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WORLD BRIEFS Debate with lawmakers Chui’s responsibility Angola The Portuguese news agency Lusa is reporting that recently elected President Joao Lourenco yesterday during Hato questioned removed Isabel dos Santos (pictured), the P3 POLICY ADRESS daughter of former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, as chair of the state- owned oil company. Isabel dos Santos has been reported to be Africa’s richest woman.

Indonesia Gunmen fatally shot an Indonesian police officer yesterday in the latest suspected attack by separatists near a giant gold and copper mine in easternmost Papua. ap photo

India Hundreds of students marched yesterday in India’s capital to demand action to improve the city’s toxic air. New Delhi has been wrapped in a choking haze for much of the past week. The march was organized by representatives from the United Nations,

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ome fear that the suspen- sure to lessen and solve illegal the Philippines. Ssion of the Filipino gover- recruiters. Speaking to TDM, chairman of nment’s issuance of Overseas “Even here in Macau we en- the association, Ao Ieong Kuong Employment Certificates will counter a lot of illegal recrui- Kao, explained that majority of affect domestic helpers in Ma- ters. If we have illegal recruit- Filipino domestic helpers found cau. ment agencies back home, we employers during their 30-day Last week, The Philippines’ also have them here in Macau. travel visa. Department of Labor and Em- So suspending the document “It’s not going to affect Macau ployment announced the sus- will not help, ” said Palcon. much because looking at pre- pension of acceptance and pro- vious records, most of the Filipi- cessing of new Overseas Em- no domestic helpers didn’t come ployment Certificates for land to Macau in an official way. Only based overseas Filipino workers maybe less than 20 to 30 cases, (OFW), saying the government Even here in so this figure is very low,” Ao must investigate allegations of Macau we pointed out, continuing, “as we illegal recruitment activities. can see in the market, many of These certificates are required encounter a them came to Macau under a for Filipinos who identify them- lot of illegal travel visa because the number selves as working abroad when Nedie Palcon (fourth from left) during the union’s clean up drive of them getting official docu- passing through Philippine im- ments through the Philippine migration. recruiters. If Consulate is very low.” However, seafarers hired by Based on the Philippine Over- mented the move, noting that we have illegal The Labor Affairs Bureau manning agencies, workers hi- seas Employment Administra- the measure will not halt illegal (DSAL) also issued a statement red by international organiza- tion’s estimates, some 75,000 recruitment in the Philippines. recruitment noting that the measure has tions and members of the diplo- aspiring OFWs may be affected Speaking to the Times, chair- not been implemented to spe- matic corps are excluded from by this suspension – which will person of the migrant group, agencies back cifically target the local market, this requirement. be in place until December 1. Nedie Palcon, condemned the home, we also noting, “according to the infor- Returning workers and gover- Greens Philippines Migrant measure even though she belie- mation obtained currently, it is nment-hired workers are also Workers Union, a Filipino mi- ved that the move will not affect have them here understood that the measure is excluded from the suspension. grant group in the region, la- domestic workers in the region. not aimed at Macau.” Palcon expressed that it is sig- in Macau. However, the bureau pledged nificantly affecting those set to Nedie Palcon to follow up on relevant issues leave the region for other coun- Greens Philippines Migrant and make further announce- rally outside the ph consulate in hk tries within these two weeks. Workers Union ments if further information “Many workers already have becomes available. MEMBERS OF the United Fil- ban and for Hong Kong authorities their flights scheduled so it Meanwhile, the Macau Over- Meanwhile in Hong Kong, the ipinos of Hong Kong, a workers to push for it to be lifted. Some really affects them. What if the seas Worker Employment Immigration Department pled- union of about 6,000 domestic 210 workers bound for Hong Kong employers abroad could no lon- Agency Association explained ged to be flexible with work per- workers in the city, staged a rally are believed to have been affected, ger wait for them?” she questio- that the measure is highly un- mits for its domestic helpers in outside the Philippine Consulate while the city’s Secretary for La- ned. likely to affect the local market its region. yesterday. They are calling for the bor and Welfare Law said it could The chairperson also noted as only a low percentage of do- The HKSAR also acknowled- government of the Philippines to impact as many as 1,000 local mestic helpers in Macau are hi- ged that the requirement was reimburse people affected by the families. that the suspension of the do- cument is not an effective mea- red through official agencies in not targeting Hong Kong. LV

Education Local scholar included in 2017 Clarivate Analytics HCRs

he Institute of Chi- published by Clarivate (ESI) database, ranking in Only highly cited papers Tnese Medical Scien- Analytics for two conse- the top 1 percent in terms published in science and ces (ICMS) and the State cutive years, said UM in a of the citation frequency social sciences journals in- Key Laboratory of Quality statement. of published papers in the dexed in the Web of Scien- Research in Chinese Me- Xiao is the only scholar field of pharmacology and ce Core Collection (Essen- dicine at the University from the region in the field toxicology. tial Science Indicators) be- Xiao Jianbo of Macau (UM) were re- of biomedical sciences to According to Clarivate tween 2005 and 2015 were cently recognized by in- have been included on the Analytics, 230 scholars surveyed for the 2017 list. year of publication. (32 from Hong Kong, 18 ternational authoritative list of either the 2016 or from 18 disciplines affi- A total of 134,832 pa- A total of3,542 inclu- from Taiwan, and three institutes. 2017 Clarivate Analytics liated with universities in pers have been defined as sions were made on the from Macau). The number Xiao Jianbo, an assistant HCRs. mainland China, Hong ‘Highly Cited Papers’ as 2017 list. Of these, 282 of HCRs is an important professor from the ICMS, In addition, UM has Kong, and Macau were in- they rank among the top of them are scholars with factor that can influence a has made the list of Highly been included in the Es- cluded in the list of HCRs 1 percent in terms of cita- Chinese institutions as university’s international Cited Researchers (HCRs) sential Science Indicators 2017. tions in their fields in the their primary affiliation rankings.

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Policy Address funds to stimulate the creative industry. When asked about the deve- lopment of Macau’s medical system, the CE noted that, cur- Chui Sai On satisfied with five rently, there are seven health centers and three health sta- tions. The number of health centers will increase to nine in year plan implementation so far 2020. He also announced that, at the end of this year, the gover- Julie Zhu science education, and it needs nment will announce the report to train talented people for the on the study of Macau citizens’ hief Executive (CE) e-commerce and artificial inte- health. Until the fourth quarter Chui Sai On expressed lligence industries. of 2017, Macau will have suc- his satisfaction over He then talked about the slow cessfully trained 152 specialists, the turnover rate of processing of administrative a number that represents 55.3 Cthe first two years of the Ma- procedures. Six public depart- percent of the government’s cau Five-Year Development ments have been closed this goal, which is to have trained plan. Chui went to the Legisla- year, as the government tries to 270 specialists by 2020, accor- tive Assembly (AL) yesterday, simplify administrative proce- ding to Chui. for the second consecutive day, dures and 15 projects regarding Having posed several ques- this time tasked with answering public department works will be tions in previous editions of the lawmakers’ questions. implemented electronically next Policy Address, Zheng Anting, According to Chui, in 2018, the year. once again, chased the govern- government will pay special im- Ip Sio Kai pointed out that Ma- ment for an answer to solve the portance to reviewing the city’s cau should actively participate Pearl Horizon issue. catering industry licensing sys- in the Greater Bay Area develo- Chui told Zheng that the Pearl tem. He also expressed his wor- pment by having a better finan- Horizon case is still in the hands ries about SMEs not having suf- cial groundwork. of the Court of Final Appeal, and ficient human resources in order Chui revealed that the Macau that the Macau government will to provide their services, since government is planning legis- implement the rulings of the many enterprises frequently lation for the development of a court once they are announced. hire temporary workers. finance leasing company. Laws ment will retake next year, Chui Chui told Coutinho that a spe- Currently, there is not a plan When replying to Chan Hong, and talented human resources answered that it is difficult to cial, responsible team is still regarding the Greater Bay Area who wanted to know exactly are the two main aspects which come up with an exact number. investigating whether some par- development; there is only an about the government plan for Macau most requires to become He then pointed out that the go- ties will have to be held accoun- agreement between Hong Kong, improving the competencies of competitive within the finance vernment has declared 57 plots table for what happened during Macau and Guangdong. Macau’s human resources, Chui sector. to be invalid in the past year, Hato. Next year, the government will said that the government needs When asked by Leong Sun Iok with most of these still involved During the debate with also deliver a plan to the AL to to review the region’s popular how many land plots the govern- in legal procedures because they lawmakers, the CE expressed gain the lawmakers’ approval. will be used for building public hopes that, next year, the go- The plan consists of the estab- facilities. vernment can do more in terms lishment of a fund which will be Pereira Coutinho posed ques- of providing opportunities for responsible for investment in tions about the accountability locals to get promoted in their the development of the Greater Gov’t to deliver LRT of top officials, having mentio- careers. Currently, the gover- Bay Area. ned that the former director nment is trying to achieve the Regarding another long- operation regulation of the Macau Meteorological target of local residents making discussed topic concerning and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), up 85 percent of the six gaming Macau’s role as the platform next year Fong Soi Kun, should be held operators’ executive positions, between China and the Portu- responsible for the disasters Chui told the lawmakers. guese-speaking countries, Chui hen answering questions voiced by Chui Sai Peng, Chui caused by Typhoon Hato. Cou- In terms of the creativity of the announced that, next year, the Wsaid that a law regarding the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) has tinho added that he, together city, Chui hopes that the Macao Secretariat for Social Affairs and already been included in next year’s legislation schedule. with SMG workers, had pre- Institute for Tourism Studies Culture will focus on a related According to Chui Sai On, regulations regarding the LRT opera- sented a complaint to the Com- (IFT) can be expanded to beco- topic, which concerns the esta- tion is planned for delivery to the AL in the middle of 2018, as it will mission Against Corruption me the base for Macau’s develo- blishment of Macau as the basis be delivered to legal departments somewhere within the first half (CCAC), around a year before pment as a city of gastronomy. for talented human resources of of 2018. the Typhoon Hato occurrence, According to Chui, the gover- China and Portuguese-speaking Lei Cheng I posed several questions regarding public transpor- but nothing had been done. nment hopes to provide special countries. tation concerning topics including the proposed bus fare increase and mutual driving license recognition. “What I heard mainly concerned the elderly and students, but a decision has not been made yet as this is only a consultation pe- riod,” said Chui. Sou questions Chui’s responsibility Chui noted that the Transport Bureau (DSAT) subsidizes MOP1 billion per year in bus operation. during Hato Regarding mutual driving license recognition, there are concerns that it will lead towards a deterioration of road safety education, al- ulu Sou fiercely questioned the CE during yester- though the Transport Bureau’s feedback indicates that the recogni- Sday’s AL session, about “whether you [Chui] admit tion will not have a huge impact over Macau, as explained by Chui. that you should [account] for the political responsibi- Chui also remarked that Macau’s driving licenses are recognized lities for the Hato disaster.” in more than 110 countries and regions around the globe. “The Chief Executive, up until this moment, still Wu Chou Kit strongly suggested for Macau to connect its trans- owes the public an explanation. Nearly three months portation network to the networks outside of the territory. Wu re- after the disaster, you are still avoiding accountability commended connecting Macau’s LRT to the mainland’s high-speed for the political responsibilities for that day [August railway network. Wu even proposed that Macau should build a hi- 23] as Chief Executive. Some people ask if you are gh-speed train which is reachable within the city, and should also the Chief Executive or if Fong [Soi King, the former connect the highway across Guangdong and Guangxi to Macau. SMG head] is. […] But as Chief Executive for eight Chui said, regarding the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge years, you let your subordinates behave according to investigation is completed, the public will be informed (HKZMB), that many aspects of the cross-border transportation their own will, […] recently, [the government] even of who should be held accountable for the Hato disas- between Macau and Hong Kong are underway and that both re- launched a non-political municipal organization. […] ter. gions’ governments are already negotiating shuttle bus and taxi li- You did not even express a single word admitting your According to Chui, the investigation is being carried neups from Macau to the Hong Kong airport. responsibilities for the Hato disaster. […] If this policy out by three people, and its targets include all govern- Regarding a railway connection in the long-term, the Macau LRT address is not achieved, who are we going to look for mental organizations and members. has been planned to accomodate such facilities at four locations, [to held accountable],” asked Sou. On the non-political municipal organization, which including the Barra station, one station at the New Urban Zone Although Chui Sai On did not answer Sou’s question was also strongly opposed by Ng Kuok Cheong, Chui connecting to the HKZMB and the Hengqin border gate. in a straightforward manner, he reaffirmed that a spe- mentioned that the public can still voice their opinions cial team is investigating the case, and that once the on the topic. 16.11.2017 thu

