Buddhist mobs swept through Muslim neighborhoods in Sri Lanka’s central hills, destroying stores and restaurants and setting homes on fire despite a curfew, a state of emergency
China needs to build defensive structures on islands in the South China Sea to display its claim to sovereignty over virtually the entire crucial waterway, a leading
South Korea’s president said yesterday that many “critical moments” still lie ahead to end the nuclear crisis despite North Korea’s recent outreach to Seoul and Washington.
The Japanese government is slapping penalties on several cryptocurrency exchanges in the country, after 58 billion yen (USD530 million) of virtual coins were lost earlier this
Women across Europe and Asia shouted their demands for equality, respect and empowerment yesterday to mark International Women’s Day, with protesters in Spain launching a 24-hour
The man known as the M5 Rapist, who for three-and-a- half years terrorised women in the south west of England, has been sentenced to life behind bars.
Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against a talent agent whom actor Terry Crews said groped him at a Hollywood party. The Los Angeles
Ready or not, Danica Mania is headed to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for her final curtain call. The second leg of Danica Patrick’s retirement moves forward in full swing
The U.S. women’s national team beat England 1-0 yesterday to win the SheBelieves Cup tournament. In the earlier game at Orlando City Stadium, sixth-
SOUTH CHINA SEA China needs to build defensive structures on islands in the South China Sea to display its claim to sovereignty over virtually the entire crucial waterway,
Turns out Steve Wynn will get a severance package of sorts after all. Wynn Resorts Ltd. unexpectedly raised its dividend by 50 percent, an increase that will deliver
At the Geneva motor show, some automakers want visitors to focus their minds more on the models — the cars, that is, not the women. In
March is depressing and Dark. One day, you wake up to the tears of an oppressing atmosphere. The walls weep in March. In adjusting to a new
"The Shimmer" is the name given to the mysterious phenomenon that, after a meteor strike, settles along a swampy coastline in Alex Garland's "Annihilation." It's an area enclosed by
After Lily's glamorous and free-spirited parents and sister are killed in a car crash, the 8-year-old moves in with her aunt and uncle and leaves behind her entire universe
Nearly 10 years on from her last studio album, Joan Baez delivers another pearl, 10 deeply felt interpretations about the human condition and the state of the world. Baez's
Despite its hulking appearance, the whale shark has only tiny, almost useless teeth and is sometimes so docile that entire boatloads of people can swim alongside the enigmatic, spotted
(Continued from “The Ebullient North” on 21 July 2017: https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/the-ebullient-north.html) The northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna is in fact an amalgamation of two historical regions, namely the substantially larger
Prayer flags whip in the wind, flying across steep valleys and roads. Buddhist temples, stupa shrines and majestic fortresses called zhongs dot the landscape. Giant water-powered prayer
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