Michael Carrick breathed new life into Manchester United’s Premier League season as the newly-appointed manager orchestrated a stunning 2-0 derby win against Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday (17 Jan). Carrick was this week named head coach until the end of the season and his decision to play four at the back with Bruno…
Looking back at 2025, the city made meaningful strides in supporting its retirees. The government expanded the Elderly Health Care Voucher and Community Care Service Voucher schemes, and invested HK$2 billion (US$256.47 million) in an elderly and rehabilitation technology fund. It also announced 30 measures for the silver economy and formed the Working Group on…
Nadine YousifSenior Canada reporter EPA In the year since US President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term, he has brought with him significant global shifts. Like many countries, Canada – America’s closest neighbour to the north – has felt the impact and seen a change in the long-standing relationship with its close security…
The two Special Administrative Regions have announced the first major enhancement to their reciprocal immigration facilitation scheme since full border reopening in 2023. In a joint statement issued on 16 January and confirmed by both the Hong Kong Immigration Department and Macao’s Public Security Police Force, the minimum age for permanent residents to use each…
Bangladesh’s interim government is incapable of ensuring fair elections and has barred former premier Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League from participating in upcoming polls because it fears the party’s popularity, senior Awami League leaders said on Saturday. Bangladesh’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hasan Mahmud speaks during the press conference at Press club of India,…
Hong Kong education authorities will review the policy on the medium of instruction in public secondary schools for the 2028-34 cycle after looking at the results of a three-year evaluation study and consulting the sector, the Post has learned. The review comes as a council representing subsidised secondary schools urged the government to allow more…
2 SC Freiburg head coach Julian Schuster has commented on his pending reunion with former striker Michael Gregoritsch in Sunday’s Bundesliga match against Augsburg. The 72-times-capped Austrian international played for a number of Bundesliga clubs over the course of his long career in Germany. Freiburg served as Gregoritsch’s last stop, however. Gregoritsch spent three seasons…
London AP — Britain’s main opposition leader joined a demonstration Saturday against China’s planned new embassy in London, days before a deadline for the government to approve or block the project. Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch urged the Labour Party government to reject the plans, saying the Chinese government had “harassed and sanctioned” members of…
History offers us a glimpse at common patterns that may repeat themselves. The S&P 500 has galloped higher over the past three years, advancing each time in the double digits — and this has brought it to a 78% gain over that time period. What’s led the charge? Investors have been bullish on growth stocks,…
Photo Credit: iStock Google co-founder Larry Page bought two beachfront homes in Miami’s Coconut Grove area for around $173 million, reported Fortune. Page joins a wave of California-based billionaires relocating to Florida before a possible state wealth tax. Page acquired the two properties in transactions completed during the final days of 2025 and the opening…
