The Internet | At age 30, World Wide Web is ‘not the web we wanted’

At the ripe old age of 30 and with half the globe using it, the World Wide Web is facing growing pains with issues like

USA | Trump reviving his border wall fight with new budget request

President Donald Trump is reviving his border wall fight, preparing a new budget that will seek USD8.6 billion for his signature project, impose steep spending cuts

USA | Tesla walks back its plan to close most showrooms

Tesla is walking back its plan to close most retail stores worldwide in a move the company says will force it to raise prices on

This Day in History | 1969 – Paul McCartney weds Linda Eastman

Paul McCartney has married Linda Eastman in a civil ceremony in London. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Marylebone Register Office to catch a glimpse of

World briefs

CHINA’s top trade and monetary policy officials delivered a subtle push-back against trade demands made by Washington, giving Beijing’s own interpretation of progress made in talks over the

The Buzz | Chicago Symphony musicians trade piccolos for picketing

Striking musicians at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra are grabbing picket signs instead of piccolos after a lack of progress in contract talks. The musicians picketed yesterday

Flight 302 | A shredded book, a passport: What 157 victims left behind

What little was left was heartbreaking: A battered passport. A shredded book. Business cards in many languages. Searchers in white gloves and canvas shoes

Aviation tragedy | No survivors on crashed Ethiopian Airlines flight: state TV

An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ethiopia’s capital yesterday, killing all 157 people thought to be on board, the airline and state broadcaster

UK official says EU playing games over Brexit

With tensions escalating, Britain’s House of Commons leader said Saturday that European Union officials need to take seriously British proposals for ending the Brexit impasse before

Offbeat | California man learns he’s dying from doctor on robot video

Ernest Quintana’s family knew he was dying of chronic lung disease when he was taken by ambulance to a hospital, unable to breathe. But they were

This Day in History | 1985 – Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader

There is a new man in charge at the Kremlin - Mikhail Gorbachev has taken over following the death of Konstantin Chernenko. Chernenko, 73, died yesterday after

World briefs

CHINA is defending its often-criticized rule in Tibet 60 years after the Dalai Lama fled into exile amid an abortive uprising against Chinese control, saying those who question

The Buzz | Mixed blessing for cycling from Pope Francis

Pope Francis has praised cycling for the value it places on discipline, selflessness and courage but warned that the sport can become tainted by doping, dishonesty and corruption.

Social media | Zuckerberg promises a privacy friendly Facebook, sort of

Facebook, which grew into a colossus by vacuuming up your information in every possible way and using it to target ads back at you, now says its

Border surveillance | Report: US government kept tabs on journalists, ‘instigators’

The U.S. government ran an operation to screen journalists, activists and others while investigating last year’s migrant caravan from Mexico, a San Diego TV station reported

This Day in History | 1971 Post strike ends with pay deal

British postal workers have gone back to work today after seven weeks on strike. The 200,000 postmen and women voted by 14-1 yesterday in favour

Offbeat | Firefighter sues, says he grew beard as born-again Christian

A New Jersey firefighter has filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging that he is being forced to shave a beard he says he grew for religious reasons.

The Buzz | Michael Cohen sought Trump pardon, attorney says

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, “directed his attorney” to explore a potential presidential pardon last year with Trump’s legal team. That’s according to a statement by

Seoul sees increased vehicle movement at N. Korea’s ICBM center

South Korea’s military said yesterday it is carefully monitoring North Korean nuclear and missile facilities after the country’s spy agency told lawmakers that new activity was

World Briefs

CHINA For the better part of a decade, wealthy Chinese tourists have been on a feeding frenzy for luxury brands, casinos and cruise lines. Now there are doubts

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