Gaming | New poker room opens at Roosevelt Hotel

Macau junket Meg-Star Group has opened its first poker room blending luxury watch viewing with poker games. The new establishment opened June 21 at the

Passengers on alert for EVA Air strike

A total of 10 flights to and from Macau have been canceled due to Taiwanese airline EVA Air’s cabin crew strike, as of yesterday. Passengers are being

Hong Kong | Protesters block gov’t building access, plan new action

Protesters fearing an erosion of Hong Kong’s legal autonomy blocked access to a government office building for nearly two hours yesterday and plan more demonstrations

Guangzhou | Robot employed to help rehab drug addicts

Guangzhou has employed a talking robot to aid the rehabilitation of substance users through human-machine counseling, reports state media agency Xinhua. While robots elsewhere are made to blur the

United States | Drive to legalize sports betting differs by region

In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for every state to legalize sports betting, a regional divide has opened as states decide whether to

Opinion | The bitter contest for China’s online shoppers

Carrefour SA, Europe’s largest retailer, may be the latest Western company to pull back from China. It’s unlikely to be the last. Over the past few years,

Carrefour sells control of China business at a discount

Carrefour SA has agreed to sell an 80% stake in its China unit for 4.8 billion yuan (USD698 million) in cash to local retailer Suning.com Co. as

US, China discuss Xi-Trump summit as trade tensions simmer

The U.S. and China are discussing arrangements for the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit, a

Australia repatriating eight youth from Islamic State families

Eight Australian offspring of two slain Islamic State group fighters had been removed from Syria in Australia’s first organized repatriation from the conflict zone, Australia’s prime minister

New Zealand | Government to start protecting bank deposits of most savers

New Zealand remains one of the few developed countries where people with bank savings have no recourse if their bank fails, but the government said yesterday

Indonesia | Strong quake recorded in Banda Sea, no tsunami

A strong earthquake struck yesterday in Indonesia’s Banda Sea, but authorities said there is no tsunami threat. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.3 quake

India | Death toll in encephalitis outbreak rises to 152

India’s Supreme Court yesterday directed state and national authorities to file reports to the court on an encephalitis outbreak in the eastern state of Bihar this

Iran | People say their ‘bones breaking’ under US sanctions

As the U.S. piles sanction after sanction on Iran, it’s the average person who feels it the most. From a subway performer’s battered leather hat

Report: US must communicate better with hostage families

The United States must do a better job communicating with families of American hostages held overseas, including telling “hard truths” to loved ones about the chances

Offbeat | Flying Wallendas safely cross Times Square on high wire

Two siblings from the famed Flying Wallendas safely crossed Times Square on a high wire strung between two skyscrapers 25 stories above the pavement. Nik Wallenda is

This Day in History | 1950 – UN condemns North Korean invasion

North Korea has invaded South Korea at several points along the two countries’ joint border. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has denounced North Korea’s actions as

Football | After World Cup rage, Cameroon faces demands for punishment

After all the rage and rebellion in the stadium, England players received a far more convivial reception back at their hotel they shared with Cameroon.

World briefs

TRADE WAR Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators are discussing ways to resolve disputes ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit

The Buzz | Trump suggests other countries pay US for protecting tankers

President Donald Trump is suggesting the United States should not protect ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz without compensation from other countries. The U.S. blamed Iran

Huge crowds for LGBT pride parade in Brazil’s biggest city

Hundreds of thousands of people filled a main São Paulo thoroughfare for one of the world’s largest LGBT pride parades — the first since the election of

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