This Day in History: 1957 Cheers as petrol rationing ended

There were loud cheers in the House of Commons when the Paymaster General Reginald Maudling made the announcement that restrictions had been lifted because stocks were “at a satisfactory level”. Rationing

Offbeat: Stockholm transit boss fined for shoplifting in Hong Kong

The chief executive of Stockholm’s public transit company has been caught shoplifting at Hong Kong’s international airport. Swedish public radio says Anders Lindstrom yesterday was fined the equivalent of 5,000 Swedish kronor

THE BUZZ | Tickets for Euro 2016 in France starting at 25 euros

In tough economic times across Europe, the cheapest tickets for the 2016 European Championship will be sold for 25 euros (USD28). About 250,000 tickets for 43 of the 51 matches will

World briefs

HONG KONG Support for China-backed legislation to overhaul Hong Kong’s next chief executive election has slipped 4 percentage points as officials head into a third week of campaigning for public

American Crime Story | John Travolta helps recreate the O.J. Simpson trial for FX

Like many people, John Travolta remembers where he was when O.J. Simpson was riding in a white Ford Bronco in that infamous slow-speed pursuit in 1994 before he surrendered to

Environment | Shell clears major US government hurdle for Arctic drilling 

  Royal Dutch Shell’s­ Arctic drilling program has cleared a major bureaucratic hurdle to begin drilling for oil and gas off Alaska’s northwestern coast this summer. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Monday

Art | Picasso painting sells for USD179.4m setting auction record

Pablo Picasso’s “Les Femmes d’Alger (Version ‘‘O’’)” sold for USD179.4 million, setting a record for any artwork sold at auction. The price for the painting, sold Monday at Christie’s in

Russia | Kerry to meet Putin amid Ukraine, Syria tensions 

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin with an eye on easing badly strained relations over conflicts in Ukraine and Syria. Kerry laid a wreath at

UK | Osborne spells out mandate on EU referendum

Emboldened by his party’s election triumph, Britain’s finance minister said yesterday his government has a “very clear mandate” to change the terms of the country’s membership in the European Union

This Day in History: 1981 Thousands see Pope shot in Rome

Surgeons have performed a five-hour operation and say they hope he will make a full recovery. At about 1715 local time, the Pope was being driven in his Popemobile through a

Offbeat: 700 cannabis plants found next to Berlin subway station

It wasn’t the world’s best-hidden marijuana plantation. Berlin police say they were were called to a subway station this week by a street cleaner who reported finding “numerous small plants that

The Buzz | Prince Harry: I’d like to have children soon

Prince Harry has admitted that watching his brother Prince William’s family grow is making him wish he had a family of his own. Harry told Sky News during a New Zealand

World briefs

HONG KONG A car crash involving three vehicles in Deep Water Bay, South District of Hong Kong left 53 people injured yesterday, local media reported. The accident took place on

Health | New blood tests, liquid biopsies, may transform cancer care

A new type of blood test in the U.S. is starting to transform cancer treatment, sparing some patients the surgical and needle biopsies long needed to guide their care. The tests,

UK | Triumphant Cameron cheered by Tories – at least for now

David Cameron was cheered and applauded by Conservative members of Parliament as they met for the first time after his unexpected election victory last week. The question is how long

Yemen | Moroccan warplane apparently downed before cease-fire

Shiite rebels in Yemen claimed yesterday to have shot down a Moroccan F-16 fighter jet taking part in a Saudi-led coalition targeting them and their allies, just a day before a five-day

This Day in History: 1967 Stansted to become London’s third airport

President of the Board of Trade Douglas Jay told the House Of Commons that the small airfield in Essex would become the site for a £47m international airport by 1974. Announcing

Offbeat: Chinese billionaire gives France vacation to 6,400 workers

CEO Li Jinyuan said he was celebrating the company’s 20th anniversary by rewarding his staff and aimed for the world record in spelling out a phrase in human bodies. As their

The Buzz | Several people killed in Switzerland shooting

Police said yesterday that they found several people dead after shots were heard in a town in northern Switzerland. Residents heard shots in the town of Wuerenlingen shortly after 11

World briefs

CHINA Ten workers were killed after a retaining wall under construction suddenly collapsed in the eastern province of Shandong, authorities said yesterday. Six people were killed on the spot, and

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