LIFESTYLE

LONDON — Sir Elton John said he has been unable to watch the musical he wrote the lyrics for due to losing his eyesight. Speaking at the gala performance of The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical he said: “I have lost my sight and I haven’t been able to see the performance but I have […]

SEOUL — The five-member girl band announced their departure from Ador, a subsidiary of powerhouse label Hybe, in a late-night press conference held on Thursday. Ador however has said its contract with NewJeans still stands, as the agency has not violated any terms. This dispute is the latest development in a long-running conflict between former

LIVERPOOL — The world’s oldest living man has died at the age of 112, his family have confirmed. John Alfred Tinniswood died on Monday at the Southport care home where he lived. The lifelong Liverpool football fan became the world’s oldest living man in April this year, when Juan Vicente Pérez Mora died at the

LONDON — Author Barbara Taylor Bradford, known for best-selling novels including A Woman of Substance, has died at the age of 91. Published in 1979, A Woman of Substance sold 30 million copies and spawned seven sequels and a TV adaptation, which is still the most-watched program in Channel 4’s history. It was the first

LAS VEGAS — British superstar Adele cried on Saturday night as she played her 100th and final show in Las Vegas. She has spent the past two years playing a weekend residency at the 4,000-capacity Caesars Palace. Throughout her residency, she often interacted with fans, but has indicated that the experience has been emotionally draining.

SYDNEY — Singer Katy Perry has successfully appealed a trademark decision over her name, after being sued by an Australian designer who sells clothes under her birth name Katie Perry. Three appeals judges on Friday overturned a court decision last year that favored Katie Taylor over merchandise sold by the pop star during a 2014

TORUN, Poland — The western Rust has premiered in Poland, three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally shot and killed on set in New Mexico. Organizers of Poland’s Camerimage International Film Festival said the screening was a tribute to the 42-year-old Ukrainian-born cinematographer, who was a fan of the event and had attended in

LONDON — Family, friends and former bandmates have remembered Liam Payne at the One Direction star’s funeral, just over a month after he died at the age of 31. The private service took place on Wednesday in Amersham in Buckinghamshire, north-west of London. Payne’s former bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik

BOSTON — Sitting at your desk all day may put you at greater risk for heart disease –– even if you work out in your spare time, according to new research. “Our findings really emphasize the importance of avoiding excess sitting… whether or not you’re physically active,” said first study author Dr. Ezim Ajufo, a

MEXICO CITY — Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark has been crowned Miss Universe 2024, becoming the first Dane to ever win the competition. The 21-year-old, a competitive dancer, entrepreneur, and aspiring lawyer, beat more than 120 other contestants to win the annual beauty pageant in Mexico City on Saturday night. She was applauded by other