US pulling out of northern Syria; full withdrawal possible

The United States appears to be heading toward a full military withdrawal from Syria amid growing chaos, cries of betrayal and signs that Turkey’s invasion could fuel a broader war. Defense

This Day in History | 1964 Khrushchev ‘retires’ as head of USSR

Nikita Khrushchev has unexpectedly stepped down as leader of the Soviet Union. The official Soviet news agency, Tass, announced that a plenary meeting of the Communist Party Central Committee had accepted

Offbeat | A solution for food waste in schools: Give it to the pigs

Maine has decided that eating like a pig could be a good thing, especially for schools looking to cut down on food waste. A law saying schools can give food scraps

RUGBY ACADEMY | Bats warm-up in Japan during World Cup

The Macau Bats sent a U14 team to participate in the 2nd Asian Rugby Exchange Festival held in Fukuoka, Japan over the last weekend of September. Macau joined 15 other

Rugby | All Blacks, Irish to renew rivalry in World Cup quarterfinal

The quarterfinal meeting between Ireland and New Zealand at the Rugby World Cup comes with a strong feeling of reckoning. Ireland hadn’t beaten New Zealand in 28 matches over 111 years

The Buzz | EU nations commit to arms export ban against Turkey

European Union nations vented outrage yesterday at Turkey’s military offensive in northern Syria against the Kurds and joined France and Germany in banning arms sales to Ankara, a rare move

Three economists who study poverty win Nobel Prize

Two researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a third from Harvard University won the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics yesterday for groundbreaking research into what works and what

World Briefs

SOUTH KOREAN pop star and actress Sulli (pictured) was found dead at her home south of Seoul yesterday, police said. The 25-year-old was found after her manager went to her

World Views | Starbucks stores that only accept mobile orders sure beat the line

How worried should we be about Starbucks’s recent announcement that it plans to begin testing a new type of store that only takes orders via mobile app — no cashiers? At

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 – edition no. 3394

• Casino magnate Pansy Ho says the latin giant has all the basic conditions * Police watchdog given new powers * Hong Kong: protesters up the violence * The HKZMB was responsible for

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