Every year, amid our current running boom, more and more people vie for the chance to lace up their sneakers and push themselves 42.2 kilometres to cross that finish line. But every year, young and seemingly healthy people also die trying.

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November 3 is an important date in American politics. The 2026 US midterm elections are under way, and Los Angeles voters are choosing their next mayor. Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman is challenging the city’s incumbent mayor, Karen Bass, 73, who is the first Black woman to ever hold that position. If Raman emerges victorious, the India-born politician will also make history as the first South Asian woman to serve as the city’s mayor. The 45-year-old Democrat previously endorsed...

His Excellency Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Tourism Authority (STA), officially inaugurated Saudi Land at World Travel Market (WTM) London 2026, alongside Ageel Alshaibani, CEO of STA, and Rachel Travers, President of the RX Global, organizer of WTM London, bringing together 37 Saudi tourism partners to showcase the country’s expanding tourism offering and strengthen commercial partnerships with the global travel trade.

Miao Embroidery: A letter without words

Hong Kong media veteran Michelle Loo Mik-suet has worked in radio, TV and print, written books and even acted in films. She spoke to Andrew Sun. I will say my taste reflects that of a very local Hongkonger. Truly, every time I travel back to Hong Kong, the first thing I want to eat is a bowl of congee or noodles. When I crave something from my childhood, I will go to Hung Kee (Shop B2, Block B, Kwong Sang Hong Building, 6 Heard Street, Wan Chai. Tel: 3708 8715). I like the pork bone congee and...

More than half of Gen Z travellers trust artificial intelligence to complete bookings on their behalf, according to this year’s WTM Global Travel Report, released today. The study aggregates proprietary data from the report’s partner, Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company and findings from other respected research companies, with case studies and examples from travel organisations.