Monthly Archives: September 2019
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Latest US, Chinese tariff hikes take effect in trade war
The United States and China went ahead with their latest tariff increases on each other’s goods yesterday, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes, shoes, ... -
Xi tells Philippines it won’t recognize ruling on sea row
Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Philippine counterpart that Beijing will not recognize an international arbitration ruling that has invalidated most of China’s claims to virtually ... -
North Korea berates Pompeo, says hopes for talks fading
A senior North Korean diplomat on Saturday berated U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over his comments describing North Korean behavior as “rogue” and warned that Pyongyang’s ... -
Philippines | All nine aboard medical evac plane killed in crash
All nine people on board a small medical evacuation plane were killed yesterday when the aircraft crashed into a resort area south of the Philippine capital ... -
Sri Lanka court orders reburial of suicide bomber’s remains
A Sri Lankan court on Friday ordered police to exhume the remains of an Easter Sunday suicide bomber from a public cemetery after hundreds of people, including ... -
UK’s reputation takes global hit with Parliament shutdown
It’s long been known that Britain’s Parliament building must be vacated for urgent repairs that will take years and cost billions, but the problem now goes ... -
Offbeat | 250 pigs escape; most back, some with help from hot dog buns
About 250 pigs have been causing a ruckus in a Vermont town the past month after they escaped from their enclosure, but most of them had ... -
This Day in History | 1945 – Japan signs unconditional surrender
Japanese officials have signed the act of unconditional surrender, finally bringing to an end six years of world war. In the presence of 50 Allied generals ... -
Life & Style | Spanish ex-king says feeling ‘phenomenal’ after heart surgery
Spain’s former monarch Juan Carlos I says he’s feeling “phenomenal” with “new plumbing” after a successful triple bypass heart surgery. “It feels like a truck ran ... -
China tries to gain traction in its basketball World Cup
The China men’s basketball team was woeful at the last two Olympics. It went 0-5 three years ago in Rio de Janeiro, and had the same ... -
World briefs
China-USA The United States and China went ahead with their latest tariff increases on each other’s goods yesterday, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes, ... -
The Buzz | Where’s the pope? Stuck in Vatican elevator
Thousands of people who were gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the traditional Sunday on-the-dot-of-noon appearance by Pope Francis were watching for the window of the ... -
Technology | Operation infects iPhones with spyware
Researchers say suspected nation-state hackers infected Apple iPhones with spyware for over two years in what security experts on Friday called an alarming security failure for ... -
Rear Window | Courtesy call
Now it is completely official. TUI acknowledged the easy to tally 400-vote small-circle method to select the new Chief Executive. 392 of the 400 happened to ... -
Monday, September 2, 2019 – edition no. 3366
* The battle rages • Police and protesters persist in never-ending cycle of violence * Ageing population to mean future financial stress * LRT plans for ...
