Inquiry into fatal Queensland house fire hears from mother of dead boy

Arrest warrant vs. ‘Alyas Rene’ seen as boost to Quiboloy probe

MANILA – Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday welcomed the issuance of a warrant of arrest against Michael Maurillo, also known as “Alyas Rene,” calling it a significant development in efforts to uphold accountability amid controversies linked to the Senate’s investigation into Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy. The warrant, issued by the Pasay City

Bellamy's reaction to shock Smith move

Storm coach Craig Bellamy reveals the phone call he had with Cameron Smith before he joined the Broncos.

Radio 1 DJ Greg James to tackle ‘ludicrous’ Red Nose Day challenge

The presenter revealed details of the gruelling journey on his Radio 1 breakfast show

Singapore budget: Lawrence Wong unveils AI ambitions in uncertain world

Singapore’s leader and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong has announced that the country will move aggressively to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) with help extended to businesses and workers to adapt, even as he warned that growth will be harder in a changed world. Opening his annual budget speech on Thursday by pointing to the wider world, he noted that America was reassessing and in some areas, “undoing key elements of the very system it once helped to build [...] trade rules that were once...

Health service under fire for inappropriate puberty blocker prescription

Japan will soon learn how far Takaichi can ride her luck

For many decades, Australia was known as the “lucky country”. Its long period of uninterrupted growth stretching back to the 1990s was a rarity among advanced economies. Yet even before the Covid-19 pandemic erupted, Australia’s luck was running out amid stagnant productivity, a housing affordability crisis and the slowdown in China’s economy. Another developed country that has had luck on its side is Japan. Having endured more than three “lost decades” in a prolonged struggle against deflation,...