3 astronauts return from space station

Washington: Three astronauts landed in Kazakhstan on Thursday after spending nearly five months at International Space Station. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying crewmates Randy Bresnik of NASA, Paolo Nespoli of European Space Agency and Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos landed at 2.37 pm Kazakhstan time, NASA said. ians

Jordan highest-paid athlete of all time

New York: Retired basketball legend Michael Jordan has been named as the highest-paid athlete of all time in the latest list released by Forbes. The 54-year-old has a whopping $1.7 billion in the bank, thanks to his longtime endorsement relationships. Former world number one golfer Tiger Woods is at the second spot, with $1.7 billion pretax. Late golfer Arnold Palmer is at number three, followed by retired golfer Jack Nicklaus ($1.2 billion). ANI

Sweden to raise earliest retirement age to 64       

Stockholm: Sweden said on Thursday it would raise the earliest retirement age from 61 to 64 in order to secure future pensioners, following a broad cross-party agreement. The increase in the retirement age will be carried out in stages, and completed in 2026. At present, Swedes can legally retire at 61, though for financial reasons most choose to work longer. The average retirement age is 64.5 years. AFP