Beijing postpones portion of cybersecurity law

China has postponed enforcement of part of a cybersecurity law that companies warn violates Beijing’s free-trade pledges but says most of it will take effect today as planned.

Australian girl on vacation among 30 killed in Baghdad car bomb blast

The death of an Australian girl in a Baghdad bombing underscored why Australia was fighting Islamic State militants in the Middle East, the Australian foreign minister said yesterday. Zynab Al-Harbiya, 12,

Afghanistan | Bombing in diplomatic area of Kabul kills 90, wounds scores

A massive explosion rocked a highly secure diplomatic area of Kabul yesterday morning, killing at least 90 people and wounding as many as 350, an attack that left

United Nations | Guterres urges action on climate change as Trump debates withdrawal

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made an impassioned appeal yesterday for the world to intensify action to combat climate change and implement the Paris Agreement to limit

USA | Cellphone diplomacy raises security concerns

President Donald Trump has been handing out his cellphone number to world leaders and urging them to call him directly, an unusual invitation that breaks diplomatic protocol and is

This Day in History | 1985 Hippies clash with police at Stonehenge

More than 300 people have been arrested after an attempt by police to prevent a convoy of hippies reaching Stonehenge led to a violent confrontation. The

Offbeat | Urinating dog statue briefly placed near ‘Fearless Girl’ art 

A New York City artist briefly placed a small statue of a urinating dog next to Wall Street’s “Fearless Girl” sculpture as a form of counter protest. “Fearless

EPL | Arsenal hands Wenger new contract

Arsene Wenger will stay on as Arsenal manager, earning a new two-year contract on Wednesday despite missing out on Champions League qualification. Arsenal said the 67-year-old

Tennis | French Open: Serena’s back at a Slam! OK, sort of; she watched Venus win 

Serena Williams was back on the Grand Slam scene yesterday, only she was snacking on a piece of fruit while sitting in a shaded part of the

1860 Munich in chaos after shame of relegation to third tier

Former Bundesliga champion 1860 Munich’s relegation to Germany’s third division has plunged the club into chaos amid recriminations over who is responsible for its demise. “Nobody

World briefs

U.S. A U.S. interceptor scored a direct hit and appeared to result in the “complete obliteration” of a mock warhead over the Pacific Ocean in what the Pentagon

Habits die hard | China struggles to kick world-leading cigarette habit

Most smokers in China, the world’s largest tobacco consumer, have no intention of kicking the habit and remain unaware of some of its most damaging health

The Buzz | Social media rushes to define Trump’s ‘covfefe’ tweet

A midnight tweet from President Donald Trump has social media trying to find a meaning in the mysterious term “covfefe.” Trump tweeted just after midnight Eastern time yesterday: “Despite the constant negative press

Girl About Globe | The desk grab: office colonialism

There’s a lot to swallow in a modern office. Rage when logged out of a hot-desk. And Marks and Spencer miniature food in buckets. I don’t spend

Thursday, June 1, 2017 – edition no. 2813

* Vhils: Trying to find ‘the essence of Macau’ * Casinos asked to remain neutral * Non-mandatory pension fund passes * Bombing in diplomatic area of Kabul kills 90   DOWNLOAD

Hong Kong | Authorities considering facial recognition at ATMs

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released a statement yesterday saying that the city’s automated teller machines (ATMs) may need to adopt facial recognition technology, as proposed earlier

Sri Lanka races to rescue flood victims as 500,000 displaced

  Helicopters searched in Sri Lanka yesterday through piles of mud for people still marooned after rain-triggered floods and mudslides inundated villages last Thursday, killing at least 169 people and leaving

Ferry Ferminal opens without shops

The new Taipa Maritime Terminal (also known as Pac On Ferry Terminal) will open on Thursday without any commercial entities, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário,

Economy grows 10.3 percent in Q1

The economy of Macau expanded by 10.3 percent year-on-year in real terms in the first quarter of 2017, according to information released yesterday by the Statistics and Census Service

Judge postpones Ng Lap Seng trial

The trial of a Chinese billionaire charged in a United Nations bribery case will not begin today after all, prosecutors said Sunday. U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick agreed

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