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and aim to nurture and train opinion young esports players by hol- ding seminars and relevant Macau in good position competitions. Deal the deck, forget Meanwhile, another esports the past, fear the expert Wang Rui, who is also to develop esports a professor at Nanjing Uni- future in Macau versity of Agriculture, said that the percentage of the po- Shelly Banjo, Bloomberg Lynzy Valles pulation engaged in esports may reach China’s participa- No hotshot gambler tells epic stories he success of esports in tion percentage point – which about losing money. It’s the winning TSoutheast Asia is conti- stands at 15 percent. hand people want to hear about. But nuing as the region remains “Reaching 50 percent [simi- blocking out memories of preventable the world’s fastest growing re- lar to Vietnam] might still be miscalculations also blocks out learning gion in terms of audience. hard. It needs to invest a lot of from them. That’s happening with Ma- time, money and effort to tea- cau’s casino operators, which are en- Predictive data has shown joying a resurgence of high rollers and that esports enthusiasts in the ch that. But reaching the same forgetting the trouble caused by over-re- continent will surge to 19.8 percentage as China should liance on high-stakes players two years million by 2019, a 100 per- be okay,” Wang told the press ago, when Xi Jinping’s corruption clam- cent increase from 9.5 million on the sidelines of the event. pdown struck the world’s largest gam- in 2016. Since traditional sport facili- bling hub. A session held yesterday ties in Macau are maintained Investors are rewarding their behavior: in the MGS (Macau Gaming in good condition, the expert Macau gaming stocks have soared past Show) Summit 2017 noted noted that this may be a factor Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index, which is that although China has the that will hamper the develop- hitting 10-year highs. The 14 months of largest number of esport ment of esports in Macau. year-over-year growth that pushed ca- Lou Sai Ho, founding chairman of Macau eSports Association sino revenue in October to the highest players in Southeast Asia nu- Wang explained that the ra- level in three years followed a two-year merically, Vietnam is leading pid growth of the esports in- plunge that ravaged the only place in the market with participation stressed that there are “bou- dal event at the 2022 Asian dustry in China, particularly China where casino gambling is legal. from 50 percent of its popula- ndless prospects” for future Games. in larger cities, might be due What happened to those pledges Las tion. development in eSports. The chairman noted that the to the poor condition of its Vegas Sands Corp., Wynn Resorts Ltd. Today, at a time when elec- “The esport industry has a cultivation of some esports sports facilities, or the absen- and their competitors made to increase tronic games have an increa- combination of internet and teams will only develop in ac- ce of sporting venues. In these the penetration of mass-market visitors sing amount of influence in emerging culture. It’s in line cordance to local citizens’ un- contexts, esports are the only coming to Macau for family-friendly re- the economy and society, es- with the future direction of derstanding of esports; howe- available alternatives. venue-generating activities like dining ports is officially a competi- Macau,” Lou mentioned, re- ver, he said his expectations “Esports don’t really need a out and shopping, rather than for money lot of hardware, just software laundering or evading Chinese capital tion and the potential of this calling the Five-Year Develop- were positive regarding Ma- controls? growing sport has attracted ment Plan of the government, cau residents’ willingness to and internet. If we can do that Well, the talk is still there, but actions several governments and or- which includes the aim of ex- accept esports as a new form and maintain it in good condi- and data tell a different story. Take MGM ganizations. pediting the development of of sport. tion, I’m sure it will help Ma- China Holdings Ltd., which engaged five Lou Sai Ho, founding chair- smart city characteristics and Although it remains to be cau’s economy,” he said. junket operators to bring high rollers to man of Macau eSports Asso- the integration of industries seen whether the esports “But at this moment, I can’t the MGM Cotai resort, to launch next ciation, stressed that Macau and the internet. industry will significantly foresee it happening but there year, and will open a new VIP room at should take advantage of its “Macau has rich experiences contribute to the region’s is a possibility.” its existing Macau resort in response resources and facilities to in holding many global com- economy, Lou implied that Wang also echoed Lou’s sen- to strong VIP growth. Sands, too, is boost esports in the city. The petitions such as Grand Prix Macau should use its resour- timents over the significant spending USD1.1 billion to transform main suggestion was to work and FIVB Grand Prix, so Ma- ces to build a hub for esports advantages of holding inter- its Sands Cotai property into a London- themed resort, another way to attract towards being capable of hos- cau has an advantage to hold competition. national esports competitions higher-end customers. ting a global esports competi- such competitions.” As esports in Korea are al- in Macau, concluding that it Regulators are paying attention, ac- tion. Esports is set to make its de- ready interrelated with its would only take a few years for cording to Bloomberg’s Daniela Wei. Although the sport in Macau but at the 2018 Asian Games economy, Lou added that Ma- it to become a contributor to Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coor- is still in its first stage, Lou in Jakarta, and will be a me- cau should learn from Korea growth in the city’s economy. dination Bureau director Paulo Chan warned Tuesday of heightened scru- tiny of promoters that ferry rich gam- blers into casinos and take a cut of the winnings. Come January, the territory’s MGS Entertainment Show government will tighten standards for the junket operators. They’ll also also review gaming laws to make sure ca- Second day focused on competitive sinos follow through on commitments to increase non-gaming operations, he said. video game phenomenon A more important deadline is the ex- piration of the gaming licenses without which casinos can’t operate. The 20- he focus for the se- Games and the Macau of its main annual event year licenses of Melco Resorts & Enter- Tcond day of the 2017 Esports Association. to encompass the broad- tainment Ltd., Sands, Wynn and Galaxy MGS Entertainment The two organizations based entertainment in- Entertainment Group Ltd. run out in Show and Summit was are teaming up to bring dustry. 2022, marking the first major renewal mobile video games and more esports tourna- The event’s speakers process since Macau ended Stanley the esports phenome- ments to Macau, and come from a variety of Ho’s 40-year gaming monopoly in 2002. non. Speakers explo- this strategic partner- backgrounds, including The SJM Holdings Ltd. and MGM China concessions expire in 2020. It wouldn’t red the challenges and ship will utilize Macau’s government regulators, be surprising if Beijing became less ac- opportunities presen- extensive convention industry consultancies, commodating of the headache-inducing ted by mobile games, as space and tourism in- information technology foreign-run casino operators. well as the prospects for frastructure which will, giants, game developers, Political jockeying is underway. So it’s developing the esports as a result, increase the advertising agencies, worrying that casinos seem to be dis- industry in Macau. Es- Han Zhihai, Secretary General of ChinaJoy Organising city’s participation in the universities, VIP junkets tracted by a cash infusion from wealthy ports – which has trai- Committee delivers a talk at the MGS Summit new sport. and integrated resorts. patrons returning to Macau. The com- ned professional teams, The MGS Entertain- According to a press panies’ actions in the next few years multimillion-dollar pri- me a medal event in the summer. These large- ment Show and Summit release issued by the or- could determine their prospects for the zes, stadiums filled to Asian Games in Hang- scale esports events were is running until today. ganizers, “the summit’s next 20, and it will take more than talk of mass tourism to placate Beijing. the brink, and with over zhou. the city’s first, but they Originally focused on aim is to bring together Investors may be able to cash in as millions of players worl- Macau is no stranger to surely will not be the the gaming industry, the the perspectives decision casinos sop up a revenue windfall from dwide — is seen by many esports, having hosted last. Near the end of the Macau Gaming Equi- makers need in order to the biggest gamblers, but their owners as the brightest new star the CEC China Esports second day of the sum- pment Manufacturers understand the fast- should be playing a longer game. on the sports scene. In Carnival and the Girlga- mit, there was a signing Association (MGEMA) changing entertainment 2022, esports will beco- mer Esports Festival this ceremony between Sina has expanded the scope industry.” thu 16.11.2017 th Anniversary

