Caitlin Clark believes the excitement surrounding her trailblazing college basketball career heralds a bright future for women’s sport in the United States as she prepares to join the professional ranks of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The 22-year-old Iowa phenomenon signed off from collegiate sport on Sunday with a disappointing 87-75 defeat to South…
Britain’s biggest supermarket group Tesco (TSCO.L) has cut the price of milk for the first time since May 2020, a possible early sign that a surge in food inflation may abate in the coming months. In March, grocery inflation rose to a record 17.5%, according to market researcher Kantar, with prices rising fastest for products such as milk, cheese…
State Department says Beijing spending billions to spread disinformation and shape opinion in favour of China and the communist party. China is spending billions of dollars a year to shape perceptions of China through influence, censorship and disinformation in a large-scale campaign that could threaten global freedoms, the United States has said. “Beijing has invested…
Brittney Griner returned to the WNBA hardwood on Friday night in Los Angeles to cheers from a raucous crowd that included U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. The mood was celebratory as Griner, who was released from a Russian penal colony in a high profile prisoner exchange with the U.S. late last year, was embraced by…
Explainer: China, health system top issues as Solomon Islands holds national election Visiting Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare speaks during a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, July 10, 2023. SYDNEY, April 15 (Reuters) – The Solomon Islands holds a national election…
Donald Trump said on Thursday he will “probably” attend an ongoing civil trial in New York where he is accused of rape and defamation, repeating his denials of the allegations during a visit to his Irish golf resort. Writer E. Jean Carroll, 79, says Trump, 76, raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in…
Three civil rights groups filed a complaint against Harvard on Monday, claiming its preferential policy for undergraduate applicants with family ties to the elite school overwhelmingly benefits white students, days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down its race-conscious admissions policies. The groups filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education claiming that Harvard’s preferences for…
An incident of suspected fratricide occurred at an officers’ mess in the Bathinda military station in Punjab on Wednesday, resulting in the death of four Indian Army jawans. Police officials have ruled out a terror angle, and quick reaction teams were deployed immediately after the shooting. The army said the four army jawans were of an artillery…
US military says Iran-aligned group is being reckless with attacks on shipping in the Red Sea off Yemen’s shores. The United States military has warned of an “environmental disaster” after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a cargo ship caused an oil slick in the Red Sea. The Iran-aligned group hit the United Kingdom-owned,…
Japan and Germany say it is time for a rethink of how some of the world’s most powerful institutions – including the United Nations Security Council – deal with emerging countries. Outreach to the so-called “Global South”, shorthand for some low- and middle-income countries including India, has been a focus at this year’s Group of…
