Staggering

There was a "staggering" annual rise in measles cases and deaths in 2022, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Cases jumped by 18 per cent to an…

Temperatures have already started to drop into single figures.With about two-thirds of the affected areas assessed, more than 21,500 homes are confirmed destroyed and a further 17,000 severely damaged, according to the UN humanitarian…

An investor talks on his phone at the Pakistan Stock Exchange. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Following Pakistan's staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the weekend, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Monday witnessed…

Australia 416 (Smith 110, Head 77, Warner 66, Root 3-19, Tongue 3-98) and 279 (Khawaja 77, Broad 4-65) beat England 325 (Duckett 98, Brook 50, Starc 3-88) and 327 (Stokes 155, Duckett 88, Cummins 3-69, Starc 3-29, Hazlewood 3-80) by 43…

WWE wrestler Natalya has been handed three new Guinness World Records, taking her collection of accolades to a staggering six. The Queen of Harts now holds the records for the most Wrestlemania appearances for a female, most matches for a…

Lionel Messi could earn up to $25m from his deal with Saudi Arabia (Lionel Messi Instagram)Lionel Messi's lucrative contract with Saudi Arabia could see the Argentine World Cup winner pocket upto $25m with all-expenses paid trips to the…

Almost half of kids in parts of England are fat by the time they begin secondary school, analysis shows. Forty-nine per cent of Year 6 pupils in Barking and Dagenham are deemed either overweight or obese. Similar figures are seen in…

A staggering diagram shown to the Inquiry has laid bare the Government's 'labyrinthine' chain of command during the pandemic. As the probe finally kicked off yesterday, almost three-and-a-half years after the virus hit the UK, the Inquiry's…

Hockey legend Trevor Linden saw countless lives disrupted and careers cut short by concussions during his 19 seasons in the NHL.Even still, the former captain of the Vancouver Canucks says he was "stunned" to learn survivors of domestic…

It took the Kremlin almost a year and cost the lives of thousands of soldiers to capture Bakhmut, but now that Russian forces appear to have control of the Ukrainian city, it is fair to question the value of what they have gained.Russia’s…