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Consulate offers free medical check ups 14 films to show at World The Indonesian Consulate in Macau co-held free medical check-ups for Indonesians living in the SAR over the Animation Festival, two weekend, partnering with different organizations in Indonesia. According to Tri Tharyat, Consul General of Indonesia in Hong Kong and Macau, Oscar-nominated they now have doctors who are willing to stay longer and extend their services he World Animation in the city. He said the consulate was Festival, organized by Ci- expecting over 150 migrant workers T nematheque Passion, returns to avail from the free consultations this summer with a selection offered by at least five doctors from Indonesia. Furthermore, Tharyat also of animations from around the said that the consulate had recently world. Some 14 films will be partnered with Healthcare Indonesian screened for the festival, whi- Hong Kong, a community organization ch begins on August 11 and will that assists them with medical run until August 26. missions. Among the films to be scree- ned is The Breadwinner, an Oscar-nominated film that te- Newly registered lls the tale of an 11-year-old girl who must care for her family firms mainly in after her father’s arrest. wholesale, retail Another Oscar-nominated film to be screened at the A total of 1,720 new companies World Animation Festival is were incorporated in Macau in the Anomalisa by Charlie Kau- second quarter of the year, mainly fman, which won the Grand in wholesale business and retail, Jury Prize at the Venice Film in what represents an increase of Festival. The film explores a the surreal adventure begins Jian’s Have a Nice Day. The Paprika, Satoshi Kon’s fi- 491 year-on-year, the Statistics and central character crippled by with an accidental order of 50 film is described by the festival nal feature film, shines a light Census Service announced this week. the mundane reality of his million bricks and leads to a organizer as both “extremely on the blurred line between Analyzed by industry, there were 556 life, who is reinvigorated af- trip to the center of the earth ridiculous and unpredictab- reality and fiction. In this sci- new companies operating in wholesale ter meeting a lively woman and into a parallel underwater le, featuring dark humor and fi animation, a new revolu- and retail and 505 in business services. who seems distinctly different universe. a strong animation style […] tionary treatment has been The total registered capital of new from other people. Anomalisa In the Taiwanese animation rarely seen in Chinese anima- developed to allow therapists companies in the second quarter is the first animated film to On Happiness Road, audien- tions.” to help patients by entering reached MOP221 million. Analyzed by win the Grand Jury Prize in ces are taken through a jour- This year, the director-in-fo- their dreams. When the devi- size of registered capital, there were Venice. ney of social change in Taiwan cus is Satoshi Kon. The festi- ces which enable this begin to 1,331 new companies (77.4 percent of Meanwhile, A Town Called through the perspective of a val will feature a retrospective go missing, a renowned scien- total) with registered capital under Panic is a comedy feature star- young girl. of four of his works and delve tist has to delve deep into the MOP50,000, and the total value of ring three plastic toys. Based Among the two animations into the world of his imagina- dream world to discover who capital was MOP34 million. Meanwhile, on the Belgian cult TV series, in the China Hit Series is Liu tion. is behind the theft. there were 29 new companies registered with capital of MOP1 million or over, and the total value of capital amounted to MOP138 million. The higher education majority of the capital originated from Acouncil chaired by Macau (47.51 percent) and the Chinese the Secretary for Social Higher Education Council mainland (28.96 percent). Capital from Affairs and Culture will Hong Kong accounted for 14.03 percent officially be established of the total. today, according to a dis- to be established today patch published in the Gov’t accused of Government Official Ga- ment of Macau’s higher zette. education and on the for- ignoring public Members of the com- mulation of relevant poli- mittee will include up to cies, as well as commen- opinion 15 representatives of Ma- ting on quality assurance cau’s higher education mechanisms for higher Loi I Weng, a member of the Transport institutions and Macau education and issuing su- Advisory Council (CCT), has expressed associations, who will ggestions. doubts about whether public opinion is collaborate with foreign Besides the abovemen- taken into account regarding Macau’s tioned functions, the cou- bus services. Lei criticized the SAR higher education insti- government for what she sees as a lack tutions in organizing hi- ncil will also submit its of transparency in regards to its own gher education courses. opinions on laws related bus evaluation mechanism; for a lack The committee will also to higher education. The of credibility, and for seeming to be include up to ten repre- region’s higher education “evaluating [bus services] behind closed sentatives from legally merit, specialists or aca- and other individuals vote. laws will proceed to the doors.” Lei hopes that the authority constituted associations demics in the area of hi- with knowledge or ex- The term of office for council for review as well. can establish a public ranking for in the areas of economy, gher education. perience in the matters the members of the cou- The council is entitled to public services. She also called on the culture, education, you- The president of the under discussion to par- ncil will be a renewable make recommendations government not to ignore the CCT’s th, research and higher council, according to its ticipate in the meetings. period of two years. and to issue opinions on existence and to communicate more with education and up to five requirements, can invi- However, these partici- The council will voice its subjects related to higher the CCT. individuals of recognized te academics, specialists pants are not entitled to opinion on the develop- education.

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BUS SERVICE Ho Ion renato marques renato Sang, addressing the re- newal of the public bus companies’ concessions, described the government’s solution as a “mockery.” The lawmaker criticized the inaction from the govern- ment to address the problem that has been raised by the Commission Against Cor- ruption since 2011; that it is an “illegal model” of public transportation. Ho urged the government to review Sulu Sou Kou Hoi In (right) the current status of the contract with “Macau Pass” Renato Marques AL Plenary electronic payments that, in his words, suffers from the n a Legislative Assem- “illness of the monopolies.” bly (AL) session yes- On the topic, Ho called on terday, nine lawmakers the government to seriously rounded on lawmaker Nine lawmakers gang consider other models “in ISulu Sou to criticize him for order to promote diversifi- his position on last week’s cation and consequent com- debate on the creation of the up against Sulu Sou petition.” Municipal Affairs Bureau (ICM). ROAD SAFETY Sulu Sou The session was arranged to with harsh words classifying the name of Ip Sio Kai con- a member of a democratic delivered a spoken inquiry discuss and approve in detail the intervention of Sou as a cluded by saying, “he uses party is the biggest insult to the bill regarding the “Legal “mockery and an abuse of the democracy to cover up his democracy.” in which he addressed the Regime of the rights and in- rules” accusing Sou of being absolutist ideas.” Meanwhile, lawmakers Lao concerns of motorcyclists terests of elderly citizens” as and Pang, using the same in- regarding both road safety well as to vote on the propo- sulting tone, accused Sou of and parking solutions. Sou sal of debate in the plenary of “attempting to introduce the recalled that in 2007 thou- the Viva Macau airliner ban- bad parliamentary culture of sands of motorcyclists took ckrupcy brought by the ini- Those who are arrogant, the neighboring regions or part in a slow-drive protest tiative of lawmakers Jose Pe- uncompromising, presumptuous, the culture of demonstration against law enforcement reira Coutinho and Sulu Sou. into our chamber, [which] methods by the authorities. Instead of the lawmakers abuse their power. pulls into question its solem- “It has been more than 10 using the period to question nity.” years, but the chaotic situa- the government or propose Kou Hoi In “This not only provokes dis- tion of many vehicles and a suggestions to address pro- respect, but also does not fit few parking spaces has not blems affecting the popula- “too playful, abusing his “The core of democracy is the parliamentary essence. yet been solved.” Sou gave tion, they criticized the deli- powers [as a legislator] just respecting others. Those who This is not about the parlia- as an example the neighbo- berately provocative position to show off” and of “using are arrogant, uncompromi- mentary culture of Macau, ring region of Hong Kong taken by Sou during the July this chamber as a theater, sing, presumptuous, abuse and in the end, the public will where the government “has forcing the whole hemicycle their power, do not respect hate it,” he said. “This distor- 30 session. realized in recent years that to collaborate in his ridicu- the rules and do not have the ted behavior must be censo- Ma Chi Seng, Kou Hoi In, Ip this ‘fines deterrent illusion’ lous show.” qualities to be a democrat red and can not be allowed Sio Kai, Wu Chou Kit, Chan is nothing more than a ‘hi- Wa Keong, Iau Teng Pio, Kou, addressing the plenary cannot talk about democra- to continue to happen in our ding the head in the sand Fong Ka Chio, Lao Chi Ngai as usual in his name and in cy,” he said. “Calling himself hemicycle.” policy’ that does not focus and Pang Chuan were the on real problems.” nine lawmakers that subs- cribed to spoken enquiries that turned out to be just ex- Debate proposal by Coutinho LAND PLOTS Ella Lei pressions of criticism of the and Au Kam San said that behavior of Sou. They argued and Sou voted down the government’s reclama- that the purpose of the inter- tion of undeveloped land ventions was to “restore the proposal to debate the since the issue is already addressed the plenary as plots is beneficial for Macau historical truth.” A Viva Macau case in the being addressed by a follow a vote declaration, accu- society. In two separate Lawmaker Ma was the first AL plenary was yesterday -up committee of the AL sing Coutinho and Sou of interventions, lawmakers to address the topic saying, voted down by the majority and is under investigation “wanting to use the AL as a Ella Lei and Au Kam San ad- “we were accused of killing of the lawmakers. by the Commission Against court” and trying to “inter- dressed the problem of the the municipal democracy Raised on the initiative Corruption (CCAC). fere with the judiciary au- land concessions, recalling and this is a twist of the reali- of lawmakers Jose Perei- Several lawmakers also thorities.” that “contrary to what many ty,” adding, “it is impossible ra Coutinho and Sulu Sou, noted that this is not the Instead the plenary people claim” the mecha- to put the democracy in prac- who intended to clarify why right time to address the approved by full consensus nism of not allowing the tice just with slogans that ig- the government not was problem as it was almost the bill that established the extension of expired land nore juridical facts.” able to recover the invested certain that they could not “Legal Regime of the righ- concessions was already in In a very critical tone, Ma money and who is responsi- obtain any more informa- ts and interests of elderly the previous land law and is said that the words used by ble for the failure, the mo- tion on the topic, preferring citizens” with a debate in not exclusive from the latest Sou had “threatening con- tion received only six votes to “give time” to the CCAC which the lawmakers called amendment. In this sense, tent,” adding also “to shout, in favor and 24 against. to investigate. on the government to offer the lawmakers consider that be grumpy and throw things Besides the two bidders Others, like Mak Soi Kun, more extensive support to the current system of re- are also behaviors that do not Coutinho and Sou, Ng Kuok even showed irritation with senior citizens, namely by claiming undeveloped land respect the regime of the As- Cheong, Au Kam San, Ag- the topic, accusing the pro- raising the subsidies and plots is superior to a system sembly.” nes Lam and Ella Lei, also posal of being a way to turn elderly pensions. On the that concedes “unregulated” He said that such behavior voted in favor. a behind-closed-doors dis- topic, Secretary Alexis Tam concessions without a public “created a bad example for In the short debate prior cussion into one in the pu- promised to “study” the society” and introduced at to the vote, several of the blic eye. case and to raise the pen- tender. Both agree also that the AL “a street brawl model.” lawmakers that voted After the voting, lawmaker sion “soon” and “according “is not urgent” to amend the Lawmaker Kou Hoi In com- against remarked that the Song Pek Kei, one of the to the government’s econo- current land law. plemented the comments proposal made no sense many that voted against, mic capabilities.” 08.08.2018 wed

