Sydney Thunder opener Cameron Bancroft has been ruled out of the remainder of the Big Bash League (BBL) season after suffering a broken shoulder in a horrific collision with teammate Daniel Sams. Both players were taken to a Perth hospital following the Thunder’s last-ball victory over the Perth Scorchers on Friday night. While Bancroft’s … Read more
Myanmar’s military rulers announced an amnesty for 5,864 prisoners to mark Independence Day, state media reports. Myanmar’s military rulers will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty to mark the country’s 77 years of independence from British colonial rule, state media said. The military said on Saturday that it had ordered the release … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The recent growth of private markets has been a phenomenon. Indeed, private funds, which include venture capital, private equity, private debt, infrastructure, commodities and real estate, now dominate financial activity. According to consultants McKinsey, private … Read more
Team India’s ace batter Virat Kohli had another disappointing outing in the second innings of the final Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Virat Kohli perished early again while poking at an outside off-stump delivery from Scott Boland to the slip fielders in the Test match. The Jasprit Bumrah-led team bowled out … Read more
A Minnesota man accused of killing two of his romantic partners, cutting them up, and dumping them in storage units, recently entered a new plea. Joseph Jorgenson pleaded guilty on Thursday to killing missing women Manijeh “Mani” Starren and Fanta Xayavong, whose remains were found in storage facilities in 2023, according to a report from … Read more
In the 1980s, India and China stood on similar economic ground. China’s GDP today is five times that of India, a staggering lead that underscores the growing chasm between the two countries. Akshat Shrivastava, founder of Wisdom Hatch, in a post on X warns this divergence stems from the starkly different priorities of their leaders. … Read more
It’s a stressful time to have student loans. Between payment pauses and the courts disputing the legality of the Biden administration’s SAVE repayment plan, there are many questions about what will happen next. Elaine Rubin, a higher education policy expert As a student loan expert with more than 15 years of experience in the industry, … Read more
In a concerning development for the Indian cricket team, their stand-in captain and premier fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, was seen leaving the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) during the second day of the fifth and final Test match against Australia. The incident has sparked worries about his fitness and its potential impact on the match outcome. … Read more
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The Catholic priest stood at the altar in the hilltop church for the mass baptism, dunking dozens of heads in water and tracing a cross with his finger on each forehead. Then he rejoiced at Christianity’s recovery of souls in a land where the vast majority of people are Muslim — as the men, women … Read more