BRASILIA, Brazil — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left a hospital in capital Brasilia on Thursday, a week after he underwent a double hernia surgery. A car took the embattled ex-leader back to the federal police headquarters where he is serving his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup d’etat aimed at keeping him in … Read more
The fast bowler returns to Tests for the first time since 2021 and will be part of the squad for the Edgbaston Test. Fast bowler Jofra Archer has been added to England’s squad for the second Test against India starting on July 2 at Edgbaston, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said. The 30-year-old … Read more
The Benin Bronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK’s imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria. The Netherlands has officially handed back 119 ancient sculptures stolen from the former Nigerian kingdom of Benin more than 120 years ago during the colonial era. Olugbile Holloway, director-general of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments, said on … Read more
TOKYO — A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities said Monday. Officials urged people to be aware of the harsh conditions at the country’s tallest peak during its off-season. The … Read more
North Korea has held the first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years, with hundreds of runners taking to the streets of the capital. Numerous foreign athletes had arrived in the city ahead of the race, held on Sunday as part of celebrations of the birth of the country’s founding leader, Kim Il Sung, in 1912. … Read more
Blastoff! Japan’s new H3 rocket returns to flight after first test failure VideoFromSpace Watch Japan launch its H3 rocket on return-to-flight mission tonight Space.com Japan launches second flagship H3 rocket a year after inaugural flight self-destructed The Guardian H3 reaches orbit on second launch SpaceNews JAXA ready for second attempt to reach orbit with H3 – NASASpaceFlight.com NASASpaceflight.com Source link