Angola | Tax revenues from oil exports in sharp decline

The drop in Angolan tax revenues from oil exports worsened in September, falling 52.8 percent over the same month of 2014, representing income of 114.8 billion kwanzas (USD844 million), said

Mainland economic growth declines to 6-year low

China’s economy decelerated in the latest quarter but stronger spending by consumers who are emerging as an important pillar of growth helped to avert a deeper downturn. The world’s second-largest economy grew

Lavish welcome for Xi as UK seeks ‘golden’ ties

The U.K. is rolling out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit which began yesterday. Amid the pomp of a 41-gun salute, lunch with Queen Elizabeth II

Cybersecurity firm: Hacking on US companies persists 

Chinese hacking attempts on American corporate intellectual property have occurred with regularity over the past three weeks, suggesting that China almost immediately began violating its newly minted cyber agreement with the United

Philippines | Typhoon Koppu leaves 11 dead, villagers saved from flood 

Army, police and civilian volunteers rushed yesterday to rescue hundreds of villagers trapped in their flooded homes and on rooftops in a northern Philippine province battered by slow-moving Typhoon Koppu, officials said. The

Afghanistan | Taliban hid in bombed hospital, defense minister says

Afghanistan’s acting defense minister said yesterday that the Doctors Without Borders hospital in the north of the country that was bombed by U.S. forces was being used by insurgents who

Indonesia | Forest fire kills 6 hikers

Kim Wu-jong is partially paralyzed, poor and lives alone in a small, run-down home in Seoul. But the 87-year-old feels like the luckiest man in South Korea: This week he

European migrant crisis | Thousands stranded on borders of new Balkan route

Thousands of beleaguered migrants, including many women and children, have spent a night in rain and cold in the Balkans as the countries quarrel over how to handle the large influx

Israeli-Palestinian tensions | Eritrean dies after guard shoots him, mob attacks

An Eritrean migrant shot by an Israeli security guard and then attacked by bystanders who mistook him for an assailant in a deadly bus station attack has died of his wounds, Israeli

Canada | Trudeau’s son set to become PM as Harper exit predicted

Canadian voters cast their ballots yesterday to decide whether to extend Conservative leader Stephen Harper’s near-decade in power or return Canada to its more liberal roots. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is

This Day in History | 2000 British activist freed from Burma

The 27-year-old from Lancashire was sentenced to 17 years in Keng Tung jail in 1999 after being arrested for protesting against the military regime’s slaughter of ethnic minorities and carrying

Offbeat | American flight from Texas to Germany delayed by bees

Some unusual travelers caused a delay for one American Airlines flight. The travelers were hundreds of bees, found by a cargo crew under the right wing of a Boeing 767 that

Boxing | Golovkin looks for megafight after big win at Garden

Gennady Golovkin gave a slight bow and apologized to David Lemieux after hitting him while he was on the canvas in the fifth round of their middleweight title fight. Golovkin could

Football | Champions League preview | Chelsea looks to boost poor season with win in Kiev

Wednesday, 2:45am Dinamo Kiev v Chelsea H 3.15, D 3.42, A 2.63 Outside of the top 10 in the Premier League and outside of the qualifying spots in Champions League Group G. That’s

Football | Ibrahimovic’s Sweden faces Denmark in Euros playoff derby

“Of course, Zlatan means a lot for us, of course, but we need more than one player to win over Denmark,” Sweden coach Erik Hamren said of his country’s all-time

Rugby | Australia kicks Scotland out of WC amid controversy

With a monumental upset seemingly only seconds away, referee Craig Joubert blew his whistle and awarded a penalty against Scotland, Europe’s last remaining hope in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals. Bernard

World Views | NASA should boldly go… to China

When Matt Damon is rescued from Mars in this fall’s sci-fi blockbuster, “The Martian,” an assist from the Chinese space program is critical to getting the American home. The plot

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 – edition no. 2422

* After long decline, field hockey enters new phase in Macau * MIF turns 20 with no extra budget * Economic growth declines to 6-year low * Thousands stranded on new migrant route   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Djokovic wins third Shanghai Masters title 

Novak Djokovic wore a red shirt in his matches at the Shanghai Masters this week to connect with his Chinese fans and perhaps give himself a little boost. “I know it’s a lucky

Los Angeles doctor delivers baby on flight from Taiwan 

It was a honeymoon that Dr. Angelica Zen likely won’t ever forget, and not just because of the romantic Bali vacation. On her way home to Los Angeles this month,

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