China flexes muscle in Shenzhen amid more weekend rallies

Members of China’s paramilitary People’s Armed Police marched and practiced crowd control tactics at a sports complex in Shenzhen across from Hong Kong in what some

Aviation | Cathay CEO quits after airline caught in Hong Kong protests

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.’s Chief Executive Officer Rupert Hogg resigned, a week after the carrier was rebuked by China for staff involvement in the anti-Beijing protests rocking Hong

Flight attendants unions regret Hogg’s departure

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.’s flight attendants unions said they were “saddened” and “regret” the departure of CEO Rupert Hogg and Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Paul

State’s biggest energy company shuns Venezuela oil on tighter US sanctions

China’s biggest energy company is backing away from direct purchases of Venezuelan crude as the Trump administration tightens sanctions against the South American nation.

Beijing blames India for Kashmir tension as UN action blocked

China’s ambassador to the United Nations blamed India for stoking tensions with Pakistan and called on both sides to exercise restraint after a rare closed-door

Beijing lines up lower borrowing costs with revamped rate system

China’s central bank said it’ll start releasing a new reference rate for bank loans, a further step in a long-awaited reform to interest rates that’s set to

US backs F-16 sale to Taiwan, drawing warning from China

The Trump administration has informally told Congress that it supports a potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, drawing a preemptive warning from China at

Restrictions continue in Kashmir despite security ease

Restrictions continued in much of Indian-administered Kashmir yesterday, despite India’s government saying it was gradually restoring phone lines and easing a security lockdown that’s been in

North Korea | Kim expresses ‘great satisfaction’ over weapons tests

North Korea said Saturday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test-firing of an unspecified new weapon, seen as an attempt to pressure Washington and Seoul

Philippines | Defense secretary calls for shift of gaming centers

Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has called for online gaming operations that carry out activities close to military camps to be relocated on security concerns.

France | Police suicide rate climbs, government is flummoxed

Three riot police officers, a police commander, a police academy teacher — all are among eight French police officers who have killed themselves recently. That makes

Leaked UK memos warn of food, drug shortages in Brexit chaos

Secret British government documents have warned of serious disruptions across the country in the event that the U.K. leaves the European Union without a trade

Offbeat | Woman thought she had kidney stones, gave birth to triplets

A South Dakota woman who recently gave birth to triplets says she didn’t find out about her pregnancy until she went to the hospital with what she thought

This Day in History | 1991 – Hardliners stage coup against Gorbachev

Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has been overthrown after a coup by Communist hardliners. Mr Gorbachev is reported to be under house arrest at his holiday home in

Life & Style | ‘After the Wedding’ was a family affair for Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore is accustomed to working with her husband, director Bart Freundlich, on set, but it was a real family affair when their daughter joined them

Football – La Liga | Without Messi, Barcelona loses first league opener in 10 years

Barcelona lost its opening Spanish league match for the first time in a decade on Friday, falling at Athletic Bilbao 1-0 as Antoine Griezmann couldn’t make

World briefs

The Buzz | Feminist icon Steinem blasts Israel PM over travel ban

Feminist icon Gloria Steinem has called Israel’s prime minister a “bully” and says she won’t visit as long as he remains the country’s leader. In a statement

Beer named for Pacific island nuke test site draws criticism

A Texas-based company is facing criticism for naming a beer after the location of nuclear tests that resulted in the contamination of a Pacific island chain, a report said.

Rear Window | Changing the game

No need to resort to the disclaimer of “noblesse-oblige” to give credit where credit is due. And the credit goes to the solo runner to take over Chui

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