World Briefs

HONG KONG While groups of hardcore protesters tangling with riot police have become the movement’s most visible symbol, others are using skin and ink to show their support. More on p9

CHINA’s ban on individual travel to Taiwan could see visitors to the island fall for the first time since the devastating SARS outbreak of 2003. China banned individual travelers from heading to Taiwan in July, although tourists are still allowed to visit in tour groups.

THAILAND plans to seek talks with the United States on a decision to end preferential trade privileges on a range of Thai exports including seafood, officials said yesterday.

CAMBODIA About 150 people have joined the search for a young British woman who is missing on a Cambodian island popular with travelers, a senior police officer said yesterday.

VIETNAM The government said yesterday that it has received documents from British authorities on four of the people found dead in the back of a truck in England last week to help determine whether they are Vietnamese.

ARGENTINA’s Peronists celebrated their return to power after incumbent President Mauricio Macri conceded defeat in a dramatic election that likely swung the country back to the center-left, saw the return of a divisive former president and threatened to rattle financial markets.

EU Members of the European Parliament met yesterday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of a visit to disputed Kashmir, where India has imposed a harsh security crackdown.

GERMANY Mario Draghi leaves as head of the European Central Bank credited with having rescued the eurozone from disaster with a well-timed phrase and bold action to back up his words.

UK British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday honored the 39 victims who died in a container as the truck driver made his first court appearance after being charged with manslaughter and conspiracy.

US As nearly 200,000 people remain under evacuation order from threat of wildfire, some of the millions of people in Northern California on track to get their electricity back may not have power restored before another possible round of shut-offs and debilitating winds.