Monthly Archives: November 2019
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Beijing denies reports of professor spying in Belgium
China said last night that reports that a professor leading a Beijing-backed language and culture institute in Belgium was involved in spying are untrue. Chinese foreign ... -
Pakistan | Survivors say burning train took 20 minutes to stop, 74 dead
A raging fire swept through a train in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab Province yesterday killing 74 people and survivors said afterward it took nearly 20 minutes for ... -
Cambodia | Police say body of missing British tourist found at sea
The body of a British backpacker missing for more than a week in Cambodia was found at sea yesterday about 100 kilometers from the island where ... -
Health care or Brexit? | UK parties pick their election issues
The opposition Labour Party kicked off its campaign for Britain’s December general election with one overriding message yesterday: It’s not just about Brexit. Labour leader Jeremy ... -
Offbeat | Lawsuit: Fertility doctor used own sperm to impregnate woman
A family alleges in a lawsuit filed this week that a Colorado fertility doctor used his own sperm instead of that of an anonymous donor to ... -
This Day in History | 1990 – Howe resigns over Europe policy
The UK’s deputy Prime Minister, Sir Geoffrey Howe, has resigned. He informed the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of his decision at around 1800 on Thursday. Sir ... -
Millennial Money
• Financial decisions are rarely easy, and the anxiety can be heightened for millennials * Movies: The Irishman * Books: Blue Moon: a Jack Reacher Novel ... -
Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ is mature and melancholy
The runtime is the most boring aspect of Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman “ to dwell on. There is no question that three hours and 28 minutes ... -
Jack Reacher is in deep trouble in Lee Child’s ‘Blue Moon’
The narrative in “Blue Moon,” the latest Jack Reacher novel by author Lee Child, has the feel of an old Western where the town needs the ... -
Van Morrison shines on ‘Three Chords and the Truth’
Don’t judge a book by its cover, or, at least with Van Morrison, an album by its title. Arriving on the heels of a successful series ... -
News of the World | Millennials: Don’t let anxiety rule your finances
Financial decisions are rarely easy, whether it’s buying your first car or home or deciding whether to refinance student loans. The anxiety can be heightened for ... -
Travelog | Going somewhere? Some places offer trips to the unknown
When Dena Espenscheid answered an advertisement on social media offering a weekend vacation to an unknown destination, her sister warned her she was going to get ... -
Rugby Academy | Bats compete at their first HK festival of the season
Local rugby team the Macau Bats competed in their first festival of the new season held at King’s Park, Hong Kong last weekend. The festival hosts ... -
Rugby World Cup | England, Boks meet in a final not for the faint-hearted
Saturday, 17:00 England v South Africa H 1.53, D 26, A 3.1 Oddschecker.com During one of England’s practice sessions this week, front-rower Kyle Sinckler donned a ... -
All Blacks aim to start next World Cup streak with bronze
Friday, 17:00 New Zealand v Wales H 1.1, D 61, A 11 Oddschecker.com A painful knockout loss in 2007 was the catalyst for an All Blacks ... -
World briefs
China Hackers with a history of state-sponsored espionage have intercepted the text messages of thousands of foreigners in a targeted campaign that planted eavesdropping software on ... -
The Buzz | US official urges ASEAN to stand up to China in sea row
A senior U.S. official urged Southeast Asian nations meeting this weekend in Bangkok to put up a stiffer resistance to China’s militarization of the disputed South ... -
Poll: Trump approval steady as impeachment rages
President Donald Trump’s approval rating is holding steady as the House presses forward with an impeachment probe that could imperil his presidency, according to a new ... -
Bizcuits | Obsolescent mind
Obsolescence: I’ve always had to rely on the spell-checker for this one, in maybe a subconscious attempt to deny the existence of the commercial form of ... -
Friday, November 1, 2019 – edition no. 3407
* One pataca, two systems • The Chinese character of the word pataca on banknotes issued by the Bank of China raises questions at a Legislative ...
