A sacred giant turtle that died in Hanoi’s storied Hoan Kiem lake has been given a new lease on life by city authorities who have embalmed the beloved creature for posterity — and tourist visits. Hanoians were shocked by the death of the critically endangered Swinhoe softshell turtle in 2016,
NEW YORK: Iconic jeans company Levi’s made a hot return to Wall Street on Thursday as it eyes international growth and more direct sales to consumers in the fast-changing retail environment. Listing under the ticker symbol “LEVI,” shares of Levi Strauss & Co. surged in opening trade before finishing at
PHOENIX: For Choi Na-yeon (pic) a boozy round of practise golf may not be what the doctor recommended, but it served its purpose at the time given the pressures involved in returning from a back injury. “I tried to drink some beer and get a little tipsy and playing golf,”
NEW DELHI: Indian emergency workers yesterday rescued a man more than 62 hours after he became trapped under the debris of a collapsed building that killed at least 17 people, officials told AFP. Emergency workers were searching for 10 more survivors four days after the five-storey building in southern Karnataka
TOKYO: Japan’s Sunwolves will be axed from Super Rugby after next season, the governing body said on Friday, dealing a heavy blow to Asian rugby just six months before Japan hosts the continent’s first World Cup. The Sunwolves were introduced in 2016 to bring rugby to new markets, but Sanzaar
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda will call off a multi-billion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after two fatal crashes involving the plane, the company said yesterday, in what is thought to be the first formal cancellation for the model. “We have sent a letter to Boeing requesting
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said the US economic outlook remained “strong,” a day after the Federal Reserve trimmed its median growth forecasts for the year. “We believe the outlook for the US economy is strong with historically low unemployment, high levels of business and consumer confidence helped
MIAMI: Novak Djokovic played down a reported rift with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on Wednesday, saying he welcomed their views on the controversial ousting of ATP chairman Chris Kermode. Federer and Nadal ripped top-ranked Djokovic, current president of the ATP Player Council, for failing to contact them over the
MIAMI: US teen golf prodigy Akshay Bhatia made his PGA Tour debut yesterday at the Valspar Championship with plans to turn professional later this year after a groundbreaking amateur career. The lanky 17-year-old lefthander from North Carolina starts in the last group off the 10th tee at the Innisbrook Copperhead
LONDON: Paul Pogba hopes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is given the Manchester United manager’s job on a permanent basis after the Norwegian turned the club’s fortunes around. The former United striker has transformed the mood and results at Old Trafford, leading the club into the Champions League quarter-finals and lifting them