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LRT Seac Pai Van advance works Low demands information start today The advance works of the construction from US on super yacht’s fate of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) Seac Pai Van section project will be carried alaysia has issued a were illegally bought using mo- out from today for a period of 293 days. Mwarrant to formally seize ney diverted from state fund Transportation at Estrada do Istmo, close a USD250-million super yacht 1Malaysia Development Bhd. bloomberg to the kart race track side, will be limited, at the center of a tug-of-war be- Mahathir thanked Indonesian with some lanes temporarily closed for tween Prime Minister Mahathir President Joko Widodo for his approximately 160 days. The advance Mohamad and financier Jho cooperation in transferring the works project has been outsourced to Low. vessel and “resolving the pro- China Road and Bridge Corporation. The The Attorney-General’s blem faced by Malaysia,” he works include interchanging foundation Chambers issued the arrest said in a Monday statement. works, and the building of main warrant on Aug. 6, thereby the Mahathir is seeking to reclaim structures, temporary roads, and the site vessel is “properly seized under $4.5 billion of funds potentially office itself. the laws of Malaysia,” the na- lost through the troubled sta- tion’s top prosecutor Tommy te fund, including by trying to 9th food and Thomas said in a statement. recover fees from Goldman Sa- The yacht arrived at a port in chs Group Inc. and taking legal cultural festival to the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur action to recoup compensation yesterday, after it traveled from paid to the fund’s ex-presi- kick off on Sept 28 Indonesia where it was seized dent. Malaysia is considering in February as part of the U.S. selling the yacht and returning The 9th International Cultural Justice Department’s probe the funds to the public, Finan- and Food Festival will kick off Jho Low has reportedly left Macau as of early July into 1MDB. ce Minister Lim Guan Eng said on September 28th at the Macau As Mahathir called for the assistance treaties between In- made to secure the vessel and on Monday, adding that the at- Fisherman’s Wharf. The ten-day food event, which will be organized by seven yacht’s owner to prove that it donesia, Malaysia and the U.S., get clarification from Malaysia torney-general will first ensure local organizations, will end on October wasn’t bought using money which were activated recently, in a status report by Aug. 17. proper proceedings. 7. The organizers expect to host from the Malaysian state fund, as well as high-level talks at Thom Mrozek, a spokesman Malaysia has issued an arrest between 20,000 and 25,000 visitors lawyers representing Low Taek agencies in the three countries. for the U.S. attorney’s office in warrant for Low, who remains daily, with an estimated budget of over Jho filed a notice to a Califor- In the Monday filing, Low’s Los Angeles, said the U.S. was at large. The police received six million patacas. More than 100 nia district court on Monday legal team opposed the U.S. go- not party to the agreement be- information from their Macau stalls will be available at the festival, to direct the U.S. government vernment’s request to suspend tween Indonesia and Malaysia. counterparts that he had left featuring food, retail and exhibition to reveal its knowledge of the proceedings while it finds out The yacht, which was seized by the territory for an unknown lo- items, and tourist attractions. transfer of the yacht to Malay- Malaysia’s intentions for the Indonesian police in February, cation as of early July, with no The organizers are calling for the sia. Thomas said the seizure ship. His lawyers also asked the is among the $1.7 billion of as- further insight on his wherea- participation of local food retailers. was the result of mutual legal U.S. to state any efforts it has sets that U.S. investigators said bouts. Bloomberg ad wed 08.08.2018

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renato marques renato Monetary Authority remind public to be Municipal Affairs vigilant against cryptos Bureau ready by 2019 he Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) has reite- he Secretary for Admi- ms, ammunition, fireworks rated that virtual curren- bloomberg Tnistration and Justice, and firecrackers, which are cies are not legal tender in Sonia Chan, said on Mon- currently overseen by the TMacau, nor can they be treated as day that the government IACM, will be transferred to financial instruments. Accordingly, had almost completed dra- the police. the entity reminds the public to “re- fting the set of legislative Chan stated that the gover- main vigilant [as] virtual currencies bills associated with the nment will announce the se- might involve fraud, or might even establishment of the new lection criteria for members be used for illegal activities.” Municipal Affairs Bureau. of the bureau’s 25-strong An alleged cryptocurrency scam Speaking to reporters after consultative body in due has affected more than 70 local a meeting of one of the Le- course. The selection pro- residents and resulted in the po- gislative Assembly’s (AL) cess will include a self-re- tential loss of more than HKD13 standing committees, Chan commendation scheme for million, after Hong Kong and Ma- said she expected all pro- people interested in joining. cau partners allegedly recruited in- cedures to be completed Chan said the govern- vestors during a series of business before the scheduled estab- ment welcomed members seminars in late 2017. lishment of the entity whi- of the public to sit on the The Macau residents invested a or virtual commodities as the means on previous occasions, the Mone- ch will replace the Institute consultative body, provi- combined HKD20.1 million in the of payment. It has restated that the tary Authority of Macau has said for Civic and Municipal Af- ded they were dedicated cryptocurrency business, but have provision of regulated activities, for that it does not “approve” of them fairs, on January 1, 2019. to serving the community only managed to recover HKD6.3 example foreign exchange transac- in general and wants to “curb their The draft bills cover topi- and able to fulfill the rele- million to date. tions, cross-border fund transfers, occurrence.” cs such as updating the vant legal requirements. The AMCM has explicitly required or trading platforms for financial The AMCM has established a clo- functions of other public Chan also pledged to ex- all banks and payment service insti- activities, without proper authori- sely collaborative mechanism with departments following the plain to the public the rea- tutions in Macau not to participate zation constitutes a violation of the the Judiciary Police to combat ille- establishment of the new soning behind the selection in or provide, whether directly or in- Financial System Act. gal financial activities and called bureau. For instance, seve- of each of the consultative directly, any financial services that Though cryptocurrency busines- attention to the potential risks in- ral matters related to firear- body’s 25 members. involve the use of virtual currencies ses are legal in the private sector, volved.

