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T20 World Cup ticket sales pass 2017 tournament total

Ticket sales for this year's Women's T20 World Cup in England pass the total for the 50-over tournament in 2017, with five months still to go until the first match.

T20 World Cup ticket sales pass 2017 tournament total

Ticket sales for this year's Women's T20 World Cup in England pass the total for the 50-over tournament in 2017, with five months still to go until the first match.

T20 World Cup ticket sales pass 2017 tournament total

Ticket sales for this year's Women's T20 World Cup in England pass the total for the 50-over tournament in 2017, with five months still to go until the first match.

T20 World Cup ticket sales pass 2017 tournament total

Ticket sales for this year's Women's T20 World Cup in England pass the total for the 50-over tournament in 2017, with five months still to go until the first match.

T20 World Cup ticket sales pass 2017 tournament total

Ticket sales for this year's Women's T20 World Cup in England pass the total for the 50-over tournament in 2017, with five months still to go until the first match.
Hong Kong Legco president sets up group of coordinators to improve efficiency

Hong Kong Legco president sets up group of coordinators to improve efficiency

Hong Kong’s new Legislative Council president has formed a group of lawmakers to act as coordinators in a bid to make the body more efficient and effective. The 12-member group will have fellow lawmakers Ronick Chan Chun-ying, who represents the finance sector, and Stanley Ng Chau-pei of the Federation of Trade Unions as its “chief coordinators”, Legco president Starry Lee Wai-king said. In a Facebook post, the Legco president said she met fellow legislators on Monday morning and briefed them on...
Did a bowl of millet help end a migrant crisis in China 1,500 years ago?

Did a bowl of millet help end a migrant crisis in China 1,500 years ago?

Human migration is as old as history and as current as today’s headlines of law enforcement operations and tragedy. Amid the encounters, the question remains: how do strangers become a single people? Today, more than 90 per cent of China’s population identifies as Han Chinese, despite centuries of migration and upheaval. Historians once credited this unity to strong rulers, uniform writing and Confucius. But archaeologists in China are finding the answer in the bowl rather than the sword or pen....
Today in History: January 12, Joe Namath, New York Jets win Super Bowl III

Today in History: January 12, Joe Namath, New York Jets win Super Bowl III

The biggest upset in Super Bowl history occurred as the New York Jets of the American Football League defeated the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League 16-7 in Super Bowl III.
Japan’s top diplomat heads to Philippines with South China Sea top of mind

Japan’s top diplomat heads to Philippines with South China Sea top of mind

Japan’s top diplomat is heading to the Philippines this week for talks expected to focus on maritime tensions in the South China Sea and Tokyo’s strategic role in the region. Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi’s stop in Manila on Thursday is part of a nine-day diplomatic tour of the Middle East and Asia that began last Saturday, with stops in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Qatar and India. His talks with Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro are expected to review...

Nigerian stars dominate All Africa Music Awards

Global superstar Burna Boy claimed the prestigious Album of the Year award for his latest work No Sign of Weakness.
US futures slip while Asian shares gain as Fed chair Powell faces Trump legal threat

US futures slip while Asian shares gain as Fed chair Powell faces Trump legal threat

US futures experienced a dip on Monday, contrasting with gains across Asian markets, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell revealed the Department of Justice had served the central bank with subpoenas.

Ai, Japanese chimpanzee who counted and painted, dies at 49

Ai's cognitive abilities had been studied extensively since she was brought to a Japanese institute in 1977.