Ex-Audi CEO Stadler freed from jail in Diesel emissions case

German judges allowed former Audi Chief Executive Officer Rupert Stadler to leave the jail where he’s been since June, while warning that there’s still strong evidence

Pizza Hut will enlist robots in quest to slice delivery times

Pizza Hut is fusing two of America’s favorite pastimes - pizza pies and pickup trucks - in a bid to cut delivery times as fast-food competition heats

Beijing reverses ban on trade in tiger, rhino products

China says it will allow trading in products made from endangered tigers and rhinos under “special circumstances,” reversing a previous ban and bringing condemnation from conservation groups.

China, Japan, S. Korea warn citizens not to use marijuana in Canada

Marijuana may be legal now in Canada but at least three Asian governments are warning their citizens to avoid it, including the specter of possible arrest

US limits tech exports to Chinese firm on security grounds

The Trump administration has imposed restrictions on technology exports to a state-supported Chinese semiconductor maker, citing national security grounds amid a mounting tariff battle. The controls

Qiu Shuiping | New Peking University leader former state security official

The official picked to lead one of China’s top universities is a former head of the national spy agency’s Beijing branch, underscoring a drive to tighten Communist

Shandong | Last of 21 dead recovered from coal mine collapse

Searchers have recovered the bodies of all 21 miners who died in an eastern China coal mine collapse, state media said. The official Xinhua News Agency

Australia | Spy chief wanted ban on China telecoms from 5G

Australia’s critical infrastructure including electricity grids, water supplies and hospitals could not have been adequately safeguarded if Chinese-owned telecommunications giants Huawei and ZTE Corp. were allowed to

JT610 | Lion Air crash renews concerns about Indonesia airlines

The deadly crash of a Lion Air jet in the Java Sea has renewed questions about the safety of Indonesian airlines soon after U.S. and European

USA | Trump seeks to limit birthright citizenship in Constitution

U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born on U.S.

Spain | Madrid says Vatican to help with discreet reburial of Franco

The Spanish government said yesterday that the Vatican has agreed to jointly find ways to prevent the remains of late Spanish dictator Gen. Francisco Franco from being

Buffett takes on Adelson in billionaire feud over Vegas lights

In a battle of billionaires, Sheldon Adelson and Warren Buffett are squaring off over who controls the power that keeps the bright lights blazing in Las

This Day in History | 1984 Indian prime minister shot dead

Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, has been killed by assassins in New Delhi. Mrs Gandhi was thought to have been walking through her gardens this

Offbeat | They growl and bite! Hundreds of Oregon ‘witches’ paddle down river, minus the brooms

Hundreds of “witches” traded in broomsticks for paddles in Oregon during the last weekend before Halloween. The costumed coven paddled 10 kilometers on boards Saturday along the

Gymnastics | China edges Russia for team gold at worlds

Nikita Nagornyy stuck his high bar dismount, flexed just a bit and let out a sigh. Exhausted but exhilarated, the Russian gymnast thought his country’s long

Motorsport | F1 driver Ericsson moving to IndyCar with Schmidt Peterson

Sauber Formula One driver Marcus Ericsson will move to IndyCar in 2019 with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. The team plans to keep a seat for injured driver Robert

World Briefs

JAPAN-KOREA In a potentially far-reaching decision, South Korea’s Supreme Court ruled that a major Japanese steelmaker should compensate four South Koreans for forced labor during Japan’s colonial

The Buzz | Halloween can be deadly for pedestrians, traffic study says

Trick-or-treaters beware: Halloween can be deadly for pedestrians and children face the greatest danger. Research published yesterday found a 43 percent higher risk of pedestrian deaths on

German nurse says patient death charges are largely true

A former nurse accused of killing 100 patients at two hospitals in Germany over a decade ago told a court as his trial opened yesterday that the charges against

Macau Matters | Reducing the urban heat island

It has been observed all round the world that cities are substantially hotter than their surrounding countrysides; this is called the Urban Heat Island Effect, eg Central London

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