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t the government Realtors called headquarters, the Chief Executive met to obtain with the delegation Delegation prepares whichA will represent Macau in licenses before the 18th Asian Games, before the delegation departs to Jakar- ta. departure for Asian new law’s The 18th Asian Games will be held in the Indonesian capital implementation between August 18 and Septem- ber 2. Games in Jakarta he Housing Bureau (IH) Tis calling the city’s pro- Football will be the opening perty management companies sport of the 2018 Asian Games “Every single athlete has their that have not applied for a on August 10, ahead of the ope- own documents to allow them license to submit their appli- ning ceremony on August 18. to visit different countries,” cations to the bureau before The MSAR delegation, com- Pun explained, adding that the Macau’s new property mana- prising 110 athletes and 56 of- ID “recently [noticed] that the gement law comes into effect. ficials, medical staff, team lea- Indonesia Asian Games 2018 Yesterday, IH issued a state- ders, coaches, will take part in Organizing Committee and the ment noting that if owners of 16 competitions: swimming, di- Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) property management com- ving, synchronized swimming, have the [same] regulation” in panies which are engaged in athletics, badminton, bowling, regard to athletes’ passports. tiered building management boxing, canoeing, cycling, fen- However, the local sports au- business do not hold a valid cing, judo, karate, squash, table thority is still currently discus- license, then, as of August 22 tennis, taekwondo, triathlon, sing this issue with relevant or- (when the law comes into ef- and wushu. competition, Pun declared, “I the athletes in all different spor- ganizations. fect), owners will be subject to The athletes will leave for believe that all athletes who are ts. “We are making our last hurrah a fine of between MOP50,000 Jakarta on August 15 and return capable enough to have made it Although the delegation is al- to discuss with the organizing and MOP500,000. to Macau on September 3. to the Asian Games are the eli- most reaching the deadline for committee and OCA about all According to the bureau sta- The director of the Sports Bu- tes of Macau. I have confidence departure, a few immigration kinds of special situations,” said tement, since February 6, IH reau (ID), Pun Weng Kun, on in them, and I believe that the issues are still unresolved. The Pun. “[In the past] we [the athle- has been accepting applica- the sidelines of the farewell ce- athletes will do their utmost in director confirmed rumors that tes] have tried to use different tions for commercial business remony, said, the “ID gives great every competition.” some of the athletes are encoun- passports to participate in this licenses and temporary licen- support to every single squad.” The ID director hopes that Ma- tering visa problems due to the competition. […] The situation ses with respect to tiered bui- When talking about his and cau residents can also transmit passports they are using to enter is optimistic, but we still have to lding management. As of Au- the ID’s expectations for the their confidence and support to Indonesia. wait for OCA’s final decision.”JZ gust 3, the bureau has received 205 applications. The applications include 152 temporary license applica- tions. Number of credit cards continues to rise Some 153 applications have been approved, with the rele- he total number of at 1.24 million at end-Ju- billion, up 2.5 percent vant licenses already issued, Tpersonal credit cards ne 2018, equivalent to an from end-March 2018 including 113 temporary licen- issued by banks in Macau increase of 2.2 percent or 13 percent from end- bloomberg ses and 40 licenses. Two appli- continued to rise in the over a quarter earlier or June 2017. Credit card cations for temporary licenses second quarter of 2018, 10.4 percent over a year receivables amounted to were not approved. according to the latest sta- earlier. MOP2.5 billion, of which Property management com- tistics from the Monetary The number of MOP- the rollover amount to- panies are required to convene Authority of Macau. Both denominated cards, HKD taled MOP774.7 million, the first meeting of the tiered the credit card turnover cards and RMB cards representing 30.4 percent For the second quarter cent of total credit card building owners in accordance and total repayments wit- grew year-on-year by 10.2 of credit card receivables. of 2018, the credit card turnover. Credit card re- with the law. nessed double-digit grow- percent (to 878,600), 3.8 The delinquency ratio, turnover totaled MOP5.5 payments, in which pay- On August 12, IH will orga- th from a year ago. percent (to 90,200) and i.e. the ratio of delinquent billion, equivalent to a ments for interest and nize a workshop at its office On the back of the in- 13.3 percent (to 274,500) amount overdue for more rise of 1.1 percent quarter- fees are included, dro- in the islands and will invite creasing dual-currency respectively. than three months to cre- to-quarter or 12.1 percent pped 5.4 percent from local legal experts and other and triple-currency cards, At the end of June 2018, dit card receivables, fell year-on-year. the previous quarter but representatives to explain the the total number of per- credit card credit limit from 1.59 percent at end- The cash advance tur- rose 14.6 percent from the laws to property management sonal credit cards issued granted by banks in Ma- March 2018 to 1.49 per- nover was MOP220.2 same period last year to companies. by banks in Macau stood cau reached MOP30.2 cent at end-June 2018. million, occupying 4 per- MOP5.4 billion.

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ndia plans to roll out sta- te-of-the-art 5G telecom 5G coming to India by 2022 services in the next four years, a senior official said, Ias the nation rushes to catch up with its Asian peers. after pit stops in Korea, China “We are not there yet,” Tele- com Secretary Aruna Sunda- ts South Korea to launch these rarajan said in an interview in services by March 2019, Japan New Delhi, adding that com- in late 2019 and China, along bloomberg plete roll-out of 5G will be done with most western major cities, by 2022. “5G won’t be driven in 2020. by supply, it’ll be driven by de- “India needs China to launch mand and the rest of industry to drive economies of scale and needs to wake up to this.” lower cost 5G handsets. I think The South Asian nation, tra- 2022 or later is appropriate for ditionally a laggard while em- India,” Lane said in an email. bracing latest technology in te- lecommunications, will follow South Korea, Japan and China where 5G service will be offe- red within the next two years. If we want The high-speed and low latency service will help Prime Minister smart cities, Narendra Modi’s Digital India clearly we plan, which seeks to broaden Internet access, and the Smart need smart Cities initiative. “If we want smart cities, clear- infrastructure ly we need smart infrastructure for it,” Sundararajan said, ad- for it. ding some early stage projects Sundararajan may start rolling out as early as for 5G while the U.K. sold ban- ters (1.6 million miles) by 2022 said Anthea Lai, a Bloomberg 2020. South Korea, which recently dwidth in April that included from 1.5 million kilometers ri- Intelligence analyst in Hong The new technology has ad- tested its 5G technology during some earmarked for these ser- ght now. Kong. “The more fiber the better vantages of massive connectivi- the Winter Olympics in Fe- vices. The Hong Kong govern- A denser fiber network will it is for 5G services.” ty, low power consumption and bruary with self-driving cars, ment is even considering giving aid operators gear up for spee- So far, telecom infrastructure boasts of download speeds and virtual reality games and a mo- airwaves away for free. dier content-heavy 5G services has got second place to physical capacity that can enable autono- tion-detection system to ward India’s telecom regulator too and move away from discount- infrastructure as Asian nation mous vehicles, drones, remote- off menacing wild boars, is last week proposed floor prices led battle for market share un- struggled to beef up its roads, ly assisted surgeries and traffic planning an airwaves auction to for auctioning spectrum dedica- derway after upstart Reliance ports and airports. control. commercially deploy 5G wire- ted for 5G roll out although the Jio Infocomm Ltd. debuted with “Digital infrastructure is invi- A slight delay, however, might less services. auction dates are yet to be an- 4G services and offered free voi- sible infrastructure. Just becau- actually be beneficial for India, Japanese firms are gearing up, nounced. ce calls in 2016. se it’s invisible, people are not according to Sanford C. Berns- as are the U.S. carriers. Italy is As part of the roll-out, India “A robust optic fiber network willing to spend on it and promo- tein’s Hong Kong-based analyst targeting a September auction is aiming to increase its fiber is also very important, both for te it,” said Sundararajan. “And Christopher Lane, who expec- of spectrum that could be used backbone to 2.5 million kilome- front haul and the back haul,” that needs to change.” Bloomberg Wynn Resorts’ probe into Paulson attracts Chinese founder’s behavior done suitor for Steinway teinway Musical twork in the country, whi- phony Orchestra. asino operator SInstruments Inc., the le- ch has been weak so far, he Paulson’s New York-ba- Wynn Resorts says gendary piano maker con- said. sed investment firm Paul-

C ap photo an internal committee trolled by U.S. hedge fund “Steinway has massive son & Co. agreed to acquire has finished its inves- billionaire John Paulson, potential in China as con- Steinway in 2013 for about tigation into the se- has attracted takeover inte- sumers love the brand,” USD512 million, beating xual misconduct alle- rest from China Poly Group Rein said by phone yester- rival bidders including Sou- gations leveled against Corp., people familiar with day. “As Chinese middle- th Korea’s Samick Musical company founder Ste- the matter said. class families get wealthier, Instruments Co. The piano ve Wynn. The state-owned conglo- they’ll be willing to spend maker that gave the com- In a securities filing merate is in the early sta- on a luxury piano for their pany its name was founded Monday, the company ges of considering an offer kids as they see music as a in 1853 by German immi- said the board of di- for Steinway, the people key part of their education. grant Henry Engelhard rectors received the fi- said. Other suitors may also And nobody beats Steinway Steinway in a Manhattan nal presentation from emerge for the business, ac- on that.” loft on Varick Street, and the committee Friday cording to the people, who Poly Group started in 1992 over the following decades but will not release asked not to be identified as a supplier of defense equi- became a brand recogni- any results publicly because the deliberations pment for the Chinese mili- zed worldwide. In March, it until gambling regula- are private. tary. The conglomerate now opened a new Asia-Pacific tors finish their inves- Steinway should be able has operations spanning headquarters in Shanghai. tigations. to fetch a high valuation gi- explosives manufacturing, Paulson has a net worth The company says ven that the company may real estate, mining, cinemas of $5.5 billion, according to the internal commit- Steve Wynn reach 30 percent to 40 per- and the arts. Hong Kong-lis- the Bloomberg Billionaires tee will share its fin- cent annual sales growth in ted unit Poly Culture Group Index. An official at Poly dings with gambling Journal first reported people and reviewed 3 China, according to Shaun Corp. owns China’s biggest Group and a representative regulators. them in January. million documents. Rein, founder and mana- home-grown auction hou- for Paulson & Co. declined Gambling regulators Committee chairwo- Wynn resigned as ging director of the China se, in addition to running a to comment. A representa- in Nevada and Massa- man Pat Mulroy in chairman and CEO of Market Research Group. A chain of theaters that have tive for Steinway didn’t im- chusetts began inves- May told investors the the company in Fe- Chinese company like Poly hosted musicals like “Cats” mediately reply to queries tigating the allegations committee had inter- bruary. He has denied Group could help improve and performances by the outside regular U.S. busi- after the Wall Street viewed more than 100 the allegations. AP Steinway’s distribution ne- likes of the London Sym- ness hours. Bloomberg 08.08.2018 wed

