- Saturday, 23 August 2025
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India and Pakistan gear up for next cricket battle
It is tempting to think that the off-field cricket rivalry between India and Pakistan is passé, a thing of the past century. The two cricketing giants will take on each other in the Asia Cup on Sunday.
Pakistan floods affect 33 million people: Minister
More than 33 million people have been affected by historic rains and floods that have swept Pakistan, the country's climate minister told Reuters. Since June, more than 900 people have died in monsoon rains and floods that continue to break weather records.
South Korea records world's lowest fertility rate again
At the start of the 1970s women had four children on average. But on Wednesday, figures released by the government showed the figure had dropped to 0.81 - down three points from the previous year, and a sixth consecutive decline.
Space telescope reveals 'incredible' Jupiter views
The world's largest and most powerful space telescope has revealed unprecedented views of Jupiter. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) took pictures of the solar system's biggest planet in July.
Bangladesh cuts school and office hours to save power
Bangladesh will close schools for one more day each week and reduce office hours to ease an electricity shortage, a government official says. Last month, the South Asian nation started daily two-hour power cuts. Protesters have taken to the streets in recent weeks after the government raised petrol prices by more than 50%.
Philippine students return to school for first time since Covid
Millions of students across the Philippines returned to the classroom on Monday, after one of the world's longest school closures. Almost half the country's schools resumed in-person classes after more than two years of distance learning.
Pakistan charges ex-PM Imran Khan under terror act
Pakistan's police have charged the country's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, under anti-terror laws.
Missing girl found after nine years recounts ordeal
After nine long years, 16-year-old Pooja Gaud is finally able to rest her head on her mother's lap. Pooja went missing on 22 January 2013 when she was seven years old. She says she was picked up from outside her school in Mumbai city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra by a couple who lured her with ice cream.
Children killed as storms sweep across Europe
Powerful storms have battered areas of central and southern Europe, killing at least 12 people including three children. The deaths, most from falling trees, were reported in Italy and Austria, and on the French island of Corsica.
China inducing rainfall to combat severe drought
Provinces around the drought-stricken Yangtze river have turned to cloud seeding operations to combat the lack of rain, with Hubei and a number of other provinces launching rockets carrying chemicals into the sky, according to local media.
Dozens of migrants found on tiny, unnamed island
A group of 38 migrants, including a heavily pregnant woman, have been found stranded on a tiny, unnamed island along the Turkish-Greek border. The 22 men, nine women and seven children say they have been on the Evros river islet since mid-July.
Storms and heavy rain hit UK amid weather warnings
Torrential rain and thunderstorms have been forecast for England and Wales with some areas warned to expect sudden flooding. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for thunderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday with possible travel disruption, power cuts and lightning.
India soldier's body found in Siachen after 38 years
The body of an Indian soldier who went missing in the Himalayas 38 years ago has been found. Chandrashekhar Harbola and 19 colleagues were caught in an avalanche during a patrolling operation in the Siachen glacier along the India-Pakistan border in 1984.
Oscars apologises to Littlefeather after 50 years
The Oscars has apologised to Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American woman booed off stage nearly 50 years ago. The activist and actress appeared on live TV in 1973 to refuse an Oscar that Marlon Brando won for The Godfather.
UK first country to approve dual-strain Covid jab
The UK has become the first country to approve a dual vaccine which tackles both the original Covid virus and the newer Omicron variant. The upgraded vaccine should be available as an autumn booster and give better protection against variants.
