Queensland’s Fitzroy River has been selected for the 2032 Games, despite concerns over the course – and its inhabitants.
Category: Asia
India’s hospital boom is improving access but pricing millions out of critical care
Indian hospitals have attracted billions in funding, but the gap between public and private care is widening.
Hyrox athlete apologises for continuing race after soiling herself
Joanna Wietrzyk has also forfeited her win in the fitness competition after competing last week.
Nepal to use new flood study to claim millions from UN climate disaster fund
A new study says climate change was a likely factor in the massive flood on the Nepal-Tibet border last month.
India and Pakistan summon diplomats after ships collide in international waters
Both sides accuse each other of causing the collision which happened in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday.
India faces 100% tariff threat over Russian oil after US House vote
Trump’s tariff threat puts India’s Russian oil strategy- and its access to the US market – in a new bind.
International students, ‘visa hoppers’ and backpackers targeted in Australia migration crackdown
The government wants to reduce net overseas migration to 225,000 people by 2028.
Handbags, jewels, watches: Inside Singapore’s dirty money auction
The BBC goes inside a fortified storage facility to view luxury goods seized by police that are now up for auction.
No fire alarms or sprinklers at Pakistan hospital ward where 14 babies died, report finds
A firefighter tells the BBC that rescuers had said many doors near the unit were locked, obstructing their route to the babies.
Australian police reject request to reopen missing British girl’s cold case
A man’s confession to abducting UK toddler Cheryl Grimmer in Australia was previously thrown out.