Monthly Archives: March 2018
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Economy | Factory index at 19-month low as holiday slows work
China’s manufacturing activity weakened to its lowest level in more than a year and a half as the extended Lunar New Year holiday curtailed production. The ... -
India | Grieving Bollywood fans pay their respects to Sridevi
Lining up for hours and visibly grief-stricken, thousands of mourning fans paid their respects yesterday to Sridevi, the iconic Bollywood actress who drowned accidentally in a ... -
Bangladesh | Nobel laureates blame Suu Kyi for Rohingya crisis
Three Nobel Peace laureates yesterday accused Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the nation’s military of genocide for their role in violence that has forced ... -
USA | White House downgrades Kushner’s security clearance
The security clearance of White House senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner has been downgraded, significantly reducing his access to classified information, according to two ... -
USA – Shootings | Infowars says YouTube dinged it for slamming survivors
Infowars, a conspiracy website that suggested survivors of the Florida school shooting were coached on their pleas for gun control, said its video account was temporarily ... -
Offbeat | At Flag Day ceremony, Mexico’s ‘tri-color’ flies upside down
A Flag Day ceremony in Mexico has gone awry, with troops flying the country’s red, white and green “tri-color” upside down. Local media show images of ... -
This Day in History | 1966 – Britain to go decimal in 1971
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, James Callaghan, has confirmed the “historic and momentous” decision to change over to decimal coinage. It was just one of a ... -
Tennis | Davis Cup revamp plans get mixed response
The Australians are surprised. The Brits are skeptical. The French are downright angry. “They have just killed the Davis Cup,” French tennis player Nicolas Mahut said ... -
Golf | Five female golfers to take part in men’s European Tour event
Five female golfers will compete in a men’s European Tour event in May as part of more innovations to the GolfSixes tournament. Suzann Pettersen and Mel ... -
World briefs
INDONESIA has seized a luxury yacht on the tourist island of Bali that is wanted by U.S. authorities as part of a probe into alleged multibillion-dollar ... -
The Buzz | Philippines’ chief justice expects impeachment, taking leave
The Philippine Supreme Court’s chief justice — who has drawn the ire of President Rodrigo Duterte — expects to be impeached by the House next month ... -
Borderline | EU unveils Brexit draft, ramping up pressure on Britain
Concerned that time is fast running out, the European Union moved yesterday to force Britain’s hand in Brexit negotiations by publishing a draft text that provocatively ... -
Girl About Globe | The political bite of Dog Year
Just two weeks in, and I have high hopes for the Year of the Dog. It has the potential to help with world peace, feminist issues ... -
Thursday, March 1, 2018 – edition no. 2997
* Public hospital new rates | Non-residents to pay 9-fold for childbirth * North Korea armed Syria with missile and chemical weapons * Fighting gender gap ...
