Ford ousts top exec over ‘inappropriate behavior’

Ford Motor Co. has ousted one of its top executives over allegations of inappropriate behavior. North America President Raj Nair is leaving the company effective

China Construction Bank seen as pick for BlackRock, Goldman

If you think things will keep getting better for China’s biggest banks, look no further than China Construction Bank Corp. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Corporate Bits | Forbes lists MGM macau as five-star hotel

Forbes Travel Guide has again named MGM Macau as a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotel. Grant Bowie, CEO and executive director of MGM China,

China probing possible violation of UN sanctions on North Korea

China is “highly concerned” about a reported ship-to-ship transfer on the high seas that could violate U.N. sanctions on North Korea and has launched an

Tibet | Beijing says fire in sacred monastery not arson

Chinese authorities have ruled out arson as the cause of a fire that damaged a 1,300-year-old monastery that is considered the spiritual heart of Tibetan Buddhism.

Philippines | Rebels reject terror tag but still open to talks

Communist guerrillas said yesterday a Philippine government court petition to have them designated as terrorists is a desperate attempt to alienate them from the people, but insisted

Indonesia | Blinded investigator to graft fighters: Stay brave

An anti-corruption investigator blinded by an acid attack is urging graft fighters to “stay brave” as he returns to Indonesia after months of medical treatment. Activists dressed in white

Australia | Drug overdose at private school hospitalizes Gold Coast boys

Five teenage boys remained in an Australian hospital yesterday, a day after suffering drug overdoses at a private school. Police said some of the students, aged

USA | ‘Fix it!’ Gun violence plea to Trump from students, parents

Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump yesterday to set politics aside and protect America’s

Offbeat | Massachusetts transit bosses under fire for USD100K bathroom

Massachusetts transportation officials are under fire for authorizing a no-bid contract for a tiny, USD100,000 bathroom inside a state office building. WCVB-TV reports that the 115-square-foot bathroom and adjoining

This Day in History | 1945 – US flag raised over Iwo Jima

US troops have raised the Stars and Stripes over Iwo Jima four days after landing on the Japanese-held volcanic island. The 28th Regiment of the 5th Marine Division took

Football | Etheridge and Philippines dreaming of English Premier League

Cardiff City goalkeeper Neil Etheridge could become the first southeast Asian to play in the English Premier League later this year, and also help develop soccer in

Bateman, McAdams anchor lively and fun ‘Game Night’

A murder mystery party goes sideways when violent kidnappers arrive before the fake ones in “Game Night,” which seems on the page to be like all the

Winter Olympics | US women end drought, beat Canada for gold in a shootout

The Americans’ gold medal drought in women’s hockey is finally over. They needed the first shootout in an Olympic women’s final to do it, too.

Love proves graceful, profound in ‘Rosie Colored Glasses’

Rex has no desire to twirl with Rosie through an antique shop, and Rosie isn’t the type to stay in bed on Sunday mornings. For now, however,

World briefs

MALAYSIA Police said a popular ethnic Chinese rapper was detained yesterday over complaints that his latest music video featuring dancers wearing dog masks and performing “obscene” moves

Troubadour Vance Joy delivers on ‘Nation of Two’

If ukuleles make their way back onto the pop charts, you can probably thank Vance Joy. The Australian singer-songwriter delivers an exciting sophomore effort with “Nation of Two,” a

How the ultra-wealthy say ‘I love you’ with over-the-top travel

Vacations of a lifetime The Taj Mahal was built as a love letter. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1631 to honor his teenage

The Buzz | North Korea to send top ranking general to Olympics closing ceremony

North Korea will send one of its highest ranking figures, general Kim Yong-chol, to Sunday closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. General Kim

The Palatine Idyll II

(Continued from “The Palatine Idyll” on 29 December 2017) German wine laws are notoriously complicated, and those governing the VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikats- und Qualitätsweingüter)

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