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HONG KONG A British banker was convicted of murder yesterday for killing two Indonesian women in Hong Kong, torturing one of them over three days while using cocaine in a

Awards-season campaigning underway at Hollywood Film Awards

Much like the American presidential race, it’s never too early to start campaigning for Hollywood’s awards season, and stars got an early chance this weekend at the Hollywood Film Awards. The

USA Elections | In White House math, certain places offer clues on outcome

Did Donald Trump succeed in at last winning over college-educated whites uneasy with the billionaire reality TV star? Did he drive a wave of working-class white voters? Did Hillary Clinton

Offbeat | Colorado city uses toilet paper to help repair cracked roads

It’s not pranksters or vandals who placed toilet paper all over the streets of Littleton, Colorado, it was city workers. The Denver Post reports (dpo.st/2e9pIlw) that Littleton crews have used bathroom

This Day in History | 1990 – Ireland elects first woman president

Voters in the Republic of Ireland have chosen their first female president. Unofficial returns suggest that Mary Robinson, who is standing as an independent, took nearly 40% of the vote in

The Buzz | China passes law punishing companies for box-office fraud

China is attempting to crack down on box office fraud in the world’s second-biggest movie market by setting out punishments for companies that fabricate ticket sales and other data under

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PHILIPPINES The senator who initiated an investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly anti-drug campaign asked the Supreme Court yesterday to stop verbal attacks against her by Duterte. Sen. Leila de

Mosul battle rages as IS bombings elsewhere in Iraq kill 20

Iraq’s special forces worked yesterday to clear neighborhoods on the eastern edge of Islamic State-held Mosul as bombings launched by the extremist group elsewhere in the country killed at least

UK Lord Chancellor defends court after Brexit decision furor

U.K. Lord Chancellor Liz Truss, responding to calls that she defend British courts after a ruling on Brexit sparked blistering criticism in the press, said court independence is “the foundation upon

Trump, Clinton take different strategies to shore up votes

Donald Trump is promising to take his campaign into traditional Democratic territory as a sign that he’s not giving up on appealing to people outside the Republican Party. Hillary Clinton

This Day in History | 2000 – Hillary Clinton is first First Lady in Senate

Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of the president, has won a seat for the Democrats in the Senate to become the only First Lady to win elective office in US history. Votes

Offbeat | Technical glitches delay auction of 123-year-old jeans

There are vintage jeans. And then there are the 123-year-old jeans up for sale in Maine. The bona fide Levi Strauss & Co. blue jeans from the American Old West are

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CHINA has announced a plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions over the next several years, while capping coal consumption and increasing the use of non-fossil fuels. INDONESIA The death toll in

Pitt seeks joint custody in divorce from Jolie

Brad Pitt is asking a judge to grant him joint custody of his six children in his split from Angelina Jolie Pitt, according to a divorce filing Friday. The actor’s request

Britain Court: Gov’t can’t trigger EU exit without Parliament

Britain’s High Court brought government plans for leaving the European Union screeching to a halt yesterday, ruling that the prime minister can’t trigger the U.K.’s exit from the bloc without

This Day in History | 1980 – Reagan beats Carter in landslide

The former Hollywood actor and Republican governor of California Ronald Reagan is to be the next president of the United States. He has defeated Democrat Jimmy Carter in the US presidential

Offbeat | Shortest haul: European airline offers 8-minute intl flight

An Austrian airline has begun what it claims is the world’s shortest regular international connection — an eight-minute hop across Lake Constance. The flight offered by People’s Viennaline connects St. Gallen-Altenrhein

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INDONESIA Police are planning a show of force in the capital Jakarta today to contain a much-hyped protest by Muslim hard-liners against the city’s popular governor. An accusation of blasphemy

The Buzz | Dissident artist: No rule of law in China for activists

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei says the situation is “getting really bad” for activists inside China as there’s no rule of law for anyone who touches on political issues. Ai was speaking

Uber takes its app down new road with redesign

Uber is taking its ride-hailing app down a new road in an effort to make it smarter, simpler and more fun to use. The redesigned app also will seek to mine

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