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On the evening of October 6, after Djokovic won the first set of the men’s singles final, his opponent Alex de Minaur retired due to injury, giving Djokovic his seventh China Open title. During the tournament, the excitement of the China Open extended from the courts to the entire park. The “second venue” with big-screen viewing, a rich variety of officially licensed merchandise, and food and beverage outlets full of everyday bustle blended the passion of sports competition with the city’s relaxed atmosphere, creating a diverse holiday viewing experience.

Anguilla will host the inaugural Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Sports Tourism Summit, Aug. 12-14, 2027, creating a new regional platform focused on harnessing the growing intersection of sports, tourism and economic development. The announcement was made during CTO’s State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) in Georgetown, Guyana, where Caribbean tourism leaders met under the theme “Tourism Futures: Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive.”

“I’m not a fashion person,” says Kenneth Chow, founder of independent fashion label Chow Chow. During our interview, he wears a simple striped shirt and answers without pretension. “I barely buy new clothes,” he says, laughing. Despite his simple approach to fashion, Chow’s business focuses on refined craftsmanship, intricate designs and handcrafted luxury. His designs, embellished with crystals and pearls hand-stitched on dark-coloured silks, play with perceptions of geometry and linear...

A writer’s road trip in search of the early Renaissance master’s most resplendent works takes her to towns beyond Florence, the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance.

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To most, the plague is an ancient nightmare, a scourge that wiped out tens of millions in medieval Europe and killed more than 20,000 people in colonial Hong Kong between 1894 and 1929. A recent death at a plague research facility in Siberia is a stark reminder that the bacterium that causes it, Yersinia pestis, was never eradicated. While modern medicine has transformed the former “Black Death” into an easily treatable bacterial infection, the disease continues to circulate quietly across the...

The couple’s three-day wedding celebration in Rio de Janeiro brought together two families with political ties as rising tensions surround Brazil’s presidential election.

Jessica Simpson seems to be cosying up to her rumoured new beau. On October 5, TMZ reported that the 46-year-old singer and actress was spotted enjoying a Sunday morning walk at Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta Park with 33-year-old musician Thomas Eisenhood, whom she was first linked to in April. According to TMZ, the pair had been dating for roughly three months when the outlet broke the news in April. A source confirmed the relationship to People, adding, “[Simpson is] happy. She’s in a great...

Jamaica is preparing to welcome travel and tourism leaders from across the region for the World Travel Awards Caribbean & The Americas Gala Ceremony 2026. The ceremony is taking place at Princess Grand Jamaica on 11 October 2026, forming the flagship evening of World Travel Week Jamaica.

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There is something quite deliciously subversive about a freaky shoe. Feet of course already hold a hint of perversion – some people are really into them, while others find them repellent. But shod those feet in a shoe that people can find both compelling and strange? Well actually, that’s fashion catnip. Visceral proof can be found in those who have made the freaky shoe their signature, such as the aristocratic, enigmatic and entirely iconic Daphne Guinness, who always wears a pair of...

Avianca Flight 42 was en route to New York from Medellín, Colombia, when it “encountered unexpected turbulence” and was diverted to Miami.