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Yanan Wang,Nanyang ‘We must pay so dearly’ he 62-year-old Chinese shopkeeper had waited nearly his entire adult life to see his dream of Xi’s dream becomes nightmare for Christians: churches raided, silenced Tbuilding a church come true — a brick house with a sunny cour- at least one township has encou- tables as lecterns. Two years ago, tyard and spacious hall with raged Christians to replace pos- he and 10 other Christians pooled room for 200 believers. ters of Jesus with portraits of Xi. their money to erect a permanent ap photo But in March, about a dozen Some Christians have resorted to church on his property. police officers and local officials holding services in secret. They are part of what experts suddenly showed up at the chur- A dozen Chinese Protestants describe as a spiritual awakening ch on his property and made the interviewed by the Associated in China. frightened congregants disperse. Press described gatherings that The number of Chinese belie- They ordered that the cross, a were raided, interrogations and vers of all faiths has doubled in painting of the Last Supper and surveillance, and one pastor two decades to an estimated 200 Bible verse calligraphy be taken said hundreds of his congregan- million, by official count, as the down. And they demanded that ts were questioned individually hold of the Communist party has all services stop until each per- about their faith. Like Guo, the weakened. Among them are an son, along with the church itself, majority requested that their na- estimated 67 million Christians, was registered with the govern- mes be partly or fully withheld including Catholics — a number ment, said the shopkeeper, Guo. because they feared punishment that is expected to swell to beco- Without warning, Guo and his from authorities. After reporters me the world’s largest Christian neighbors in China’s Christian visited Henan in June, some in- population in a matter of deca- heartland province of Henan had terviewees said they were con- des. This rapid growth has reinvi- found themselves on the front li- tacted by police or local officials gorated the party’s longtime mis- nes of an ambitious new effort by who urged them not to discuss sion to domesticate a religion tra- the officially atheist ruling Com- any new measures around Chris- ditionally aligned with the West. munist Party to dictate — and in tianity. Historians believe that Christia- some cases displace — the practi- nity was known to China as early ce of faith in the country. as the seventh century, and was “I’ve always prayed for our Xi is waging later propagated by Jesuit mis- country’s leaders, for our country sionaries starting in the 1500s. to get stronger,” said Guo, who the most severe In recent decades the religion has gave only his last name out of fear systematic faced by turns heavy persecution of government retribution. “They and tacit acceptance. were never this severe before, not suppression During the Cultural Revolution, since I started going to church in when Mao sought to eradicate all the 80’s. Why are they telling us of Christianity religions, Christians were jailed, to stop now?” tortured and publicly humilia- Under President Xi Jinping, in China since ted. But they survived by opera- China’s most powerful leader religious freedom ting covertly and grew steadily since Mao Zedong, believers are in number after Mao’s death in seeing their freedoms shrink was written into 1976, when a populace disillusio- dramatically even as the coun- ned with the Communist Party A demolished house church in the city of Zhengzhou in Henan province try undergoes a religious revival. the constitution began to seek moral guidance el- Experts and activists say that as sewhere. tual vacuum,” said writer Zhang the cross and Jesus Christ inside he consolidates his power, Xi is in 1982 Chinese Christians say the Bible Lijia. “China has witnessed a re- their homes with portraits of Xi, a waging the most severe systema- gives them a sense of right versus ligious revival in recent decades local official said. tic suppression of Christianity in The party has long been wary wrong and the strength to endu- precisely because of this vacuum “Through our thought reform, the country since religious free- of Christianity because of its af- re in a country where power of- and relaxed control.” they’ve voluntarily done it,” Qi dom was written into the Chinese filiation with Western political ten trumps justice. While China’s Officials once largely tolerated Yan, a member of the township constitution in 1982. values. Several Chinese human rapid growth has brought pros- the unregistered Protestant hou- party committee, told the AP by The crackdown on Christiani- rights lawyers jailed for their perity to many, others despair at se churches that sprang up inde- phone. “The move is aimed at ty is part of a broader push by work, including Jiang Tianyong what they see as a deterioration pendent of the official Christian Christian families in poverty, and Xi to “Sinicize” all the nation’s and Li Heping, are outspoken of public morals. The deaths of Council, clamping down on some we educated them to believe in religions by infusing them with Christians. So too are many children in scandals involving while allowing others to grow. science and not in superstition, “Chinese characteristics” such Hong Kong pro-democracy acti- tainted infant formula and shod- But this year they have taken making them believe in the par- as loyalty to the Communist Par- vists, not least among them 2014 dily-built schools in recent years a tougher approach that relies ty.” ty. Islamic crescents and domes protest leader Joshua Wong. have led to the sense that modern partly on “thought reform” — a The poster campaign appears have been stripped from mos- “Chinese leaders have always China was in the midst of an ethi- phrase for political indoctrina- to symbolize what analysts see as ques, and a campaign launched been suspicious of the political cal crisis. tion. Last November, Christian the underlying force driving the to “re-educate” tens of thousands challenge or threat that Chris- “After the ‘collapse’ of commu- residents of a rural township in change in the party’s approach to of Uighur Muslims. Tibetan chil- tianity poses to the Communist nist ideology, no value system southeast Jiangxi province were religion: the ascendance of Xi. dren have been moved from Bu- regime,” said Xi Lian, a scholar has been in place to fill the spiri- persuaded to replace posters of “Xi is a closet Maoist — he is ddhist temples to schools and of Christianity in China at Duke banned from religious activities University. “Under Xi, this fear during their summer holidays, of Western infiltration has inten-

state-run media report. sified and gained a prominence ap photo This spring, a five-year plan to that we haven’t seen for a long “Sinicize” Christianity in parti- time.” cular was introduced, along with new rules on religious affairs. A spiritual awakening Over the last several months, Guo, who keeps a small store- local governments across the front selling ornate doors in a country have shut down hun- riverside district, once had eyesi- dreds of private Christian “house ght so poor that he could not dis- churches.” A statement last week tinguish the sky from the earth. from 47 in Beijing alone said they But after finding God at 27 years had faced “unprecedented” ha- old, he made a seemingly mira- rassment since February. culous recovery that he attributes Authorities have also seized to his faith. Bibles, while major e-commerce For decades, he, like many retailers JD.com and Taobao pul- Christians in China, shuttled led them off their sites. Children from one unregistered house and party members are banned church to another, where folding A child stands near a slogan that reads “Communist party members cannot take part in from churches in some areas, and chairs served as pews and coffee religious activities” near a church in the city of Pingdingshan Xu Shijuan, a 63-year-old Seventh-Day Adventist wed 08.08.2018

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‘We must pay so dearly’ Xi’s dream becomes nightmare for Christians: churches raided, silenced for involvement in a “cult,” accor- Crackdown in Henan tist, was her living room, where ding to U.S.-based Christian non- At the epicenter of the drive to she held house church gatherin- profit ChinaAid. control the Christian community gs for four years. She stopped in The pressure has pushed seve- in China is Henan, the cradle of March, after a group of men led ral dozen pastors and their fami- Chinese civilization and the en- by a local official ordered her to lies to flee to the United States in try point for many of the earliest disband the meeting of about two recent years, ChinaAid says. The foreign missionaries. Today, the dozen elderly Christians. wife of one pastor under hou- province is one of the most po- “If you don’t heed our orders, se arrest left for Midland, Texas pulous in the country and a key the next group to come will be about a year ago, after authorities part of Xi’s fight against poverty, law enforcement,” he said, accor- warned that their children might as proclaimed by red banners ding to Xu. “They will use force to have trouble getting an educa- across acres of peanut farms and disband you.” tion in China. She said members oil fields. Xu readily complied. “The peo- of their church in China were Around the time authorities or- ple have dispersed, but our faith barred from being baptized, and dered Guo’s church to stop con- has not,” she told the AP at her even a simple Christmas service gregating in March, his district home in Zhengzhou. “God’s path was interrupted. announced a crackdown on pri- cannot be blocked. The more you “The government says that vate Christian meeting spots. On try to control it, the more it will we have religious freedom, but a single Sunday morning, the an- grow.” really there is no freedom at all,” nouncement said, 700 religious Even Protestant churches al- said the pastor’s wife, who asked banners were removed, 200 re- ready registered with the state to remain anonymous for her ligious texts seized and 31 illegal have not been spared greater res- husband’s safety. “Many of our Christian gathering places shut trictions. When reporters visited Christian brothers and sisters are down. Officials went door-to- five such churches in Henan this upset and fearful.” door stripping decorative scrolls June, all bore notices at their en- Those who resist pay the price. bearing the cross from home en- trances stating that minors and After Jin Mingri, a prominent trances. party members were not allowed pastor who leads Zion Church in inside. A banner above one chur- Beijing, refused local authorities’ ch door exhorted members to request to install surveillance ca- “implement the basic direction of meras inside his house church, the party’s religious work.” Ano- police individually questioned God’s path ther church erected a Chinese hundreds of members of the cannot be flag at the foot of its steps. 1,500-person congregation, he Some congregations now sing said. The congregants faced vei- blocked. The the national anthem during servi- led threats, Jin said, and many ces, according to a house church were asked to sign a pledge pro- more you try to pastor named Liu. Another pas- mising to leave Zion, which the control it, the tor said his government-appro- government agents called illegal, ved church shut down its Sunday politically incorrect and a cult. more it will grow. school and cancelled all activities very anxious about thought con- the religious affairs department Some people lost their jobs or for children after receiving orders trol,” said Willy Lam, a Chinese published an article saying that were evicted from rented apart- Xu Shijuan in February. politics expert at the Chinese churches must endorse the par- ments because police intimida- Seventh-Day Adventist Across Henan, house churches University of Hong Kong. “He ty’s leadership as part of “Sinici- ted their bosses and landlords. that once hosted gatherings of definitely does not want people to zation.” For 11 years, the church has In Zhengzhou, Henan’s capital, hundreds have now sealed their be faithful members of the chur- “Only Sinicized churches can been housed on one floor of an all that is left of one house chur- doors and split into groups of no ch, because then people would obtain God’s love,” the article office building, but the proper- ch is shattered glass, tangled wi- more than a handful. Services are profess their allegiance to the stated. ty management informed Jin res and torn hymnbooks, strewn announced last-minute and held church rather than to the party, The government is even cra- in May that they would have to among the rubble of a knocked- in different locations each week, or more exactly, to Xi himself.” cking down on Christians more move out at the end of the sum- down wall. Pegged to another often under the cloak of dark- Various state and local offi- aggressively through legal mer. Jin said the management wall is a single wooden cross, still ness. cials declined repeated reques- means. In March, a prominent admitted to being influenced by intact. For a time, Guo’s church did the ts to comment. But in 2016, Xi Chinese house church leader external “pressures.” The church inside a commercial same. They avoided congregating explicitly warned against the with US permanent residency “A lot of our flock are terrified by building had served about 100 on Sundays to escape authorities’ perceived foreign threats tied to was sentenced to seven years in the pressure that the government believers for years. But in late notice. faith, telling a religion conferen- prison after he built Christian is putting on them,” he said. “It’s January, nearly 60 officials from But the church members were ce: “We must resolutely guard schools in Myanmar. And half a painful to think that in our own the local religion department scared, and the group dwindled against overseas infiltrations via dozen Christians were sentenced country’s capital, we must pay so and police station appeared wi- to 30. Authorities appealed to religious means.” And in April, last month to up to 13 years in jail dearly just to practice our faith.” thout warning. Armed with elec- Guo to help gather information tric saws, they demolished the on his fellow Christians. He was church, confiscated Bibles and given a form, reviewed by the computers and held a handful of AP, which asked for churchgoers’ young worshippers — including names, educational background a 14-year-old girl — at a police and addresses, as well as the len- station for more than 10 hours, gth of time they had been faithful according to a church leader. and whether they were baptized. The authorities called the chur- The brick house was largely de- ch illegal. The church leader said serted this summer. Around the they had brought documentation door frame, tattered red outlines to the religion department three remained of a scroll that once or four times in an attempt to for- read “God’s love is as deep as the mally register it, but never recei- sea.” ved a response. Now, they have Inside, Guo has refused to re- ceased to congregate. move the cross and other decora- The church leader prays that the tions, telling authorities they are government will change its mind. within his private property. “We support President Xi,” he Among them, pinned to a wall said. “All we ask for is a space for in the nave, is a bright blue pos- our faith.” ter that quotes China’s constitu- That space for Xu Shijuan, a tional promise of religious free- Xu Shijuan, a 63-year-old Seventh-Day Adventist Pastor Jin Minri leads a class on the basics of Christian beliefs at the Zion Church in Beijing 63-year-old Seventh-Day Adven- dom. AP 08.08.2018 wed

