HANOI, Vietnam: Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party convened Monday to begin their twice-a-decade congress, where leader To Lam is looking to tighten his grip on power less than two years after assuming the top role. The Southeast Asian nation of 100 million people is both a repressive one-party state and a
SAN SEBASTIAN: Real Sociedad damaged Barcelona’s title defence ambitions as Goncalo Guedes gave them a surprise 2-1 La Liga victory on Sunday as Hansi Flick’s side fell to a first defeat in 12 matches. The Catalan giants, who hit the woodwork four times and had two goals disallowed, now only
RABAT: Senegal won the Africa Cup of Nations as Pape Gueye’s extra-time winner sunk hosts Morocco 1-0 after a chaotic final that saw the eventual champions storm off the pitch late in the game. Brahim Diaz could have won the trophy for Morocco with a controversial spot-kick in the 24th
THE number of people tuning in to watch the Golden Globe Awards shrank this year, organisers announced Wednesday, as Hollywood’s gala evenings continue to struggle with declining viewership. Around 8.7 million people in the United States watched the star-studded ceremony in which Paul Thomas Anderson’s conspiracy epic “One Battle After
THE promoters of “Bridgerton”, the most English of TV series, chose Paris on Wednesday to launch the fourth series of the hit show, whose key plotline promises to be “Cinderella with a twist”, according to star Yerin Ha. Several hundred fans thronged outside the Palais Brongniart in central Paris, whose
EATING some common food preservatives is linked to a slightly higher risk of eventually developing cancer and diabetes, according to two large French studies published recently. However, outside experts called for more research and emphasised that these kinds of observational studies cannot demonstrate a direct cause-and-effect relationship. The first study,
BEIJING: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed a “new strategic partnership” with Beijing as he held talks President Xi Jinping yesterday, the first visit by a Canadian leader to China in eight years. The two countries had been locked in years of diplomatic spats after the retaliatory arrests of each
MANCHESTER: Michael Carrick faces a baptism of fire as Manchester United’s interim manager when they host rivals Manchester City in Saturday’s Manchester derby. Carrick’s short-term stint begins against the Premier League’s top two, with a daunting trip to Arsenal to follow next weekend. City can cut Arsenal’s lead to three
BARCELONA: Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal struck as Barcelona booked their place in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Racing Santander on Thursday. The holders were made to work hard by the Segunda Division leaders in a tight last-16 tie at El Sardinero, extending Barca’s winning
BEIJING: China’s top diplomat said yesterday that a visit by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to Beijing marked a “turning point” in the two countries’ long acrimonious relationship. The first visit by a Canadian leader to Beijing in eight years was a “turning point and symbol for the relationship between