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India head into the first of five Tests against Australia on Friday in Perth on the back of their first home series loss in 12 years. But speedster Bumrah, who will captain the side after Rohit Sharma stayed home following the birth of his second child, said they were only looking forward. "The beauty about cricket is even if you win, you start […]

One strike on a residential area near the Kamal Adwan hospital in the territory left "dozens of people" dead or missing, the facility's director Hossam Abu Safiya told AFP. The process of retrieving the bodies and wounded continues, he said, adding: "Bodies arrive at the hospital in pieces." Another strike was reported in a neighbourhood of Gaza […]

Leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who tightened his grip on power last week after winning a huge majority in the legislature following his own victory in September, vowed to maintain the IMF programme. Sri Lanka went to the IMF for a rescue package after the country defaulted on its $46 billion external debt in April 2022 during an […]

A young Australian woman was the latest confirmed death, and her friend was fighting for her life, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. Two Danish citizens and an American had also died, officials said, after what media said was a night out in Vang Vieng where they drank possibly tainted alcohol. The group of about a dozen tourists became ill […]

The centre fears more will need shelter now the country has authorised the hunting of this protected species, effectively overturning a ban in place since 2016. "They come from the forest where their mother was killed," says Florin Ticusan of the Libearty bear sanctuary. Ticusan and his team care for 128 brown bears at the sanctuary, which says […]

Leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who tightened his grip on power last week after winning a huge majority in the legislature following his own victory in September, vowed to maintain the IMF programme. The $2.9 billion loan secured early last year required Colombo to sharply raise taxes, remove generous energy subsidies and agree to […]

Who is Gautam Adani? Adani, 62, is a publicity-shy school dropout of humble origins who rose to become fabulously rich. Moving to Mumbai in his teens to work sorting diamonds, he formed his own import-export business. His big break came in 1995 when he acquired a shipping port just as India's economy was opening up. Today, Adani Group has […]

The 22-year-old, the son of multiple tennis Grand Slam doubles champion Liz Smylie, is two clear of 2022 British Open winner Smith and former world No.1 Day. Smylie was given his first name decades after his father sat in the front row with tennis icon John McEnroe during an Elvis Presley concert in the 1970s. He sprinkled his own stardust on […]

In a bid to further strengthen India's alliances and global strategic partnerships, PM Modi has embarked on a veritable diplomatic blitz on the sidelines of the G20. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Modi's wide-ranging discussions addressing everything from trade, technology & energy to security & space, François Picard […]

The tycoon -- a close ally of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- oversees a vast conglomerate encompassing coal, airports, cement and media operations. The US court charges that he paid hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes sent his companies' shares plunging. But Adani has seen off big threats before. On New Year's Day in […]