Minaj’s ‘Pinkprint’ delivers grown-up complexity

Maybe we knew — even in 2010 — when Nicki Minaj released her debut set, that beneath the fluorescent wigs and zany accents, there resided a real-life grown-up. On some

News of the World | Religion in India bubbles over into politics

Powerful Hindu nationalist leaders — some with close ties to Modi's government — say they intend to ensure India becomes a completely Hindu nation. But Modi himself? He has remained silent

The Pastoral Symphony

Sandwiched between Wachau to its southwest and Kamptal to its northeast, Kremstal (literally: Krems Valley) is one of the top wine regions of Austria, producing some of the finest Grüner

SUBTLETIES OF A GOLDEN ERA

“What dishes did Deng Xiaopeng like the most from you?” I ask. “He was not particularly picky and liked simple dishes. Very easy to deal with,” he explains, as if talking

MDT/AP Top 10 albums | Sam Smith’s ‘In The Lonely Hour’ reigns

2. "2014 Forest Hills Drive," J. Cole: J. Cole: Another honest man: J. Cole. The insanely talented rapper captures so much on his third album, tackling various topics from losing

The New York Times top 5 fiction books

By Anthony Doerr, Scribner With brisk chapters and sumptuous language, Doerr’s second novel follows two characters whose paths will intersect in the waning days of World War II: an orphaned engineering

MDT/AP top 10 films | Playing with time, again and again

Also just as good: “Two Days, One Night,” ‘’The Babadook,” ‘’Selma,” ‘’Ernest & Celestine,” ‘’Locke,” ‘’Citizenfour,” ‘’Stranger By the Lake,” ‘’Dear White People,” ‘’Timbuktu,” ‘’The Trip to Italy” and “Neighbors.”

THE BUZZ: Shenzhen restricts car purchases to ease congestion

Authorities in Shenzhen announced a car purchasing restriction requiring prospective buyers to acquire new car plates by lottery or auction yesterday. Starting from 6 p.m. yesterday, 100,000 new vehicle plates will

Report: Korea becomes third most popular destination for Chinese tourists

South Korea has become the third most popular destination for mainland Chinese tourists after Hong Kong and Macau, The Korea Herald reported, highlighting that the number of Chinese tourists to

World briefs

VIETNAM Vietnamese police have detained a third blogger in a month in the latest crackdown on dissent in the communist country. Blogger Nguyen Dinh Ngoc, 48, was taken into custody

CRIME | Man detained for ‘sextorting’ teen girls over thousands of nude photos

The Judiciary Police (PJ) will hand a 22 year-old- man to the Public Prosecution Office today after he was alleged to have extorted multiple local teenage girls after obtaining pictures of

Two-month ‘Thunderbolt 14’ operation concluded

The Unitary Police Service (SPU) has concluded the two-month long anti-crime operation “Thunderbolt 14”, with 539 people being handed to the Public Prosecution Office (MP). The operation - jointly organized by

ExCo greenlights domestic violence as public crime, excluding ‘minor cases’

  The Executive Council (ExCo) gave the green light to listing domestic violence as a public crime in a long-awaited bill now due to be submitted to the Legislative Assembly (AL).

MSAR 15th ANNIVERSARY | Professional sports could be further developed

The community’s willingness to play sports might have increased, but involvement in professional sports can still be further developed, experts suggest.  Following a review of the past 15 years and

Projection | Casinos 30 pct down in Dec, 2.5 over the year

Data collected from Sands China and Galaxy Resorts between December 1 and 26 estimates that the casinos will have takings of between MOP22.7 billion and MOP23.3 billion. If this estimation is

Barra public interchange budget reaches MOP1.23b

According to a notice published in the Official Gazette yesterday, Zhen Hwa Harbour Construction Company Limited and China State Construction (Macau) were jointly awarded the contract. The government will be

Corporate Bits | MGM: Five dining outlets recognized by tourist office

The scheme’s winners are recognized with awards that reflect consistently high levels of service through a series of stringent assessments, including a service management system audit and the mystery shopping

Russian ruble drops 7 percent as economy shrinks

The Russian currency extended its losses yesterday after a report showed the economy has started shrinking in annual terms for the first time since 2009 as the country is buffeted

Beijing | Scaffold collapse at top school kills 10

A scaffolding collapse at one of Beijing's most prestigious high schools yesterday killed 10 construction workers and injured four others, officials said. The accident occurred at the start of the school

Technology | Traffic to Gmail from China cut, regulators suspected

Connections to Google Inc.'s popular email service have been blocked in China amid efforts by the government to limit access to the company's services. Records from Google's Transparency Report show online

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