has the second-biggest audience on TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, with more than 100 million users.
MEXICO CITY: A new Frida Kahlo museum reveals a warm and loving side of the famed Mexican artist, giving visitors a look at her private life beyond the pain and rawness of her well-known works. The Casa Kahlo museum, opened a week ago by Kahlo’s descendants in Mexico City, is
BANGKOK: A lion kept at a private home in Thailand got loose and attacked a young boy, leaving him in hospital, the wildlife department said Sunday. The lion attacked the child, who was hospitalised with unspecified injuries, while he was walking on a public road Saturday night in western Kanchanaburi
SEAN ‘Diddy’ Combs was sentenced to more than four years in prison Friday for prostitution-related crimes, capping a dramatic, all-day court hearing during which the music mogul apologised and begged for mercy. Prosecutors had sought 11 years behind bars for the 55-year-old Combs, but District Judge Arun Subramanian handed down
HONG KONG: Hong Kong started a countdown on Friday to eliminate “shoebox” flats, with a new law taking effect in March that will regulate cramped living quarters in one of the world’s least affordable cities. Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the wealthy finance hub to resolve housing woes that