Three theme parks will be built near Paris as part of a €6bn (£5.13bn) deal agreed between France and Saudi Arabia. The new development is expected to include a manga-themed park, inspired by the popular Japanese franchise Dragon Ball Z. French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the move as on a scale not seen “since Disneyland…
The complexity of the role has risen in recent years as the “collective losses of the new businesses are more than the cashflow generated by older companies like TCS, the group’s software arm whose business model has been challenged by AI”, Nirmalya Kumar, who previously headed strategy at Tata Sons, told the BBC. TCS has…
Authorities in China have launched an investigation into reports of formaldehyde being used to preserve the freshness of cabbages for human consumption. Officials in the northeastern Hebei province confirmed that they had verified footage showing individuals dipping cabbages in a solution before loading them onto trucks for transportation. An environmental blogger first released the footage…
A group of former cricket captains, including Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar and one of England’s longest-serving skippers Sir Alastair Cook, have called on Pakistan to ensure its ex-PM Imran Khan be given proper care while in custody. The cricketer-turned-politician has been in jail since 2023 on corruption charges which he denies. In a letter…
Fast-fashion giant Shein says it plans to raise up to HK13.86bn (£1.3bn; $1.77bn) when its shares start trading on the Hong Kong stock market on 1 September. In a filing on Monday, external, Shein said it will offer nearly 280 million shares for between HK$47.60 and HK$49.50. At the top of the range, it would…
Others have accused Gen Z Vietnamese of plotting a “colour revolution” – a term used to refer to mostly nonviolent protest movements that use specific colours or flowers as their symbol. This is a familiar line of critique from Vietnamese authorities, who have previously labelled people’s grievances or resentments as being untrue, unreasonable, or stemming…
An Australian woman bitten by a shark at a popular Sydney beach earlier this year says she has been given a “second chance at life” and will be making the most of it. Leah Stewart, 35, was mauled by a shark during a morning swim at Coogee Beach in June, suffering multiple bites to her…
The squat one-storey building has recently received a fresh coat of paint and looks respectable from a distance. But this government-run primary school for girls in Faridabad, a district on the outskirts of the Indian capital Delhi, suffers from a host of problems. The road outside the school in Khedi Kalan village is dotted with…
The prosecution’s response was simple. “The system worked as it was intended to work,” Director of Public Prosecutions Brendan Kissane KC said. The jury was constantly supervised, and when a potential problem was identified, steps were immediately taken to prevent it becoming an actual issue. The jury keeper, the lead detective, and the prosecution all…
Fourteen people were killed in military air strikes at a monastery in Myanmar early on Friday, opposition fighters and a local rescue worker have said. All of those killed were elderly and a number of monks were also injured, the rescue worker told BBC Burmese, adding that the site was struck twice. The attack happened…