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factor, a factor where he holds a major advantage, the 45 year -old rider said: “Yes, definitely, it’s a long race, it’s a lot of miles renato marques renato and you have to keep your tires and also your concentration around the track. It’s very dif- ficult.” Replying on what his compe- titive advantages are compa- red to other riders, Rutter said, “The heat is also a good point, I don’t mind if it’s really hot, it doesn’t bother me too much, so hotter the better for me while other riders suffer a lot from it,” he said, noting that as far as the race outcome is concerned, “I would be happy with a place in the podium even if I don’t win.” Returning to Macau after a gap of three years will be WTCC driver Norbert Michelisz. The Lucas di Grassi kicks the ball Michael Rutter Hungarian and the Honda team are boosted by a win in the main race at Twin Ring Motegi, Japan and are currently placed Macau GP in second position overall in the championship. However, he is not yet worried with the cham- pionship table. Racers showcase football skills “I’m not really thinking about the championship yet, I’m behind [Thed Bjork] so the most important thing is to in lead up to the racing weekend collect as many points. I think is not good to think about the championship at this point, Renato Marques Fenestraz is one of the three football, Farfus had no doubts; really in this competition and maybe in Qatar [last round to debutants from Carlin and the “Definitely behind the wheel. putting all its efforts, we really be raced in December] in the group of racers from four team is rounded out by two Back in my school days, I re- want to participate and of cour- second race if I have the chance Adifferent categories (inclu- more experienced racers, inclu- member I was always the last se we want to win but let’s wait to fight for the championship ding GT, WTCC, Motorcycle ding the F3 European Cham- one to be picked [when choo- to see, we know that in GT cars, maybe I will think about it, but and F3) met a group of students pion Lando Norris. “I hope to sing teams] and usually ended the outcome is depends on the not right now,” Michelisz said. from Macau Anglican College pair with my mate Jehan [Da- up in the goal [as goalkeeper]”, BOP [Balance of Performance – Commenting on possibilities for a gathering where football ruvala] and try to see if I can he recalls laughing. System that aims to level the di- for the racing weekend, Miche- was the sport of the day. This be faster than him,” Fenestraz As for the return to Macau he fferent cars by adding different lisz thinks that Citroens are the meeting is one of the events that said. “During the season he says, “It’s spectacular! Macau amounts of weight], so let’s see most likely cars to take advan- was scheduled into the off-track started far back but he mana- is certainly one of - if not the how things run.” tage of the BOP for the Macau program, which is taking place ged to keep up and was even - most spectacular tracks and The most successful rider rounds. “With the ballast that ahead of the Macau Grand Prix. faster than me in Hockenheim this is a very good event [the GT in Macau racing history, Mi- we carry in the car, I don’t think On the sidelines of the event, all through the weekend,” he World Cup] because almost no chael Rutter, won eight times we are the favorites this year, I the Times spoke with several added. Fenestraz also noted one that is listed for this grid is at the Guia Circuit. He joked except the Citroens to be much of these racers to learn more that he respects Daruvala as a in fact racing on GTs the whole in the past that he would quit faster but this is a circuit whe- about their feelings and pers- great racer and great friend and season so this is almost a ‘get- racing in Macau after reaching re the driver can make the di- pectives regarding the racing expects above all to learn a lot together’ (logically everyone 10 wins. “I doubt that I would fference. I will do my best and weekend. from the upcoming race. wants to win) but it’s kind of a ever win 10; I would love to hope I can compensate [for] the In his debut year, 18 year-old Moving to a much more ex- friendly approach,” he said, ad- win another one but it’s getting [added weight of the] car.” Sacha Fenestraz is one of the perienced driver, the Brazilian ding, “we are all here in different more and more difficult with a GT racer Laurens Vanthoor five F3-drivers representing Augusto Farfus is back to race teams [for what they usually lot of young riders coming in also hopes to win, an achieve- Carlin Motorsports, a team that in Macau and this time Farfus race] so I would say will defini- which are very good, we would ment which would be a follow has a long tradition and has is racing the brand-new BMW tely be a unique weekend.” just keep trying, we never know up from last year’s unusual been delivering good results in M6 GT3 Art-Car. When asked Commenting on the chances what could happen,” Rutter victory, achieved after a major Macau recently, including last about which sport he feels the for the Team BMW, Farfus said: said yesterday. crash at Mandarin’s Bend that year’s win by Felix da Costa. most comfortable in, racing or “This is first time that BMW is Questioned on the experience left Vanthoor upside-down on the track. Racing this time for Porsche, Vanthoor is clear, “this is a sin- gle event and a world cup so ‘To drive an Art-Car is a great responsibility’ only the win counts and I’m not interested in coming out on se- he Brazilian Augusto Farfus returns to the can’t say much about it but I know that this car cond or third,” he said adding TMacau Grand Prix driving the “special” BMW is made by [Chinese artist] Cao Fei and on which that the challenges of the track M6 GT3 Number 18 Art-Car. As the number indi- she makes use of [augmented] reality [to show are to “make no mistakes and cates, this is the 18th of a series that started back her work]. This is a completely different thing to try to use as much track-time in 1975, by the hand of French racecar driver and and a very new thing,” he said, noting that a lot marques renato as possible.” auctioneer Hervé Poulain. Poulain wanted to in- of people have been asking me, if it is “not just a Vanthoor laid out the stages of vite artists to use a car as a canvas to create a new plain black car.” his strategy, saying his success art form, to connect the two industries. “To those I must reply that probably 20 years will depend on, “being the first As Farfus told the Times on the sidelines of a ago when Andy Warhol picked a brush to paint its on qualifying as on this track, Macau Grand Prix community event in Taipa BMW Art-Car, some people should have looked it is not so easy to overtake, es- yesterday, “to drive a [BMW] ‘Art-Car’ is a great to him and asked: with a brush?” Farfus said, ad- pecially with the GT cars.” He responsibility and also a great honor,” he said, ding, “Art is not to discuss, it’s to participate and went on to note that it is neces- noting, “This is a brand-new car that will compete to appreciate.” sary to “be cool” on the first laps in this event and after racing here he will be strai- Showing enthusiasm, the Brazilian concluded to get some adjustment time on ght to BMW Museum where it will be displayed saying, “if I have the chance to participate in this track because “if you crash too [together with the other 17 previews Art-Cars.” [project] and leave my name in history, it’s an ho- early on the weekend, you will “I need to say that I’m not an expert in art so I nor.” Augusto Farfus be a couple of steps back.” 16.11.2017 thu

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Frank Jordans, Bonn Environment orld leaders arri- ved at global climate talks in Germany yesterday to give the Merkel to address climate negotiationsW a boost going into the final stretch, as campaigners called for a strong signal from rich coun- tries on curbing greenhouse gas talks amid calls for coal exit emissions. Particular attention was focused emissions by 2020 by 40 percent climate talks in 1995. on German Chancellor Angela from 1990 levels, largely due to “She’s a brilliant mind and she Merkel, whose country is co-hos- ap photo emissions from the energy and knows about the facts, we can be ting the talks together with Fiji, a transportation sectors. Experts say sure,” he said. small Pacific nation that faces dra- phasing out coal would ensure the Jennifer Morgan, executive di- matic consequences from unche- biggest cut. rector of Greenpeace Internatio- cked climate change. “If we want to honor this pledge nal, said Merkel had been a leader Green campaigners and develo- we have to phase out coal power — on climate, even in the face of se- ping nations called on Merkel to that means lignite in particular in tbacks such as the announcement use the event on her home turf to Germany,” said John Schellnhu- by President Donald Trump ear- announce that Germany will set a ber, who heads the Potsdam Insti- lier this year that he would pull out firm deadline for phasing out the tute for Climate Impact Research. of the Paris accord. use of coal by 2030. The loss of around 20,000 jobs “That credibility is hanging in the Germany generates about 40 after speaking at the climate talks ching an agreement on Germany’s in Germany’s coal industry could balance because of the fact that percent of its electricity from coal, in Bonn she flies back to Berlin exit from coal would be “a small be absorbed by the 600,000 new German emissions are growing including the light brown variety for negotiations on forming a new contribution to managing to secu- jobs the country’s economy is ex- and because of the fact that there called lignite that’s considered to government that would include re the survival of the planet.” pected to add next year, he said. is a big gap in being able to achieve be among the most heavily pollu- both the environmental Green “Of course we are thinking about “Germany as a climate champion this 2020 goal,” Morgan said. ting fossil fuels. party and a pro-business party, the jobs — we do care about that — could definitely get out of coal fair- Also speaking at the talks are Environmental groups staged Free Democrats, which opposes a and of course supply security in ly quickly, but we keep on opera- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio anti-coal protests before and coal deadline. Energy companies the energy market is obvious,” she ting the dirtiest of all fossil fuels Guterres and French President during the talks, and planned to warn that coal is needed to ensure said. “But we must reach the cli- to export the excess power,” said Emmanuel Macron, who has roll out a “red carpet” for leaders a steady supply of energy for Euro- mate protection targets for 2020, Schellnhuber, who was an advi- convened a climate summit in arriving in Bonn bearing the slo- pe’s biggest economy. 2030, 2050.” ser to Merkel, a trained physicist, Paris next month to build on in- gan “Keep It In The Ground.” Greens co-leader Katrin Goering- Germany is currently predicted when she was Germany’s environ- ternational efforts to fight global The timing is difficult for Merkel: Eckardt said yesterday that rea- to fall short of its target of reducing ment minister at the first global warming. AP

