South Korea | Gov’t culls pigs after confirming African swine fever

South Korea is culling thousands of pigs after confirming African swine fever at a farm near its border with North Korea, which had an outbreak in May. Kim Hyun-soo, South Korea’s

Facing US ban, Huawei emerging as stronger tech competitor

Long before President Donald Trump threatened to cut off Huawei’s access to U.S. technology, the Chinese telecom equipment maker was pouring money into research that reduces its need for American

UK Parliament case opens at Supreme Court as Brexit nears

Britain’s Supreme Court began a hearing yesterday to decide whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson broke the law when he suspended Parliament just weeks before the U.K. is due to leave

This Day in History | 1987 – Superpower treaty to scrap warheads

The United States and the USSR are to sign an agreement later this year to reduce the number of nuclear missiles. US President Ronald Reagan announced the news that over 1,000

Offbeat | Virtual reality used to highlight uranium contamination

Activists are using virtual reality technology to focus on areas of the Navajo Nation affected by uranium contamination. The arts collective Bombshelltoe has collected 360-degree footage of land near Churchrock, New

Brad Pitt asks astronaut: Who was better? Clooney or me?

Brad Pitt, star of the new space movie “Ad Astra,” had a burning question for a real-life astronaut. “Who was more believable? Clooney or Pitt?” In a televised call yesterday, NASA astronaut

Celebs to read bedtime story to help fight homelessness

Will Smith and Dame Helen Mirren (pictured) will read a bedtime story during a one-night fundraising event to help fight global homelessness. Smith and Mirren will each tell their story from

Football | Inter’s Conte fumes over media’s fixation on formations

Only three rounds into his Serie A return, new Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte is already fed up with the local media’s obsession with tactics and

Football | Saudi prince wins legal battle to control Sheffield United

A Saudi prince has won a London court battle for full control of Premier League club Sheffield United. Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

World briefs

The Buzz | Singapore woos banks in battle of Asia’s biggest forex hubs

Singapore saw its lead over Hong Kong shrink to just a whisker in the battle to be Asia’s biggest foreign-exchange currency hub. To keep its advantage, the island state

US Army revamps recruiting, hits enlistment goal

A year after failing to meet its enlistment goal for the first time in 13 years, the U.S. Army is now on track to meet a lower

Macau Matters | Get your seaweed here

Climate change, population growth, agricultural and other wastes and other problems are making our planet uninhabitable for humans. Luckily, seaweed can help us, but it will not solve

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 – edition no. 3378

* Over one million visit the city in Mid-Autumn festival * ‘Terrific 12’ brings world-class basketball to city center aiming for tourism calendar * TIS granted independent school status * The tourism crisis

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