August2018

Alphabet Inc’s self-driving unit Waymo has set up a subsidiary in Shanghai, according to a business registration filing, the latest sign that the U.S. internet giant is attempting to make new inroads into...

Russian manufacturing firm Kalashnikov has wheeled out a retro-looking electric car it says will give Elon Musk’s Tesla a run for its money. The firm behind the famous AK-47 assault rifle presented the...

Alcohol is a leading risk factor for death and disease worldwide and is associated with nearly one in 10 deaths in people aged 15-49 years old, according to a Global Burden of Disease...

Six people have been killed by floodwaters in Taiwan, officials said on Saturday, after days of heavy rain forced thousands to evacuate their homes. A tropical depression has been dumping torrential rain in...

A hotel fire that broke out in Harbin, the capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Saturday morning has left 18 people dead, the provincial fire department confirmed. The deadly fire occurred on early...

The French Open is introducing a dress code for next season, with an official pointing out three-time champion Serena Williams as a prime reason. French Tennis Federation president Bernard Giudicelli said the “catsuit”...

You could say British comic Elf Lyons is one half of a double-act – the other half is her father Gerard Lyons, a prominent economist and former advisor to politician Boris Johnson. They...

The Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the President of the Palestinian Football Association (PFA), Jibril Rajoub, with a 12-month match suspension and a fine of CHF 20,000 for breaching article 53 (Inciting hatred and...

England fast bowler Stuart Broad has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second day of the third Test...

Japan’s former badminton world number one Akane Yamaguchi has vowed to put her poor team performances behind her as she bids for individual gold at the Asian Games, after she won her opening...