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t calls itself a steel- planning for Japan Steel trast. OLED screens can Apple’s move into OLED Imaker, but don’t be Works’ laser-equipment also be made on flexible screens prompts other misled by the name. Ja- business. “We’ll boost ca- plastic, which allows for phone makers to adopt pan Steel Works Ltd. is no pacity as needed.” a better variety of shapes the technology, said Tha- longer just the old-world JSW is one of a surpri- and applications. nh Ha Pham, a Tokyo-ba- metals firm that it started sing number of Japanese Chinese panel makers, sed analyst at Jefferies life as more than a cen- companies that play key which have started ag- Group LLC who rates tury ago. These days, the roles in the OLED busi- gressively developing Japan Steel Works a buy. helped accelerate market tphones, demand only got Tokyo-based company is ness, hidden from sight as OLED displays, have “When that happens, ob- adoption of high-per- greater. But unlike com- more a technology play, suppliers to suppliers, but ordered many of Japan viously a lot of the orders formance, cost-efficient panies such as Japan Dis- supplying machinery to possessing niche techno- Steel Works’ laser an- will come to Japan Steel LCDs. Demand for small play Inc. that fell behind the makers of everything logies. And while Japa- nealing machines, Ohtsu Works.” LCDs that initially tar- amid the transition to from high-end phone nese firms are sometimes said, vying to win a chunk In 1995, the Japanese geted the digital-camera OLED, JSW hasn’t been screens to lithium-ion criticized for diversifying of what UBI Research machinery maker was market took off with the affected, because its laser batteries. So much so, in away from their core Inc. estimates will be a first in the world to start massive growth in mobile machines can easily be fact, that the steel and strengths, Japan Steel USD57 billion market by a process called excimer phones in the late 1990s. used for making the new energy products busi- Works is an example of 2020. JSW, which had laser annealing, which With the advent of smar- screens. Bloomberg ness makes up less than a that approach paying off. been generating as much quarter of sales. Apple’s shift toward as 10 billion yen ($88 Now, with Apple Inc. OLED displays, a techno- million) in annual sales ad selling its first phone logy that Chief Executive from the machines, saw boasting an organic ligh- Officer Tim Cook once revenue for the business t-emitting diode display, disregarded, has sparked more than double in the a sharp, vibrant screen billions of dollars of in- year ended March. that uses less energy, Ja- vestments in the display “We’re the top player in pan Steel Works is coun- industry by those betting what we do,” said Ohtsu. ting on that being good the new screen technolo- The steelmaker says it has for its own bottom line. gy will fly with Apple on about a 70 percent market While the iPhone X dis- board. While Samsung share for laser-equipped play supplier doesn’t use Electronics Co. has used annealing machines for the company’s annealing OLED screens for its pho- LCD display manufactu- machines, which apply nes for almost a decade, ring, thanks to its early a type of laser treatment other smartphone makers foray into the machinery. to create a key layer of have largely relied on li- It sold machinery to Sam- OLED screens, Japan quid crystal displays. sung Display Co., the only Steel Works says Apple’s While LCDs rely on a OLED screen supplier for move will help expand the backlight panel, OLED the iPhone X, and LG Dis- entire OLED industry. pixels can glow on their play Co., before the South “If this takes off, demand own, resulting in thinner Korean companies star- is going to swell,” said Hi- displays, better battery ted making it themselves. dehiko Ohtsu, the head of life and improved con- JSW will benefit as 16.11.2017 thu

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30 vehicles collide in heavy fog, 18 dead Lifeline thrown to builders State media say more than 30 vehicles facing record wall of debt have collided in heavy fog on an expressway in hinese developers financing. For one type, eastern China, Cfacing a looming wall of trust financing, interest ra- killing at least debt repayments have been tes have climbed to 9-10 18 people and bloomberg thrown a lifeline by regula- percent from as low as 6 injuring 19 others. The official Xinhua News Agency tors easing access to offsho- percent last year, according said the pileup yesterday morning in Fuyang, a city in Anhui province, caused several vehicles to catch re financing. That won’t sol- to Christopher Yip, a real fire. It cited local police as saying 19 people were ve all their problems. estate analyst at S&P Global injured, nine seriously, and were being treated in a The nation reported the Ratings. hospital. deepest slowdown in new For developers that mana- home sales in almost three ged to tap the domestic bond years on Tuesday, as local market, the average coupon Chinese national accused authorities have rolled out has climbed to 5.6 percent curbs to cool runaway prices this quarter, 1.6 percentage of taking GRE for other and President Xi Jinping receipts,” said Clement looks set to continue, with points higher than the level urges citizens to end their Chong, senior credit analyst the National Development in the first three months of people speculation on housing. in Singapore at NN Invest- and Reform Commission 2017, Bloomberg-compiled Amid the slowdown, deve- ment Partners. “The gover- more willing to approve lar- data show. A 25-year-old Chinese citizen is facing federal lopers still face restrictions nment is unlikely to loosen ger quotas for offshore bond Even for developers get- charges in Massachusetts after officials say she on borrowing in the local these restrictions in the near deals than earlier in the ting the green light to tap took the GRE graduate school entry exam for other bond market, rising costs term.” year, people familiar with the offshore bond market, people. Federal prosecutors say Yinyan Wang was for domestic financing - in- they still likely face a “mate- arrested in Pennsylvania on Monday on visa and Home sales, excluding af- the matter said Tuesday. At passport fraud charges. The U.S. attorney’s office for cluding shadow loans - and fordable housing, fell 3.4 least eight builders received rial” increase on debt costs Massachusetts says Wang will be brought to Boston a record USD30 billion in percent in value in October quotas or had indications next year, Yip said yester- later this week. Prosecutors say she took the exam for onshore and offshore bonds from a year earlier, accor- from the NDRC that appro- day. another Chinese citizen Oct. 20 in Boston with false coming due in 2018. That fi- ding to data released Tues- val is imminent, they said. “The market is somewhat identification documents. Authorities say Wang took gure balloons to $71 billion day. With the Shanghai Sto- weak, and issuance supply the GRE or the Test of English as a Foreign Language if put options are exercised, So far this year, offshore ck Exchange keeping the is coming up,” Yip said. “In- Exam, called the TOEFL, five other times between according to Bloomberg- bond sales almost tripled threshold high for proper- vestors may only pick the July and August. Prosecutors say each charge carries compiled data. while local offerings - domi- ty firms to sell bonds since strongest issuers or those a minimum 10-year prison sentence. It’s unclear if “Cooling measures will nant in 2016 - shrank over October 2016, more buil- offering the highest yields.” Wang has hired an attorney. slow down sales and cash 60 percent. That trend ders have turned to shadow Bloomberg ad thu 16.11.2017

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ollowing President Donald Trump’s visit to PRC sending envoy to North Beijing, China said yester- day that it would send a Fhigh-level special envoy to North Korea amid an extended chill in Korea following Trump visit relations between the neighbors over Pyongyang’s nuclear wea- The fact that Song was iden- pons and missile programs. tified as Xi’s special envoy also Song Tao, the head of China’s ap photo suggests that Xi is personally ruling Communist Party’s Inter- making a push to open the chan- national Department, will travel nel at a higher level and engage to Pyongyang on Friday to report more constructively with Kim, on outcomes of the party’s natio- Delury said. nal congress held last month, the “This is a chance to see if he can official Xinhua News Agency said. open things up,” he said. “The re- Xinhua said Song, as president lationship has been so frosty, it and party leader Xi Jinping’s spe- will be interesting to see if there’s cial envoy, would carry out a “vi- some improvement in the bilate- sit” in addition to delivering his ral ties.” report, but gave no details about North Korea staged its sixth his itinerary or meetings. It also nuclear test on Sept. 3, detona- made no mention of Trump’s trip ting what it claimed was a hy- to Beijing or the North’s weapons drogen bomb, and last launched programs, although Trump has a ballistic missile on Sept. 15, fi- repeatedly called on Beijing to do Song Tao (right) the head of China’s ruling Communist Party’s International Liaison Department ring it over the Japanese island more to use its influence to pres- of Hokkaido into the Pacific sure Pyongyang into altering its Ocean. behavior. with Pyongyang’s provocations pons program. as national congresses. Since then, there has been a lull Foreign ministry spokesman and unwillingness to reform its China can fix the problem “ea- “Representatives are dispatched in such activity, leading to some Geng Shuang downplayed any economy. sily and quickly,” Trump said in to brief the other side at a cho- hopes in Beijing that Pyongyang connection between Song’s trip However, Song is not directly remarks to journalists alongsi- sen time and chosen level. It is a might be responding to interna- and Trump’s visit, saying it was connected to China’s efforts to de Xi. He urged Xi to “hopefully tradition and it is unnecessary to tional pressure and becoming “common practice” for the Com- convince Pyongyang to cease its work on it very hard.” connect it with Trump’s visit to more amenable to talks. munist Party and North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and “If he works on it hard, it will ha- China,” said Guo Rui, researcher Song’s visit to Pyongyang also ruling Workers’ Party to exchan- return to talks, downplaying the ppen. There’s no doubt about it,” at the Institute for North Korean comes as China and South Korea ge views. chances for a breakthrough in Trump said. and South Korean Studies at Jilin are repairing their relations, with “The purpose of this visit is to that highly contentious area. University in northeastern China. South Korean President Moon brief about the party congress China is also North Korea’s lar- However, he said the visit Jae-in scheduled to visit next and exchange views on issues of gest trading partner and chief Song’s visit “shows China’s willingness to see month for talks with Xi. common interest and bilateral source of food and fuel aid, al- a continuous development of the Previously warm ties soured last interest,” Geng said at a regularly though it says its influence with to Pyongyang friendly relations between the two year over Seoul’s decision to de- scheduled briefing. Kim’s regime is often exaggera- sides.” ploy a sophisticated U.S. missile Song would be the first ministe- ted by the U.S. and others. Whi- also comes “Although the Korean Penin- defense system aimed at guarding rial-level Chinese official to visit le it is enforcing harsh new U.N. as China and sula situation has been evolving against North Korean threats. North Korea since October 2015, sanctions targeting the North’s fast with worrisome indications, Beijing claimed the THAAD when Politburo Standing Com- sources of foreign currency, Bei- South Korea the two parties are maintaining system damaged its own security mittee member Liu Yunshan met jing has called for steps to renew normal exchanges, and that is of because its radars could observe with leader Kim Jong Un. Liu dialogue. are repairing significance for stabilizing the bi- military movements within nor- delivered a letter to Kim from Xi Beijing is also opposed to mea- lateral relations and the peninsu- theastern China and retaliated expressing hopes for a strong re- sures that could bring down Kim’s their relations lar situation,” Guo said. by banning Chinese tour groups lationship, although the respite regime, possibly depriving it of The nature of Song’s visit as a from visiting and interfering in in frosty ties proved short-lived. a buffer with South Korea and While calling the visit signifi- party-to-party exchange rather the China operations of South Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhen- the almost 30,000 U.S. troops cant, a top Chinese expert on Nor- than one between the two gover- Korean companies. min visited Pyongyang in October stationed there, and leading to a th Korea relations downplayed nments appears to paint it as a While South Korea resisted Chi- of last year. refugee crisis and chaos along its any connection with Trump’s bilateral attempt to strengthen na’s demands to withdraw the The two ruling parties have long- border with the North. statements in Beijing, saying it relations, said John Delury, a pro- system, Beijing appeared satis- standing ties that often superse- In Beijing last week, Trump fit a pattern of traditional ex- fessor at Seoul’s Yonsei Univer- fied with a pledge from Seoul not de formal diplomacy, even while urged Xi to pressure North Ko- changes between the two parties sity who specializes in Korea and to expand it, among other com- Beijing has long been frustrated rea to give up its nuclear wea- following significant events such China. mitments. 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October auto sales stall as sedan demand shrinks

