Hong Kong may seek to kick-start ailing property market in policy address
By James Pomfret and Clare Jim HONG KONG Hong Kong is expected to announce lower stamp duties for
2023-10-24 20:57
Premier League team of the week: Gameweek nine
Salah, Maguire and Son all feature in the Premier League team of the week after gameweek nine of the 2023/24 season.
2023-10-24 20:56
A family's desperate search for missing Tanzanian student in Israel
The BBC names a Tanzanian student still missing in Israel weeks after Hamas attacked civilians.
2023-10-24 20:55
Nigeria's paramilitary raids birthday party, arrests 76 gay people
Seventy-six people were arrested for attending a birthday party for gay people in northern Nigeria, the country's paramilitary agency said on Monday, adding that the organizer had also planned to hold a same sex wedding, which is illegal.
2023-10-24 20:53
Michelle Obama to narrate audio edition of 'Where the Wild Things Are'
A new digital audio edition of Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are” will have a very well known narrator: former first lady Michelle Obama
2023-10-24 20:50
Love it or hate it, feelings run high over candy corn come Halloween
Cruel joke for trick-or-treaters or coveted seasonal delight
2023-10-24 20:22
Premier League quartet monitoring Nico Williams ahead of contract expiry
Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are among the clubs monitoring the situation of Nico Williams, whose Athletic Club contract expires in 2024.
2023-10-24 19:56
Freed hostage says she was held in 'spider's web' of Gaza tunnels
Speaking after being released by Hamas, Yocheved Lifschitz said she "went through hell" while in captivity.
2023-10-24 19:48
50 reasons to be excited about the 2023-24 NBA season
The NBA is buzzing with change following the Denver Nuggets' inaugural championship victory. With player trades, new drafts, and a season of thrilling basketball ahead, here are 50 reasons to be excited.
2023-10-24 19:19
Brazil drought reveals ancient rock carvings of human faces
The carvings of human faces on the shore of the Amazon are thought to be at least 1,000 years old.
2023-10-24 18:58
Chatbots might disrupt math and computer science classes. Some teachers see upsides
As schools across the country debate banning AI chatbots, some math and computer science teachers are embracing them as just another tool
2023-10-24 18:55
Lionel Messi's hefty MLS base salary revealed
The MLS Players Association (MLSPA) confirms Lionel Messi's Inter Miami salary stands at a record $20.4m per annum - comfortably the highest figure in the league. Lorenzo Insigne and Xherdan Shaqiri complete the top three.
2023-10-24 18:51