Irkutsk regional governor Igor Kobzev said in a post on social media today that the impact incident on frozen Siberian Lake Baikal was the third in just two days. Divers were forced to use remote equipment to find the tourists after the incident (Image: Anadolu via Getty Images) Eight people have died in a horrific mass…
American Kelly Humphries Armbruster, in perhaps her Olympic bobsled final, moved into medal contention for a record sixth time in the two-woman bobsled on Saturday, while Germany’s Laura Nolte again won gold. Nolte is now a back-to-back two-woman Olympic bobsled champion, having won the gold medal behind her teammate Lisa Buckwitz. at the Milan Cortina…
If there’s anything people want to see, it’s its resurrection as boxing as it once was. The sports fan world dreams that one day the sport will regain its glory as a warrior’s sport. One of boxing’s greatest icons, Floyd Mayweather, is a polarising figure. He is known to be a jab-and-avoid type of boxer –…
The US military says it has attacked a boat “engaged in narco-trafficking operations”, killing three people. US Southern Command said on X the ship was “passing through known narco-trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific and engaged in narco-trafficking operations”. The military has not provided evidence that the boat or the people on board were involved…
Hong Kong – – Hong Kong authorities unveiled a resettlement plan for thousands of displaced people on Saturday. The deadliest fire in decades last November: proposal to buy back home ownership rights from fire victims. After about three months, a massive fire at Wang Phuc Court, spread across seven apartment buildings, has left former residents living…
There are more than 7,000 languages spoken around the world today, and at least 3,000 of them, or 40 percent, are endangered. English is the most widely spoken language, with approximately 1.5 billion speakers in 186 countries. According to Ethnologue, a database that lists the world’s languages, two out of every 10 English speakers are…
England’s white-ball captain Harry Brook said it would be “shameful” if Pakistani players were overlooked in this year’s edition of The Hundred. BBC It was reported earlier this week that the four Indian-owned teams in the competition – Manchester Super Giants, MI London, Southern Braves and Sunrisers Leeds – would not consider signing Pakistani players in…
