Portugal’s public debt in June the highest ever

Portugal’s public debt stood at 240.1 billion euros or 131.6 percent of gross domestic product at the end of June, the highest indebtedness ever, the Technical Budget Support Unit (UTAO)

China’s insatiable soybean hunger eats into record US crop

U.S. farmers just can’t seem to grow enough soybeans to satisfy China. For the third year in a row, U.S. production is expected to set a record, the best such string since 1979.

Stuck with UK, billionaire Li warns Brexit pain to last years

Hong Kong’s richest man, one of the biggest investors in the U.K., hit a setback in his efforts to cut his reliance on Britain and warned the fallout from the

Briefs | US seeks to ease Chinese anger over missile defense plans

A senior U.S. military official says an advanced U.S. missile defense system that is to be deployed in South Korea only targets North Korea, not China. Vice Adm. James D.

Philippines | Killings of drug suspects rise to 525

The number of suspected drug dealers killed in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown has risen to more than 500 in just over a month, police said yesterday, in an alarming

Australia | Sydney Opera House gets major upgrade to fix hated acoustics

Sydney’s iconic Opera House will undergo a sweeping, multimillion-dollar makeover, including a long-awaited upgrade to its much-maligned acoustics, officials said yesterday. The 202 million Australian dollar (USD155 million) project is the

Thailand | Gov’t plan would track foreigners through SIM cards

Thailand’s telecommunications regulator has approved in principle a plan to issue special SIM cards to foreign tourists so they can be tracked through their mobile phones. Officials at the National Broadcasting

Ukraine | Poroshenko puts troops along Crimean border on combat alert

Ukraine’s president ordered the army to be on combat alert yesterday on the country’s de-facto border with Crimea and on the front line in eastern Ukraine following Moscow’s accusations that

Germany | Interior minister proposes tougher security laws after attacks

Germany’s interior minister yesterday unveiled proposals to boost security after recent attacks, including making it easier to deport foreigners deemed dangerous and stripping dual nationals who fight for extremist groups

Analysis | Some great leaders had mental illness – it may have helped

Some of America’s greatest leaders in history have had mental health problems and it may have helped in times of crisis, psychiatrists and psychologists said. Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F.

This Day in History | 1985 – Hundreds dead in Boeing crash

A Japan Airlines jumbo jet has crashed on a remote mountainside 70 miles (112km) from Tokyo in Japan. There were 15 crew and 509 passengers on board, mostly holidaymakers. There are no

Offbeat | Alaska fishermen snag nearly 400-pound halibut

It wasn’t a record breaker, but it was still a helluva halibut. Petersburg radio station KFSK reports that fishermen Brian Mattson and Doug Corl hauled in the catch of a lifetime

Boisterous Brazilian fans rewrite rules of Olympic etiquette

Forget the snarling traffic and unexpected rainstorms. Foreign spectators and athletes at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro have something else to get used to: The boisterous booing and sometimes

Olympics | All or nothing: Many countries come to Rio with one shot

Majlinda Kelmendi stood on the podium with a wide smile on her face. A gold medal hung around her neck, and not just any gold medal — the first one

Briefs | Table Tennis: Ding Ning wins gold in all-China women’s table

In another Chinese duel, Ding Ning ended up with Olympic gold. Ding beat teammate Li Xiaoxia in the women's table tennis final yesterday , reversing the result from four years

The Buzz | St Vincent lawmakers weigh legislation on online defamation

Legislators in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are scheduled to consider a cybercrime bill today that would allow prison sentences of up to two years for online defamation. Local rights organizations

World briefs

CHINA-US For the third year in a row, U.S. soybean production is expected to set a record, the best such string since 1979. Yet, with output dropping elsewhere, a flurry

Sold! Two 1-cent coins from early US auction for combined USD869,500

Two rare one-cent coins from the earliest days of the U.S. Mint have sold for a pretty penny. The copper coins, both dating to 1792, went for a combined total of

Bizcuits | So long, our friends

They are leaving again: expatriate friends that have been part of our lives are moving back home or moving on. It seems to happen in waves, and summer is the

Friday, August 12, 2016 – edition no. 2620

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