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Indonesia into a flattened concrete wall. They had already used saws to cut a square out of the slab but could not find the body. Man saved from quake-flattened “The body is pinned under- neath. We brought in sniffer dog and used saws and a drill but we can’t figure out where he mosque on island is,” said Aprintinus Titus, a res- cue worker from the National Search and Rescue Agency. Andi Jatmiko & Niniek Karmini, Oxfam said more than 20,000 “We will not give up until we Lading-Lading people were in temporary shel- pull him out of this rubble. We ap photo ters and thousands more were know how hard his family is su- oldiers have pulled a camping out in the open. It said ffering,” said Titus. Sman alive from the rubble of clean drinking water was scar- Hundreds of tourists and a large mosque flattened by an ce because of a recent spell of workers were still struggling earthquake on the Indonesian extremely dry weather in Lom- to get off three outlying resort island of Lombok, while thou- bok. Food, medical supplies, islands where power was cut sands of homeless locals waited tarpaulins and clothes are also off and hotels and hostels were for aid yesterday and stranded urgently needed, it said. damaged. Nugroho said more tourists camped at beaches and The lush countryside of nor- than 4,600 foreign and Indone- in the lobbies of damaged ho- thern Lombok is pockmarked sian tourists had been evacua- tels. with collapsed homes and ted from the islands, with ships The north of Lombok has shops and damaged mosques. taking people to ports in Lom- been devastated by the mag- Thousands of people sat on bok and Benoa, Bali. nitude 7.0 quake that struck roadsides outside their houses British tourist Saffron Amis, Sunday night, killing at least under blue makeshift tents and who was stranded on Gili 105 people, seriously injuring tarps, too afraid to stay inside Trawangan island, said she more than 230 and destroying because of aftershocks or their spent a second night outdoors thousands of buildings. Two homes now uninhabitable. as aftershocks rattled the re- days after the quake, rescuers gion before finally securing spa- were still struggling to reach all ce on a boat. the affected areas and authori- Lombok “We slept in a bungalow until ties expected the death toll to another quake hit us at midni- rise. has been ght and then we moved to the Disaster officials have not said devastated by beach,” she said. how many people they believe At Lombok’s airport, dozens are buried beneath the ruins of the magnitude of tourists slept on the floor the Jabal Nur mosque in Ladin- as they waited for flights off g-Lading but the village head, 7 quake that the island. Many hotels closed Budhiawan, said about 30 ba- because of damage but some sed on unclaimed belongings struck Sunday allowed travelers to camp in left outside the mosque. night, killing their lobbies. Muhamad Juanda, who nar- “That was my first experience rowly escaped, said 100 people at least 105 with the earthquake and it was were inside praying when the really terrible,” said Lize Reert, earth began to roll. Many got people a Belgian woman among the out but dozens were trapped, several thousand who fled Gili he said. In the northern town of Tan- Trawangan. “It was a nightma- “When the earthquake ha- jung, rescue workers in orange re in my life.” ppened, I stopped praying with In this image made from video released by the Indonesian military, a man is carried uniforms spent a second day Like its better known nei- dozens of other people. I stayed by soldiers after they rescued him from a collapsed mosque trying to recover a body from ghbor Bali, Lombok is home during the first shock, but the the rubble of a destroyed home to beaches and mountains. shock grew stronger and we rol- around him. nal way at home because the as a foul stench rose above it. Hotels and other buildings in led around trying to run out,” Disaster agency spokesman hospital had to deal with hun- The brother-in-law of the dead both locations are not allowed he said. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said dreds of other injuries,” said man complained that authori- to exceed the height of coconut Video shot sometime Monday he hopes “a lot” of people can Budhiawan, the village head. ties have not brought in heavy trees. by a soldier showed rescuers be saved from the mosque. Rescuers were using hea- equipment that it is desperately Indonesia is prone to earth- shouting “Thank God” as a man Two people were rescued from vy duty cutting equipment on needed. quakes because of its location was pulled from a space under the debris Monday including a Tuesday to prize apart the tan- “I want him to be pulled out of on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc the mosque’s flattened roof and woman with a broken leg, said gled mound of debris. there immediately. But they’re of volcanoes and fault lines in staggered away from the ruins villager Supri Yono, and three Aid organizations, already on working too slow,” said Masin, the Pacific Basin. In Decem- supported by soldiers. were found dead. An AP re- Lombok after it was hit a week the brother-in-law, as ambu- ber 2004, a massive magnitu- “You’re safe, mister,” said one porter saw one body recovered earlier by a 6.4 quake that kil- lances passed by, sirens wai- de 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra of the soldiers as emotion over- Tuesday. led 16 people, said they were ling. triggered a tsunami that kil- came the man, clad in Islamic “We’re forced to deal with stepping up their humanitarian Behind him, the rescuers, a led 230,000 people in a dozen robes, and villagers crowded broken bones in the traditio- efforts. dozen of them, were drilling countries. AP

Australia Victoria state reports its first case of superbug fungus n Australian state ensure the Candida auris the United States where it health officials did not was made, Sutton said. ven on when the man was Ayesterday reported fungus did not spread. is becoming a menace in immediately respond to a “The patient has not in Britain. its first case of a super- “The man was isolated hospitals, mostly in New question for information been infected by the con- Most vulnerable are bug in a hospital patient as soon as the diagnosis York and New Jersey. about the previous Aus- dition, but has been co- fragile hospital patients, who likely picked up the was made and intense The U.S. Centers for tralian case. lonized,” Sutton said, ex- particularly newborns drug-resistant fungus in cleaning and disinfection Disease Control and The patient, aged in his plaining that the patient and the elderly. The fun- Britain. has occurred,” Sutton Prevention said a single 70s, was being treated in was a carrier without gus tends to be diagnosed Victoria Deputy Chief said in a statement. case of the fungus had a hospital in Melbourne, symptoms. in patients after they’ve Health Officer Brett Su- First identified in Japan previously been repor- the second most popu- The patient had likely been in hospitals for seve- tton said health officials in 2009, the fungus has ted from Australia. The lous Australian city, for a acquired the organism in ral weeks. The fungus can were taking a “search spread to more than a do- CDC website does not say pre-existing medical con- a British hospital, Sutton infect wounds, ears and and destroy” approach to zen countries including where or when. Victoria dition when the diagnosis said. No details were gi- the bloodstream. AP wed 08.08.2018