hina’s auto sales struggled this year after a ved a slight increase but the year, sales rose just 2.1 Cgrowth fell below 1 per- temporary tax cut boos- year-on-year growth dro- percent over the same pe- cent in October as demand ted last year’s growth to 15 pped slightly,” said CAAM riod of 2016. bloomberg for sedans contracted, an percent. Sales contracted in a statement. General Motors Co., industry group said yester- in April and May before Demand has weakened which competes with day. growing feebly in recent following double-digit an- Volkswagen AG for the sta- Sales rose 0.4 percent months. nual gains as Chinese eco- tus of China’s biggest auto- over a year ago to 2.3 That weakness is a setba- nomic growth slowed and maker, said October sales million units, down from ck for global automakers Beijing and other major ci- rose 11 percent to 382,723. September’s 4.1 percent that look to China to dri- ties tightened restrictions By contrast, Ford Motor growth, according to the ve future revenue, though on ownership to curb smog Co. said sales declined 5 China Association of Auto- some have grown faster and congestion. percent from a year earlier mobile Manufacturers. To- than the market, taking October sales of sedans to 106,000. tal vehicle sales, including share from Chinese and shrank by 5.4 percent to Nissan Motor Co., the trucks and buses, rose 2 other rivals. 1.1 million, offset by a 13.9 most popular Japanese percent to 2.7 million vehi- “From January to Oc- percent gain for SUVs to 1 brand in China, said sa- cles. tober, production and sa- million. les rose 18.2 percent to Chinese auto sales have les of automobiles achie- For the first 10 months of 150,271. AP 16.11.2017 thu

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Thailand tan Administration. “In the wild, you’d have eagles and big birds that eat snakes, and their eggs are food for Bangkok firefighters on front other reptiles,” Piya said. “But in a big city like Bangkok, there is nothing hunting them.” Piya heads a wildlife clinic line of city’s snake scourge that takes in around 300 to 400 snakes a month from rescuers Tassanee Vejpongsa, Bangkok such as firefighters in Bangkok. Every week, the staff from his

hen the latest distress ap photo clinic releases truckloads of Wcall came into Phinyo snakes caught in the city into Pukphinyo’s fire station in Ban- the jungle. gkok, it was not about a burning home or office building. Instead, the caller needed urgent help The number with a far more common pro- blem facing Thailand’s capital: of snakes snakes. A 2-meter-long python was ending up in dangling from the caller’s gara- urban homes ge roof, and after rushing to the scene, it took Phinyo less than a is on the rise in minute to remove the slithering reptile. Bangkok The number of snakes ending up in urban homes is on the rise City authorities say the num- in Bangkok, apparently in part ber of snakes caught in Ban- because of development pains gkok homes has risen expo- in the vast metropolis of about nentially in recent years, from 10 million people. Thailand’s 16,000 reported cases in 2013 has 300 species of snakes and to about 29,000 in 2016. Fi- 10 percent are venomous — in- gures for the first half of 2017 cluding king cobras, kraits and are over 30 percent higher than pit vipers — making many city last year. dwellers fearful of dealing with Penchom Saetang, director of the creatures themselves. the environmental foundation Tara Buakamsri, Thailand Fireman Phinyo Pukphinyo catches a python on a garage roof in Bangkok, Ecological Alert and Recovery country director for Greenpea- Thailand, said Bangkok is pro- ce Southeast Asia, said the city ducing more trash each year is seeing more snakes because ve a green snake found in the “I think people have just started Piya Saereerak, a veterinarian because the city is quickly ex- it sits on a “flood plain with a bathroom of another Bangkok to become aware that they can who works for the Department panding under an insufficient wetland ecosystem, which is a resident, who apologized to the call officials up to deal with it. of National Parks and Wildli- waste management system. habitat for amphibians, inclu- firefighters for calling them for Beforehand, people used to han- fe, said Bangkok’s snake inva- A July 2017 Greenpeace re- ding snakes,” and housing ex- the third time this year. dle the snakes themselves, using sion is sustained by the city’s port notes there are 2,490 was- pansions in recent years have “I’ve been living in this house sticks to hit them and that kind growing piles of trash, which te management centers around curtailed their land. for 20 years and we would very of thing.” subsequently leads to more rats the country, but only 466 of Bangkok’s low-lying landscape rarely see any snakes,” said the He said he can now identify and birds — favored prey for them working properly. makes it prone to floods during caller and homeowner, Chanun most types of snakes and has serpents. Piya’s advice to Bangkok’s re- the rainy season, which also in- Chisa. “But this year, it seems like become an in-house instructor The Thai capital is producing sidents is to keep the city clean vites snakes and other reptiles we see one every few months.” who teaches other firefighters more trash every year, and in order to keep the snakes such as monitor lizards. Phinyo said his fire station gets how to safely capture the wrig- struggles to get rid of it. It has away. He said most snakes The huge python Phinyo’s more calls to catch snakes than gly reptiles. produced around 10,454 tons of found in Bangkok homes and team caught was not the first of to put out fires. “We have no choice but to learn trash per day this year, up from apartments are harmless, “but the day, or the last. Hours later, “In a day, we can get several how to handle them,” Phinyo 8,943 tons daily in 2011, accor- if you spot a venomous one, fi- the station was called to remo- calls to catch snakes,” he said. said. ding to the Bangkok Metropoli- remen will be there to help.” AP

INDIA Hundreds of New Delhi students ap photo march to demand cleaner air

Nick Perry, New Delhi private schools and the no future.” farmers from burning Sonalika company, a Teacher Neeraj Chhi- their fields. undreds of stu- tractor maker. ber said that when she Meanwhile, authorities Hdents marched yes- Charvi Thakkar, 13, moved to Delhi 25 years opened themselves to ri- terday in India’s capital said she felt the pollu- ago, it felt a little dusty dicule after India’s heal- to demand action to im- tion had risen to an ex- at this time of year but th minister favorably prove the city’s toxic air. treme level and that her nowhere near as bad as compared the capital’s New Delhi has been grandmother, uncle and it is now. air to a massive 1984 gas wrapped in a choking brother were no lon- Environmentalist Vasu leak in the city of Bhopal School children holding banners march to express their distress on haze for much of the ger able to comfortably Primlani said she belie- that killed as many as the alarming levels of pollution in the city past week. The smog did breathe. ves a series of low-cost 15,000 people. lift a little in time for the “We need to stop this,” initiatives could halve “We call that an emer- ced to abandon a plan to ted cities. The worst air march at Nehru Park by she said. “Because this the city’s pollution pro- gency situation where use water-spraying he- quality often occurs at students from 15 private is what we are providing blem within two years. you have to panic,” Har- licopters to cleanse the this time of year as near- schools. for our children, for the The measures, she said, sh Vardhan told a tele- air, due to poor visibility by farmers burn fields, The march was organi- next generation. If we would include teaching vision channel on Tues- caused by the smog. people build street fires zed by representatives are not able to breathe people to drive more ef- day. New Delhi is one of to keep warm and winds from the United Nations, properly, then there is ficiently and stopping And New Delhi was for- the world’s most pollu- die down. AP thu 16.11.2017

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early two-thirds of Australians supported Australians endorse gay gay marriage in a pos- tal survey that ensures NParliament will consider legali- zing same-sex weddings this year, marriage, ensuring Parliament bill although the form any law would take and its allowances for reli- gious objections sparked imme- James Paterson, that critics argue of speech, freedom of conscience diate debate. would diminish current protec- and also freedom of religion.” The Australian Bureau of Statisti- ap photo tions for gays against discrimina- “Yes” voter Peter Kensey, 36, said cs said yesterday that 62 percent of tion on the grounds of sexuality. while he was celebrating the win registered voters who responded Government senator Dean Smi- with Winter and James in Canber- in the unprecedented mail survey th yesterday introduced a sepa- ra tonight, there was apprehen- favored reform. The conservative rate bill to the Senate favored by sion in the gay community about government promised to allow a Turnbull that ruled out any com- what form the law would take. bill creating marriage equality to promise that would cost gays and “I think that’s why today hasn’t be considered in Parliament in the lesbians their existing protections been a huge celebration,” Kensey final two-week session that is due against discrimination. Smith’s bill said. “You wonder if you’re going to end on Dec. 7. permits only churches and minis- to be screwed over at the very last A “no” vote in the survey would ters of religion to boycott same-sex stage.” have put marriage equality off the weddings. Ireland is the only other coun- political agenda, perhaps for years. “If there are amendments, let’s try to put same-sex marriage to Thousands of marriage equality see them, but let’s be clear about a popular vote, but that referen- supporters waving rainbow flags Members of the gay community and their supporters celebrate the result of a postal this: Australians did not partici- dum was binding. Irish voters in gathered anxiously in city parks survey calling for gay marriage rights in Sydney pate in a survey to have one discri- 2015 changed their constitution to around the country and cheered mination plank removed, to have allow marriage equality. when the results was announced. His friend Sam James, 31, qui- this year before Christmas — that other planks of discrimination In Australia, voting in elections The mood was relief rather than pped: “It’s hard for the Russians to must be our commitment.” piled upon them,” Smith told re- and referenda is compulsory, but exhilaration when the result was interfere with a paper survey”— a Some government lawmakers porters. the Senate refused to fund a bin- announced in a park in the natio- reference to Russia’s suspected have vowed to vote down gay mar- Fiona McLeod, president of the ding vote. Almost 80 percent of nal capital, said Tanna Winter, 30. meddling in the U.S. presidential riage regardless of the survey’s Law Council Of Australia, the na- more than 16 million registered Canberra demonstrated Austra- election. outcome. But the survey found a tion’s peak lawyers group, said voters posted ballots in the volun- lia’s highest level of support for sa- Prime Minister Malcolm Tur- majority of voters in 133 of the 150 Paterson’s bill “would encroach tary survey, which gay marriage me-sex marriage, with only one in nbull, a vocal advocate of marriage districts in the House of Represen- on Australia’s long-established advocates opposed as an unne- four responses opposing it. equality, called on lawmakers to tatives wanted reform. anti-discrimination protections in cessary obstacle and opponents “The polls said that Brexit wou- heed the “overwhelming” result Lawmakers opposed to gay mar- a dangerous and unprecedented derided as being about a boutique ldn’t happen, the polls said that and to commit to legislate for gay riage are already moving to wind way.” issue of little public interest. Hillary would win and I sort of marriage by next month. back anti-discrimination laws, Lyle Shelton, spokesman for The U.N. Human Rights Com- thought this felt like Australia’s “They voted ‘yes’ for fairness, with debate in Australia intensi- Coalition for Marriage which lo- mittee last week criticized Aus- time to show everyone that we’re they voted ‘yes’ for commitment, fying over the possibility of gay bbied against the reform, said his tralia for putting gays and les- backward too,” Winter said hours they voted ‘yes’ for love,” Turnbull wedding boycotts and refusals to group favored Paterson’s bill. bians “through an unnecessary later over a celebratory beer. told reporters. “Now it is up to us provide a celebrant, venue, flowers “I don’t think anyone who voted and divisive public opinion poll.” “We didn’t do it and we didn’t do here in the Parliament of Austra- or a cake. in this postal survey wants to see The committee called on Austra- it in pretty good fashion. That’s a lia to get on with it, to get on with Several government lawmakers their fellow Australians put up lia to legislate for marriage equa- nice relief, a nice moment to be the job the Australian people have on Monday released a draft gay on hate speech charges,” Shelton lity regardless of the survey’s ou- proven wrong,” he added. tasked us to do and get this done marriage bill, proposed by senator said. “We need to protect freedom tcome. AP

