'Completely incapacitated' Olympian targets Worlds return
Olympic windsurfer Sam Sills outlines his recovery from a debilitating freak injury that left him struggling to walk.
'Completely incapacitated' Olympian targets Worlds return
Olympic windsurfer Sam Sills outlines his recovery from a debilitating freak injury that left him struggling to walk.
China to cut relending rates, widen credit support for private sector and tech
China’s central bank is looking to pump 900 billion yuan (US$129.2 billion) worth of additional funds into private and technology firms, alongside slashing key policy relending rates by a quarter of a percentage point, in a fresh round of monetary easing designed to shore up the economy.
The new plan includes an extra 500 billion yuan for agriculture and small businesses, said Zou Lan, a deputy governor of the bank, at a press conference in Beijing on Thursday.
The bank will also expand its...
UK economy grew by 0.3% in November, beating forecasts
The economy was boosted by a rebound in car production and from the services sector.
South Korean health insurer loses appeal against tobacco companies
South Korea's state health insurer lost an appeal on Thursday in its lawsuit seeking damages from the country's three largest tobacco companies over their alleged responsibility for smoking-related harms.
Russia sends terrifying nuclear WW3 threat to UK – ‘You will be finished’
Sergey Karaganov, head of Russia’s Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, has threatened to 'finish' the UK and Europe with nuclear weapons
China’s SpacemiT to launch server-class RISC-V processor after raising US$86 million
Chinese semiconductor start-up SpacemiT, fresh off an over US$86 million funding round, is gearing up for mass production of its new RISC-V chips, using an architecture rivalling Intel’s and Arm’s, which is seen as Beijing’s hope for achieving chip self-sufficiency.
The Hangzhou-based company recently completed a series B funding round raising more than 600 million yuan from investors, including fellow Hangzhou firm Huaxia Hengtian, the Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund...
China’s Ningbo cuisine; Hong Kong goes Back to the Past: 7 Lifestyle highlights
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1. ‘Umami, salty, stinky’: how 3 flavours define China’s Ningbo cuisine
Located directly south of Shanghai across Hangzhou Bay, Ningbo is just a two-hour ride away from China’s biggest city on the high-speed rail. For many, the first thing that may come to mind is the city’s famous tangyuan (glutinous rice dumplings). But...
WSL players make confessions including Toone, Shaw and Kelly
The best moments from BBC Sport’s Confession Cam featuring WSL stars Khadija Shaw, Ella Toone, Chloe Kelly and more.
WSL players make confessions including Toone, Shaw and Kelly
The best moments from BBC Sport’s Confession Cam featuring WSL stars Khadija Shaw, Ella Toone, Chloe Kelly and more.
WSL players make confessions including Toone, Shaw and Kelly
The best moments from BBC Sport’s Confession Cam featuring WSL stars Khadija Shaw, Ella Toone, Chloe Kelly and more.
WSL players make confessions including Toone, Shaw and Kelly
The best moments from BBC Sport’s Confession Cam featuring WSL stars Khadija Shaw, Ella Toone, Chloe Kelly and more.