Category Archives: World
Hong Kong's mini apartments boom as property prices soar
HONG KONG - With its marble-clad lobby, sweeping balcony views and sleek, modern decor, Donny Chan’s apartment building would seem the kind of upscale tower most young Hong Kong professionals as...
Jun 20, 2017
Macron's government expected to quickly pass big laws
PARIS - France’s new president Emmanuel Macron has vowed to quickly implement security, anti-corruption and labour measures he considers as priorities. They are expected to easily pass parliamen...
Jun 20, 2017
Remains of 7 sailors killed in US ship collision return home
TOKYO - The U.S. Navy says the bodies of the seven American sailors killed in a collision between their destroyer and a container ship off the Japanese coast have headed home. The USS Fitzgerald colli...
Jun 20, 2017
Afghan de-miners cling to hard but much-needed jobs
KABUL - Afghans who scratch out a living by removing some of the country’s countless land mines have long had to contend with rugged terrain, accidental explosions and the threat of kidnapping -...
Jun 20, 2017
India's no-meat, no-lust advice for pregnant women ridiculed
NEW DELHI - India’s government is advising pregnant women to avoid all meat, eggs and lusty thoughts. Doctors say the advice is preposterous, and even dangerous, considering India’s alread...
Jun 20, 2017
As Brexit talks begin, Europe sees economic upswing over UK
LONDON - When Britain voted to leave the European Union a year ago, proponents argued that the British economy was being held back by the slow-growing, dysfunctional bloc. A year on, and with the Brex...
Jun 20, 2017
Experts: Takata bankruptcy means air bag victims get less
DETROIT - A bankruptcy filing by Japanese air bag maker Takata will leave little money for dozens of people who sued the company over deaths and injuries caused by its exploding air bag inflators, acc...
Jun 20, 2017
Venezuela's 'painter of protests' sees art on the barricades
CARACAS, Venezuela - Day after day, abuse is hurled at the art of Oscar Olivares. Rubber bullets and tear gas canisters clatter off protesters’ shields adorned with his works - cartoon-like digi...
Jun 20, 2017
Hidden trove of suspected Nazi artifacts found in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - In a hidden room in a house near Argentina’s capital, police believe they have found the biggest collection of Nazi artifacts in the country’s history, including ...
Jun 20, 2017
Probe into Rome's 5-Star mayor heats up as movement reels
ROME - Italian news reports say Rome’s embattled mayor is at risk of indictment for some controversial City Hall appointments, the latest blow to Italy’s populist 5-Star Movement and its h...
Jun 20, 2017
