ADELAIDE (Australia): Temperatures in southern Australia topped 49 degrees yesterday, shattering previous records as sizzling citizens received free beer and heat-stressed bats fell from trees. The Bureau of Meteorology reported temperatures of 49.5 Celsius (120 Fahrenheit) north of Adelaide, while inside the city temperatures reached 47.7 Celsius, breaking a record
SEOUL: The woman who started South Korea’s #MeToo movement said yesterday she hoped other victims will take heart from the jailing of the senior prosecutor she accused of assault. Seo Ji-hyun said she was groped by her superior Ahn Tae-geun at a funeral in 2010, and that he had her
LONDON: Chelsea signed Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain (pic) on loan from Juventus until the end of the season on Wednesday as boss Maurizio Sarri looks to ignite his spluttering attack. Higuain will be reunited with Sarri, who managed the 31-year-old at Napoli and made him his top target in the
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain talisman Neymar has suffered a fresh injury to his right metatarsal, the club said yesterday, marring the holders’ advance to the last 16 of the French Cup with a 2-0 win over Strasbourg. A fractured metatarsal curtailed the Brazilian’s last season, and the recurrence comes just three
LONDON: Arsenal manager Unai Emery says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made Manchester United a much more dangerous team since taking over from Jose Mourinho. Emery’s side host United in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday and the Spaniard expects a stern test from Solskjaer’s revitalised team. Arsenal drew
BURTON-ON-TRENT (United Kingdom): Pep Guardiola admitted he was relieved Manchester City sealed their place in the League Cup final without any injuries in a 1-0 win on Burton’s “dangerous” pitch on Wednesday. Guardiola’s side had thrashed Burton 9-0 in the semi-final first leg earlier in January to effectively guarantee they
TOKYO: Japan logged a trade deficit last year for the first time since 2015, with export growth slowing amid tensions between the country’s two biggest trading partners China and the United States. Japan logged the deficit of 1,203 billion yen ($11 billion) in 2018 after two years of surplus, with
SAN FRANCISCO: US media group Viacom announced Tuesday a deal to buy free streaming television service Pluto TV for $340 million in cash to better compete as lifestyles shift to online entertainment. Viacom properties include Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon, as well as Paramount Pictures. “Today marks an important step
LONDON: British cafe chain Patisserie Valerie announced on Tuesday that it had fallen into administration, threatening the jobs of almost 3,000 staff at its nearly 200 locations. “Patisserie Holdings plc announces today that…it has been unable to renew its bank facilities, and therefore regrettably the business does not have sufficient
MELBOURNE: The vast experience of Rafael Nadal meets the exciting youth of Stefanos Tsitsipas in a fascinating first men’s semi-final at the Australian Open today. Tsitsipas, the 20-year-old Greek with all the gifts, pulled off the win of his life to knock out Roger Federer in four sets in the
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