BRIEFS | Two casino shuttles collide on Friendship Bridge

An accident that took place on the Friendship Bridge yesterday afternoon involving a collision between two casino shuttle buses caused nine people to be injured, five of whom were sent

Air France braces for worst strike in 16 years over pilot terms

Air France said it’s bracing for the most disruptive strike since 1998 today as pilots walk out over management plans to expand low-cost operations using flight crew paid less than

Samsung accuses LG execs of damaging its products

Samsung Electronics Co. has accused senior executives of domestic rival LG Electronics Inc. of intentionally vandalizing its washing machines at retail stores in Germany and has asked for an official

GAMING | Atlantic City casino revenues down 1.2 percent

Atlantic City’s casino revenue declined by 1.2 percent in August compared with a year ago as another gambling hall shut down at the end of the month. The 11 casinos operating

Sinopec sells USD17.5b retail unit stake to investors

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Asia’s top refiner, agreed to sell a 107 billion yuan (USD17.5 billion) stake in its retail business to a group of investors including China Life

Corporate Bits | A parade of gastronomic flavors available at MGM

From now until September 21, expert fromager Romain Olivier will greet guests with a smorgasbord of artisan French cheese. The fourth-generation cheese master’s artful menu showcases a selection of over

Angola expects to receive 4.7m tourists in 2020

Angola expects to receive 4.7 million tourists in 2020, according to a forecast announced Thursday in Lisbon by the Director of the Angolan Institute of Tourist Promotion (Infotur), Eugene Clement,

East Timor pays salaries of Guinea-Bissau civil servants

The government of East Timor (Timor-Leste) week granted the Guinea-Bissau government funding of USD6 million to pay a month’s salary to all Guinean civil servants, the Timorese cooperation agency said. The

Cabo Verde Airlines wants second route to Brazil

Cabo Verde Airlines plans to start flying to the city of Natal, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte, starting in November 2015, according to state’s government press

HONG KONG | Leung calls for ‘good sense’ before suffrage march

Hong Kong’s leader called for “good sense” on changes to the city’s political system, as activists began a march protesting China’s decision to vet candidates for the first popular elections

Guangdong protesters march against incinerator for 2nd day

Residents in a southern Chinese town protested against a proposed garbage incinerator for a second straight day yesterday, according to witnesses, as police said ringleaders of earlier demonstrations that saw

Separatism trial set for Uighur scholar 

An outspoken Chinese minority Uighur scholar accused of separatism will go on trial Wednesday in the country’s northwest, one of his lawyers said. Liu Xiaoyuan said Friday he has been informed

Mainland factory-output slump tests Premier Li’s resolve

Factory production rose 6.9 percent from a year earlier in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday in Beijing, compared with 9 percent in July and the 8.8 percent

ANALYSIS | Islamic State group’s war chest is growing daily

  Islamic State militants, who once relied on wealthy Persian Gulf donors for money, have become a self-sustaining financial juggernaut, earning more than USD3 million a day from oil smuggling, human

NORTH KOREA | Pyongyang court sentences American to 6 years hard labor

North Korea’s Supreme Court yesterday sentenced Matthew Miller, a U.S. citizen, to six years of hard labor for entering the country illegally and trying to commit espionage. At a trial that

Ask the Vet | Most CoMMon Causes of Cat Bad Breath

by Dr Ruan Du Toit Bester Feline Gingivitis Gingivitis is a swelling of the gums, and may affect the area around one or several teeth. Gingivitis is caused by poor dental hygiene

Mexico pollution, water disputes turn political

Water pollution disasters in Mexico have turned into political battles as officials struggled last week to blame each other for the problems. A town in western Jalisco state is fighting state

PHILIPPINES | 110 rescued from ferry: ‘Death was in our minds’

Survivors from a ferry that sank after encountering steering problems in the central Philippines said yesterday that they were tossed about by the churning sea in darkness for six hours while

China issues travel warning for the Philippines 

China has warned its citizens not to travel to the Philippines after a Chinese teenager who worked in a family-run store was kidnapped and after government agents arrested a group of men

INDONESIA | Authorities nab 4 with suspected Islamic State ties

Indonesia’s elite anti-terrorism squad arrested seven suspected militants, including four Turks believed to be planning to join a jihadist group in eastern Indonesia with possible links to the Islamic State

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