Hong Kong votes in test of China influence over finance hub

Hong Kong voted yesterday in a legislative election that will test the appeal of a new wave of anti-China activists and set the stage for future political fights over Beijing’s

HKSAR gov’t hacked by Chinese cyberspies, FireEye says

Two Hong Hong government agencies have come under attack from cyberspies originating in China in the month leading up to yesterday’s legislative elections, according to a U.S. cybersecurity firm. On at

Philippines | Police hunt four people after Davao city bombing

The Philippine police are searching for four people after Friday’s bombing in the southern city of Davao that killed 14 people and spurred President Rodrigo Duterte to put the entire

Bangladesh | Fifth Islamist party leader executed for 1971 war

Bangladeshi authorities executed a top Islamist party leader convicted of war crimes involving the nation’s 1971 independence war against Pakistan, officials said. Mir Quasem Ali, a leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party,

Syrian troops advance in Aleppo, try to impose siege

Syrian pro-government forces backed by airstrikes launched a wide offensive in the northern city of Aleppo yesterday, capturing areas they lost last month and almost besieging rebel-held neighborhoods, state media

US | Officer critical after shooting near casino garage

A police officer remains critically injured and a suspect is dead after two officers saw a robbery being committed outside an Atlantic City casino garage and exchanged gunfire. The shooting happened

French stage anti-racism protest after Chinese man’s death

Crowds rallied in the French capital to call for an end to violence against Asian immigrants, after the beating death of a Chinese merchant called new attention to ethnic tensions

This Day in History | 1975 – London Hilton bombed

Two people were killed and 63 injured when a suspected IRA bomb exploded in the lobby of the Hilton hotel in central London. A warning stating a device would detonate at

Offbeat | People marvel at surf after Hawaii hurricane watch canceled

A hurricane watch was canceled as Hurricane Lester tracked north of the Hawaiian islands and residents flocked to beaches Saturday morning to marvel at the big waves the storm created. Lester

F1 | Rosberg wins Italian GP after Hamilton’s poor start

Nico Rosberg won the Italian Grand Prix virtually unchallenged yesterday after Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton wasted pole position with a poor start. Hamilton got off the line at the same time

Golf | Noren wins European Masters in playoff with Scott Hend

Alex Noren of Sweden sank a 20-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to beat Scott Hend of Australia in a playoff for the European Masters title yesterday. Noren fired

Obituary | Former CFL pioneer Norman Kwong dies at 86

Norman Kwong, the first Chinese Canadian player in the Canadian Football League who later served as Alberta’s lieutenant governor, died Saturday. He was 86. Kwong’s family said he died in his

The Buzz | Religion and politics collide, grounding Israeli train line

Israeli commuters began their work week with massive traffic jams and a cancellation of train service along one of the country’s busiest routes following a political scuffle that could shake

German exit polls: Nationalists strong, Merkel party weak

A nationalist, anti-immigration party performed strongly in a state election Sunday in the region where Chancellor Angela Merkel has her political base, likely overtaking her conservative party to take second

Rear Window | There is always room for improvement

“There is always room for improvement” is a well-known educational motivator, and rather acceptable paternalistic driver, but also, and unfortunately, one of the more annoying clichés pervading the MSAR political

World briefs

CHINESE President Xi Jinping called yesterday for leaders of the United States, Germany and other major economies to resist pressure to raise trade barriers as they opened the Group of

Feature | Pope declares Mother Teresa a saint and model of mercy

Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint yesterday, praising the tiny nun for having taken in society’s most unwanted and for having shamed world leaders for the “crimes of poverty

Nature | Decision imminent on fate of world’s only wild red wolves

The fate of the world’s remaining wild population of red wolves will be decided soon. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to announce in September whether it will maintain, modify

ASK THE VET | Cat-Proofing Your Home For Newborn Kittens

Newborn kittens are totally dependent on the mother cat until about 6 weeks of age. After 12 to 15 weeks of age, kittens are ready to separate from their mothers. At

Monday, September 5, 2016 – edition no. 2636

• March to support Uber with disappointing turnout * Macau-born Caetano releases first single with Jazz legend Bluey * Macao Orchestra kicks off concert season * German film festival debut * High turnout in

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