Japan and the US have confirmed that they jointly intervened last week to halt a slide in the yen to a fresh 40-year low. The joint intervention is the first since 2011, when both countries took coordinated action to weaken the yen after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit eastern Japan. Both Japan’s finance…
Police also confirmed a note was found on him at the time of his arrest. Reports about the note’s alleged content have fueled the wider discussion about the role of social media. Under Malaysian law, the boy cannot be publicly identified as he is still a minor. His young age also means he will not…
In 2022, Pradeep moved to Sikar for coaching, sharing a rented room with his older sister, Babita Kumari who was preparing for police recruitment exams. Two NEET attempts steadily improved his rank, bringing a government medical college within reach. Then came his third attempt in May this year. The paper was leaked, the examination was…
Ultra-runner Sophie Woods ran 2,000km across eight countries in only 29 days to break the record for completing the Via Alpina – one of the world’s toughest endurance challenges. The course follows the entire length of the Alps with elevation equivalent to climbing Mount Everest 12 times. The 42-year-old began the marathon on 4 July…
Massive Attack has said it was “surprised and disappointed” by its treatment by Singaporean authorities after expressing pro-Palestine sentiments during a performance in the city-state. The group wrote on Instagram on Sunday that its members were “detained by the police, isolated and separately questioned”, with some subject to hotel room searches and temporary passport confiscation….
Five people have been found dead and 41 are missing after an Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people caught fire while at sea, officials say. The captain of the ship reported the fire – off Madura island – as the vessel sailed from the country’s second-largest city, Surabaya in East Java, to Makassar in South Sulawesi,…
Back at Yebra’s centre, the team’s work is particularly timely with weather forecasters predicting a super El Nino this summer – which could increase the probability of extreme heat, drought and bushfires. “Our next fire season is looking like it’s going to be a bad one,” Yebra says. That concern is shared by Jason Heffernan,…
At least two chartered flights carrying up to 150 greyhounds are set to fly to Australia’s eastern states, as a New Zealand ban on the sport comes into effect. Several greyhound trainers in New Zealand are responding to a new ban by moving their dogs to Australia with plans to continue in the sport, governing…
Independent ballistic experts have told the BBC that injuries sustained by some Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters during last week’s protest in the Indian capital were caused by pellet guns. Warning: This story contains images some might find distressing Central Delhi witnessed overwhelming violence on 20 July when tens of thousands of protesters tried to…
Renowned mountaineer and former British Army soldier Nirmal Purja is among those killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan, his company has said. Elite Expeditions shared the news on social media, saying it was with “profound sadness and immense heartbreak” that it confirmed Purja’s death in Thursday’s avalanche. It also said that the…