Beijing announces USD60b of US goods for tariff retaliation

China said Friday it is poised to impose retaliatory tariffs on USD60 billion worth of U.S. imports, including coffee, honey and industrial chemicals, if Washington goes

Developer halts projects after deaths at building sites

Back in April, giant Chinese developer Country Garden Holdings Co. ordered its thousands of staff to move faster in getting projects to market. The human and

Asian diplomats press N. Korea to deliver on anti-nuke vows

Asia’s top diplomats pressed North Korea on Saturday to turn a pledge to completely dismantle its nuclear arsenal into reality amid concerns that it’s proceeding with its

Thailand | Rescued cave boys end stay at Buddhist temple

With their heads bowed and wearing orange robes, the members of the boys’ soccer team rescued from almost three weeks trapped in a cave in northern Thailand

Pompeo calls on Myanmar to release 2 journalists

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Myanmar on Saturday to immediately release two Reuters journalists held on charges of possessing secret documents. Pompeo said in

Bangladesh | Police, protesters clash in Dhaka; many injured

Police in Bangladesh’s capital fired tear gas and used batons on Saturday to disperse hundreds of protesting students angry over the traffic deaths of two fellow

Old-time plane crashes in Swiss Alps, killing 20 on board

An old-time propeller plane crashed near-vertically at high speed into a Swiss mountain, killing all 20 people on board, police said yesterday. The Junkers Ju-52 plane,

Brazil | Workers’ Party names jailed leader as presidential nominee

The Workers’ Party in Brazil named jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday as its nominee for the country’s top job in October’s election.

Italy | Budget talks start as investors serve up warning

Italy’s government fired the opening salvo in what promises to be a fractious period of negotiations ahead of the 2019 budget, in a high- stakes process that’s

Venezuela | Maduro dodges apparent assassination attempt

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro dodged an apparent assassination attempt when drones armed with explosives detonated while he was delivering a speech to hundreds of soldiers being broadcast

This Day in History | 1961 – Russian cosmonaut spends day in space

The USSR has launched its second cosmonaut into space just four months after Yuri Gagarin made his historic venture. Major Gherman Titov, aged 25, has amazed

Shanghai Shenhua accuses Changchun Yatai player of racism

Chinese Superleague team Shanghai Shenhua has accused an opposing player of racially abusing its Senegalese star forward Demba Ba during a match Saturday. Shenhua coach Wu

Motorsports | Christian Fittipaldi to retire after Rolex 24 at Daytona

Christian Fittipaldi plans to retire from driving after the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the January race he was won three times. The 47-year-old Brazilian racer announced

Momota, Marin capture world badminton titles

Kento Momota of Japan defeated Shi Yuqi of China 21-11, 21-13 in the men’s final at the badminton world championships yesterday. Momota won the final eight

World briefs

INDONESIA A strong earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok yesterday, killing at least three people and shaking neighboring Bali, one week after another quake on

Malala calls for rebuilding of schools torched in Pakistan

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has called for the rebuilding of 11 schools torched by suspected Islamic extremists in northern Pakistan. No one was wounded in

Author Murakami talks music, running, novels on radio show

Best-selling Japanese author Haruki Murakami, hosting a special radio show featuring some of his favorite songs he runs to, says writing novels is about rhythm, as in

World Views | Bookies go from pariahs to partners in NBA deal

As revenue goes it barely registers on the books. The NBA probably gets more from the contract with its frozen daiquiri vendor than it does the new deal

Monday, August 6, 2018 – edition no. 3104

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Gaming | Wynn Resorts falls after signs of market cannibalization

Wynn Resorts Ltd. tumbled as much as 9.7 percent in late trading after reporting steep declines in revenue and profit at its casino in Macau,

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