UN envoy challenges Malaysia’s claim to near zero poverty

A U.N. special rapporteur challenged Malaysia’s claim to have nearly ended poverty, saying an estimated one in six people in the Southeast Asian country are still considered poor.

Johnson wins Trump’s approval for tough approach to Brexit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval yesterday for his plans to take a tough approach in talks to leave the European

Paris celebrates its liberation from Nazis, 75 years on

Paris is celebrating the American soldiers, French Resistance fighters and others who liberated the City of Light from Nazi occupation exactly 75 years ago.

Offbeat | Strip down, saddle up: Naked bikers hit Philadelphia streets

Hundreds of bicyclists have been caught with their pants down — and their shirts and underwear off, too. The cyclists gathered in a Philadelphia park this weekend to disrobe

This Day in History | 1994 – Man gets ‘bionic’ heart

A man has been given the world’s first battery-operated heart in a pioneering operation in Britain. The patient, an unnamed 62-year-old from the south of England, is

Rodríguez returns but Real Madrid held in home opener

REAL MADRID 1, VALLADOLID 1 James Rodríguez’s return to the Spanish league ended in frustration as Real Madrid conceded a late equalizer to draw its home

Boxing | Kovalev stops Yarde to retain WBO light heavyweight title

Sergey Kovalev knocked out Anthony Yarde yesterday to retain the WBO light heavyweight title in his first defense since winning back the belt in February.

World briefs

The Buzz | Extinction bites: countries agree to protect sharks and rays

Countries have agreed to protect more than a dozen shark species at risk of extinction, in a move aimed at conserving some of the ocean’s most awe-inspiring creatures

Plácido Domingo to perform for first time since accusations

Plácido Domingo returns to the stage at the Salzburg Festival today in his first appearance since nine women accused him of sexual harassment in a

World Views | At the G7, Trump is one of the popular ones

Donald Trump is an unpopular president. According to the  But as the president meets with leaders of the other G7 countries in the French resort city of

Monday, August 26, 2019 – edition no. 3361

* Macau operators split on Japan preferences * The people link hands inspired by 1989 Baltic protest * Wong Chi Meng of the Macao Chamber of commerce is recommended to fill the

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