Cybersecurity | Microsoft uncovers more Russian attacks ahead of midterms

Microsoft said yesterday it has uncovered new Russian hacking attempts targeting U.S. political groups ahead of the midterm elections. The company said that a hacking

Chechnya | IS claims responsibility for deadly attack on Chechen police

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on Chechen police in Russia’s Northern Caucasus. The attacks  yesterday in three

Offbeat | Madonna’s rambling Aretha Franklin tribute earns backlash

The backlash was swift for Madonna’s rambling, egocentric tribute to Aretha Franklin at the MTV Video Music Awards, with media and Queen-of-Soul fans wondering why she got

This Day in History | 1966 – ICI announces big nylon job losses

Britain’s largest manufacturing company Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) is cutting 1,000 staff at its nylon-fibre producing factories. Six hundred jobs will go at Doncaster, 200 at

Football | Pogba’s future at Man United mired in uncertainty

By placing the captain’s armband on Paul Pogba, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho might have thought he would quell growing speculation about the World Cup-winning midfielder’s

Asian Games | Swimming: Liu breaks 50-meter backstroke world record

Liu Xiang swam a world-record time of 26.98 seconds to win the women’s 50-meter backstroke gold medal yesterday night at the Asian Games. The 21-year-old Liu,

World briefs

CHINA-MALAYSIA Multibillion-dollar China-financed projects in Malaysia have been canceled because they aren’t needed and will saddle the country with an unsustainable amount of debt, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

The Buzz | Trump plan scales back Obama’s coal emissions standards

The Trump administration yesterday came out with new rules scaling back Obama-era constraints on coal-fired power plants, striking at one of the former administration’s legacy programs to rein

Cinema | ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ hoopla elicits mixed feelings in Asia

The craze for “Crazy Rich Asians” is hitting Asia, with a premiere in Singapore followed by openings in several neighboring countries later this week. Much of

Animal Farm | Does anyone understand?

1. The non-renewal of contracts for two lawyers of the Legislative Assembly is, if nothing else, at least strange. First, because they are two well-known legal professionals, both

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 – edition no. 3115

* Asian Games | Wushu athlete Huang Junhua collects 1st gold medal for Macau * Macau air quality worsens * Lawmakers seek explanations over al sackings * Focus on fostering catholic values   DOWNLOAD

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