Australia | Turnbull aims for election boost from super Saturday

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is looking for a strong showing for his Liberal-National coalition in special by-elections being held in Australia this weekend as he looks

Zimbabwe | Mugabe emerges, rejects Mnangagwa in election

Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe yesterday emerged to address the nation for the first time since stepping down in November and just hours before toay’s historic election,

Russia | Tens of thousands protest retirement age hikes

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have rallied throughout Russia to protest plans to substantially hike the age at which Russian men and women can receive

Venezuela | Maduro suspect in probe as US keeps pressure on

President Nicolas Maduro is a principal suspect in a U.S. investigation into the embezzlement of more than USD1 billion from the South American country’s state- owned oil

Briefs | Greece: Tears, grief at memorial service for wildfire victims

Hundreds of people have attended a memorial service in the Greek seaside resort of Mati for the dozens who perished in a wildfire that devastated the area. Bishop

Offbeat | Pawn shop buys violin for USD50, finds out it’s worth $250,000

A violin bought by a Massachusetts pawn shop for USD50 has ended up being worth about 5,000 times that. WFXT-TV reports a new employee at the LBC Boutique and

This Day in History | 1974 Peace deal for Cyprus

The prime ministers of Greece and Turkey and the British Foreign Secretary have signed a peace agreement to settle the Cyprus crisis. After five days of

Are esports sports? Overwatch players sure act the part

Seung-Tae Choi doesn’t look the part of a traditional athlete, not with his shaggy hair, smallish build and an expression that says ready to nap rather than

Olympics | Tokyo 2020 organizers say venue delays won’t hit test events

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics insist construction delays at two key venues will have no impact on preparations for the games, including test events. The

Doping | Russia could be reinstated in December, says IAAF

Russia could be provisionally reinstated to worldwide track and field competition in December if it meets certain conditions, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said

Briefs | F1: Hamilton wins Hungarian GP

Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position yesterday to extend his championship lead over Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton was untroubled as he secured a second straight win,

World briefs

PHILIPPINES Twenty-two inmates, many of them accused of illegal drug-related offenses, have escaped from a Philippine city jail south of Manila, with only three being immediately recaptured.

The Buzz | Australian becomes 1st woman to skipper Clipper race winner

Australian sailor Wendy Tuck has become the first woman to skipper the winning vessel in the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race. Tuck, 52, from Sydney, led the Sanya

Harvard denies admission-bias claim in Asian-Americans’ suit

Harvard University assailed a group claiming the school intentionally discriminates against Asian-American applicants, saying in a court filing that the organization offered a “misleading narrative” based

Rear Window | Killing me softly

If it were a fictional protagonist of a tragedy characterized as sensitive and prone to meek hysterics… this persona, being the judicial system, would shout: they are killing

Monday, July 30, 2018 – edition no. 3099

* Strong quake hits Lombok, killing at least 14 and injuring 162 * Small change kiosk coming to Macau * Unlikely pact between Anima, Canidrome * Election with main opposition silenced   DOWNLOAD

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