An Australian zoo was placed into lockdown on Wednesday after five lions escaped their enclosure. Sydney’s Taronga Zoo said five lions – one adult and four cubs – were found in a small area beside their exhibit, with a 1.8-metre tall fence separating t…
Tottenham and Frankfurt into Champions League last 16
Tottenham Hotspur and Eintracht Frankfurt booked the two remaining Champions League last 16 berths available on Tuesday with 2-1 comeback victories in a thrilling Group D finale. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scored Spurs’ winner at Olympique Marseille with th…
Forecasts: Netanyahu’s Likud ahead in Israeli elections
The conservative Likud party of opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu has become the strongest force in Israel’s parliamentary election, according to forecasts. Likud won 30 to 31 of 120 seats, according to TV forecasts from Tuesday evening. Incumbent P…
Klopp has no intention of resigning as Liverpool manager – agent says
Jürgen Klopp has no intention of quitting as Liverpool manager in a difficult season, his agent has insisted. Liverpool have made a poor start to the Premier League where they are ranked a modest ninth, 15 points behind leaders Arsenal and eight off th…
Modi visits site of Indian bridge collapse as investigation continues
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited injured patients at a hospital in Morbi in the state of Gujarat on Tuesday, following the fatal collapse of a footbridge in the western Indian city on Sunday night. Some hospital walls were repainted and new …
Streaming channel focused on LGBTQ women, nonbinary people to launch
A new streaming service focused on LGBTQ women and nonbinary people is set to launch globally later this year. DivaBoxOffice.tv — the result of a partnership between the Diva Media Group (DMG), A Baker Production and Tello Films founder Christin Baker …
Prime subscribers can now stream Amazon’s full music library for free
In an effort to catch up with music streaming leaders Spotify and Apple Music, Amazon is now giving Prime subscribers full access to its library of around 100 million songs without ad breaks. But there’s a catch: In contrast to the Amazon Music Unlimit…
Pfizer’s third-quarter results surpass estimates
US pharmaceutical company Pfizer reported a 6% third-quarter profit increase from last year, due largely to Covid-19 booster vaccine development with German partner BioNTech. Total revenues for the quarter declined 6% to $22.64 billion from $24.04 bill…
Leipzig keeper Blaswich fit again for Shakhtar Champions League game
RB Leipzig goalkeeper Janis Blaswich will be available for their crucial final Champions League group stage game on Wednesday against Shakhtar Donetsk. The keeper completed the team’s final training session on Tuesday ahead of the match to be played in…
‘Surrender’ review: U2’s Bono tells his life story in 40 songs
“I shouldn’t be here ’cause I should be dead.” With these words rock music star Bono begins his newly-published autobiography “Surrender – 40 Songs, One Story.” The U2 frontman says that there could have been many causes of death for him – terrorist at…