Exclusive Flush with corruption cash, Brazilian states step up deforestation fight
Brazilian states are bolstering the fight against destruction of the Amazon rainforest with millions of dollars from an oil company's corruption settlement that allows them to partially compensate for weakening environmental protections under President Jair Bolsonaro. Read more...
'Feeling fierce today' Katie Price showcases her fit physique in skintight yellow jumpsuit
The garment, which featured a detailed snake print,highlighted Katie's stunning figure as she posed alongside her pet pooch Blade. Read more...
She Accused a Coach of Abuse. Then More Than 30 Gymnasts Backed Her Up.
A gymnastics coach in New York City was suspended after Sara Allan, who trained at a gym there, wrote about her experience on Facebook. She received an outpouring of similar complaints from other gymnasts. Read more...
Paraglider dies after hitting high voltage power cables in horror accident near his Cotswolds home
Wayne Seeley, from Eastington, near Stroud, Gloucestershire, died yesterday after he collided with the power cables in a field near his home, causing several fires on the ground. Read more...
Belmont Starters Put Through Final Preparations
Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, had a nice workout Sunday at Belmont, while the Preakness winner, Oxbow, completed his final preparations in Kentucky last week. Read more...
Warner Music IPO raises .9 bln in biggest U.S. listing this year
Warner Music Group, the world's third-largest recording label, on Wednesday raised .93 billion in an upsized initial public offering, the biggest U.S. listing so far in 2020. Read more...
Robert Webb, Adele Parks,Ilaria Bernardini and Stephanie Scott This week's best new fiction
Comedian and memoirist Webb tries his hand at fiction in this romance about a widowed tech expert who travels back to 1992 to warn her future husband about his fatal brain tumour. Read more...
Teenager sexually assaulted in Melbourne CBD laneway attack - as police release CCTV of bearded man
The 19-year-old was followed into the lanewaybetween Swanston and Russell Street in Melbourne by an unknown man at 12.48 on Monday morning. Read more...
HOT OR NOT Jermain Defoe has still got it but Italy are getting worse
It has taken Defoe just four league appearances to score three goals in Scotland one fewer than he got in 34 games for Bournemouth.That tells us about standards north of the border. Read more...
Six Months of Coronavirus Heres Some of What Weve Learned
Much remains unknown and mysterious, but these are some of the things were pretty sure of after half a year of this pandemic. Read more...
Music fans rejoice as first festival since lockdown sells out in five minutes - but there's a catch
The Birdsville Big Red Bash will be the first music festival to run in Australia after the lockdown after selling out its 2021 event in just five minutes. Read more...
The Pandemic Will Permanently Change the Auto Industry
Plunging sales could force factories to close and lead to takeovers and mergers, but also bolster sales of electric cars. Read more...
Sweden admits it DID get it wrong on coronavirus
Anders Tegnell, Sweden's state epidemiologist, has admitted for the first time that his decision to avoid mandatory lockdown in favour of voluntary social distancing has led to too many deaths. Read more...
Poland to hold rescheduled presidential election on June 28
Poland picked June 28 on Wednesday as a new date for a presidential election that was cancelled last month amid the coronavirus pandemic, setting the stage for a short campaign that could weaken the country's nationalist government. Read more...
Act Surprised! Obie Awards Go Virtual, Giving Winners Heads-Up
The ceremony, honoring Off and Off Off Broadway theater, has been forced online by the pandemic, and is being recorded and edited before the June 4 streaming. Read more...