The slow-motion collapse of Evergrande, the world’s most indebted company, entered what is likely to be its final stage on Monday when a Hong Kong court ordered its liquidation. The property developer, which has more than $300bn worth of liabilities, has been approaching this point ever since, in December 2021, it first missed a bond
A number of officers were injured in the “completely unacceptable” violence which marred the FA Cup tie between West Brom and Wolves, police have said – as they gave more details about the six people who have been arrested. West Midlands Police vowed to make more arrests after play in the Black Country derby at
A drone launch during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran captured in a handout image obtained on Aug. 25, 2022. Iranian Army | West Asia News Agency | via Reuters Oil prices advanced early Monday after missiles launched by Iran-backed militants killed U.S. troops in Jordan on the weekend. Global benchmark Brent traded
In this article 6758.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The PlayStation DualSense controller and PlayStation 5 console. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Sony is making a bold bet on Africa’s video game industry. The Japanese consumer electronics and gaming giant has invested an undisclosed sum into Carry1st, a video game studio based
A Hong Kong court has ordered the liquidation of China Evergrande, the real estate firm with more than $300bn (£236.1bn) of debts, amid deepening fears for the territory’s wider corporate health. Justice Linda Chan ruled Evergrande had been unable to offer a concrete restructuring plan to creditors – more than two years after defaulting on
England and Manchester City star Kyle Walker has apologised to his wife after fathering a second child with another woman. The 33-year-old defender said he had made “idiot choices” and needed to “own up to my mistakes”. “What I’ve done is horrible and I take full responsibility,” he told The Sun newspaper. “The only person
Iceland supermarket boss Richard Walker has switched his support from the Conservatives to Labour, saying Sir Keir Starmer’s party is “the right choice” for his customers. Mr Walker, a former Tory donor and the executive chairman of Iceland, said under Sir Keir’s leadership Labour had “progressively moved towards the ground on which I have always
Japan’s SLIM spacecraft has regained power more than a week after it ran out of electricity after landing on the moon. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said it re-established communication with its lander late on Sunday, nine days after Japan became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon. The Smart Lander
Joe Biden has said the US “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in a drone strike on Saturday night in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. The president blamed Iranian-backed militias for the first US fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the
The killing of three US soldiers and the injuring of dozens more in a drone attack creates one near-certainty – the United States will retaliate with military force. The harder question is whether this response will be contained to the “radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq” that the White House has accused
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJan 28, 2024, 01:11 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The USA Hockey Congress approved legislation Sunday that will require all players under the age of 18 to wear neck laceration protection in games and practices. The new policy, which also extends
The King will not carry out royal engagements for up to a month as he recovers from surgery in hospital, Sky News understands. The King underwent a procedure for an enlarged prostate on Friday at The London Clinic and remains in hospital, with the Queen telling patients he is “doing well” during a visit. Sky’s
Apple veteran DJ Novotney is departing the company for a new role at Rivian, according to a report from Bloomberg. Novotney, a vice president of hardware engineering, has spent almost 25 years at Apple and worked across multiple generations of the iPod, the iPhone, the Apple Watch, and more. Novotney is the second Apple executive
Ademola Lookman‘s brace ensured Nigeria a place in next weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals as they beat long-standing foes Cameroon 2-0 in the round of 16 on Saturday. Lookman’s 36th minute goal at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium opened the scoring and he contributed a second on the stoke of full time as Nigeria largely
The world’s largest cruise ship is set to begin its maiden voyage on Saturday. Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas will set sail from Miami in Florida with a capacity for up to 7,600 passengers and 2,350 crew members. The ship runs nearly 1,200ft (365m) from bow to stern and is divided into eight neighbourhoods
The King has left hospital after undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate. Charles smiled and waved to the public as he left the private London Clinic with the Queen by his side. Buckingham Palace said in a statement that Charles has “rescheduled forthcoming public engagements to allow for a period of private recuperation”. He will
Ukraine would win the war faster if it had permission to fire British and other Western weapons against targets deep inside Russia, the head of the Ukrainian navy has signalled. Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa told Sky News the course of the entire conflict would have been very different had Ukrainian forces been allowed to use
Have you ever been in the mood to drive an electric bus, and then thought to yourself, “the only thing that could make this better is if the bus was shaped like a marsupial”? Yea, me neither. At least not until I stumbled upon this precious specimen of a koala bus. It’s not the first
Associated Press Jan 26, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Egyptian Football Association has sacrificed a cow in a bid to bring the team more luck at the Africa Cup of Nations. Team spokesman Mohamed Morad told The Associated Press on Friday the federation killed the cow and distributed the meat to needy
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 26, 2024, 08:57 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Zach Parise is back. And this time it will be with the Colorado Avalanche as the club announced Friday the signing of the 39-year-old winger for the rest of the season. Parise,