Heights

Speaking in Geneva, WMO spokesperson Clare Nullis said that a new altitude record for the freezing point had been set a day earlier, climbing to 5,298 metres (17,381 feet) – well above Europe’s very highest peaks including Mont Blanc, at…

In a historic turn of events, Jamaica has secured its first-ever point in the Women’s World Cup as its women’s national football team, a.k.a. Reggae Girlz, earned a goalless draw against giants France aka Les Bleues. For those unaware, this…

…

IMAGE: Brad Pitt’s movie is being filmed at the Silverstone this weekend during the British GP. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters Brad Pitt's Hollywood treatment of Formula One will take the sport's already surging popularity to another…

The World Para Athletics Championships are crucial in an athlete's pursuit of a slot for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games and South Africa's Yane van der Merwe is aiming to scale new heights in…

Benchmark equity indices in India continued their remarkable rally, with the BSE Sensex surging past the 65,000 mark for the first time ever on Monday. The surge was driven by bullish global market trends and foreign fund inflows, resulting…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit has taken India-US strategic and commercial relations to greater heights, paving the way for immense opportunities for bilateral engagement, Assocham said on Saturday. Modi left for Egypt on Saturday…

ISTANBUL : Manchester City have a team full of captains who thrive under pressure, defender Ruben Dias said on the eve of Saturday's Champions League final against Inter Milan.City will be favourites against the Italian side, a…

Richard E. Snyder, the imperious publishing executive who built Simon & Schuster into the nation’s largest book publisher, died on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 90.The cause was heart failure, said his son Matthew, who…

Tapestry53:52Virtual therapy made realFay Nugent's fear of escalators had become so debilitating it was starting to interfere with her day-to-day life. The U.K.-based project manager, 52, can remember the phobia starting as a fear of…