Serena breezes into second round in Auckland Classic
Top seed Serena Williams kick-started her Auckland Classic singles campaign in style with an easy 6-3 6-2 victory over Italian qualifier Camila Giorgi on Tuesday....
NHL roundup: McDavid nets 4 points, Oilers snap Leafs’ streak
Connor McDavid had a dazzling goal and three assists, and the visiting Edmonton Oilers snapped the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 10-game point streak with a 6-4...
NBA roundup: Spurs hand Bucks worst loss of season
DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points, and Patty Mills had 21 off the bench as the San Antonio Spurs routed the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 126-104 on...
Jury selection in Weinstein rape trial begins in wake of new charges
Lawyers in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial will begin selecting jurors on Tuesday, a challenging process in the wake of the #MeToo movement and fresh sex...
Oil skids 1.5% as investors recalibrate risk of Mideast disruption
Oil prices slid on Tuesday as investors reconsidered the likelihood of Middle East supply disruptions in the wake of the United States killing a top...
Australia bolsters bushfire defenses as economic, environmental costs mount
Australian firefighters used a break from searing temperatures to strengthen containment lines around huge wildfires burning in the country’s southeast on Tuesday, as the financial...
White House proposes regulatory principles to govern AI use
The White House on Tuesday proposed regulatory principles to govern the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) aimed at limiting authorities’ “overreach”, and said...
Timeline: The Harvey Weinstein story – from studio to courtroom in 40 years
Here is a timeline recounting the highs and lows over 40 years in the life of Harvey Weinstein. Once one of Hollywood’s most powerful executives,...
Harvey Weinstein charged in Los Angeles for sex crimes as NY rape trial starts
Once powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was charged in Los Angeles on Monday on sex crime charges just hours after he appeared in a New...
Carmaker Rolls-Royce annual sales surge 25%
Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce said on Tuesday it recorded a 25% jump in sales in 2019, underpinned by solid demand for its first-ever SUV, Cullinan, just...
