Four-time world champions Italy failed to qualify for a third World Cup in a row after a devastating penalty shootout defeat by Bosnia-Herzegovina. No previous winner of the tournament has missed three consecutive instalments of the competition, after they also failed to reach Russia in 2018 and Qatar 2022. Pio Esposito – who fired over…
The seventh session of the independent inquiry into last year’s fire at Wang Fuk Court – Hong Kong’s deadliest in decades – is under way with the focus turning to ISS EastPoint, the estate’s property management firm. The blaze, which started on November 26 last year and raged through seven of Wang Fuk Court’s eight…
Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order seeking to restrict mail-in voting and compile a national voter list in a move that is unprecedented and likely unconstitutional. The order directs the administration to establish a federal list of confirmed citizens that can legally vote in each state, and orders the postal service to send…
Hong Kong homebuyers snapped up new launches on Tuesday as developers accelerated sales amid concerns over slower rate cuts and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. By about 3.50pm, all 254 flats released at the La Mirabelle project in Tseung Kwan O had been sold, according to market agents. “Today’s positive sales results at La…
Markets rarely reward consensus in the way most participants expect. Right now, a large portion of traders are anticipating a pullback. But anticipation alone does not translate into execution. In reality, most participants will enter too early, hesitate when the opportunity appears, or miss the move entirely. This is not randomness—it is the result of…
King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to the United States for a state visit with US President Donald Trump amid mounting tension between Washington and Europe over the Iran war. It will be the first time in nearly 20 years that a monarch has paid a state visit to the US, with the king…
Wales and Northern Ireland shared a 1-1 friendly draw at Cardiff City Stadium as they tried to get World Cup heartbreak out of their system. Jamie Donley raised hopes of a first Northern Ireland victory in this fixture since Noel Brotherston’s winner at Ninian Park 46 years ago. But Sorba Thomas secured a share of…
DCU fans have nothing to fear as James Gunn’s recent Instagram post has nothing to do with the Supergirl trailer. DC Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures’ Supergirl arrives in United States theaters and IMAX this summer. Directed by Craig Gillespie, the movie will see Milly Alcock reprise her role as Kara Zor-El after she briefly…
benstevens//Getty Images Madagascar jeu//Getty Images The biodiversity of Madagascar is unmatched boasting baobab tree-lined avenues, rainforests bursting with wildlife, white-sand beaches, and Jurassic-era canyons. Roughly 90% of all wildlife in Madagascar is endemic, meaning there’s nowhere else in the world where you will see more than 100 different species of lemurs, colorful asity birds, and…
Bullishness was in the air on the stock market on Tuesday, but you’d hardly know that from the performance of Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB). The healthcare sector mainstay saw its share price slump by over 2% that trading session, in contrast to the gravity-defying S&P 500 index’s nearly 3% increase. Investors were clearly unimpressed with the…