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s Hawaii readies for its primary elections, vo- ters are grappling with Island grapples with lava, an erupting volcano andA Hurricane Hector. Elections are challenging times for candidates even in the best hurricane as election nears of circumstances. But Big Island politicians frequently have extra Nakamoto said her office didn’t adversity, given they live on top have information on what per- of one of the world’s most active ap photo centage of registered voters had volcanoes and in the general vi- been forced to leave their homes cinity of hurricanes that barrel because of the eruption. through the central Pacific Ocean Kilauea has been erupting from many summers. Leilani Estates for three months The island has a history of na- now, but lava volume dropped ture-related election disruptions: dramatically over the weekend. In 2014, Tropical Storm Iselle Scientists don’t know whether forced the same two precincts the change signifies the flows hit hardest by Kilauea volcano to will peter out, as it’s common for close the day of the primary. The eruptions to wax and wane. state Office of Elections organi- zed a makeup election day for the two precincts six days later. The island has This year, the disruption is possibly broader, as lava from a history of Kilauea volcano has destroyed nature-related more than 700 homes since May and upended the local economy. election Many voters have left the island after losing their homes and jobs. disruptions Or they’re struggling to keep their businesses afloat because Lava from the last active eruption site on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is shown near Pahoa Meanwhile, a tropical storm tourism has dropped dramati- watch was in effect today [Ma- cally. timing for an election. Many When Wirick was ready to start candidates,” he said. He suspects cau time] for the Big Island as “People are still scrambling. people were feeling lost, she said. campaigning, the state Office of many people just voted for na- Hurricane Hector neared. The They’re still in a bit of shock,” Dressler herself has experienced Elections decided it would have mes they recognized. He said category 4 storm was expected said Eileen O’Hara, a county cou- a dramatic drop in business, whi- all voters in two precincts vote he’s complained to the Federal to weaken and pass 241 kilome- ncilwoman who is running for re- ch has been stressful. exclusively by mail because au- Elections Commission. ters south of the island Wednes- election. “Their attention is not “I know for myself, that has thorities were worried people Pat Nakamoto, Hawaii Coun- day. focused on the election.” been the least of my worries,” she wouldn’t be able to get to the ty’s election program adminis- Hawaii County Mayor Harry O’Hara’s council district in- said of voting. polls on election day. It mailed trator, said her office mailed Kim said officials would be pre- cludes Leilani Estates, the nei- Several candidates said they 6,000 ballots to voters there on 3,481 ballots to voters in the 3rd pared for whatever nature brin- ghborhood where lava burst would normally have started June 25. After an uproar, and precinct in Pahoa, and received gs. through cracks in people’s ba- campaigning in May. But that’s a complaint from the ACLU of 602 back as of Friday. It mailed “The volcano, Madam Pele, has ckyards on May 3, and Kapoho, when Kilauea began erupting Hawaii, the office set up an in- 3,081 ballots to the 4th precinct totally wiped out all the homes a beach town smothered by lava. lava in Leilani Estates, forcing person polling place in Pahoa for and has received 517. that would have been in dan- The precinct usually pulls in thousands of people to flee. both early voting and election County elections officials went ger,” he said, referring to the 1,200 to 1,400 votes, O’Hara Ric Wirick, who is running for day. to the Federal Emergency Mana- Hawaiian volcano goddess. Tho- said. But she worries only about county council, said he and ano- Wirick believes many people gement Agency center in Pahoa se neighborhoods suffered a lot 1,000 people may manage to ther candidate spent the first voted as soon as they received to inform residents about voter of damage from Tropical Storm vote this time. month after the eruption volun- their ballots. registration and the election. Iselle in 2014, he said. Mary Dressler, a naturopathic teering at an evacuation shelter “I don’t believe the voters had They also put up posters at eva- “You accept it. This is nature’s doctor in Pahoa, said it was bad in Pahoa town. a fair chance to get to know the cuation shelters. way,” he said. AP

Japan Med school confirms altering scores to limit women

Tokyo medical school those who otherwise wou- place for years. It said the be treated differently be- apologized yesterday ld have passed the exams, school wanted fewer fema- cause of their gender,” he

ap photo A after an internal investiga- although it did not explain le doctors because it antici- said. tion confirmed that it sys- how it would do so. pated they would shorten Yukioka said women tematically altered entran- The manipulation was or halt their careers after were not treated differently ce exam scores for years to revealed during an investi- becoming mothers. once they were accepted, limit the number of female gation of the alleged wron- “We sincerely apologi- but acknowledged that students and ensure more gful admission of a bu- ze for the serious wrong- some people even believed men became doctors. reaucrat’s son in exchange doing involving entrance women were not allowed Tokyo Medical University for favorable treatment for exams that has caused to become surgeons. manipulated all entrance the school in a ministry concern and trouble for Nearly 50 percent of Ja- exam results starting in project. The bureaucrat many people and betrayed panese women are colle- 2000 or even earlier, ac- and the former head of the the public’s trust,” school ge educated — one of the cording to findings relea- school have been charged managing director Tetsuo world’s highest levels — sed Tuesday by lawyers in- with bribery. Yukioka said. He denied but they often face discri- volved in the investigation, The investigation found any previous knowledge mination in the workforce. confirming recent reports that last year the school of the score manipulation Women also are conside- in Japanese media. reduced all applicants’ firs- and said he was never in- red responsible for home- The school said the ma- t-stage test scores by 20 volved. making, childrearing and nipulation should not have percent and then added up “I suspect that there was elderly care, while men are Internal investigation committee members hold a press conference occurred and would not in to 20 points for male appli- a lack of sensitivity to the expected to work long hou- on an investigation on fraud into its admissions process of Tokyo the future, and it will consi- cants, and that similar rules of modern society, in rs and outside care services Medical University yesterday der retroactively admitting manipulations had taken which women should not are limited. AP 08.08.2018 wed

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Alex Jones (center right) is escorted by police out of a crowd of protesters outside the Republican convention in Cleveland, in 2016

Barbara Ortutay, New York Social Media ajor tech companies Mhave begun to ban right- wing conspiracy theorist Alex Major tech companies remove Jones from their services, re- flecting a more aggressive en- forcement of policies against hate speech following protests Alex Jones for hate, bullying on social media. Facebook has taken down four pages belonging to Jones, Jones now, after allowing him In response to a query from lization that the platforms are free speech. including two featuring his to publish for years. Facebook the Associated Press, Apple said megaphones to fuel extremist Last month, the parents of “Infowars” show, for violating has been under fire recently only that it “does not tolerate ideas,” said Keegan Hankes, re- one of the children killed in its hate speech and bullying for not banning Jones, but as hate speech” and referenced search analyst for the Southern the shooting wrote an open policies. Over the past several recently as July 12 it tweeted its guidelines for creators and Poverty Law Center’s Intelli- letter to Facebook CEO Mark days, Apple, YouTube and Spo- that it sees pages “on both the developers, but did not name gence Project, who focuses on Zuckerberg calling on him to tify have also removed material left and right pumping out what Jones or comment further. As far right extremist propaganda ban “conspiracy groups and published by Jones. Twitter, they consider opinion or analy- of Monday, iTunes searches online. The decision to enforce anti-government provocateu- which hasn’t banned Jones, has sis — but others call fake news.” for “Infowars” or “Alex Jones” policies, he added, “has been a rs” that use social media to call also faced similar calls. “We believe banning these turned up no podcasts created long time coming.” the massacre a hoax and harass Facebook has also suspen- Pages would be contrary to the by Jones. Entering the web ad- and threaten the families of the ded Jones’ account for 30 days basic principles of free speech,” dresses for specific shows brou- victims. because he repeatedly viola- Facebook posted in response ght up a notice that the content It’s unclear “Our families are in danger ted the company’s community to a question from CNN repor- is not available. as a direct result of the hun- standards against hate speech ter Oliver Darcy, who had been Last week, music streaming why the dreds of thousands of people that “attacks or dehumanizes pressing the company on why it service Spotify removed some companies are who see and believe the lies and others,” it said in a statement continued to allow “Infowars” episodes of “The Alex Jones hate speech, which you have yesterday [Macau time]. The on its platform. Show” podcast for breaching its cracking down decided should be protected,” 30-day suspension of Jones On Monday, the company said hate content policy. wrote Lenny Pozner and Vero- himself appears to have gone that it “unpublished” the four And as of Monday, Alex Jo- on Jones now, nique De La Rosa, the parents into effect in late July. pages after receiving repor- nes’s channel was not available after allowing of Noah, who was six years old Twitter would not comment ts that they contained content on YouTube, with a notice that when he died at Sandy Hook. on Jones. “glorifying violence” and used the account “has been termi- him to publish Brent Bozell, the president of “We’ve been banned comple- “dehumanizing language” to nated for violating YouTube’s the nonprofit Media Research tely on Facebook, Apple, & Spo- describe Muslims, immigrants Community Guidelines.” The for years Council, whose stated mission tify,” Jones wrote on Twitter. and transgender people. Infowars YouTube channel was is to “to expose and neutralize “What conservative news outlet “While much of the discussion also labeled as “terminated.” Hankes added that he is “not the propaganda arm of the Left: will be next?” around Infowars has been rela- Jones says his shows, which surprised” that Twitter conti- the national news media,” cal- Jones has amassed a large ted to false news [...] none of the are broadcast on radio, and on- nues to allow Jones on its pla- led the crackdown in Infowars following on the right while violations that spurred today’s line platforms, reach at least 70 tform. a “slippery slope.” promulgating conspiracy theo- removals were related to this,” million people a week. It’s un- “If they were to ban Alex Jo- “[It’s] a dangerous cliff that ries that claim terror attacks Facebook said on Monday. clear how the latest bans have nes,” he said, he’d question these social media companies such as 9/11 were actually car- Facebook is the latest tech affected his reach. why the company doesn’t ban are jumping off to satisfy CNN ried out by the government. company to take action against YouTube said in a statement “outright white supremacists, and other liberal outlets,” Bo- Among his claims is that the Jones following social-media that when users violate its poli- including those who have parti- zell said in a statement. “So- 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary backlash. BuzzFeed News re- cies against hate speech and ha- cipated in violent rallies.” cial media sites are supposedly School mass shooting, which ported Sunday that Apple has rassment, “we terminate their Families of some Sandy Hook neutral platforms, but they are left 20 children and six adults removed five of Infowars’ six accounts.” But the company did victims have sued Jones for increasingly becoming oppor- dead, was a hoax. podcasts from its iTunes and not give specifics on Jones or defamation, and he now ack- tunities for the left and major It’s unclear why the com- Podcast apps for violating hate Infowars. nowledges that the shooting oc- media to censor any content panies are cracking down on speech guidelines. “What it reflects is a slow rea- curred but says his claims were that they don’t like.” AP wed 08.08.2018

