Italy | Political talks on forming new government open

Italian President Sergio Mattarella opened two days of formal consultations yesterday to determine if any party or coalition can muster support to form a government after

US museum stalls Hiroshima exhibit over nuke weapon ban push

A museum in Los Alamos, New Mexico — a once-secret New Mexico city that developed the atomic bomb which helped end World War II — has put an

This Day in History | 1955 Sir Winston Churchill resigns

The news was announced in a statement from Buckingham Palace this afternoon. It said: “The Right Honorable Sir Winston Churchill had an audience with the

Offbeat | Police investigate reports of ‘zombie’ raccoons

Police are investigating reports of “zombie-like” raccoons in northeast Ohio. WKBN-TV reports Youngstown police have received more than a dozen calls in the past three weeks about

NHL | Stanley Cup saying goodbye to names like Richard, Hull, Howe

Jimmy Golen, Boston So long, Gordon Howe. Bye-bye, Robert Hull. Au revoir, M. Richard. Those Hockey Hall of Famers and the rest of the players

After a drenching, Commonwealth Games open on a bright note

Prince Charles delivered a message from Queen Elizabeth II to officially open the Commonwealth Games before fireworks exploded on cue. The opening ceremony finished on

World briefs

CHINA-KOREA Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told North Korea’s foreign minister that Beijing supports the North’s planned summits with South Korea and the United States. INDONESIA Waters

The Buzz | Trump wants US military to secure border until wall is built

President Donald Trump wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his “big, beautiful wall” is erected. He said during a news conference Tuesday: “Until

Cool jazz: Bowhead whales improvise when singing, study says

Some whales are taking jazz riffs to new depths. For the first time, scientists have eavesdropped year-round on the songs of bowhead whales, the little-heard whales that

World Views | China’s rejoinder shows no one wants a trade war, really

Is the phony trade war over? With its plans to levy 25 percent tariffs on USD50 billion of U.S. products including soybeans, cars and aircraft, China looks to have

Thursday, April 5, 2018 – edition no. 3021

* Greyhound gamblers heavy-hearted in last days of Canidrome * Retroactive fiscal benefits * Chui Tak Kei’s photobiography * Troubled Chinese insurer receives bailout   DOWNLOAD

Ronaldo’s latest masterpiece Cristiano

  * Movies: Chappaquiddick * Book: Other People’s Houses by Abbi Waxman * Music: No Mercy in This Land by Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite * Wine: The Temple of Kamptal * F&B: delicacies at

‘Chappaquiddick’ examines the ripples of a scandal

Ambiguous and damning at once, John Curran’s “Chappaquiddick” plunges us back into the summer of 1969: the season of Woodstock, the moon landing, the Manson murders and

‘Other People’s Houses’ offers view from the carpool minivan

Frances Bloom can jam seven children into a minivan designed for six with no problem. Her daily carpooling duty tethers her neighbors’ lives together. It also affords

Ben Harper, Charlie Musselwhite stage blues reunion

With a Grammy for best blues album in their pocket for 2014’s “Get Up!” Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite put themselves in contention again with “No Mercy

News of the world | Champion’s League: Ronaldo scores stunner as Madrid beats Juventus 3-0

Cristiano Ronaldo's latest masterpiece was so good even the opposing fans had to stand up and applaud. Ronaldo pulled off a spectacular overhead kick to score

The Temple of Kamptal

Niederösterreich is Austria’s largest wine region, comprising a total of eight subregions, namely Carnuntum, Kamptal, Kremstal, Thermenregion, Traisental, Wachau, Wagram and Weinviertel. Of the octet, Wachau, Kremstal and

Food & Beverage | Former Asian Best Female Chefs present delicacies at Wynn Palace

Wynn Palace organized a lunch by the two winners of the best female Asian chef awards from 2014 and 2016, on the sidelines of this year’s awards

AL Plenary | Democrats criticize bill to hand demonstrations to the police

Ng Kuok Cheong, Au Kam San and José Pereira Coutinho were the most vocal critics against the changes promoted by the government to the law of

New Macau sends letter to UN noting region has no democratic improvements

The New Macau Association (ANM) has submitted an 11-page document to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to provide insight for a review on Macau’s political

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