US web giants criticized for not playing fair

What was meant to be an opportunity to mingle in the sun in a southern French city turned partly into a public denunciation of tax

US-China trade war elevates the risks to the global economy

The trade war that erupted Friday between the U.S. and China carries a major risk of escalation that could weaken investment, depress spending, unsettle financial

Further cuts in electric-car subsidies weighed

China is considering a further reduction in electric-vehicle subsidies next year as the government pushes automakers to innovate rather than rely on fiscal policy to

Mahathir to visit Beijing for talks on projects

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Friday he will visit Beijing next month to renegotiate terms for China-backed rail and gas pipeline projects in Malaysia worth more than

4 rescued from Thai cave in risky operation; 9 left to go

Rescuers in northern Thailand yesterday extracted four members of a youth soccer team from the cave where they had been trapped for more than two weeks, part

Singapore announces surprise property curbs to cool market

Singapore’s renewed clampdown on speculative property demand sent real estate stocks reeling yesterday, as analysts predicted the end of a nascent home price rebound and

Pompeo shrugs off N. Korea’s ‘gangster’ rebuke, cites progress

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday brushed aside North Korea’s accusation of “gangster-like” demands, maintaining that his third visit to the country was producing results but

Mourners honor 3 killed in anti-India protest in Kashmir

Thousands participated in the funeral of two young men and a teenage girl in disputed Kashmir on Saturday, hours after police say they were killed when government

Thailand | Family in China say relatives sent boat’s last moments

The boat lists hard to the right, sending a man tumbling across an aisle toward windows that look almost straight down on fast-moving white-capped waves. Another man

Turkey | Over 18,600 civil servants purged in 11th-hour decree

Turkey purged more than 18,500 people from government jobs for allegedly posing a security risk to the state, a day before Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes office

Ethiopia Premier in Eritrea as nations end decades of strife

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, yesterday for talks with President Isaias Afwerki aimed at ending almost two decades of strife.

France | Macron’s opponents say he acts monarch-like

French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Versailles today to speak to a joint session of the two chambers of parliament as his popularity slides and opponents taunt

Zuckerberg tops Buffett to become 3rd richest person

Facebook Inc. co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Warren Buffett as the world’s third-richest person, further solidifying technology as the most robust creator of wealth.

UK:  Official reassures residents in poisoning case

Britain’s home secretary visited Amesbury and Salisbury in southwestern England yesterday to reassure residents that the risk to the public remains very low despite the recent poisoning

Offbeat | Budget surplus results in USD68 checks for thousands in town

A Pennsylvania township with more money than it anticipated from increased property tax collection has decided to give the dividends to residents. Middletown Township in Langhorne sent

This Day in History | 1973 – Bahamas’ sun sets on British Empire

Prince Charles has enjoyed the Bahamas’ last day as a British colony. He hosted a formal reception at Government House, Nassau, last night for dignitaries from 52

World Cup fairy tale ends for Russia, the sleeping giant

Russians danced, drank and celebrated their national football team for three delirious, dreamlike weeks. Now it’s time to get back to reality. Russia entered the World

World Cup 2018 | Playing Croatia in semifinal is a harsh reminder for England

Croatia was there at England’s lowest ebb this century in international football, and it’ll be there as the English team tries to peak. For many England

World briefs

PHILIPPINES Van-riding assailants gunned down the vice mayor of a small Philippine city south of Manila on the weekend, police said, the third such brazen killing of a

The Buzz | Taiwan youth tour high-tech base in Beijing

More than 100 young Taiwanese have toured high-tech base Zhongguancun in Beijing to learn about and exchange ideas on innovation, as part of their summer workshop scheduled in

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