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Trump sanctions EU says encouraging ap photo trade with Iran is crucial to nuke deal

he European activities. consequences.” TUnion foreign po- Trump declared that European ministers licy chief says the EU the landmark 2015 said the Iran deal was is encouraging enter- agreement was “hor- crucial for Europe’s prises to increase their rible,” leaving the Ira- and the world’s securi- business with Iran, as nian government flush ty, and the European that country has been with cash to fuel con- Union issued a “blo- compliant with their flict in the Middle East. cking statute” Monday nuclear-related com- Iran accused the U.S. to protect European mitments. of reneging on the nu- businesses from the Federica Mogherini clear agreement, sig- impact of the sanc- told reporters yester- ned by the Obama ad- tions. day during her trip ministration, and of Mogherini, speaking US to Wellington, New causing recent Iranian at a news conference Zealand, that it’s up to economic unrest. alongside New Zealand Europeans to decide European allies said Foreign Minister Wins- who they want to trade they “deeply regret” ton Peters, said the EU with. the U.S. action. and New Zealand saw Largest wildfire in “We are doing our Trump said in a state- the need to maintain best to keep Iran in ment, “We urge all na- the nuclear deal with the deal, to keep Iran tions to take such steps Iran, notwithstanding California history benefiting from the to make clear that the the U.S. withdrawal, economic benefits that Iranian regime faces a and that she and Peters the agreement brings choice: either change had discussed in detail to the people of Iran its threatening, desta- how to keep open trade still growing because we believe bilizing behavior and and financial channels this is in the security reintegrate with the with Iran. ildfi- blame cities and towns chaparral-covered ridges interests of not only global economy, or “We are encouraging res tea- that are expanding hou- of the Cleveland Natio- our region, but also of continue down a path small and medium en- ring through sing into previously unde- nal Forest. Campgrounds the world,” she said. of economic isolation.” terprises in particular trees and veloped areas. and homes in Holy Jim “If there is one piece A first set of reim- to increase business brush,W rampaging up hill- More than 14,000 fire- Canyon were ordered eva- of international agree- posed U.S. sanctions with and in Iran as part sides and incinerating fighters are battling more cuated. The fire sent up an ments on nuclear non- affect financial tran- of something [that] for neighborhoods: The place- than a dozen major bla- enormous pillar of smoke proliferation that is sactions that involve us is a security prio- names change but the de- zes throughout California, and ash. delivering, it has to be U.S. dollars, Iran’s rity,” Mogherini said, vastation is showing signs state Department of Fo- Farther north, crews maintained.” automotive sector, the explaining that trade is of becoming the new nor- restry and Fire Protection gained ground against a The United States rei- purchase of commer- an integral part of the mal in California. spokesman Scott McLean deadly blaze that has des- mpsed stiff economic cial planes and metals nuclear deal. Yesterday [Macau time], said. troyed more than 1,000 sanctions on Iran, ra- including gold. Trade between Iran twin fires being treated “I can remember a couple homes in and around Red- tcheting up pressure A second batch of U.S and the EU “is a fun- as one incident north of of years ago when we saw ding. It was nearly halfway on the Islamic Repu- sanctions targeting damental aspect of the San Francisco became the 10 to 12,000 firefighters contained, Cal Fire said. blic despite statements Iran’s oil sector and Iranian right to have an largest wildfire in state in the states of California, The wildfire about 360 of deep dismay from central bank are to be economic advantage in history, destroying 1,148 Oregon and Washington kilometers north of San European allies, three reimposed in early No- exchange for what they square kilometers — near- and never the 14,000 we Francisco started more months after President vember. have done so far, whi- ly the size of the city of Los see now,” he said. than two weeks ago by Donald Trump pulled Trump warned that ch is being compliant Angeles. sparks from the steel the U.S. out of the in- those who don’t wind with all their nuclear- The Mendocino Com- wheel of a towed-trailer’s ternational accord li- down their economic related commitments,” plex was still growing as Hotter flat tire. It killed two fire- miting Iran’s nuclear ties to Iran “risk severe Mogherini said . AP it broke the record set last fighters and four residents December. The Thomas weather and displaced more than Fire killed two people, bur- 38,000 people. ned 440 square miles, and attributed Officials began allowing ap photo destroyed more than 1,000 to climate some residents to return to buildings in Southern Ca- their neighborhoods. But lifornia before being fully change is tens of thousands of others contained Jan. 12. were still evacuated. The Mendocino Com- drying out The fires in Northern Ca- plex, which is 30 percent lifornia have created such contained, has been less vegetation a haze of smoke in the destructive to property Central Valley that Sacra- than some of the other wil- Crews made progress mento County health offi- dfires in the state because over the weekend against cials advised residents to it is mostly raging in remo- one of the two blazes in the avoid outdoor activities for te areas. But officials say it Mendocino Complex with the entire week. threatens 11,300 buildings help from water-dropping Another blaze that igni- and some new evacua- aircraft, Cal Fire opera- ted last week in the Sierra tions were ordered over tions chief Charlie Blanke- Nevada has damaged a the weekend as the flames nheim said in a video on historic Northern Cali- spread. Facebook. fornia resort in the Sta- Hotter weather attri- But the other one is nislaus National Forest. buted to climate change growing after spreading The nearly century-old is drying out vegetation, into the Mendocino Natio- Dardanelle Resort has creating more intense fires nal Forest. sustained massive struc- that spread quickly from Meanwhile, a new fire tural damage, though the rural areas to city subdi- erupted south of Los Ange- details were unclear, the visions, climate and fire les in Orange County and Sacramento Bee newspa- European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters experts say. But they also quickly spread through the per reported. AP 08.08.2018 wed

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ap photo Rewards totalling a record £260,000 have already been offered by insurers, banks and the Post Office for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the gang and return of the money. The Postmaster-General Mr Bevins explained the ro- bbery may have been an “inside job” and has called for a “full and urgent” inquiry into security on Royal mISSION iMPOSSIBLE - fALLOUT Mail trains. room 2 He was concerned the money on board had not been 2:30, 6:00, 9:00pm defaced, since much of it was en route to be destroyed. room 3 Labour MP for Burnley Dan Jones proposed a bill to 4:30pm improve security on mail trains two years ago and in Director: Christopher McQuarrie the House of Commons today expressed outrage that Starring: Tom Cruise,Henry Cavill, Simon Pegg Claire Danes stars in “Homeland” as now former CIA agent Carrie Language: English (Chinese) the matter had still not been addressed. Duration: 118min Courtesy BBC News Showtime series ‘Homeland’ to end in 2019 with season 8 Showtime says that its acclaimed series “Homeland” will end in 2019 with its eighth season. In context The show’s conclusion was announced yesterday by The total amount stolen was put at £2.6m in a heist that be- Showtime Networks chief David Nevins, who called the Em- came known as the Great Train Robbery. my-winning “Homeland” a game-changer for the premium After a massive police operation the gang’s abandoned hideout cable channel. was found at Leatherslade Farm in Bedfordshire. Nevins told a TV critics’ meeting that creator-producer Just over six months later 12 - of a gang of 15 - thieves were Alex Gansa will bring the national security drama to what sentenced to jail-terms totalling more than 300 years. he called its “proper conclusion.” The robbery’s mastermind, Bruce Reynolds, evaded capture In a statement, Gansa said he was sad to see the series until 1969, when he was given a 10 year sentence. In the meantime two of his accomplices - Charlie Wilson and end but said that it’s time. christophes robin Ronnie Biggs - escaped. Claire Danes stars in “Homeland,” which has taken her room 3 Biggs only returned to the UK in 2001 for medical treatment bipolar, now former CIA agent Carrie through dangerous 2:30, 7:30, 9:30pm and was imprisoned to serve the remainder of his 28 year conflicts that sometimes mirrored real-world events. Director: Marc Forster sentence. He was released in August 2009 on compassionate Last season, Carrie struggled to uncover an international Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael grounds after suffering several strokes. conspiracy trying to harm America’s democratic institutions. Language: English (Chinese) Jack Mills never worked again and died in 1970. The final season of “Homeland” will debut in June 2019. Duration: 147min wed 08.08.2018

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Auto racing ch, police said. France is a third-generation leader of NASCAR. His late grandfather Bill France Sr. fou- NASCAR chairman France takes nded the company in 1948. He’s introduced a playoff sys- tem, overhauled the design of its cars and pushed for diversi- leave after DWI, drug arrest ty within the circuit’s predomi- nantly white, male ranks. In recent years, he’s been ASCAR chairman and dealing with plunging attendan- CEO Brian France annou- ce and TV ratings and departing

