Despair in Malawi as cyclone Freddy destroys homes and lives
BLANTYRE : Residents of Blantyre’s Chilobwe township, one of the areas worst-hit by tropical cyclone Freddy, were woken in the early hours by the roaring sound of mud and water…
China central bank set to inject fresh funds through medium-term policy loan
SHANGHAI : China’s central bank is set to inject more liquidity when rolling over maturing medium-term policy loans for a fourth straight month on Wednesday, while keeping the interest rate…
Georgia protesters decry brutal treatment by police
TBLISI: Standing in the courtyard of his apartment block in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, Zurab Japaridze shows traces of injuries to his head, still visible five days after he was arrested…
Analysis:As banks break, markets hear the sound of peaking rates
SINGAPORE : Investors scrambled to pull down global rate expectations on Monday and abandoned wagers on steep U.S. hikes next week, reckoning the biggest American bank failure since the financial…
Almiron secures victory as Newcastle rise to fifth
NEWCASTLE : Miguel Almiron came off the bench to secure a 2-1 victory for Newcastle United over Wolverhampton Wanderers to move them into fifth place in the Premier League on…
Australian Tszyu downs Harrison in Sydney, next stop Charlo
SYDNEY : Tim Tszyu stopped American Tony Harrison in the ninth round at Sydney Arena on Sunday to win the interim WBO super welterweight belt and almost certainly set up…
Liverpool stunned by Bournemouth, Tottenham back on track
LONDON : Liverpool came crashing down to earth as Bournemouth stunned Juergen Klopp’s side with a 1-0 victory to move off the bottom and out of the Premier League’s relegation…
Mitchell, Henry bat New Zealand back into first test
A Daryl Mitchell century and a brilliant 72 from Matt Henry helped New Zealand to an unlikely first-innings lead of 18 runs before the home bowlers restricted Sri Lanka to…
GM explores using ChatGPT in vehicles
General Motors Co is exploring uses for ChatGPT as part of its broader collaboration with Microsoft Corp, a company executive told Reuters on Friday. “ChatGPT is going to be in…
Secondhand clothes donated by people in Singapore for Türkiye-Syria quake victims disposed of, sent to NGO
SINGAPORE: Secondhand goods donated by people in Singapore for the victims of last month’s deadly Türkiye-Syria earthquake were either disposed of or handed over to a non-governmental organisation (NGO) due…