Heavy rain leaves scores dead in Nepal, India, Bangladesh

Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have killed at least 50 people in Nepal in the past few days, with more deaths reported across the

Islamic extremist attack on Somali hotel leaves 26 dead

Islamic extremists blew up the gate of a Somali hotel with a car bomb and took over the building for more than 14 hours, leaving 26

Moscow | Protests as opposition is excluded from elections

Around 1,000 people have gathered in central Moscow to demand that opposition candidates be included on ballots for an upcoming city parliament election in September. The

UK says seized Iranian oil tanker could be released

Britain will facilitate the release of a seized Iranian tanker if Iran can provide guarantees the vessel would not breach European sanctions on oil shipments to Syria,

Offbeat | Toxic lake in Russia’s Siberia becomes selfie sensation

Residents of a city in Siberia don’t need to fly off to tropical locales for picturesque selfies taken by pristine turquoise waters. Thousands of Novosibirsk residents — ranging

This Day in History | 1995 – Serbs force Muslims out of Srebrenica

Thousands of Muslim refugees are fleeing the captured “safe area” of Srebrenica forced out by the Bosnian Serbs. United Nations officials say it is the biggest “ethnic

Life & Style | Collectable sneakers on auction at Sotheby’s in New York

True sneaker heads will get the opportunity to expand their collection as Sotheby’s in New York holds its first sneaker auction. These aren’t just any old

Motorsports | Lewis Hamilton wins record 6th British GP, extends F1 lead

Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton won a record sixth British Grand Prix on Sunday after jumping ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by taking advantage

Xin Xin wins 10-km open water swim at world championships

Xin Xin of China won the women’s 10-kilometer open water event yesterday, lifting China to its fourth gold medal of the world swimming championships. Xin finished

Cycling | South Africa’s Daryl Impey wins Tour de France Stage 9

Daryl Impey of South Africa has won Stage 9 of the Tour de France, on a day when the top contenders for the overall race victory were

World briefs

Vatican City Pope Francis is encouraging efforts to safeguard the human rights of fishermen and mariners.Francis tweeted that

The Buzz | Russia launches major new telescope into space after delays

A Russian Proton-M rocket successfully delivered a cutting-edge space telescope into orbit Saturday after days of launch delays, Russia’s space agency said. If all goes well, the

India prepares to land rover on moon in global space race

The Indian Space Research Organization plans to launch a spacecraft using homegrown technology on Monday, and it is scheduled to touch down on the moon Sept.

World Views | What if the 2040 presidential litmus test is veganism?

Suppose that in the coming decades, Americans have a moral awakening with respect to the consumption of meat. Suppose they conclude that eating meat is a grievous

Monday, July 15, 2019 – edition no. 3332

* 500 youth sent to China on national education program * One year later, Canidrome still waiting for better days * The Policy Research Bureau insists the mainland’s social credit system is

Minimum wage policy discriminatory, says legal advisor

A legal advisor to the Legislative Assembly (AL) considers the exclusion of disabled workers and domestic helpers from the city’s minimum wage policy to be “discriminatory,” according to

Briefs | Lawmaker wants incentives for budget hotels

Lawmaker Lam Lon Wai has asked the government for more measures to encourage investors to open budget hotels in Macau. In his written inquiry to the government, Lam

MUST planetary scientists publish study

A study conducted by a group of professors led by Meng-Hua Zhu, associate professor of the State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences at Macau University of

Real estate loan approvals soar 50%

New approvals of real estate loans soared more than 50% higher in May 2019 compared with a month earlier, the latest data released by the Monetary Authority

TrailHiker 2019 slots sell out on same day

Registration for the MGM Macau Eco TrailHiker 2019 had sold out yesterday as of 7 p.m., with all 650 team spaces fully booked.

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