Lawmakers Dennis Lam Shun-chiu and Louis Loong Hon-biu have joined a wave of politicians opting not to run for election, while Hong Kong’s legislature has broken from tradition by cancelling an end-of-term banquet with the city’s leader and other officials. Authorities also said on Wednesday that the government would hold a high-level seminar on the…
LONDON: Harry Kane scored twice as England secured qualification for the 2026 World Cup after a 5-0 thrashing of Latvia on Tuesday. Anthony Gordon opened the scoring in Riga before Kane took his tally for club and country this season to 21 goals in 13 games. A Maksims Tonisevs own-goal and Eberechi Eze’s strike rounded…
Jordan ReidOct 15, 2025, 06:20 AM ET Close Jordan Reid is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on the nation’s top pro prospects. Jordan joined ESPN in 2021 and also contributes to SportsCenter and ESPN Radio. He played quarterback at North Carolina Central University and then went on to coach there from…
South Korea has banned travel to certain parts of Cambodia after the death of a college student, reportedly kidnapped and tortured by a crime ring, shocked the nation and led to calls for stronger government intervention. On Wednesday, Seoul designated the Bokor Mountain area, Poipet and Bavet as travel ban zones. “South Korean nationals visiting…
BBC It is difficult to identify bodies with just codes and numbers attached to the bags, Palestinian officials say A health official in Gaza says a specialist committee is working to identify the bodies of 90 Palestinians handed over by Israel in exchange for dead hostages held by Hamas. If they were unsuccessful, photos would…
Daniel Day-Lewiswas back in the London spotlight for the first time in years on Wednesday, appearing at a jam-packed Screen Talk as part of the 69th editionof theBFILondon Film Festival(LFF) where he was welcomed with a rousing ovation after signing autographs for fans before the event. Discussing his return to acting after eight years in…
IMF’s report shows current account deficit at 0.4% of GDP for current fiscal year Pakistan faces over $8 billion in external debt maturities in FY25 (excluding $13 billion in routinely rolled-over bilateral loans) and any delay in debt rollovers can put the IMF programme at risk. photo: file ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on…
Senior bankers will be able to pocket bonuses more quickly under a relaxation of rules brought in after the financial crisis of 2007/2008. Senior bankers have had to wait up to eight years to collect their bonus in full to make sure the deals they were being rewarded for turned out to be profitable longer…
The UK’s largest undeveloped oil field has revealed the full scale of its environmental impact, should it gain approval by the government. Developers of the Rosebank oil field said nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming gas would be released from using oil products from the field. The amount would vary each year, but by…
Allison Murray/ZDNET Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. Like many people, I have a hard time falling asleep at night and waking up in the mornings. The combination of poor bedtime habits like using my phone before bed and not turning off bright lights, along with snoozing my alarms in the morning, adds…
