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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
Last night millions of tons of snow, rocks, mud and debris tumbled down the extinct volcano of Huascaran, Peru’s highest mountain in the Andes range. The village of Ranrahirca and its
The record-breaking “Star Wars” opened Saturday in China, where it is far from certain to draw in enough moviegoers to knock off “Avatar” as the world’s all-time biggest grossing movie. “Star
Lions are getting pregnant and the waterbuck population is soaring at one of Mozambique’s main national parks, once the scene of fighting during a civil war which virtually wiped out
Beyond the tropical waters, across palm- fringed sands and behind locked gates, looms Baha Mar - the largest and, at USD3.5 billion, priciest resort in the Caribbean. Here, no one frolics
Britain’s Treasury chief is set to warn of a dangerous cocktail of new threats to the economy, insisting that the country is not immune to troubles from abroad. George Osborne will
Yahoo pulled the plug on an online video hub that had once been envisioned as the beleaguered company’s answer to Netflix and YouTube. The end of the Yahoo Screen is part
GHANA Two men who were captured in Afghanistan and held at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for nearly 14 years without charge have been released and sent to
Officers shot and killed a knife-wielding man wearing a fake explosive vest at a police station in northern Paris yesterday, French officials said, a year to the day after an
Iran yesterday accused the Saudi-led coalition battling Shiite rebels in Yemen of hitting its embassy there in an overnight airstrike, but the building bore no visible damage. The accusation comes amid
The result was a clear majority for self-determination, with 75% voting in favour. In Algeria, a slightly lower percentage - 69% - voted in favour. More than 40% of the electorate
Leonardo DiCaprio feels optimistic that the debate over climate change has begun to wane and world leaders are finally starting to take it more seriously. “The scientific community has been screaming
Netflix’s online video service will feature more series and movies from DreamWorks Animation as part of a contract extension with the studio. The expanded licensing agreement announced will allow Netflix to
The top executive of the Volkswagen brand worldwide says he’s optimistic that U.S. environmental regulators will approve fixes within the coming weeks or months for diesel engines that cheat on
CHINA“Anti-corruption campaigns hurt high-end luxury consumption, but mid-end luxury is more affordable for the middle class, and it will gain traction in China,” said Larry Hu, head of China economics
Ted Cruz tried to make a joke out of Republican presidential rival Donald Trump raising questions about whether the Texas senator’s birth in Canada could be a liability if he
The 19-country eurozone’s economy is poised for a year of “robust expansion” following its best quarterly performance in 4 1/2 years, a closely watched survey indicated yesterday. Financial information company Markit
German police said yesterday that they are investigating whether a string of sexual assaults and thefts over the New Year period is linked to a known criminal network. The assaults in
HMS Andromeda was dented when the gunboat, Thor, sailed close to the bow. Thor sustained a hole in its hull. British defence officials said the collision represented a “deliberate attack” on
Jaelyn Valenica was born New Year’s Eve at 11:59 p.m. Her twin brother, Luis Valencia Jr., arrived at 12:01 a.m. on New Year’s Day. KGTV-TV reports that the babies were due
Health authorities in southern China said yesterday that a 26-year-old woman has died of a strain of bird flu, and another woman is reportedly in a serious condition. The two contracted
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