Taiwan protests exclusion from UN fisheries conference

Taiwan has protested its exclusion from a United Nations conference on the global fishing industry, allegedly at the behest of chief rival China, the official Central News Agency reported. CNA said

Thailand | Promises unmet as country tries to reform shrimp industry

Facing international pressure over human trafficking in the seafood trade, Thailand promised almost a year ago to compensate victims of slavery and industry leaders vowed to bring all fish processing

United Nations | World leaders rage against neighbors on second day of debate

World leaders from Pakistan to Ukraine unleashed their regional grievances yesterday , taking the stage of the U.N. General Assembly to rage against their neighbors and presenting a picture of

Suu Kyi makes first speech as Myanmar leader

Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi made her first speech Wednesday at the U.N. General Assembly since forming a democratically elected government and called for international understanding as Myanmar

This Day in History | 1952 Charlie Chaplin comes home

World famous film actor and director Charlie Chaplin has returned to England for the first time in 21 years. He arrived with his wife Oona - daughter of playwright Eugene O’Neill

Offbeat | Man who lost phone fleeing cops posts online: Don’t call me

Authorities say a Pennsylvania drug suspect who dropped his cellphone while running away from police took to Facebook to warn his friends not to call that phone number. Lackawanna County detectives

Football | Mou’s dilemma: What to do with Wayne Rooney

Saturday, 19:30pm Manchester U v Leicester H 1.67, D 4.1, A, 5.8 Jose Mourinho is facing the biggest question of his short reign as Manchester United manager: What to do with Wayne Rooney? While

Bizcuits | Connectivity expectation overload

A topic close to my heart, and coincidentally commented on by a number of friends and colleagues this week and again tangentially in this column by Jenny Lao-Phillips yesterday, is

The Buzz | German nationalist probed for selling Nazi-era memorabilia

Prosecutors are investigating a leading member of the nationalist Alternative for Germany party following reports he sold Nazi-era memorabilia. Rudolf Mueller, the party’s top candidate for elections in the western state

Brangelina | Pitt, Jolie star power mightier than box office power

By the Sea” didn’t just flop at the box office. It was a flat out rejection, making a mere USD538,000 domestically. How could a movie starring the modern king and

World Briefs

SYRIA President Bashar Assad rejected U.S. accusations that Syrian or Russian planes struck an aid convoy in Aleppo or that his troops were preventing food from entering the city’s rebel-held

Friday, September 23, 2016 – edition no. 2650

* Section of Great Wall of China marred in name of restoration * Number of Indian tourists growing * New survey on Govt’s performance * Suu Kyi makes first speech as Myanmar leader   DOWNLOAD

Oh Britannia!

  * Movies: The Magnificent Seven * Books: Home by Harlan Coben * Music: Braver Than We Are by Meat Loaf * Wine: The Buyer’s Caveat * Food & beverage: Negative online reviews are double-edge

‘The Magnificent Seven’ rides again, with more guns

Deciding to remake “The Magnificent Seven” with a fresh batch of movie stars is certainly no sin. John Sturges’ 1960 tome, itself a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s classic “Seven Samurai,”

Meat Loaf, Steinman reunite on ‘Braver Than We Are’

The cover of "Braver Than We Are" bears two names, those of rock belter Meat Loaf and songwriter Jim Steinman. It's a rare writer who gets his name front and center,

‘Home’ by Harlan Coben is suspenseful & twisty tale

Fans of Harlan Coben will be thrilled to learn that he brings back his iconic series character Myron Bolitar to tackle a mystery over 10 years old in "Home." Bolitar's best

News of the World | Proposal to revive royal yacht draws fans, foes in Britain

The U.K. may be sailing into an uncertain future outside the European Union, but if campaigners have their way, Britannia will rule the waves again. A Conservative lawmaker and the Daily

The Buyer’s Caveat

It may sound ludicrous or “let them eat cake” to say that Bordeaux wine is generally inexpensive and that it is for everyday drinking, given how much attention is paid

Food & Beverage | Any news is good news… Negative online reviews are double-edge sword for businesses

It is a double-edged cybersword: a negative review of a restaurant or other business, posted for the world to see. Anyone who peruses Yelp!, TripAdvisor, Google and companies' own websites can

Indian tourists complain of discriminatory treatment

Local authorities expressed the hope that the number of Indian tourists visiting the peninsula will significantly increase this year. However, some Indian visitors have been disappointed with how they are

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