Backlash over t-shirt designs spreads to Givenchy, Coach

Western fashion brands are coming under fire in China for designs perceived to run afoul of local political sensitivities, sparking calls for boycotts in a market that

US-China trade war leaves Europe as collateral damage

Like a sleek Mercedes crunched between two freight trucks, Europe’s economy is being knocked off course by the conflict between the U.S. and China over trade.

Offbeat | Arizona man baffled, amused by ‘Green Shirt Guy’ status

Alex Kack remained mystified Thursday as to how he became an internet sensation when all he did was laugh at a city council meeting in Arizona. “Everyone

This Day in History | 1966 – China announces Cultural Revolution

China has announced plans for a “new leap forward” after the first meeting in four years of the Communist Party’s Central Committee. The blueprint unveiled by the

Life & Style | J.D. Salinger’s books are finally going digital

You’ll finally be able to catch the late J.D. Salinger’s books in digital format. Longtime Salinger publisher Little, Brown and Company said all

World briefs

The Buzz | Former coach to be sentenced for having sex with teen diver

A former Ohio State diving club coach will be sentenced on charges related to allegations of having sex with a diver who was a teenager at the time.

Where was Woodstock held? Five myths about the famous festival

Fifty years on, this week, Woodstock is surrounded by myths, legends and misperceptions – a story the Times will explore in depth in our Extra supplement on Friday.

Briefs | UAE-backed separatists pull out of Yemen’s Aden

Yemeni separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates began withdrawing yesterday from positions they seized from the internationally-recognized government in the southern port city of Aden. The Southern

Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site

Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clashed yesterday at a major Jerusalem holy site during prayers marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. Palestinian medics

Offbeat | Bear falls on Northern California patrol car

They probably don’t train people for this at the Sheriff’s Academy. A patrol car was struck by a falling bear in Northern California last weekend. Authorities

This Day in History | 2003 – Gilligan: language ‘wasn’t perfect’

The journalist at the centre of the controversy surrounding the death of weapons expert Dr David Kelly has admitted that his language “wasn’t perfect” when he reported the

Life & Style | Cyrus and Hemsworth split after less than year of marriage

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have separated after less than a year of marriage. A representative for the singer said Saturday the pair decided

World briefs

North Korea said yesterday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised test-firings of an unspecified new weapons system, which extended a streak of launches

The Buzz | UK bids to have Glasgow host 2020 UN climate conference

The British government says a major United Nations climate conference will be held in Glasgow next year if the U.K.’s bid to host the event is successful.

Lekima leaves 32 dead in east China

Typhoon Lekima killed 32 people and left 16 missing in coastal Zhejiang province, China’s state broadcaster reported. More than 1 million people in Shanghai and

Germany to freeze support for Brazil forest projects

A newspaper is reporting that the German government plans to stop supporting forest and biodiversity projects in Brazil because of what it sees as evidence of the

Mayors urge Senate to return to Washington for gun bill vote

More than 200 mayors, including two anguished by mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, are urging the Senate to return to the Capitol to act on

Offbeat | Giant emoji painted on house roil California community

A Southern California seaside community is in an uproar after a home was given a new paint job featuring two huge emoji on a bright pink background.

This Day in History | 1945 Atom bomb hits Nagasaki

American forces have dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki - the second such attack on Japan in three days. The bomb was dropped by parachute from an

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