World media struggle to translate Trump’s Africa insult

President Donald Trump’s vulgar insult of Africa was a puzzle for many foreign media organizations, which didn’t have a ready translation of his epithet for

Iran-Iraq | Eight earthquakes strike along border, rattle Baghdad

A series of eight earthquakes hit the Iran- Iraq border area and rattled Baghdad yesterday, apparent aftershocks of a temblor that struck the mountainous region in November and killed

Technology | Behind the smart gadgets, Amazon and Google are waging war

The flash of the CES technology show in Las Vegas is all about robots, drones and smart gadgets. But its subtext is all about Google versus Amazon.

Offbeat | Lead detective in San Francisco Zodiac killer case dies

Dave Toschi, the San Francisco police detective who led the unsuccessful investigation into the Zodiac serial killing a half-century ago, has died. He was 86. Toschi died

This Day in History | 2001: Swedish ‘Iceman’ starts England job

The first foreigner to coach the England football team, Sven Goran Eriksson, has flown into the country to begin his new job. The Swedish coach, known for

Football – EPL | Without Coutinho, Klopp’s Liverpool looks to bring down City

Monday, 12 a.m. Liverpool v  Man City H 3.2, D 2.3, A 3.9 Roberto Firmino likely spoke for lots of Liverpool fans when he

World briefs

CHINA-CAMBODIA Cambodia and China yesterday signed nearly 20 agreements worth several billion dollars to develop the impoverished Southeast Asian country’s infrastructure, agriculture and health care. THAILAND

Thieves raid jewelry boutique at Paris’ famed Ritz Hotel

Armed thieves entered the luxury Ritz Hotel and stole valuable jewels and other goods from a hotel boutique yesterday , carrying out an unusually brazen heist in

World Bank predicts solid 3.1pct global growth in 2018

The World Bank predicts that the global economy will grow 3.1 percent this year, which would be its best showing in seven years. The United States, the

Defiant Bosnian Serbs celebrate banned ‘statehood’ holiday

Bosnian Serbs celebrated a banned “statehood” holiday Tuesday in stubborn defiance of the west and their non-Serb compatriots, but with tacit backing from Russia. A

Tunisia | Police clash with protesters as government under fire

Tunisian police firing rubber bullets and tear gas clashed with mobs protesting surging prices in the capital, as increasingly violent demonstrations test a government struggling to

Migration | US decision would hit families’ pocketbooks in El Salvador

Every two weeks, Flor Tovar receives a lifeline in the form of cash wired from her husband living in the United States. The money pays the

Offbeat | Rome’s mangy Christmas tree to be carved up into souvenirs

Rome’s pathetic Christmas tree, so droopy and dried out that residents nicknamed it “The Mangy One,” will be carved up and turned into souvenirs and a lactation

This Day in History | 1998 – 100 die in massacre in Algeria

The Algerian government has blamed Islamic extremists for the deaths of more than 100 people, who were killed when two villages were attacked. The latest violence

World briefs

MALAYSIA’s government said yesterday it will pay U.S. company Ocean Infinity up to USD70 million if it can find the wreckage or black boxes of Malaysia Airlines

The Buzz | Death toll hits 15 in California mudslides; search goes on

The death toll from the mudslides that struck Southern California climbed to 15 yesterday as rescue crews searched for anyone trapped, injured or dead in the onslaught that

The New York Times cancels public event with James Franco

Facing accusations by an actress and a filmmaker over alleged sexual misconduct, James Franco said on CBS’ “The Late Show” on Tuesday the things he’s heard aren’t

USA | Mueller conveys interest in questioning Trump

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team of investigators has expressed interest in speaking with President Donald Trump as part of a probe into potential coordination between Russia and

Iran | Lawmaker says 3,700 arrested in days of protest, unrest

An Iranian reformist lawmaker said yesterday that some 3,700 people were arrested in the days of protests and unrest that roiled Iran over the past

Brazil | Fake news risks plaguing elections, top fact checkers say

Brazil’s combination of political polarization and passion for social media offers fertile ground for fake news in the run-up to this year’s elections, leading fact checkers

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