US considers individual sanctions for Myanmar

.S. Secretary of State that we find unacceptable, what I say is not meant to most recently with a sta- Rex Tillerson said yes- then targeted sanctions on be exciting. It’s meant to tement Monday. The mili-

U ap photo terday that his country was individuals very well may be accurate. And it’s ai- tary said it had interviewed deeply concerned by “cre- be appropriate,” he said. med at creating more har- thousands of people during dible reports” of atrocities Tillerson’s one-day vi- mony and a better future a monthlong investigation committed by Myanmar’s sit comes as a new report for everybody. Not setting into the conduct of troops security forces and called said there was “moun- people against each other.” in Rakhine after Rohingya for an independent inves- ting evidence” of genoci- The report by the United insurgents launched a se- tigation into a humanita- de against the Rohingya States Holocaust Memorial ries of deadly attacks there rian crisis that has seen in Myanmar’s northern Museum and the advocacy on Aug. 25. hundreds of thousands of Rakhine state, where a group Fortify Rights found While the report acknow- Muslim Rohingya flee to government security ope- there is “mounting eviden- ledged that battles against Bangladesh. ration has caused more Aung San Suu Kyi (right) shakes hands with Rex Tillerson after their ce” of genocide against the militants from the Arakan Speaking at a joint news than 600,000 Rohingya to press conference at the Foreign Ministry office in Naypyitaw Rohinyga. It accused se- Rohingya Salvation Army conference with lea- flee to neighboring Bangla- curity forces and civilians had left 376 “terrorists” der Aung San Suu Kyi in desh. commitments aimed at en- Rakhine, and ending them of mass killings — inclu- dead, it also claimed se- Myanmar’s capital, Tiller- Tillerson also met with ding the crisis and charting is not up to Suu Kyi. ding burning victims alive curity forces had “never son said the U.S. would Myanmar’s powerful mi- productive ways forward.” Still Suu Kyi has faced wi- including infants — rape shot at the innocent Ben- consider individual sanc- litary chief, Min Aung Myanmar was formerly despread criticism for not and other abuses, and cal- galis” and “there was no tions against people found Hlaing, who is in charge of known as Burma. speaking out in defense of led on the international death of innocent people.” responsible for the violen- operations in Rakhine. Though Suu Kyi has the Rohingya. At yester- community to take action. Myanmar’s government ce, but he would not advi- A senior U.S. State De- been the de facto head of day’s news conference Suu “These crimes thrive on and most of the Buddhist se “broad-based economic partment official said Tues- Myanmar’s civilian go- Kyi denied she had been impunity and inaction,” majority say the mem- sanctions” against the enti- day that Tillerson would vernment since her party silent on the issue, saying said Matthew Smith, the bers of the Muslim mi- re country. use the visit to “express swept elections in 2015, she had personally com- head of Fortify Rights. nority are “Bengalis” who “All of that has to be evi- concerns over the displa- she is limited in her con- mented on the situation as “Condemnations aren’t migrated illegally from dence based,” Tillerson cement and violence and trol of the country by a well as issued statements enough. Without urgent in- Bangladesh and do not said. “If we have credible insecurity affecting Rohin- constitution written by through her office. ternational action towards acknowledge the Rohin- information that we belie- gya populations and other the military junta that ru- “I haven’t been silent,” accountability, more mass gya as a local ethnic group ve to be very reliable that local populations and dis- led Myanmar for decades. she said. “What people killings are likely.” even though they have li- certain individuals were cuss ways to help Burma The military is in charge of mean is what I say is not Myanmar’s military has ved in Myanmar for gene- responsible for certain acts stakeholders implement the operations in northern interesting enough. But denied the accusations, rations. AP 16.11.2017 thu

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Science | Health US scientists try 1st gene editing in the body

Marilynn Marchione AP Chief Medical Writer ap photo cientists for the first time Shave tried editing a gene insi- de the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person’s DNA to try to cure a disease. The experiment was done Mon- day in California on 44-year-old Brian Madeux. Through an IV, he received billions of copies of a corrective gene and a genetic tool to cut his DNA in a precise spot. “It’s kind of humbling” to be the first to test this, said Madeux, who has a metabolic disease called Hunter syndrome. “I’m willing to take that risk. Hopefully it will help me and other people.” Signs of whether it’s working may come in a month; tests will show for sure in three months. If it’s successful, it could give a major boost to the fledgling field of gene therapy. Scientists have Brian Madeux, 44, uses an infrared device to look at his veins as nurse Siobhan Field prepares an IV line for the first human gene editing therapy for NPS, at the UCSF edited people’s genes before, Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland altering cells in the lab that are then returned to patients. There also are gene therapies that don’t WOE FROM HEAD TO TOE Madeux has a chef’s degree the DNA, allowing the new gene where you want it.” involve editing DNA. Fewer than 10,000 people and was part owner of two res- to slip in. The new gene then di- Finally, some fear that the vi- But these methods can only be worldwide have these metabolic taurants in Utah, cooking for US rects the cell to make the enzyme rus could get into other places used for a few types of diseases. diseases, partly because many ski teams and celebrities, but the patient lacked. like the heart, or eggs and sperm Some give results that may not die very young. Those with Ma- now can’t work in a kitchen or Only 1 percent of liver cells where it could affect future ge- last. Some others supply a new deux’s condition, Hunter syn- ride horses as he used to. would have to be corrected to nerations. Doctors say built-in gene like a spare part, but can’t drome , lack a gene that makes Gene editing won’t fix dama- successfully treat the disease, genetic safeguards prevent the control where it inserts in the an enzyme that breaks down ge he’s already suffered, but he said Madeux’s physician and therapy from working anywhe- DNA, possibly causing a new certain carbohydrates. These hopes it will stop the need for study leader, Dr. Paul Harmatz re but the liver, like a seed that problem like cancer. build up in cells and cause havoc weekly enzyme treatments. at the Oakland hospital. only germinates in certain con- This time, the gene tinkering is throughout the body. Initial studies will involve up to “How bulletproof is the tech- ditions. happening in a precise way in- Patients may have frequent 30 adults to test safety, but the nology? We’re just learning,” This experiment is not connec- side the body. It’s like sending a colds and ear infections, distor- ultimate goal is to treat children but safety tests have been very ted to other, more controversial mini surgeon along to place the ted facial features, hearing loss, very young, before much dama- good, said Dr. Carl June, a Uni- work being debated to try to new gene in exactly the right lo- heart problems, breathing trou- ge occurs. versity of Pennsylvania scientist edit genes in human embryos cation. ble, skin and eye problems, bone who has done other gene thera- to prevent diseases before birth “We cut your DNA, open it up, and joint flaws, bowel issues and py work but was not involved in — changes that would be passed insert a gene, stitch it back up. brain and thinking problems. If it’s this study. down from generation to gene- Invisible mending,” said Dr. San- “Many are in wheelchairs [...] ration. dy Macrae, president of Sanga- dependent on their parents un- successful, WHAT COULD GO WRONG mo Therapeutics, the California til they die,” said Dr. Chester the experiment Safety issues plagued some MAKING HISTORY company testing this for two me- Whitley, a University of Minne- earlier gene therapies. One Madeux’s treatment was to tabolic diseases and hemophilia. sota genetics expert who plans could give a worry is that the virus might have happened a week earlier, “It becomes part of your DNA to enroll patients in the studies. provoke an immune system at- but a small glitch prevented it. and is there for the rest of your Weekly IV doses of the missing major boost to tack. In 1999, 18-year-old Jesse He and his fiancee returned life.” enzyme can ease some symp- Gelsinger died in a gene thera- to Arizona, but nearly didn’t That also means there’s no toms, but cost USD100,000 to the fledgling py study from that problem, but make it back to Oakland in time going back, no way to erase any $400,000 a year and don’t pre- field of gene the new studies use a different for the second attempt because mistakes the editing might cause. vent brain damage. virus that’s proved much safer their Sunday flight was canceled “You’re really toying with Mo- Madeux, who now lives near therapy in other experiments. and no others were available un- ther Nature” and the risks can’t Phoenix, is engaged to a nur- Another worry is that inserting til Monday, after the treatment be fully known, but the studies se, Marcie Humphrey, who he HOW IT WORKS a new gene might have unfore- was to take place. should move forward because met 15 years ago in a study that A gene-editing tool called seen effects on other genes. That Scrambling, they finally got a these are incurable diseases, said tested this enzyme therapy at CRISPR has gotten a lot of re- happened years ago, when re- flight to Monterey, California, one independent expert, Dr. Eric UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospi- cent attention, but this study searchers used gene therapy to and a car service took them just Topol of the Scripps Translatio- tal Oakland, where the gene edi- used a different one called zinc cure some cases of the immune over 100 miles north to Oakland. nal Science Institute in San Die- ting experiment took place. finger nucleases. They’re like system disorder called “bubble On Monday he had the three- go. He has had 26 operations for molecular scissors that seek and boy” disease. Several patients hour infusion, surrounded by Protections are in place to help hernias, bunions, bones pin- cut a specific piece of DNA. later developed leukemia becau- half a dozen doctors, nurses and ensure safety, and animal tes- ching his spinal column, and The therapy has three parts: se the new gene inserted into a others wearing head-to-toe pro- ts were very encouraging, said ear, eye and gall bladder pro- The new gene and two zinc fin- place in the native DNA where it tective garb to lower the risk of Dr. Howard Kaufman, a Boston blems. ger proteins. DNA instructions unintentionally activated a can- giving him any germs. His doc- scientist on the National Institu- “It seems like I had a surgery for each part are placed in a virus cer gene. tor, Harmatz, spent the night at tes of Health panel that approved every other year of my life” and that’s been altered to not cause “When you stick a chunk of the hospital to help ensure his the studies. many procedures in between, infection but to ferry them into DNA in randomly, sometimes patient stayed well. He said gene editing’s pro- he said. Last year he nearly died cells. Billions of copies of these it works well, sometimes it does “I’m nervous and excited,” mise is too great to ignore. “So from a bronchitis and pneu- are given through a vein. nothing and sometimes it cau- Madeux said as he prepared to far there’s been no evidence monia attack. The disease had They travel to the liver, where ses harm,” said Hank Greely, a leave the hospital. “I’ve been that this is going to be dange- warped his airway, and “I was cells use the instructions to make Stanford University bioethicist. waiting for this my whole life, rous,” he said. “Now is not the drowning in my secretions, I the zinc fingers and prepare the “The advantage with gene edi- something that can potentially time to get scared.” couldn’t cough it out.” corrective gene. The fingers cut ting is you can put the gene in cure me.” thu 16.11.2017

