Japan executes first foreigner in 10 years in family murder

Japan executed its first foreigner in 10 years yesterday, a Chinese man convicted in the 2003 murder and robbery of a family of four. Wei Wei, 40, was hanged yesterday at

US | Trump senate impeachment trial finds scant precedent in history

Bill Clinton’s impeachment two decades ago set the modern template for President Donald Trump’s upcoming trial in the Senate. But the process may be even more contentious this time given

This Day in History | 2004 Yushchenko wins Ukraine election re-run

Election officials in Ukraine have declared opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko the winner of the country’s presidential elections by a clear margin. With more than 98% of the votes counted, Mr Yuschchenko

Offbeat | Wisconsin city mulls dumping old ban on throwing snowballs

For decades, those who have participated in snowball fights in one Wisconsin city have risked getting in trouble with the law. But that may be about to change. A 1962 ban

Saudi Arabia cuts loose

  • The liberalization of the conservative monarchy is a staggering pivot from just three years ago, when religious police would storm restaurants playing music and harass women for showing

Forget CGI. Dench is the special effect in ‘Cats’

There’s apparently enough groundbreaking technology used in “Cats” for NASA to send a rocket to unexplored parts of the universe — perhaps to a far-off planet where

Disney fans will enjoy Snow’s ‘Disney’s Land’

Disney’s Land: Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park that Changed the World,” Scribner, by Richard Snow Scores of books have been written on

Harry Styles ‘steps into the light’ with great album

Arriving just in time to mess-up everyone’s best-of-the-year music lists is Harry Styles’ sophomore album, “Fine Line.” The former One Direction member richly deserves a spot on

News of the World | Saudi Arabia cuts loose with bevy of models and a rave

Supermodels and social media mavens, their makeup artists and hair stylists in tow, posed at a concert in leather pants, chunky sweaters and trendy black combat boots.

Travelog | Kick off the new decade with one of these life-affirming cruises

The Caribbean still reigns supreme when it comes to cruising, but there’s a whole new world to explore. Classic ports such as the Bahamas are recovering, new

Dancer born with one hand makes Radio City Rockettes history

A dancer born with one hand is the first person with a visible disability ever hired by New York’s famed Radio City Rockettes. “I don’t want to be known as the

Lindsey Vonn goes social with P.K. Subban marriage proposal

Lindsey Vonn popped the question to hockey star P.K. Subban. “Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone!! On our 2 year anniversary, in a “non traditional” move, I asked PK to marry

Football | Barca and Madrid lead in Spain at winter break despite flaws

Even though Barcelona and Real Madrid have yet to dominate like in past seasons, the two heavyweights are at the top of the Spanish league for the winter break. Lionel Messi’s

The Buzz | Brazil investigates Christmas Eve attack over Netflix show

A video on social media in Brazil shows three masked people claiming they carried out a gasoline bomb attack to protest a Christmas program on Netflix that some critics have

From New York to Moscow, Holocaust survivors share memories

Holocaust survivors sang at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, danced in Paris and lit candles in other cities to celebrate Hanukkah together, recalling Nazi horrors that Jewish community leaders fear are fading

World Briefs

INDONESIA Thousands of people knelt in prayer in Aceh province at ceremonies yesterday marking the 15th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history’s worst natural disasters. INDONESIA People

Bizcuits | Gifts of Crisis

While Macau has been centre-stage of unequivocal messages of national sovereignty during the 20th Anniversary events, I am in Australia and Australia is burning. Multiple times a day, my phone buzzes

Friday, December 27, 2019 – edition no. 3443

* Ho Iat Seng returns from Guangdong trade mission * Saudi Arabia cuts loose * A Japan lawmaker was arrested on suspicion of being bribed by a Shenzhen-based company seeking to invest

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