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MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: Hong Kong saw in 2018 in spectacular style as the southern Chinese city staged a stunning fireworks display over its famous Victoria Harbour to welcome New Year. Thousands thronged the harbourside to see the show illuminate the famous skyline as revellers danced to Auld Lang Syne, reported news agency. “Shooting stars” were also fired from the rooftops of skyscrapers in a 10-minute musical fireworks display. In the Indonesian capital Jakarta, hundreds of couples attended a free mass wedding provided free by the authorities. Three hours earlier Australia rang in the New Year with a spectacular ...

MNA Sports Desk: Man Kaur, 101-year-old woman, won a 100 metres sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland on Monday, the 17th gold medal in the Indian athlete’s remarkable late-blooming career. Kaur clocked one minute 14 seconds as a small crowd cheered her on — ending a mere 64.42 seconds off Usain Bolt’s 100m world record set in 2009. But Kaur was guaranteed victory as the only participant in the 100-years-and-over category at the New Zealand event, which has attracted 25,000 competitors. She had no prior sporting experience before her son Gurdev Singh suggested she join him in competing ...