New hope for endangered eels, Japanese summer delicacy

The Japanese summer delicacy of roasted eel, braised with a tangy sauce and sprinkled with prickly mountain pepper, is in question as the creatures with their

Dalai Lama cancels Botswana visit because of ‘exhaustion’

The Dalai Lama says he is canceling his planned visit to Botswana “due to exhaustion.” A statement on the website of the Tibetan spiritual leader says

Raising the stakes: Why North Korea is talking up Guam

North Korea’s announcement that it is finalizing a plan to launch four ballistic missiles over Japan toward the island of Guam has touched off a series

Indonesia | Strong quake shakes Sumatra; no major damage

A strong earthquake struck yesterday off the coast of southern Sumatra in Indonesia, causing panicked residents to run from their homes but no major damage. The U.S.

Nature | Groups propose ocean refuges for captive dolphins, whales

A Hawaii marine park’s purchase of Kina, a 40-year-old false killer whale long used in echolocation research, has reignited a debate about captive marine mammals and the

United States | Three dead, dozens injured, amid violent white nationalist rally

A car rammed into a crowd of protesters and a state police helicopter crashed into the woods Saturday as tension boiled over at a white supremacist rally.

Feature | China’s Silk Road lends urgency to India’s Asia ambitions

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government approved USD256 million to upgrade a section of a remote border road last month, few took notice. Yet India’s decision

Widening egg scandal hits 17 countries in Europe

The European Union said Friday that it plans to hold an extraordinary meeting late next month over a growing tainted egg scandal as it

Offbeat | Val Kilmer visits Tombstone for Old West-themed event

Val Kilmer rode through the streets of Tombstone in a horse-drawn wagon to the chants of “We love you Val!” on Saturday as the actor returned to the Old

This Day in History | 2000 – Rescuers race to save stricken Kursk

A rescue operation is underway to save the lives of more than 100 sailors on board a Russian submarine grounded at the bottom of the Barents Sea.

Athletics | Bolt takes a tumble and can’t complete final race

Usain Bolt was ramping into warp speed when suddenly, stunningly, the sprint turned into a somersault. Fifteen steps into the final homestretch of his final

World briefs

HONG KONG A pro-democracy activist said Friday he was briefly abducted and tortured by suspected mainland Chinese security agents who stapled his legs as a warning against sending

The Buzz | Tourist gives Nazi salute in Germany, is beaten up

Police say a drunken American man was punched by a passer-by as he gave the stiff-armed Nazi salute multiple times in downtown Dresden. Dresden police said yesterday the

Leaked email shows HBO negotiating with hackers

Hackers last week released an email from HBO in which the company expressed willingness to pay them USD250,000 as part of a negotiation over data swiped from

Rear Window | Ignore the content

Almost nobody in good faith would doubt the diligence and seriousness with which the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election - aka CAEAL - took the

Monday, August 14, 2017 – edition no. 2865

* Beijing frees top Australian Crown casino executive from jail * Wushu Master Challenge concludes * Mixed views on rental control rejection * Bolt can’t complete final race   DOWNLOAD PDF   • How UK beat the

ANM fears way government, Alibaba intend to handle data

The New Macau Association (ANM) is calling for the government to halt its cooperation with tech giant Alibaba until details of the “smart city plan” are

AL Plenary | Lawmakers rejected CE’s right to amend rental adjustment rate

  Lawmakers refused to grant the discretionary power to the chief executive to amend the rental adjustment rate during the article-by article analysis of a rental

GIF welcomes positive money laundering assessment

The Financial Intelligence Office (GIF) has released a statement welcoming the positive assessment in the latest Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) Mutual Evaluation Report

Demographics | Slight population increase

Macau’s total population was 648,400 as at the end of June 2017, a slight increase of 100 quarter-to-quarter. According to information released yesterday by the

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