Four tons of garbage collected in Everest cleanup

Workers and volunteers have collected four tons of garbage from the Chinese north side of Mount Everest in the first five days of a cleanup operation,

‘Silk Road’ stirs unease over its strategic goals

In a mountain valley in Kashmir, plans are under way for Chinese engineers guarded by Pakistani forces to expand the lofty Karakoram Highway in a project

Phone diplomacy | S. Korea’s Moon to send delegation to China amid frayed ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping called his new South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in yesterday to congratulate him on his inauguration, the first time such a call has

North Korea | Pyongyang says it will seek extradition of plot culprits

Pyongyang will seek the extradition of anyone involved in what it says was a CIA-backed plot to kill leader Kim Jung Un last month with a

Myanmar | Uber chases GrabTaxi, expanding in Southeast Asia

The private ride-hailing service Uber officially launched operations yesterday in Myanmar’s main city Yangon, aiming to tap into one of the world’s youngest and fastest-growing online markets.

Middle East | IS town fall ‘victory’ for Syria Kurdish partner

The capture of a key Syrian town and a nearby dam from Islamic State group militants by Syrian Kurdish-led forces undermines the IS’s ability to

USA | Flynn documents sought by Senate panel in Russia probe

The Senate intelligence committee yesterday subpoenaed former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn for documents related to the panel’s investigation into Russia’s election

This Day in History | 1967 – Stansted to become London’s third airport

The British Government has given the green light to plans to convert Stansted into London’s third airport. President of the Board of Trade Douglas Jay

Offbeat | Australia warns travelers to not bring in hitchhiking toads

Australian quarantine authorities yesterday urged travelers through Asia to avoid bringing in hitchhiking amphibians after a passenger arrived at an airport with a dead Indonesian toad in his shoe.

Football – Champions League | Benzema’s great escape puts Madrid in final vs Juventus

It was an inspired piece of skill by Karin Benzema that shattered Atletico Madrid’s hopes of a comeback in the semifinals of the Champions League. The French

World briefs

CHINA’s plan to build a “new Silk Road” of ports, railways and roads to expand trade across Asia and Africa is stirring unease among other governments

The Buzz | India top court reviews Islamic instant divorce

India’s Supreme Court has formally opened hearings into a number of petitions challenging the controversial practice of instant divorce in Islam, BBC reported. The court said it

Eurovision | Pop, politics and a dancing ape – but no Russia

Sprinkle the sequins, spark up the disco lights and get ready for battle — it’s time for the This week musical acts from more

Kapok | The warning behind the praise

In the morning of May 9, while addressing a large audience supposedly representative of the Macao population, Chairman of the National People’s Congress Zhang Dejiang insisted on a

Friday, May 12, 2017 – edition no. 2800

* Ahead of Xi’s expected visit | China preps HK stock market support before Handover Day * Public housing debate ahead * Bus ban close to ruins of St. Paul’s * New South

Pope in Fátima Sanctuary |  The secrets of two (of three) little shepherds

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The rot of American wealth is on ‘The Dinner’ menu

It’s fitting that the first images you see in the riveting family drama “The Dinner” are of food. Fancy food. The kind of artful, designed fare

Tait tackles millennial friendship in ‘Fake Plastic Love’

Having the ability to determine if someone is truly genuine or posing as a replica of himself is something college graduates try to master before heading off

Rogue + Jaye debut ‘Pent Up’ is graceful, expressive

Zach Rogue and Courtney Jaye express themselves just fine on their debut, sprinkling “Pent Up” with a little indie dust over a graceful mix of pop, country

News of the World | Pope to canonize two Fatima children a century after visions

Three shepherd children in Portugal were jailed and threatened with being boiled alive in olive oil when they claimed the Virgin Mary appeared to them 100 years

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