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Japanese Charts: Nintendo Continues To Dominate With Rhythm Heaven Groove
Famitsu’s latest Japanese sales figures, covering 3rd–16th August, show Nintendo maintaining its stranglehold on the boxed charts, with Game Freak’s Beast of Reincarnation the sole PS5 title to break into the top ten. Rhythm Heaven Groove topped the software chart for a second fortnight running, while Nintendo’s Switch 2 console continued to outsell all rivals…
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England women’s World Cup hopes end at group stage
England’s women hockey team have been eliminated from World Cup contention after finishing third in their four-team group following a goalless draw with India. The result means head coach David Ralph’s side drop into a classification round for teams placed ninth to sixteenth, rather than advancing to the knockout stages, continuing a run without a…
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Sega’s Golden Axe Officially Returns in New Streaming Comedy
Paramount Plus has released the first trailer for its new animated series based on Sega’s classic beat-’em-up Golden Axe, confirming the late-1980s arcade game’s return as a comedy show. The series follows in the footsteps of Paramount’s live-action Sonic the Hedgehog films as another Sega adaptation, and its self-referential humour and tone are being pitched…
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Why is US bond market turmoil hitting governments worldwide? | Richard Partington
Government borrowing costs around the world have surged to their highest levels in decades, driven by turmoil in the US bond market. Anxiety over Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, combined with fears that his conflict with Iran is fuelling inflation, has triggered a sell-off in US Treasury bonds, and because they underpin global financial…
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England lose two quick wickets after ‘poor’ reviews
England lost two wickets in quick succession during their innings against Pakistan on day two of the First Test at Headingley, with Jordan Cox and Joe Root both dismissed after review decisions went against them. The BBC Sport clip highlights the incidents as costly for England, who criticised the reviews as “poor” and were left…
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To outcompete China, unhandcuff America’s biotech innovators
Former official David Mansdoerfer argues that bureaucratic delays at the FDA threaten American leadership in the growing regenerative medicine sector and give international competitors like China a strategic advantage.
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Exclusive: US says ‘significant deterioration’ in China’s treatment of detained American academic
Chinese authorities are increasing restrictions on a wrongfully detained American academic, prompting U.S. officials to express alarm about a “significant deterioration” in his treatment, according to sources familiar with the matter. Min Zin, an American citizen who runs a think tank focused on politics in Myanmar, was arrested in China in June. The Trump administration…
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Kind-hearted nurse saved stray pit bull from euthanasia… only for dog to maul her so badly she still can’t use her arm months later
A nurse who rescued a stray pit bull from being put down was later left with serious, long-term injuries after the dog attacked and mauled her. Months on from the attack, she is reportedly still unable to use her arm, highlighting the risks that can come with rehoming dogs with uncertain histories, even when done…
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The Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity is more than a road
One year after its launch, the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) serves as a strategic land corridor linking Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Turkey to enhance Eurasian security and diversify global energy supplies.