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Farai Mutsaka, Harare Zimbabwe

imbabwe’s army said yesterday it has President Robert Mu- Army has Mugabe, wife in gabe and his wife in Zcustody and is securing gover- nment offices and patrolling the capital’s streets following custody, controls capital a night of unrest that included a military takeover of the state broadcaster. said early yesterday the military appropriate response.” The night’s action triggered is targeting “criminals” around All troops were ordered to speculation of a coup, but the Mugabe, and sought to reassu- return to barracks immediate- ap photo military’s supporters praised it re the country that order will be ly, with all leave canceled, said as a “bloodless correction.” restored. Moyo. The broadcast was sent For the first time, this sou- It was not clear where Muga- out from the ZBC headquarters thern African nation is seeing be, 93, and his wife were yester- in Pocket’s Hill near Harare’s the military oppose Mugabe, day but it seems they are in the Borrowdale suburb. the world’s oldest head of state custody of the military. “Their Overnight, at least three ex- and one of the longest-serving security is guaranteed,” Moyo plosions were heard in the ca- authoritarian rulers. Mugabe said. pital, Harare, and military vehi- has been in power since Zimba- “We wish to make it abun- cles were seen in the streets. bwe’s independence from white dantly clear that this is not a The military actions appear minority rule in 1980. military takeover,” he said. “We to put the army in control of Armed soldiers in armored are only targeting criminals the country. Army comman- An armed soldier patrols a street in Harare, Zimbabwe personnel carriers stationed around [Mugabe] who are com- der Constantino Chiwenga had themselves at key points in Ha- mitting crimes that are causing threatened on Monday to “step rare, while Zimbabweans for- social and economic suffering in” to calm political tensions. “modern model nation,” said The U.S. Embassy closed to the med long lines at banks in order in the country in order to bring Mugabe’s ruling ZANU-PF Chris Mutsvangwa, chairman public yesterdayday and encou- to draw the limited cash availa- them to justice.” party responded by accusing of the war veterans’ associa- raged citizens to shelter in pla- ble, a routine chore in the coun- Moyo added “as soon as we the general of “treasonable tion, told The Associated Press ce, citing “the ongoing political try’s ongoing financial crisis. have accomplished our mis- conduct.” But now Chiwenga in Johannesburg. uncertainty through the night.” People looked at their phones sion, we expect that the situa- appears to be in control. Mutsvangwa and the war ve- The British Embassy issued a si- to read about the army takeo- tion will return to normalcy.” The army has been praised terans are staunch allies of milar warning, citing “reports of ver and others went to work or The army spokesman called on by the nation’s war veterans Emmerson Mnangagwa, who unusual military activity.” to shops. churches to pray for the nation. for carrying out “a bloodless was fired from his post of vice For the first time, this southern In an address to the nation af- He urged other security forces correction of gross abuse of president by Mugabe last week. African nation is seeing an open ter taking control of the Zimba- to “cooperate for the good of power.” The military will return Mnangagwa fled Zimbabwe last rift between the military and bwe Broadcasting Corporation, our country,” warning that “any Zimbabwe to “genuine demo- week but said he would return Mugabe. The military has been Major General Sibusiso Moyo provocation will be met with an cracy” and make the country a to lead the country. a key pillar of his power. AP

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Offbeat More than 20 English football supporters have been cinema arrested in Luxembourg after a night of violence. cineteatro The fans are being held for drunkenness, fighting and stealing after England was knocked out of the 16 Nov - 22 Nov European Championship in spite of beating Luxem- bourg. Denmark’s victory over Greece earlier on Wednes- day meant England finished second in their group and do not qualify for the finals next year. The fans were not placated by a 4-0 win over Lu- xembourg and trouble started inside the stadium during which two police officers were badly hurt. Afterwards England supporters raced through the city center overturning cars and smashing shop win- dows. About 500 police officers and 150 soldiers were on duty in an attempt to head off trouble. They were hoping to prevent a repeat of violent disturbances in 1977 when England fans also ran riot. But the omens had not been good with trouble fla- Pope auctions Lamborghini to Justice League ring before many of the 2,000 fans even reached their rebuild Christian Iraq room 1 destination. (2D) 2:30, 4:45, 9:30pm On Tuesday about 20 English men beat up a railway (3D) 19:15pm employee in Belgium and four police officers needed Pope Francis got the keys to a fancy new Lambor- Director: Zack Snyder hospital treatment after fighting broke out among ghini yesterday — but he won’t be tooling around the Starring: Ben Affleck, Raymond Fisher, Jason Momoa drunken fans who got off a ferry in Ostend. Language: English (Chinese) Vatican gardens in it. At the height of Wednesday night’s violence riot po- Duration: 118 min Instead, the special edition Huracan will be auctio- lice from neighbouring West Germany had to be draf- ned off by Sotheby’s, with the proceeds going to cha- The glass castle ted in to help the over-stretched Luxembourg forces. rities including one aimed at helping rebuild Christian Weapons seized included axes and aerosol cans communities in Iraq that were devastated by the Isla- room 2 2:30, 4:45, 9:30pm filled with tear gas. Many England supporters spent mic State group. Director: Destin Daniel Cretton the night on the streets because local hotels refused Officials from the luxury sports car maker presented Starring: Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Max Greenfield to take them in. Francis with the sleek white car with papal yellow-gold Language: English (Chinese) Finally they were herded to the railway station by detailing yesterday, outside the Vatican hotel where he Duration: 109 min the security forces where a train, brought forward by lives. The pope promptly blessed it. five hours, was waiting to take them to the ferry port Base prices for the Huracan, which was first intro- Thor: Ragnarok in Ostend, Belgium. duced in 2014, usually start at around 183,000 euros room 1 Those arrested are being kept in custody overnight (USD217,000.) A special edition built for a papal cha- 7:00pm and are expected to appear in court tomorrow. rity would be expected to fetch far more at auction. Director: Taika Waititi Francis got around his native Buenos Aires on public Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston Courtesy BBC News transport and has long railed against people who buy Language: English (Chinese) the latest model cars or cellphones. 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end they displayed the kind of resilience and belief that has ap photo made me proud all the way along. They did it their way, and got great rewards for it.” While the Australians inves- ted heavily in the charter flight to get home Sunday after the first leg, the Honduras squad took a commercial flight and arrived a day later. But with veteran skipper May- nor Figueroa returning, and with Elis adding pace on the flank, Honduras lifted its tem- po in the first half and frustra- ted the Australian attack. Honduras coach Jorge Luis Pinto said the Australians clearly worked to neutralize Elis out wide, and the momen- tum shift was too great after the opening goal. “Australia were very strong and aggressive and put pres- sure on us. In the first half the game was more balanced — in the second half, the [first] goal took a toll,” Pinto said. “The second goal, there was contact with the player’s hand, but it wasn’t intentional.” Mile Jedinak Honduras earned its place in the playoff with a 3-2 win over Football Mexico on a hectic last day of qualifying in North and Central America and the Caribbean, se- curing fourth spot and ensuring the U.S. missed out. Jedinak stars as Australia Australia advanced after bea- ting Syria for fifth place in Asian qualifying, with veteran qualifies for 2018W orld Cup Tim Cahill scoring twice in Sy- dney. Cahill was involved when John Pye, Sydney But Jedinak played a full game slotted home another penalty in The result meant Asia got a Australia edged Uruguay on in the 0-0 draw in San Pedro the 85th after Robbie Kruse was full quota of five teams into the penalties in a playoff in 2005 to ile Jedinak ste- Sula last Friday and, aided by dragged down in the area. After World Cup in Russia, with 31 of qualify for the following year’s pped up when it the state-of-the-art rehabili- 22 games and 27 months, the the 32 places decided as of last World Cup in Germany. He was counted most, tation program on Australia’s win ensured Asian Cup cham- night. also there when the Australians propelling Austra- charter flight home, took the pion Australia qualified for its Under-fire coach Ange Poste- qualified directly from Asia Mlia into next year’s World Cup free kick that broke the scoring fourth consecutive World Cup. coglou said he was delighted for for 2010 and 2014. There is a with a hat trick yesterday in a drought in the 54th minute at “It wouldn’t have mattered his Australian team, and decli- good chance he’ll be in Russia, 3-1 victory over Honduras that Sydney’s Olympic stadium. who scored. I’m happy to chip ned to comment on his future too, well after he has turned 38 secured the next-to-last spot in His free kick curled to the left in,” Jedinak said. “We got the amid speculation that he may years of age. Russia. of the wall and deflected shar- job done and that’s all that not stay on to take them to the “To help my country qualify The Australia captain was in ply in off defender Henry Fi- matters — it’s going to be a big World Cup. for four World Cups is some- doubt for the intercontinental gueroa, bringing the parochial 2018.” “They got what they deserved thing I will be proud of when playoff series with a groin inju- 77,060-strong crowd at Syd- Honduras scored a consola- — it wasn’t by luck or by chan- I get [...] even older,” the for- ry that had forced him to miss ney’s Olympic stadium to life. tion goal deep in injury time in ce,” said Postecoglou, who took mer Everton player said. “I feel the end of the Asian qualifying He converted from the spot in a scramble in front of goal with on the Australian job just befo- like a young kid. I would’ve campaign, when the Socceroos the 72nd after referee Nestor Alberth Elis and Maynor Figue- re the 2014 World Cup in Bra- done anything to be part of this narrowly missed out on direct Pitana penalized Bryan Acosta roa both taking swipes at the zil. “They believed in something group and I will do anything to entry. for a hand ball and again calmly ball from close range. that we started, and right to the stay a part of it.” AP

