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British girl, 12, who vanished during family holiday in Japan is found safe days later after going off on her own ‘to visit famous anime locations’
Carmelita Lakdesha Paul is said to have told officers she ventured away from her family’s accommodation in Tokyo to visit a famous anime location.
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Selby defeats Saengkham to win fourth China Open
Mark Selby says he was “somewhere close to his best” as he claims his fourth China Open title with a 10-6 victory over Noppon Saengkham in Taiyuan.
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Indiana Jones’ next Disney attraction will feature a robot Harrison Ford
Animal Kingdom Tropical Americas’ Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent ride will feature an animatronic Harrison Ford
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Mass homelessness is exposing the rot in Chinese society
There were 47.5 million homeless individuals in China according to a report from last year.
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Indiana flooding victim identified as teen football star who JUMPED into surging river…as dangerous rapids bring rescuer’s searches to a halt
Matthew Morey, 18, has been identified as one of the victims who died in the terrifying flood in Indiana.
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Abby Govindan: Pushing 30 review – playful comic makes the case for marriage as a side quest
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Govindan’s debut takes aim at patriarchal stereotypes with pranks, PowerPoint and easygoing storytelling In south Asian culture, marriage continues to be paramount, with women still largely bearing the brunt of this societal pressure. Tonight, the few south Asian women in the audience that US comedian Abby Govindan calls upon – myself included…
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Billions of sea stars have died. A Northwest tribe is trying to save the species
Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the Samish Indian Nation to bring this 24-armed creature back from the brink of extinction.
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End of an era? South Korea’s sun sets in the Premier League but Japan rise
After glory days of Park Ji-sung and Son Heung-min, the new season could be Korean-free for first time since 2005 It has been a cruel summer for South Korea. The national team crashed and burned at the World Cup, the police are investigating the football association, reports have emerged about bribes paid to foreign referees…
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AI cheating, leaked papers and marking errors: how exam protests went global
Student unrest sweeps India, Portugal and Mexico as grievances and pressure for good grades in tough job market collide Families with teenagers in education know the private, hidden pain of exam season. But this year, what might have been a summer of quiet family anxiety has erupted in several countries into public unrest. Exam-related turmoil…
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Six dead, including 4-year-old boy, as hundreds rescued in ‘once-in-a-lifetime floods’ in Indiana as raging waters engulf homes and threaten to swallow towns
Whole towns in Indiana were consumed by walls of murky water as overflowing rivers broke their banks and residents resorted to using kayaks to escape.