Australia has announced a new preferred occupation skills list, dropping occupations like hairdressing and cookery in favour of doctors, nurses and engineers.
International cricket will gingerly ease out of a 117-day shutdown in Southampton next week but the scars of the COVID-19 pandemic will be clearly evident at the Ageas Bowl. An encounter between the fourth and eighth ranked teams in Test cricket is hardly a pinnacle but England's series against West Indies could offer a glimpse into a future where the game plods on under the shadow of the new coronavirus.
Its latest member is a Frenchman. Bernard Arnault's fortune is now estimated at $100.4 billion.
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Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
While Federer and Nadal will look to reignite the flair and fight they showed to reach last year's final, 2018 could have a different script at play.
Root thanks England fan over phone for his support.
England captain Joe Root admitted his team had been comprehensively outplayed by an inexperienced Pakistan side in their nine-wicket loss to the tourists in the first Test at Lord's.
'Ghost-like stands repel rather than attract audiences,' observes Ashis Ray.
United States prosecutors have recommended that the main accused in a slavery case, Varsha Sabhnani, be handed down a 30-year jail term. Prosecutors have sought a prison term of 12 to 15 years for Varsha's India-born husband Mahender. The couple, who has four children, were arrested in mid-May after one of the Indonesian women was found loitering near a restaurant wearing only a towel and pants.
Andy Murray has pledged 50 pounds ($77.59) to children's charity UNICEF for every ace he hits for the rest of the year after being moved by television images of refugees fleeing to Europe.
Like the wealthy anywhere else, affluent Indians love to buy luxurious cars, clothes, and accessories. They also want exceptional service.
Images from Day 1 of the third Test between India and England, at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
'It's not really a surprise (the rule was changed). I genuinely think that no one ever thought that was going to happen and it did'
The gold-plated sarnie is essentially a cheese toastie.
The BJP's rediscovery of its allies, including the PM touching the feet of Parakash Singh Badal, would be interpreted as the party's efforts to keep its flock together if it falls short of the majority mark on May 23.
Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between India and England, at the Narendra Modi stadium, in Motera, Ahmedabad.
Rashid signed a white-ball only contract with his county Yorkshire in February but said he 'was not finished' with the longest format of the game.
Spinners Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali made a comeback to Test cricket as they were included in England's 13-man squad for the first Test against India, starting in Edgbaston, on August 1.
LVMH, which has brands like Christian Dior, Fendi, TAG Heuer and Dom Perignon in its stable, is planning to float a 1 billion private equity fund for emerging markets in Asia, of which 40-50 per cent will be dedicated to India.
'It is a sad day when social activists, environmental campaigners, anti-corruption workers are singled out as anti-nationals and then criminalised.'
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and England, at the M A Chidambaram stadium, in Chennai.
Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton known for luxury brands like Fendi, Christian Dior, TAG Heuer and Dom Perignon, has identified India as key to its expansion. The group is in talks with three leading domestic companies for partnerships.
Here are precious family moments that the players stole after their historic victory...
Pakistan dominated the first day of the opening Test after bowling out England for 184 and battling to 50 for one in overcast conditions at Lord's in London on Thursday.
Michael Phelps demolished his third world record in three days on Thursday to collect his fourth gold medal of the world championships and strengthen his claims to be the greatest swimmer of all time.
East Bengal beat Mahindra United 1-0 to win the Nike Manchester United Premier Cup.
New Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has cleared the names with the Congress high command. The ministers will be sworn in on Sunday.
The department of telecom will issue guidelines on raising the foreign direct investment limit to 74 per cent from 49 per cent next week.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 1st Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's on Day 2
Almost all prominent leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, as well as members of the National Democratic Alliance and North-East Democratic Alliance accompanied Modi.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Salopek is on an intercontinental journey of 24,000 miles, tracing humankind's movement out of Africa right down to South America.
