Pakistan | Top court upholds acquittal, frees Christian woman

Pakistan’s top court yesterday upheld its acquittal of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, clearing the last legal hurdle and freeing Aasia Bibi to leave

Al-Araibi | Australian PM asks Thailand to free detained soccer player

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged Thailand to stop the extradition to Bahrain of a detained soccer player who has refugee status in Australia, his office

Malaysia | Mahathir suggests China-backed rail plan may be axed

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that proceeding with a multi-billion-dollar China-backed rail link project would “impoverish” the country, saddling the government with excess debt for

Exclusive | US Nobelist was told of gene-edited babies

Long before the claim of the world’s first gene-edited babies became public, Chinese researcher He Jiankui shared the news with a U.S. Nobel laureate who objected to

USA | Trump hits Venezuela with oil sanctions to pressure Maduro

The Trump administration yesterday sanctioned Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, ratcheting up pressure on socialist President Nicolas Maduro to cede power to the U.S.-backed opposition in the

Brexit | British Jews apply for German nationality as deal looms

Simon Wallfisch grew up in London as the grandson of an Auschwitz survivor, who had sworn to never return to the country that murdered her parents

This Day in History | 1965 Last farewell to Churchill

Silent crowds lined the streets to watch the gun carriage bearing Sir Winston’s coffin leave Westminster Hall as Big Ben struck 0945. The procession travelled slowly

Offbeat | Michael Jackson family condemns new documentary on accusers

Michael Jackson’s family members said yesterday that they are “furious” that two men who accuse him of sexually abusing them as boys have received renewed attention because of

Super Bowl | Atlanta braces for plunging temperatures, ice, maybe snow

Atlantans awoke to relatively mild weather yesterday, but forecasters warned that streets could still become icy as fans arrive for the Super Bowl, with temperatures

Rugby League | Most of 2021 World Cup to be in north England

The 2021 Rugby League World Cup will be staged almost entirely in its north England stronghold. Thanks to a grant of 25 million pounds (USD33

The Buzz | Trump to be interviewed by CBS’ Brennan before Super Bowl

CBS News says “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan will sit down with President Donald Trump for an interview that will air before Sunday’s Super Bowl. CBS

Organized Crime | El Chapo tells judge he won’t testify at US trial

Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman told a judge yesterday that he won’t take the witness stand in his own defense at his U.S. drug-trafficking

World Briefs

PHILIPPINES The head of the world’s largest body of Muslim-majority countries has strongly condemned the bombing of a Catholic church in the Philippines that killed 20 people

World Views | Had enough of Brexit? How about 10 more years

When moments of political drama capture the national attention, one at least expects some clarity to result. Alas, that would be setting the bar too high for today’s

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 – edition no. 3220

* Trade War | Huawei charges escalate tension between China and US * Lower deck connection * Regulators to fine Wynn resorts * Chinese provinces slash growth goals   DOWNLOAD

Crime | Another gambling loan goes south

A happy experience in Macau of a lucky 30-year-old tourist from mainland China soon turned into a nightmare. A Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson revealed yesterday that a 48-year-old

‘Ferrari: Under the Skin’ opens in Asia for the first time

Macau resort City of Dreams is teaming up with the Design Museum of London and Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari to present the “Ferrari: Under

Gaming | Extended family wrangles for control of Stanley Ho’s empire

A new alliance emerged among some of billionaire Stanley Ho’s 17 children in the decade-long family battle for his Macau casino empire, and eldest daughter Pansy looks the likely

Heritage | Temple managers warned about fire prevention

Ahead of the upcoming Spring Festival, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and the Fire Services have visited several temples between January 16 and 18 to check

CCAC takes global corruption ranking seriously, says Cheong

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) takes Macau’s global corruption ranking seriously, said the head of the CCAC, André Cheong Weng Chon, yesterday on the sidelines of the Liaison

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