Suho announced as IFFAM Talent Ambassador

Kim Junmyeon (Suho), member of the K-pop group EXO, was announced as Talent Ambassador for the Fourth International Film Festival & Awards - Macao (IFFAM) yesterday by festival organizers. In a

World Briefs

  CHINA warned the U.S. against trying to limit investment ties between the two countries, even as the Trump administration contradicted a report that Washington might be considering removing Chinese companies

Trump blurs lines between personal lawyer, attorney general

As Washington plunges into impeachment, Attorney General William Barr finds himself engulfed in the political firestorm, facing questions about his role in President Donald Trump’s

Britain’s Johnson denies any wrongdoing in ties with US tech exec

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied wrongdoing yesterday over his links to an American businesswoman who allegedly received money and favorable treatment because of their friendship

Offbeat | Thief nets $4K worth of ornamental fish from New Mexico pond

It’s a fishy mystery caught on camera. KOB-TV reports authorities say fish worth thousands of dollars recently were stolen from a Santa Fe, New Mexico, business and

This Day in History | 1994 – Sleepy Boris ‘snubs’ Irish leader

A meeting between two international statesmen in Ireland had to be cancelled - because one of them overslept. Russian President Boris Yeltsin had agreed to break a

Life & Style | McDonald’s takes a nibble of the plant-based burger

McDonald’s is finally taking a nibble of the plant-based burger. McDonald’s said that will sell the PLT, or the plant, lettuce and tomato burger

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China A parade tomorrow by China’s secretive military will offer a rare look at its rapidly developing arsenal, including possibly a nuclear-capable missile that could

The Buzz | Musk unveils SpaceX rocket designed to get to Mars and back

Elon Musk has unveiled a SpaceX spacecraft designed to carry a crew and cargo to the moon, Mars or anywhere else in the solar system and land back

Hellenic Silk Road | Greek fashion firms revitalize centuries-old tradition

At Kostas Mouhtaridis’ silk factory in Soufli, the non-stop “clunk-click” of the weaving machinery is a loud but welcome sound. The factory is a

Brexit Boris Johnson faces backlash over confrontational tone

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a backlash from furious lawmakers on yesterday over his use of charged and confrontational language in Parliament about opponents of his Brexit plan, as

Ukrainian leader bristles at release of Trump transcript

Ukraine’s president says his comments in a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump shouldn’t have been publicly released, and is playing down Ukraine’s investigation of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. The

This Day in History | 1968 – Musical Hair opens as censors withdraw

The American hippy musical “Hair” has opened in London - one day after the abolition of theatre censorship. Until yesterday, some of the scenes in the musical, written by out-of-work actors

Offbeat | Egg roll: Over 136K eggs fall off semitrailer onto roadway

Police say more than 136,000 eggs splattered on a road when they shifted and fell out of a tractor-trailer driving through Pennsylvania. The Republican Herald reports 11,340 dozen eggs and 2,260

Top chef upset by loss of third star takes Michelin to court

Chef Marc Veyrat, known for his black chapeau and his mountain cuisine, is taking the Michelin Guide to court to find out why he lost his third star this year

Coming soon: Alexa in your ear and on your finger

Amazon wants Alexa everywhere. The online shopping giant said yesterday that it will soon start selling wireless earbuds, finger rings and prescription eyeglasses with its Alexa voice assistant built in. The

The Buzz | Prince Andrew says daughter Beatrice engaged

They said yesterday that Beatrice is engaged to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Buckingham Palace says the couple became engaged during a weekend in Italy earlier this month. The wedding will take place

17 US states sue feds over Endangered Species Act rules

Seventeen states sued the Trump administration yesterday to block rules weakening the Endangered Species Act, saying the changes would make it tougher to protect wildlife even in the midst

World Briefs

CHINA Huawei Technologies Co. founder Ren Zhengfei is ready to license his fifth-generation networking technology only to one other company - and he wants that potential arch-rival to be American. CHINA

Washington plunges into impeachment probe into Trump

Washington plunged into an impeachment crisis yesterday, as House Democrats opened an investigation into President Donald Trump’s campaign season dealings with Ukraine. Trump repeatedly prodded Ukraine’s president to look into

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