HNA says Co-Chairman Wang Jian died after accident in France

HNA Group Co., the once-acquisitive Chinese conglomerate that’s been selling billions of dollars in assets this year amid soaring borrowing costs, said that Co-Chairman Wang

India asks WhatsApp to prevent misuse after mob killings

India’s government says it has asked WhatsApp to take “immediate action” to prevent the social media platform from being misused to spread rumors and irresponsible statements like

Longley blames PH coach for World Cup violence

Australia assistant coach and former NBA star Luc Longley has accused Philippines coach Chot Reyes of inciting the violence that marred a World Cup qualifying match

Thailand | Warm in blankets, boys smile, joke with rescuer in cave

Their skinny faces illuminated by a flashlight, the Thai soccer teammates stranded more than a week in a partly flooded cave said they were healthy on

Malaysia | Ex-PM Najib charged with breach of trust, graft

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged yesterday with criminal breach of trust and corruption, two months after a multibillion-dollar graft scandal at a state investment fund

Britain | Anti-terror police join ‘unknown substance’ probe

British counterterrorism police were investigating yesterday after two people were left in critical condition, exposed to an unknown substance a few miles from where a former

Syria | Government calls on refugees to return home

The Syrian government has called on refugees to return, saying it has successfully cleared large areas of “terrorists.” The rare appeal reflects the government’s growing confidence

60 migrants refused by Italy and Malta arrive in Barcelona

A rescue ship carrying 60 migrants arrived yesterday in a Spanish port after being refused entry by Italy and Malta, the second time in a month that

France | Victims aim to find out who held back soldiers

Survivors and families of victims of the deadly 2015 attack on Paris’ Bataclan concert hall have brought a case before France’s administrative court to find out

Offbeat | Ethiopia’s new prime minister meets with humanoid robot

In one of the world’s more unusual diplomatic encounters, Ethiopia’s new prime minister has met with a humanoid robot. The chief of staff for Prime Minister

This Day in History | 1991 – International bank closed in fraud scandal

The Bank of England has closed down UK branches of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) over allegations of fraud. The bank’s 120,000 UK

Koreas begin basketball friendlies in latest peace gesture

The rival Koreas yesterday began two days of friendly basketball games in Pyongyang in their latest goodwill gesture amid a diplomatic push to resolve the nuclear standoff

World Cup 2018 | Pickford the hero as England’s penalty curse ends

The research paid off for Jordan Pickford. When Carlos Bacca stepped up to take Colombia’s fifth and final penalty, Pickford knew he was likely to shoot

Preview | Belgium’s high scorers take on Brazil’s miserly defense

To get past Belgium Saturday in the quarterfinals at the World Cup, Brazil has to do something it has not been able to do since it

World briefs

CHINA An Australian citizen and former executive of the mining giant Rio Tinto was released from prison in Shanghai yesterday after serving a sentence on corruption charges, the

Research | Heroin is one of biggest Mozambique exports

Mozambique boasts vast coal, ruby and gas deposits, but one of the southeast African nation’s biggest exports may be something more sinister: heroin. As much as USD800 million

Girl About Globe | Political Football

Why has the picture agency Getty been in trouble during the World Cup?  They created a gallery of photos of attractive female fans. Their post, ‘The hottest fans

Thursday, July 5, 2018 – edition no. 3082

* Mothers against central hospital’s policy regarding births, ultrasounds * Police school plans campus expansion * Uncertainty driving away high rollers * Bad-loan jump forecast in China   DOWNLOAD

Lawyers critical of Wong’s tightening grip on information

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak’s latest proposal concerning the Civil Protection Basic Law will seek to strengthen the government’s grip on information during periods of

Thai official: Boys may have to dive from cave despite peril

A top Thai official said yesterday that heavy rains forecast for the coming days could worsen floods in the cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach were

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