Ethiopia civil war: Thousands of troops assemble on highway to front line in bloody conflict
Heading north along Ethiopia’s A2 highway, we quickly noticed that the road had turned into an elongated car park for the country’s military – the Ethiopian National…
Hamilton’s Mission 44 foundation announces first initiative
FILE PHOTO:: Formula One F1 – Russian Grand Prix – Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia – September 26, 2021 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton after winning the race Pool via…
Barty opts out of Australia team for BJK Cup finals
Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Tennis – Women’s Singles – Round 1 – Ariake Tennis Park – Tokyo, Japan – July 25, 2021. Ashleigh Barty of Australia in…
Sickle cell disease: Thousands to benefit from new life-changing drug treatment
A life-changing drug treatment is to be released to thousands of people in England in what has been described as a historic moment for people with sickle…
Royal Marines chief who died after being removed from top post was ‘proud’ of his role, says widow
The wife of the former head of the Royal Marines who is believed to have taken his own life said her husband was “exceptionally proud” to have…
Publisher rips up David Walliams story of Chinese boy over racism claims
The move follows the decision by another publisher, Picador, to update a book by Kate Clanchy in response to online criticism. In Some Kids I Taught and…
Facebook down: 10 memes poking fun at the outage as world flocks to Twitter instead
With Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram all down for hours on Monday night, it was only a matter of time before memes emerged to poke fun at the…
WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram are ‘coming back online’
Facebook’s apps and services – including Instagram and WhatsApp – are coming back online six hours after an outage. The platforms crashed earlier on Monday, with users…
Poached, pickled, roasted … 10 delicious pear recipes, from pulled pork to frangipane tart
It is pear season, not that you would know it from looking at my garden. I planted a pear tree some years ago, and in all that…
Natural bacteria could wipe out dengue-carrying mosquitoes, Australian research suggests
Infecting dengue-carrying mosquitoes with a strain of naturally occurring bacteria can drastically reduce their numbers, new Australian research has found. In a trial in three north Queensland…
Cyclone Shaheen hits Oman and Iran, causing flooding and deaths
A cyclone that made landfall in Oman on Sunday has killed 13 people, and others are missing as the storm moved farther inland and weakened. Authorities in…
Judge delays ruling on Spain’s extradition request for Puigdemont
Catalonia’s former separatist leader Carles Puigdemont has walked out of a Sardinian courthouse after a judge delayed a decision on Spain’s extradition request and said he was…
Bubba Wallace becomes first Black driver to win Nascar Cup race since 1963
Bubba Wallace became just the second Black driver to win at Nascar’s top Cup Series level when rain stopped Monday’s playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway. Wallace had…
Ashes will only go ahead if enough leading England players tour
The England and Wales Cricket Board has warned counterparts in Australia that the Ashes tour is not a done deal as it pushes to secure the best…
Abuse allegations against Alexander Zverev under investigation by ATP
The ATP has announced it will launch an internal investigation into allegations of domestic abuse against the Olympic champion, Alexander Zverev, by his ex-girlfriend Olga Sharypova. The…
‘We wanted to make history’: Michael Jackson’s bizarre year in Bahrain
Omar Shaheen remembers the moment well. In early 2005, the young Bahraini was driving when he received a surreal job offer: the chance to work with Michael…
William Shatner confirms he will go into space on Blue Origin rocket
William Shatner, who played Captain James T Kirk in Star Trek, has confirmed that he will go to space this month on the second launch staged by…
Woman successfully treated for depression with electrical brain implant
A woman with severe depression has been successfully treated with an experimental brain implant in a “stunning” advance that offers hope to those with intractable mental illness….
Singapore passes foreign interference law allowing authorities to block internet content
Singapore’s parliament has passed a law aimed at preventing foreign interference in domestic politics, which the opposition and activists have criticised as a tool to crush dissent….
War crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Libya since 2016, says UN
War crimes and crimes against humanity including murder, torture, enslavement, extrajudicial killings and rape have been committed in Libya since 2016, a United Nations investigation has found….
Photos show Manila Bay mangroves ‘choking’ in plastic pollution
There are stray, abandoned flip flops, old foil food wrappers, crumpled plastic bags, and discarded water bottles. The Navotas mudflats and mangroves in Manila Bay are buried…
Pandora papers: what has been revealed so far?
What are the Pandora papers? The Pandora papers are a leaked cache of 11.9m files from companies that specialise in creating offshore companies and trusts. They are…