Organ harvesting: Trafficked for his kidney and now forced into hiding
When a man who'd been sleeping rough walked into a police station near Heathrow Airport, it would lead to the UK's first prosecution of human...
Dancing cyborgs: Japanese researchers develop robot arms to ‘unlock creativity’
TOKYO: What would society look like if cyborg body parts were freely available for use like roadside rental bicycles? Masahiko Inami’s team at the University...
Meta: Facebook owner launches virtual reality subscription service
Facebook owner Meta has launched a virtual reality (VR) subscription service as it tries to make that part of its business profitable. Meta says paying...
‘Problem solving on grass’: Swiatek looks ahead to Wimbledon with opening win
BERLIN: With one eye on Wimbledon next month, world number one Iga Swiatek came from behind to win her first grass court match of the...
US ‘deeply troubled’ by Israel’s approval of settler building permits in West Bank
JERUSALEM: The United States yesterday objected to a decision by Israel’s nationalist-religious government to approve the construction of around 5,700 additional housing units for Jewish...
Biden singles out Russia on world torture day
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden singled out “appalling brutality” by Russian authorities both at home and in occupied Ukraine in a statement yesterday marking the...
Stokes gets prized wicket of Smith after Broad brace, putting England in command
BIRMINGHAM: Ben Stokes secured the prized wicket of Australia talisman Steve Smith, after Stuart Broad had earlier taken two wickets in two balls, leaving the...
Spain and Man City’s Rodri enjoying the best of times
ROTTERDAM : Spain midfielder Rodri is going through the best period of his career as he prepares for a second final in the space of...
Why Spotify’s big bet on Meghan fell flat
When Spotify signed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with an exclusive deal reportedly worth about $20m (£15.6m) in 2020, the royal couple were taking...
The Aces: US pop band comes of age after a reckoning with Mormonism
Tucked into the corner of the BBC's Maida Vale studios, The Aces are receiving a pep talk. "When the red light goes on, we're recording,"...