Offbeat | Meryl Streep, Debbie Harry named to New Jersey Hall of Fame

Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, former New York Yankees pitcher Al Leiter and E Street Band member Steven Van Zandt are among the 20 newest members of

This Day in History | 2003 – Columbia shuttle disintegrates killing seven

The US space shuttle Columbia has broken up as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere killing all seven astronauts on board. This is the first time there

Football | Aubameyang joins Arsenal for club record USD80m

Arsenal paid a club-record fee of 63.75 million euros (USD80 million) to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund yesterday, completing the overhaul of the team’s attack

Azeglio Vicini, Italy’s coach at 1990 World Cup, dies at 84

Azeglio Vicini, who coached Italy to a third-place finish as host of the 1990 World Cup, has died. He was 84. The Italian football federation said yesterday

2020 Tokyo Olympic costs keep rising despite efforts to cut

The price tag for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics keeps going up despite attempts to rein in the spending. Over the last year, organizers have shifted

South Korean skiers arrive in North for joint training event

  South Korean skiers flew to North Korea yesterday to train with its athletes in a conciliatory gesture the countries planned to mark the Winter Olympics

World briefs

TAIWAN China is again heating up the rhetoric against rival Taiwan, with a spokesman saying yesterday that Taiwan’s cancellation of added flights during the Lunar New Year

First super blue blood moon in 35 years

The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show yesterday. It’s the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with

Girl About Globe | Liberte, equalite, boulangerie

French President Emmanuel Macron will receive the first state dinner to be given by President Donald Trump. That handshake in Paris – the one that went on

Thursday, February 1, 2018 – edition no. 2978

* State of the Union | ‘Rival’ China tells Trump to lose ‘cold war mindset’ * Hong Kong | Second wartime bomb found in a week * Anglican College resumes classes today *

Wynn | Macau gaming watchdog voices concerns over scandal

Wynn Macau Ltd. said it will cooperate with regulators after the government of the Chinese territory voiced concern over sexual harassment allegations swirling around casino

Monetary Authority wants to curb cryptocurrencies

The Monetary Authority of Macao is trying to curb cryptocurrency-related activities in response to reports that Macau might become a regional hub for the

Courts | One Pearl Horizon buyer to get refunds from Polytec

The Court of First Instance has ruled that Pearl Horizon project developer Polytec Asset Holdings Ltd (Polytec) reimburse more than MOP2.02 million to an individual

Tourism | Group tours grow 14 percent in 2017

Visitors on package tours rose by 27.8 percent year- on-year to 912,000 in December 2017, but edged down by 0.4 percent month-to-month. According to

Pereira Coutinho threatens AL president with lawsuit

Lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho is threatening Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng with a lawsuit in relation to the case which involves the suspension of lawmaker

Crime | Phone scams 5.6 times more prevalent in 2017

The number of phone scams in 2017 was 5.6 times higher than 2016, the Judiciary Police stated yesterday during a press conference. In 2017,

Elaine Wynn back in spotlight as ex-husband battles allegations

For years she was the Queen of Las Vegas, the billionaire First Lady of the Strip. Elaine Wynn lost that title after her 2010 divorce from

Faulty Takata air bag kills sixth person in Malaysia

The driver was killed when the 2004 Honda City car crashed on New Year’s Day in central Selangor state, Honda Malaysia said in a statement yesterday.

China ousted as Asia’s top buyer of US commercial property

Singapore ousted China to become the biggest Asian investor in U.S. commercial property last year. It was the first time since 2012 that the

Google bets USD1.1b more brains can help take on Apple

Google officially closed its USD1.1 billion deal with HTC Corp., adding more than 2,000 smartphone specialists in Taiwan to help the search giant chase Apple

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