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Dec 31, 2025

Arteta praises return of goalscoring Gabriels

[LONDON] Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised the influential returns from injury of Brazilian pair Gabriel Magalhaes and Gabriel Jesus as both players...


Dec 30, 2025

The best hotels of 2025 have aged like fine wines

For four of them, longevity is central to their success; while one is a fresh debut


Dec 30, 2025

Louis Vuitton marks 130 years of its monogram

The symbol that underpins the brand endures precisely because it allows change and reinvention


Dec 30, 2025

Despite 2025’s high-profile closures, Singapore’s retail and entertainment sectors are not shrinking: observers

Exits by notable brands from Cathay Cineplexes to Eggslut likely signal market recalibration rather than a contraction, they say


Dec 30, 2025

Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia dies aged 80

Her son Tarique Rahman will lead the party to the Feb 12 general election


Dec 30, 2025

Beyonce declared a billionaire by Forbes magazine

The 44-year-old entertainer joins a select club that includes her husband, rapper Jay-Z


Dec 29, 2025

France’s screen siren Brigitte Bardot dies at 91

[PARIS] French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal...


Dec 28, 2025

Louis Gerstner, CEO credited with turning around IBM, dies at 83

The company put its focus on so-called middleware


Dec 28, 2025

Third ‘Avatar’ film stays atop North American box office rankings

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ reels in US$64 million during the weekend after Christmas


Dec 28, 2025

French legend Brigitte Bardot dead at 91: foundation

FRENCH film legend Brigitte Bardot has died at 91, her foundation said Sunday (Dec 28).