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CHINA’s booming electric vehicle industry, a flagship for Beijing’s technology ambitions, has been rocked by scandal after five companies were caught collecting millions of dollars in subsidies for buses they

Syrian migrant musicians sell out shows in Germany

At the neoclassical Concert House in Berlin’s Gendarmenmarkt, busts of German composers Beethoven, Bach and Handel looked on as the 65 musicians took their seats for a sold-out weekend concert. The

USA elections | Pneumonia diagnosis fuels questions about Clinton’s health

For weeks, Hillary Clinton dismissed questions about her health as little more than a conspiracy theory, part of a “wacky strategy” cooked up by rival Donald Trump as he embraced

Russian influence feared in US election hacks

Recent hacks of election data systems in at least two states have raised fear among lawmakers and intelligence officials that a foreign government is trying to seed doubt about —

This Day in History | 1993 – Rabin and Arafat shake on peace deal

The Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, and the PLO leader, Yasser Arafat, have shaken hands before cheering crowds on the White House lawn in Washington. The handshake - the first

Offbeat | Thousands of naked bicyclists swarm City of Brotherly Love

Thousands of bicyclists dared to be bare for the city’s annual nude ride promoting positive body image, cycling advocacy and fuel conservation. About 3,000 people gathered Saturday for the eighth annual

The Buzz | Barcelona striker Neymar to release his first song tomorrow

Barcelona striker Neymar is making a leap into the world of music. The Brazilian says he will post his first song on his Facebook account tomorrow. Neymar tweeted in Portuguese: “Wednesday I

Word briefs

TAIWAN Hundreds of Taiwanese workers in tourism-related businesses rallied in the capital yesterday to draw attention to a sharp decline in Chinese visitors that is putting their industry under heavy

Obama calls on Americans to embrace diversity on 9/11

President Barack Obama yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by calling on Americans to embrace the nation’s character as a people drawn from every corner of

UK police make arrests after armed men occupy Sikh temple

Police made arrests for aggravated trespass after 20 to 30 men, some armed with blades, occupied a Sikh temple in central England yesterday. A Sikh youth group said it was

Libyan troops recapture key oil terminals from militia

Libyan forces loyal to a powerful general yesterday recaptured two key oil terminals from militias in a surprise attack, according to officials familiar with the operation, a move that adds

This Day in History | 2003 Johnny Cash dies

One of the great legends of country music, Johnny Cash, has died aged 71. His manager, Lou Robin, said he was taken ill and rushed to hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, with

Offbeat | Facebook allows postings of ‘napalm girl’ photo after debate

Facebook on Friday reversed its decision to remove postings of an iconic 1972 image of a naked, screaming girl running from a napalm attack in Vietnam, after a Norwegian revolt

The Buzz | Iran begins construction on 2nd nuclear power plant

Iran began building its second nuclear power plant with Russian help on Saturday, the first such project since last year’s landmark nuclear deal with world powers. The project in the southern

‘The Woman Who Left’ wins top prize at Venice Film Festival

The black-and-white revenge tale “The Woman Who Left” by Filipino director Lav Diaz won the Golden Lion prize for best picture Saturday at the Venice Film Festival. Andre Konchalovsky and Amat Escalante

Streisand uses song to mock Trump at Clinton fundraiser

Barbra Streisand put her feelings about Donald Trump into song Friday night. At an LGBT fundraiser for Hillary Clinton Friday, the singer performed a parody of the Stephen Sondheim song “Send

World Briefs

CHINA’s auto sales soared 26.3 percent in August over a year earlier, an industry group reported Friday, driven by demand for smaller cars and the impending end of a sales

Group to vote on urging countries to close ivory markets

Members of an international environmental group were considering a proposal Friday to urge leaders in every country to close domestic ivory markets that threaten elephants. Ivory trading is banned internationally, but

Rising Uighur militancy changes security landscape for China

They have been praised by the leader of al-Qaida and wooed by the head of the Islamic State group. They have distinguished themselves on battlefields in Syria and are accused

USA Elections | Obama says Americans will reject Trump’s ‘wacky’ ideas

President Barack Obama said yesterday that Republican Donald Trump proves he isn’t qualified to be president “every time he speaks,” adding that he was confident Americans would ultimately reject the

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