PHOENIX: Mexico booked their place in the final of the Concacaf Gold Cup on Tuesday after a controversial penalty in extra-time handed them a 1-0 win over Caribbean minnows Haiti. Haiti, who had stunned Canada with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory in the quarter-finals, threatened to pull off another shock after
Bilal Mansoor Khawaja beams as he runs his palms over the ivory coat of a white lion, one of thousands of exotic animals at his personal “zoo” in Karachi, where a thriving wildlife trade caters to Pakistan’s gilded elite. “These are… (some) of the rarest animals I own,” boasts the
The record-breaking heatwave that gripped France last week was made at least five times more likely by climate change, scientists said Tuesday as other data showed that last month was the hottest June worldwide in history. Compared to weather stretching back more than a century, the three-day temperature peak from
South Africa on Friday halted octopus fishing off Cape Town after two whales died when they became entangled in lines attached to octopus traps, the government said. One young humpback whale was dragged ashore this week after becoming entangled in lines attached to octopus traps, while a 12-metre-long Bryde’s whale
Nasa carried out a successful test Tuesday of a launch-abort system for the Orion capsule designed to take US astronauts to the Moon. The three-minute exercise at Cape Canaveral in Florida aimed to test in almost real-life conditions the evacuation of astronauts from the capsule in the event of an
MUMBAI: Heavy rains flooded parts of India’s financial capital of Mumbai yesterday, as the country’s four-month summer monsoon swung into full force. Children were seen wading through waist-high waters as they made their way to school, while some motorists were forced to get out and push their vehicles through low-lying
DEHRADUN (India): The wedding planners hired by South Africa’s scandal-plagued Gupta family have been fined for open defecation and littering following the opulent celebrations at a scenic Himalayan resort, an official said yesterday. The wealthy Indian migrant family, who left South Africa in 2017, is being investigated over a web
By JOAQUÍN SARMIENTO “Anthony” cried so hard at night that Susana Ortegon couldn’t sleep. The weekend felt like an eternity for the 13-year-old. So, when she handed back her “robot baby” it was with great relief. She had taken part in a programme launched by the Caldas municipality in Colombia
PORTO ALEGRE: Gabriel Jesus scored the winning spot-kick in a tense penalty shoot-out as Brazil exorcised their demons to beat Paraguay on Thursday and reach the Copa America semi-finals. Twice before in 2011 and 2015 Paraguay had beaten Brazil at this same stage on penalties at the South American extravaganza.
SPIELBERG: Lewis Hamilton made clear Thursday that his personal focus at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix did not include Mercedes’ bid to equal McLaren’s record run of 11 successive victories. McLaren set their long-standing record in 1988 when the team was led by Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna and together
