Dozens of people are feared dead after a packed train derailed inside a tunnel in eastern Taiwan on Friday at the start of a long holiday weekend, with rescuers still scrambling to reach others trapped inside.
The two contenders vying to be the German ruling conservative coalition’s candidate for chancellor in September’s election are due to meet leading members of the parliamentary party on Sunday as pressure grows for a decision on who should run. Armin Laschet, leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), lags Markus Soeder, head of its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU), in opinion polls but enjoys the support of some powerful state premiers.
Under a yellow tarpaulin stretched over an arched metal frame, Siraj Bechiya and his partner inspect their hydroponically-grown lettuce, pioneers of the method in mostly-desert Libya where conventional agriculture struggles.
Barbarouses scored the opener for Sydney against Melbourne City in a rerun of last year's A-League Grand Final at Sydney's Leichhardt Oval, before Jamie Maclaren's late penalty saw the points shared. After scoring in the win over his former club, Melbourne Victory, and hitting the winner against Perth Glory, the 31-year-old's strike was his third in three games played over six days.
Smith won the bout with an incredible rally in the last two rounds, landing 84 power shots over the final six minutes.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — There are ongoing efforts to oust Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Umno's advisory board chairman Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah confirmed today. ...
A day after the jury in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin heard testimony from a medical examiner and forensic pathologist, “Saturday Night Live” delivered a cold open sketch responding to the trial. Chauvin was not portrayed. Instead, Ego Nwodim, Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon and Alex Moffat played the “Eye on Minnesota” […]
Tropical cyclone Seroja strenthened off Western Australia on Sunday, with emergency services opening shelters in preparation for high winds and coastal flooding later in the evening. Officials asked residents in the town of Denham, Shark Bay, 500 kilometres (311 miles) north of Perth to evacuate while sandbags were being made available to residents of Geraldton, further down the coast, due to potential storm surge. A category 3 classification can see wind speeds of up to 224 kilometres an hour.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — Malaysia targets to launch 5G services by the end of 2021 through a government-driven special purpose vehicle that’s called Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB). The MCMC...
China is considering the mixing of different Covid-19 vaccines to improve the relatively low efficacy of its existing options, a top health expert has told a conference.
Defender Trent Alexander-Arnold scored a stoppage-time winner as champions Liverpool fought back to beat Villa and end a dismal run of six league defeats at their Anfield home. They have work to do to reach the semi-finals of Europe's elite club competition after losing 3-1 at Real in the first leg of their quarter-final last week, but Klopp backed his side to build on the performance against Villa.
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Consultant Rachel Watson enjoys being based at her home that looks onto the London skyline but misses the office vibe. She will soon get the best of both worlds as Britain's Covid lockdown eases.
The idea of forgiving debt held by poor countries in exchange for "green" investments gained ground this week during the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank, with concrete proposals expected in time for a global climate summit this fall.
WrestleMania fans were urged to seek shelter at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on April 10, amid severe thunderstorm warnings for the area.Footage captured by Twitter user @SmallafroGames shows crowds booing as a public address system advises people to take cover.According to Ringside News, the stadium had been evacuated prior in the day.The National Weather Service had issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the area, and later reported gusty winds as a line of storms moved in. Credit: @SmallafroGames via Storyful
ILTW will be replacing Aliwi "w33" Omar, who was benched by the team and is now "free to pursue any opportunity" to join other teams
KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said today it has detected a rise in large-scale corruption involving criminal syndicates and cartels including civil...
Justin Rose had been looking for a wire-to-wire victory at the Masters. Now his chances to win are hanging by a thread.
The race will resume at 4 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1.
Chloe Zhao's "Nomadland" won this year's top Hollywood directing award Saturday -- the final major guild ceremony before the Oscars, and an important late bellwether in Tinseltown's pandemic-delayed and mainly virtual award season.
The Lakers could be full strength again soon.