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ox Sports partnered that Fox and other broa- ding company in Turks signal to Argentina” and day. The statement said The testimony came on Fwith a South Ame- dcasters were involved in and Caicos that was an other parts of the world, Burzaco’s company was the second day of the U.S. rican marketing firm to a scheme to pay bribes — alleged conduit for the he added. a subsidiary of Fox Pan trial of three former South make millions of dollars concealed using offshore bribes. They say it was Last year, a Florida-ba- American Sports, which American soccer officials in bribes to high-ranking side entities and sham signed by a former Fox sed soccer network that at the time was under the accused of taking bribes in a soccer officials in exchan- contracts — that secured executive. repeatedly lost out on control of a private-equity sprawling corruption inves- ge for lucrative broadcas- rights for the Copa Ameri- Asked whom he kept the television rights to firm. tigation of FIFA, the sport’s ting rights to major tour- ca and other events. informed about the bri- tournaments that Fox “Any suggestion that governing body. Burzaco, naments, the marketing As evidence of the sche- be arrangements, Burza- Sports aired had made si- Fox Sports knew of or who has pleaded guilty company’s former CEO me, prosecutors at the co responded, “Fox Pan milar bribery allegations approved of any bribes to racketeering conspira- testified at a U.S. corrup- trial at a federal court in American Sports. Fox against Fox in a pending is emphatically false,” cy and other charges, has tion trial. New York City produced Sports.” federal lawsuit. the statement said. “Fox emerged as a key witness Alejandro Burzaco, for- a 2008 agreement for Through the bribes, the Fox Sports denied any Sports had no operational against Jose Maria Marin, mer CEO of the firm ba- the partnership to pay network “gained leverage involvement in bribery in control of the entity with Manuel Burga and Juan sed in Argentina, testified USD3.7 million to a hol- and rights to broadcast its a statement issued yester- Burzaco ran.” Angel Napout. MDT/AP THE Singapore’s home sales rose in Station Air quality BUZZOctober after a slowdown Roadside 30-50 Good Singapore’s home sales rose in October after a nitor developers to make sure that they don’t slowdown in September caused by the ‘Hungry cut corners to pare costs after splashing out High Ghost’ period that’s considered inauspicious by on land purchases. Companies launched new Density 30-50 Chinese homebuyers. Developers sold 758 uni- units in some older projects last month inclu- Residental ts last month, up from 657 in September, accor- ding Martin Modern and The Clement Canopy. Good ding to Urban Redevelopment Authority data Overall, Singapore developers have sold 8,702 Area opinion released yesterday. units through September this year, eclipsing Singapore’s property market is turning arou- the full-year totals for 2014 to 2016. Ambient 30-50 nd, with home prices climbing after a record While the market is showing signs of a revival, Good source: dsmg source: Girl About Globe run of declines and developers making aggres- there may be limits on the scale of any comeba- Linda Kennedy sive bids for land. On Tuesday evening, a gover- ck: the bulk of the cooling measures rolled out nment minister indicated that officials will mo- since 2009 remain in place. WORLD BRIEFS Women, let’s get India walked all over Egypt Officials say star singer Sherine Abdel- Wahab has been banned Meet me on Jane Austen Street. At the tea from performing in the room, beside the cake shop. City rounds up beggars country after she warned No, don’t get the smelling salts, I’m not ha- a fan against alleged ving a turn. There is an actual possibility such health hazards involved streets could be for real. But we have to fight ahead of Ivanka’s visit in drinking water from to get Jane with a pavement, and other female the Nile River. addresses. Our enemy? Tech Giants. uthorities in the Things have been happening on our citysca- southern Indian city of

A ap photo pes. Let’s start with the good stuff and I’m proud Hyderabad are rounding up ap photo to report the involvement of my hometown: beggars ahead of a visit by Glasgow, Scotland. The Glaswegian streetsca- Ivanka Trump for an interna- pe honours men, rarely women. And so, a pro- tional conference. position was put to Glasgow City Council to re- Over the past week, more designate main thoroughfares such as Ingram than 200 beggars have been Street and Argyle Street after women like Mary transported to separate male Barbour or Jean Roberts. Barbour led protests and female shelter homes lo- ’s army against private landlords in 1915. Roberts was cated on the grounds of two Zimbabwe said yesterday it has the first female Lord Provost in 1960. (Yes, a city prisons. Authorities have lady Lord Provost. Hey, it was 1960.) President Robert been strictly enforcing a beg- Mugabe (pictured) and It’s not just Scotland. In Spain, some street ging ban on the city’s streets his wife in custody names which reference the country’s fascist and in other public places. th,” said V.K. Singh, a top po- shelters on the grounds of the and was securing leaders are being ‘retired’. They’re being called The crackdown seems to be lice officer. Chanchalguda and Chara- government offices and instead after women. For example, a formerly having the desired effect, with The beggars have been roun- lapally jails where the beggars patrolling the capital’s fascist Madrid street is to be known as Calle de most of Hyderabad’s thou- ded up from traffic junctions, are being taken estimates the streets following a night Soledad Cazorla, the first Spanish prosecutor sands of beggars vanishing bus stations and railway sta- city has 13,000 beggars. of unrest that included to specialise in work against gender violence. from sight. tions and transported by van The entrepreneurship sum- a military takeover of In the Spanish city of León, citizens were asked Trump is a senior adviser to to the shelters, where they of- mit is an annual event that the state broadcaster. to vote for a number of leading women to name The night’s action her father, President Donald ten find themselves separated this year will focus on suppor- triggered speculation streets after, including Rosa Parks, Frida Kahlo, Trump. Later this month, from their family members. ting female entrepreneurs. Jane Austen and local inventor Ángela Ruiz Ro- of a coup, but the she is scheduled to be a fea- They are being offered clean Running from Nov. 28-30, military’s supporters bles. Imagine Jane Austen Street. I would vie to tured speaker at the Global clothes, a shower and a bed. the summit is being jointly praised it as a live there, a heroine scrambling for square feet Entrepreneurship Summit in But they’re also being finger- hosted by the U.S. and India. “bloodless correction.” not a squire. If it rained, a canopy shaped like Hyderabad, which will also printed before they’re allowed Singh said that next month, More on p15 a bonnet would extend across the whole street. be attended by Indian Prime to leave and told they could after Ivanka Trump has left, Neighbourhood watch would have opera glas- Minister Narendra Modi. face jail time if they are found police will start offering cash Turkey A Turkish ses. The road would be narrower in the middle, Officials say the drive against begging again. rewards to people who inform court has ordered and this undulation would be the safest point for begging was launched because More than 20 percent of In- them of a beggar’s location. the release of six pedestrians to cross. Corsets have some uses. defendants in the two upcoming international dia’s 1.3 billion people live on Police have set up a control trial against dozens Amusing diversions are created by all this. events are taking place in the less than 2 dollars a day. For room to receive the informa- Like, a new first date question - ‘if you were of suspects for their city — the entrepreneurship many, begging is survival. tion. alleged links to the a street, what would you be?’ Would you feel summit and the World Telugu Beggars tend to crowd arou- This isn’t the first time the Islamic State group way-ward? Linda Way. Or more like an alley? Conference in December. nd cars at traffic signals, kno- poor and homeless have been and involvement in last Maybe a passage? Would it feel weird to be Begging is a criminal offense cking on windows and asking pushed out of sight as India year’s airport attack. trampled on, seeing as the metaphoric ‘being in India and can be punished for food and money. They hosts international visitors. walked all over’ is not unfamiliar to women in by as much as 10 years in pri- include children as young as Ahead of the 2010 Com- history? If England followed Scotland and na-

son, although the law is rarely 5, who weave through dange- monwealth Games in New ap photo med streets after leading women, would ‘Mar- enforced. rous traffic and often perform Delhi, slums were demo- garet Thatcher Boulevard (French, that would “We will complete the clea- small acrobatic acts. lished and thousands of beg- annoy her) have a ‘no turning’ sign? And what ring of beggars from the city A rights group that runs the gars pushed to the edge of the about postcodes? A zip code of 34-24-36 would roads by the end of the mon- two Hyderabad homeless city. AP undermine the feminist message. Now, boo hiss, the bad part. Just as I was ge- tting ready for global maps hailing maidens and The madams, Apple declared its stores were to be- Greece Flash floods come ‘town squares’. Piazza iOS? Traditional Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP turned roads into raging church clock replaced by a giant in-store Apple decisive moment torrents of mud and watch? No need for a weekly market: you can debris outside Greece’s buy fresh Apple products every day. capital yesterday, killing It’s not been the company’s only onslaught at least 13 people, on the fabric of our cities. ‘Apple Park’ is the inundating homes name of their new HQ, from which we can dedu- and businesses and knocking out a section ce green spaces are also a target. New Apple of a major highway. strategy: from domination of apps to maps. There were fears the And so, ladies and arterial route inspirations, death toll could rise we may have street brawls ahead of us. Tech is further as rescue crews generally no friend to females and given the ex- continue searching pression ‘information superhighway’ is almost a for potentially missing forgotten term, I fear we’re seeing a tech giant people in the western switch to domination of local roads. Why should outskirts of Athens. Apple stop at Piazza iOS? In the near future, might every city have a Steve Jobs Way or Tim Ecuador A court in Ecuador has paved the Cook Drive? Me, I’d always prefer Jane Austen way for a criminal trial Street but so far in life, there have been as few to begin against the women in town as there are in tech. nation’s vice president As for Glasgow, I hope they don’t follow Apple in an alleged corruption and turn the streets into tech. InSTAgram Street The largest-ever D-flawless diamond to be put up for auction, mounted in a diamond and emerald necklace, plot involving Brazilian sold for USD33.7 million yesterday [Macau time]. The white, matchbox-size “Creation 1” diamond from rather than Ingram Street. construction giant Swiss jeweler de Grisogono weighs a whopping 163 carats. The buyer was not immediately identified. Odebrecht.