Belgian customs seized record amount of cocaine as EU faces rise in drug-related violence
S Customs seized 116 tons of cocaine in the port of Antwerp in 2023, setting a record for the second year in a row, Belgian…
Global split evident as China’s human rights record faces UN scrutiny | Human Rights News
Western states slammed Beijing’s actions in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, but others said they saw progress. A split was evident as China’s human rights record…
Qatar storm to the knock-out stage with perfect record | Football
Hosts Qatar stormed to the knock-out stage of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 with a 1-0 win against China. AFC Asian Cup hosts Qatar finished…
Luigi Riva: Italy’s record goalscorer dies aged 79
Luigi 'Gigi' Riva scored in Italy's dramatic 4-3 World Cup semi-final win over West Germany in 1970Italy's record goalscorer and former Cagliari forward Luigi Riva…
Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer breaks college basketball coaching wins record
PALO ALTO — Tara VanDerveer became the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history Sunday, passing former Duke and Army coach Mike Krzyzewski with her 1,203rd…
Lawyer hired to prosecute Trump in Georgia is accused of affair
ATLANTA — Fulton County Dist. Atty. Fani Willis hired attorney Nathan Wade to lead the Georgia prosecution of Donald Trump and 18 others over efforts to…
DOJ has a near-perfect record in Jan. 6 cases. But it’s starting to stumble.
At the top of the list is the Supreme Court’s announcement last month that it will review the scope of one of the primary felony…
Spelman College receives record $100 million donation from longtime trustee
Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Spelman College has received a $100 million donation from a businesswoman and philanthropist, the largest such gift in the history of…
Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer nears NCAA career wins record
STANFORD, Calif. — “What milestone?” Tara VanDerveer asked the question so matter-of-factly she clearly had little idea what the fuss is all about. Walking out of…
WMO confirms 2023 as warmest year on record ‘by a huge margin’
With the annual average global temperature fast approaching the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, last year officially smashed the global temperature record, the…
China’s Drive for Record Coal Output Spurs Yet Another Deadly Accident
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessThe human toll of ever-increasing coal production in China is once again to the fore after thirteen were killed in a mine…
Ally Sentnor ready to embrace the pressure of being No. 1 NWSL draft pick
Ally Sentnor’s life changed forever a few minutes after 5 p.m. Friday, when the Utah Royals made the teenager the No. 1 pick in the…
Brits going to Barcelona warned to shower less as city grapples with record drought
Residents in Barcelona have been told to limit daily water consumption to 200 litres per person, with emergency restrictions expected before the end of the…
Chelsea ‘targeting Evan Ferguson transfer swoop but Brighton could demand British record fee for wonderkid striker’
EVAN FERGUSON may fetch a British transfer record fee if he signs for Chelsea, reports suggest. The teenager has once again impressed would be suitors…
‘It’s a scary time’ as world shatters temperature record
Temperatures may push even higher this year — when nearly half the world’s population will elect leaders whose policies will influence whether nations can pull…
Commanders hire ex-Warriors general manager Bob Myers as adviser
Josh Harris and his investment partners coughed up $6.05 billion to purchase the Washington Commanders last summer. The purchase price was a record for a…
Bureau of Meteorology reports Australia’s eighth warmest year on record in 2023
Nearly all of Australia was warmer than normal in 2023 despite starting the year under the La Niña climate pattern, according to the Bureau of Meteorology…
India record shortest ever Test win to level series in South Africa | Cricket News
Indian captain says pitches in his country are unfairly criticised after the match in Cape Town ends in record time. India’s cricket captain Rohit Sharma…
Lethal Sydney funnel-web spider ‘Hercules’ sets record for largest specimen collected in Australia
With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world's most poisonous arachnid — discovered by chance — has found…
Record low Gold Cup entries as Galopin Des Champs scares off Cheltenham Festival rivals
A RECORD low number of Gold Cup entries suggests Galopin Des Champs has his Cheltenham Festival rivals running scared. Willie Mullins' supreme stayer had huge…