Offbeat | US court: Workers can be fired for using pot off-duty

Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you can still be fired for using it. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled last week that a medical marijuana patient who was fired

The Buzz | Portugal pilots warned of 70,000 homing pigeons

Airplane pilots in Portugal have been advised to fly with special care after 70,000 homing pigeons were released in Spain to participate in a race back to their homes in

World briefs

CHINA  Heavy storms that swept through several southern Chinese provinces this past week killed 18 people and left four more missing. The storms have dumped more than 20 centimeters of

USA | Black church to hold first service since shootings

Members of a historic black church in the U.S. were to return to their sanctuary yesterday and worship less than a week after a white gunman killed nine people there,

Briefs | Italy Pope pauses in silent prayer before Shroud of Turin

This Day in History | 1985 – Air India jet crashes killing 329

Airline officials said they do not know the cause of the crash, but suspected it was caused by a bomb planted by Sikh extremists. The Boeing 747 plunged into the

Offbeat | Mexican artisan launches Donald Trump pinata

After Donald Trump’s Mexico-bashing comments last week, Mexicans are engaging in a little Trump-bashing of their own. Call it revenge, Mexican style. Artisan Dalton Avalos Ramirez launched a Trump pinata

Health | Religion – Ramadan fast imposes difficult choice on diabetic Muslims

  For years, diabetic Shawkat al-Khalili ignored his doctor’s orders not to fast during the holy month of Ramadan when most of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims abstain from food and

The Buzz | Puerto Rico looks to slot machines for cash

Facing a cash crisis, Puerto Rico is turning to desperate measures to pay the bills: It’s delaying tax refunds, borrowing from its insurance company and may even legalize the black-market

Climate Change | Pope urges revolution to save Earth, fix ‘perverse’ economy

In a sweeping environmental manifesto aimed at spurring concrete action, Pope Francis called yesterday for a bold cultural revolution to correct what he described as a “structurally perverse” economic system where the

World Briefs

CHINA’s Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd., a provider of internet security products and popular mobile browser, has received a USD9.1 billion offer from a group led by its chief executive

Islamic State | Creating a nation of fear

When the Islamic State fighters burst into the Iraqi village of Eski Mosul, Sheikh Abdullah Ibrahim knew his wife was in trouble. Buthaina Ibrahim was an outspoken human rights advocate who had once run

USA | 9 fatally shot at black South Carolina church

A white man opened fire during a prayer meeting inside a historic black church in downtown Charleston on Wednesday night (yesterday, Macau time), killing nine people, including the pastor, in

This Day in History | 1980 – Gunbattle at British embassy in Iraq

Iraqi security forces have shot dead three gunmen who attacked the British embassy in Baghdad. The unknown attackers, armed with automatic weapons and grenades, burst into the embassy grounds and

Offbeat | UK man sneaks marriage proposal into newspaper crossword

Tuesday’s Times crossword opened with one across: “Pretty Welsh girl widely thought not to be all there.” The answer: Delyth. Other clues included “’Will you marry me,’ say, that’s forward also

The Buzz | Delivery by drone in 30 minutes

Online U.S. retail giant Amazon says it is developing the technology to use drones to deliver packages in 30 minutes or less, a broad expansion of unmanned flight that is

GAMING | Kerkorian’s will orders sale of USD1.75b MGM stake

Kirk Kerkorian’s will directs his Tracinda Corp. holding company to sell the estate’s 16 percent stake in MGM Resorts International, the casino company he founded. The stock, valued at about USD1.75

World Briefs

CHINA The last of the Yangtze River shipwreck victims was cremated Tuesday morning in Jianli county, Hubei Province, where the tragedy took place, the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) announced

Georgia | Runaway tiger kills man in Tbilisi after flood damages zoo

A tiger that broke loose after severe flooding at the Tbilisi Zoo mauled a man to death yesterday before being shot by police. The Interior Ministry in the former Soviet republic

USA | Shark attack survivor: Fish was ‘biting up my left arm’

A teen who lost an arm after a shark attack in North Carolina says he felt the big fish before he saw it and didn’t realize what it was until

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