SPAIN: Ex-Catalan leader to head campaign for election from Belgium

Carles Puigdemont told El Punt-Avui television from Brussels that he is handpicking a list of candidates to run under him in Dec. 21 elections for Catalonia’s

USA | Las Vegas shooting lawsuits stack up with 14 more filed

Legal action following the mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert is picking up with lawsuits filed Wednesday on behalf of 14 concertgoers, including some who were

Sonangol boss fired | Angolan leader targets dos Santos clan

Africa’s richest woman was relieved of her post along with the entire board of Sonangol, according to a presidential statement. Later Wednesday the government ordered the state television

Zimbabwe | Mugabe is urged to go peacefully

Mugabe has been in military custody and there is no sign of the recently fired deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa, who fled the country last week. The

Offbeat | Oh, man! Town drops ‘men’ from name of its governing board

A Massachusetts town has removed the word “men” from the name of its governing body. Brookline approved changing the Board of Selectmen to the Select Board at

This Day in History | 1989 Police crush Prague protest rally:

More than 15,000 people, mostly students, took part in the demonstration, the biggest show of public dissent for two decades. They called for the resignation

Football | Peru qualifies for first World Cup since 1982 by beating NZ

As Peru’s president promised, the South American country had its football-dedicated holiday yesterday. Peru beat New Zealand 2-0 on Wednesday to win a two-leg intercontinental playoff

Baseball | MLB hopes for new Japan posting deal by early December

Major League Baseball hopes to put in place a new posting system agreement with Japan by early December, a deal that would allow star pitcher-outfielder Shohei Otani

The Buzz | Japan rail operator says sorry, as train leaves 20 seconds early

They put a high premium on punctuality in Japan. A politician once had to drop out of an election after he delayed a bullet train by pushing

World briefs

CAMBODIA’s Supreme Court ordered the country’s main opposition party (leader pictured) to be dissolved yesterday, dealing one of the most crushing blows yet to democratic aspirations in

Leonardo da Vinci’s Christ painting sells for record USD450M

A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci sold for a record USD450 million (380 million euros) at auction yesterday , smashing previous records

Bizcuits | Fake it until you make it

“Walk through the corridors as if you own the place. No-one will stop you”, was some very early and surprising advice I received in how to succeed. That

Friday, November 17, 2017 – edition no. 2929

* Wilfred Wong, sands china president | ‘We have a long term commitment to Macau’ * Extra | The fight agains overtourism * GP64 | Irwin tops challengers - Gets provisional pole   DOWNLOAD

The fight against ‘overtourism’

  * Movies: Wonder * Books: The Midnight Line by Lee Child * Music: If All I Was Was Black by Mavis Staples * Wine: The Alchemist’s Magic *

In ‘Wonder,’ a sweetly sincere message movie

It’s hard for us cynical souls to walk into a movie advertised with the tagline “Choose kindness” and not shudder in trepidation. What sentimental hooey is this?

New Lee Child novel is bold and mysterious

Author Lee Child delivers another classic Jack Reacher tale with “The Midnight Line.” Reacher’s curiosity is piqued when he gets off a bus and wanders into

Staples in fine form as album chronicles America’s divide

Mavis Staples seems to grow in stature the longer she keeps chronicling America and its contemporary woes. Her constant frame of reference — the civil rights

News of the world | Managing overtourism an increasing feature of global travel

Venice is planning to divert massive cruise liners. Barcelona has cracked down on apartment rentals. Both are at the forefront of efforts to get a grip

The Alchemist’s Magic

Legally defined by Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 s.3(2) as “a blend of one or more Single Malt Scotch Whiskies with one or more Single Grain Scotch Whiskies”, blended

KitchenWise | Basmati rice makes Greek Style Rice Pilaf special

With the exception of ooey-gooey potato concoctions, side dishes rarely get any respect. Most of us devote our love and attention to the protein in the

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