text

U.S. jobless claims rebound from 48-year low

ThenumberofpeoplefilingforU.S.unemploymentbenefitsincreasedby21,000intheweekwhichendsMarch3,reboundingfroma48-yearlowinthepreviousweek,theU.S.Labordepartmentsai

text

Snooker | O'Sullivan through to last 32 of Welsh Open

RonnieO'Sullivanisthroughtothelast32oftheWelshOpenafterbeatingGraemeDott4-0.Thefive-timeworldchampionmadelightworkofScotland'sDottandwillfaceDavidGraceonThursda

text

Tennis | Dimitrov knocked out by wildcard Jaziri in Dubai opener

TopseedGrigorDimitrovsufferedashock4-67-56-4toTunisianwildcardMalekJaziriinthefirstroundoftheDubaiDutyFreeTennisChampionshipsonTuesday.BulgarianworldnumberfourD

text

Brexit already affecting migration and labour market

Brexitisalittlemorethanayearawaybutthereismountingevidenceit'shavingamajorimpactonthenumberofEuropeancitizenslookingtoliveandworkinBritain.Figuresreleasedthiswe

text

Top of the world: Federer, 36, becomes oldest number one

RogerFedererbecametheoldestworldnumberoneonFridaywhenthe20-timeGrandSlamtitlewinnerreachedthesemi-finalsoftheRotterdamOpen.The36-year-oldSwissovercameanearlyset

text

Chinese M&As in OBOR countries grow tenfold

ThemergersacquisitionsconductedbyChineseenterprisesinOneBeltOneRoadcountrieshasseenexplosiveincreasesinboththenumberandtheamountofdeals,ChinaNewsServicereported

text

Hobart International: Heather Watson reach semi-finals

BritishnumbertwoHeatherWatsonbeatworldnumber55DonnaVekictomakethesemi-finalsoftheHobartInternationalinAustralia.HeatherWatsonbeatAmerica'sMadisonBrengleinthefin

text

Heather Watson: British number two into Hobart International last eight

Britain'sHeatherWatsonisthroughtothequarter-finalsoftheHobartInternationalaftera6-26-2winoverwildcardJamieeFourlis.The25-year-old,whowonthetournamentin2015,took

text

Hobart International: Heather Watson through to second round<br>

Britain'sHeatherWatsonreachedthesecondroundoftheHobartInternationalwitha7-56-3winoverRomania'sSoranaCirstea.The25-year-old,whowonthetournamentin2015,edgedthefir

text

Tennis: Big seeds tumble out of Qatar Open

TheQatarOpensecondandthirdseeds--Spain'sPabloCarrenoBustaandTomasBerdychoftheCzechRepublic--crashedoutofthetournamentinthefirstroundonTuesdayonanightofshocksinD

text

Record number hit by 'flesh-eating bacterium' toxic in Japan

HundredsofpeopleinJapanhavebeeninfectedbyapuzzlingandpotentiallydeadly“flesh-eatingbacterium”in2017.Intotal,525patientswithstreptococcaltoxicshocksyndrome(STSS)

text

At least 12 injured after hit by SUV in Melbourne CBD

Atleast12peoplewerehitbyanSUVinMelbourne,AustraliaThursdayafternoon,andthedriverhasbeenarrestedbylocalpolice.Theincidenthappenedataround4:41p.m.localtime(0541GM

text

At least 15 injured after hit by SUV in Melbourne CBD

Atleast15peoplewerehitbyanSUVinMelbourne,AustraliaThursdayafternoon,andthedriverhasbeenarrestedbylocalpolice.Theincidenthappenedataround4:41p.m.localtime(0541GM

text

GCHQ says cyber-spies 'over-achieved' say MPs

TheUKhassubstantiallyincreaseditshackingcapabilitiesinrecentyears,anofficialreportsays.Thisincludestheabilitytoattackothercountry'scommunications,weaponssystems

text

Hong Kong: 20% of residents live in poverty

ArecordnumberofHongKongresidentsliveinpoverty,withonefifthofthepopulationfallingbelowthepovertylinedespiteeconomicgrowth,accordingtonewgovernmentfigures.Thenumb

text

World number one Nadal will be fit for London, says coach Moya

WorldnumberoneRafaelNadalwillbefitfortheATPFinalsinLondonnextweekdespiteconcernsoverthestateoftheSpaniard’sknee,coachCarlosMoyasaid.Nadal,31,pulledoutoftheParis

text

Wimbledon champ Muguruza earns WTA Player of the Year honor

GarbineMuguruza,24,hasbeennamedtheWTAPlayeroftheYear,afterreachingnumberoneintheWomen'sTennisAssociation(WTA)rankingsandwinningWimbledon.Muguruzaisonlythesecond