Chinese authorities have seized 7.5 tonnes of ivory — 2,748 elephant tusks — in one of the biggest busts in recent years as the country cracks down on the sale of illegal wildlife products. The country banned ivory sales at the end of 2017 in an attempt to rein in
The human family tree has acquired a new branch with the unearthing of a previously unknown species of human that lived on an island in today’s Philippines some 50,000 years ago. The species, dubbed Homo luzonensis after the island of Luzon where its remains were found, is not a direct
Malaysian authorities have arrested two suspected poachers from Vietnam and seized body parts from tigers and bears, a minister said Tuesday, as the country clamps down on rampant wildlife trafficking. The Southeast Asian nation is home to swathes of jungle and a kaleidoscope of rare creatures from elephants to orangutans
MONTE CARLO (Principality of Monaco): Novak Djokovic was severely tested before securing a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber to survive his opening match at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. The winner of the last three Grand Slams made eight double faults, dropped serve four times and smashed
SYDNEY: Israel Folau has requested a code of conduct hearing to challenge Rugby Australia’s decision to sack the Wallabies fullback over anti-gay comments, officials announced yesterday. The 30-year-old, who was issued a code of conduct breach by the governing body on Monday, had sparked an uproar last week for posting
LOS ANGELES: Former middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin will fight undefeated Canadian Steve Rolls in June as he returns to the ring following his defeat to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez last year, organisers said Tuesday. Golovkin, 37 will take on Rolls on June 8 at Madison Square Garden, New York, as
LOS ANGELES: Jamal Murray led a dramatic late fightback as the Denver Nuggets scored a series-levelling 114-105 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday in their Western Conference playoff duel. Murray, who had missed a potentially game-winning jump shot in Denver’s defeat in game one on Saturday, erupted for
TOKYO: Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta’s Vissel Kobe have terminated the contract of manager Juan Manuel Lillo following a poor run of results, the Japanese club said yesterday. The 53-year-old former Real Sociedad and Zaragoza boss won just two of six games since taking charge last October as star-studded Vissel slipped
WELLINGTON: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday abandoned plans for a capital gains tax despite strongly backing it at the last election, leaving New Zealand among a handful of developed countries not to impose such a levy. The surprise decision, which reflected a split in her Labour coalition government, came after
STOCKHOLM: Telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson said yesterday it had launched the first European large scale commercial 5G network together with Swiss operator Swisscom, as Ericsson posted a first quarter profit boosted by sales in North America. The Swedish supplier of network equipment said in a statement that the 5G network,