NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz hit a behind-the-back shot at the U.S. Open to win a point in a 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4 victory over Arthur Rinderknech on Sunday that made the Spaniard the youngest man in the Open era to reach 13 Grand Slam quarterfinals. “Sometimes, I practice it. I’m not going to…
Emily Ford, Niki Hinman & James AldridgeBBC News & Local Democracy Reporting Service BBC An example of the graffiti seen in Whitley Wood, Reading, on Thursday Councils across the south of England have warned of the risk of painting public signs and roundabouts after a spate of graffiti. It comes as countless Union flags and…
Hongkongers’ already impressive life expectancies rose further in 2024 after falling during the pandemic, with women living on average for a record 88.4 years and men for 82.8 years, census figures show. But a Census and Statistics Department report also underscored the increasing strain on the city’s public healthcare system, with the number of inpatient…
President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday to kick off a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is being held in the northern port city of Tianjin until Monday, days before a…
Updated on: Sept 01, 2025 01:47 am IST According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicentre of Afghanistan earthquake was located near Jalalabad. A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan’s mountainous Hindu Kush region late Sunday, US seismologists reported. The tremor occurred near the country’s eastern border with Pakistan,…
Checking a smartphone. — Image by © Tim Sandle Smartphone batteries have decreased in lifespan by 23%, with the average device now requiring daily charging compared to every 1.5 days in 2019. This partially due to heavy energy drain by applications and a sign that battery performance remains one area where technology has not advanced….
Chinese President Xi Jinping shows a rare moment of emotion as he greets President Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. Heads of state and delegations from across Asia and the Middle East will meet for two days in the Chinese port city of Tianjin. Source link
NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament, which used to be her roadblock. The way Pegula is playing at this U.S. Open, it may be just another stop on the way back to the final. Pegula rolled into the last eight by routing fellow American Ann Li…
LONDON: A fire broke out at a Hindu community centre in east London’s Ilford on Saturday night, completely gutting the building. No one was injured.The devotees were in a Ganesh Chaturthi procession, and nobody was inside Shree Sorathia Prajapati Community Centre on Cleveland Road when the blaze erupted, thus avoiding a major tragedy.Flames reduced the…
Pep Guardiola is looking forward to welcoming former Manchester City pair Kevin De Bruyne and Leroy Sane back to the Etihad Stadium in the upcoming UEFA Champions League campaign. City kick off their UEFA Champions League group-stage campaign with a tricky test against Napoli at the Etihad Stadium on September 18, with City’s Kevin De…