N ap photo nced yesterday [Macau time] he sponsors, attributing the down- was taking an indefinite leave of turn to the challenge of connec- absence following his arrest in ting with a new, younger gene- the Hamptons on charges of dri- ration of fans. ving while intoxicated and cri- France last month characteri- minal possession of oxycodone. zed as “rumors” reports that his France was seen blowing family was looking into selling through a stop sign in Sag Har- its racing properties. bor over the weekend and later “The France family is locked had a blood-alcohol content and loaded in its dedication that was more than twice the to NASCAR,” France told Si- legal limit for driving, smelled riusXM NASCAR Radio. “We’re of booze and slurred his words, focused on ruling and managing police said. NASCAR. There’s nothing to re- He said in a statement that ef- port on that. Rumors are always fective immediately he would be interesting, but they’re seldom taking a leave of absence from right.” his position “to focus on my per- France was charged with re- sonal affairs.” Brian France, Chairman of NASCAR ckless driving in Seminole “I apologize to our fans, our County, Florida, in 2005 and industry and my family for the France, 56, spent the night in takes his arrest “as a serious ma- His eyes were red and glassy, was ordered to pay a USD760 impact of my actions last night,” jail and was arraigned at Sag tter and will issue a statement and he struggled to keep his ba- fine and complete an aggres- he said. Harbor Village Justice Court. after we have all of the facts.” lance during field sobriety tests, sive-driver program, court re- France has been NASCAR’s He was released on his own re- France was pulled over and ar- police said. Tests showed his cords show. chairman and CEO since 2003. cognizance and is due back in rested at about 7:30 p.m. Sun- blood-alcohol content was 0.18, The following year, according His uncle Jim France, a vice court Sept. 14. day. Police said they saw his police said. The legal limit for to a police report, he crashed his chairman and executive vice His lawyer referred reporters 2017 Lexus roll through a stop driving in New York is 0.08. Lexus into a tree after entering a president, will take over those to a NASCAR statement on the sign near the Sag Harbor water- Officers found five oxycodone restaurant parking lot in Dayto- roles on an interim basis. matter. The organization said it front. pills during a subsequent sear- na Beach, Florida. AP ad wed 08.08.2018

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ajority sharehol- Football der Stan Kroenke has made an offer to take full ownership of Ar- Msenal in a deal that would value the English Premier League club at 1.8 Stan Kroenke makes offer to billion pounds (USD2.3 billion). The U.S.-based Kroenke Sports and Entertainment owns 67 per- cent of the club and has offered to take full ownership of Arsenal purchase the 30 percent held by Alisher Usmanov’s Red and White The statement on the London Securities firm. Stock Exchange said KSE, a De- In a statement published yes- laware corporation owned by ap photo terday via the London Stock Ex- Kroenke, holds 41,743 Arsenal change, the company said the shares. It said Arsenal sharehol- successful implementation of the ders under the offer will be entit- offer would bring benefits ofa led to receive 29,419.64 pounds single owner “better able to move for each share. quickly in furtherance of the club’s The Arsenal Supporters’ Trust, strategy and ambitions. KSE is a a fan group, said the news of committed, long-term owner of Kroenke’s offer “marks a dreadful the club.” day” for the club. “We at KSE are moving forward “Kroenke plans to forcibly pur- with this offer leading to 100 chase the shares held by Arsenal percent ownership of the club,” fans. Many of these fans are AST Kroenke was quoted as saying. members and hold their shares “We appreciate Mr. Usmanov’s not for value but as custodians dedication to the Arsenal Football who care for the future of the Club and the storied ethos and club,” the trust said in a state- history the club represents.” ment. “Kroenke’s actions will neu- The KSE, which also owns the ter their voice and involvement.” NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, said it Arsenal last won the Premier has received an “irrevocable un- League title in 2004. Arsene dertaking” from Red and White Wenger ended his 22 years as ma- Securities to accept the offer for its nager after a sixth-place finish last 18,695 Arsenal shares as soon as season and has been replaced by possible. Unai Emery. AP Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke

ap photo Egypt keeper, oldest World Cup player, quits national team

gypt goalkeeper saw it as the best mo- with Egypt, including victory over Japan four EEssam El Hadary is ment to hang up my three straight with him as years ago at the World retiring from the national gloves,” the 45-year- goalkeeper in 2006, 2008 Cup in Brazil. team after becoming the old El Hadary wrote on and 2010. El Hadary, who will con- oldest man to play in a Facebook. “This is a mo- Teammate Mohamed tinue to play for Egyptian World Cup match. ment I didn’t want to Salah hailed the veteran club Ismaili, first rose to El Hadary started the come [...] I am very proud goalkeeper on Twitter. prominence with Cairo World Cup as Egypt’s ba- to have played with the “A new legend from a club Al-Ahly, but he fell ckup goalkeeper, but he national team in 159 in- great golden generation is out with management played in his team’s final ternationals, participa- leaving us,” the Liverpool and left in 2008 for Swit- group match in Russia, ting in unprecedented forward wrote yesterday. zerland. Since then, El saving a penalty in the 2-1 achievements.” In Russia, El Hadary Hadary he has become loss to Saudi Arabia on El Hadary made his de- overtook Faryd Mondra- something of a soccer no- June 25. but for the national team gon, who was 43 when he mad, playing for several Essam El Hadary, 45, deflects a penalty during the match between “After 22 years, four in 1996. He won four Afri- came on as a late subs- clubs in Egypt, Sudan and Saudi Arabia and Egypt at the World Cup 2018 months and 12 days, I can Cup of Nations titles titute in Colombia’s 4-1 Saudi Arabia. AP

ad THE Police warn ‘no-deal’ Brexit Station Air quality BUZZ puts the public at risk Roadside 30-50 Good British police commissioners are warning that a The association, whose members are elected offi- sharp break from the European Union may put the cials responsible for policing in England and Wales, High public at risk. says these concerns come as the threat from foreign Density 20-40 The Association of Police and Crime Commissio- nationals targeting the U.K. from abroad is increa- Residental ners warns in a letter released yesterday that lea- sing. Good ving the EU without an agreement on future rela- Tensions are rising as Britain tries to hammer out Area opinion tions would mean “a significant loss of operational an agreement by October that can be approved by capacity” because police would instantly lose access all the EU member states before the U.K. leaves the Ambient 30-50 to cross-border investigative powers and databases. bloc on March 29. Moderate Macau Matters dsmg source: Richard Whitfield WORLD BRIEFS Zero-waste lifestyles Italian premier visits

I seem to be on a waste elimination jag at ap photo present, but it is a relevant topic for Macau victims of fiery crash given that the local Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) is asking for stronger support for recycling programs. They recently noted near Bologna that only 18%-20% of wastes are recycled in Macau, while the comparable rates for Hong India Muthuvel Kong and Singapore are 33% and 61%, res- Karunanidhi, a highly pectively (in 2015-16). Moreover, in Macau we ap photo popular scriptwriter- dispose of 2.11kg of waste per person per day, turned-politician in the again, an average higher than Hong Kong or southern Indian state of Singapore. Tamil Nadu, has died after Clearly, we need to do better, and my earlier a prolonged illness. He articles about composting coffee grounds/food was 94. wastes provide a good starting point. But this will probably require government money, whi- Israel-Palestine ch we can afford and should be spent. The Israeli military said Internationally, Bea Johnson is well known yesterday it struck a for living and promoting zero waste lifestyles Hamas military post in the – there are several videos available of her in- Gaza Strip in response formative presentations on this subject. (Don’t to militant fire at Israeli you just love how all kinds of information is troops, while Hamas said now readily available on the global Internet at two of its fighters were the touch of a few buttons! It is a pity that Chi- killed after taking part in na restricts access to it to much.) She often a gunfire parade inside a The moment a truck that was transporting flammable substances explodes after colliding with another truck talks about five principles for getting to zero militant camp. waste which should be applied in sequence: on a highway in the outskirts of Bologna

• Refuse the things that you do not need,

eg take your own shopping bag and refuse Colleen Barry, Milan an investigation into the dows of buildings nearby ap photo plastic bags Bologna accident, triggered were shattered in the blast. • Reduce use of the things you actually need, taly’s premier visited when the tanker truck car- The victim was identified eg reduce your wardrobe to just a few ou- Ivictims of the fiery crash rying liquefied petroleum as 41-year-old Andrea An- tfits of a tanker truck carrying gas, or LPG, rammed into a ziolin of the northern city of • Reuse what you consume, eg use grey wa- highly flammable gas near truck stuck in a line of traf- Vicenza. ter to irrigate your garden Bologna, saying yesterday fic. The tanker immediately “Maybe it was a moment Germany Police • Recycle only what you cannot reuse, eg that it was important to un- caught fire, and then explo- of distraction, or a wave of evacuated part of a send used aluminium cans for recycling derstand what happened ded a short time later across sleepiness,” Bologna prose- terminal at Germany’s • Rot everything else, ie make it into compost to prevent future tragedies. eight lanes, collapsing part cutor Giuseppe Amato told busiest airport yesterday The truck’s driver was the of the raised highway. RAI radio. “But it is too early after a security official These are very simple, and yet very powerful, mistakenly allowed a principles and it is clearly important to apply only person killed. Police video shows that by to say with certainty.” “I am here today to de- the time of the explosion, Conte will later travel to the French family that hadn’t them in sequence. They begin by minimizing completed required the wastes that come into your life – preven- monstrate the closeness of most vehicles had been eva- southern region of Puglia, security checks into a tion is always better than cure. And go on to the government to the peo- cuated from the highway. where a van packed with secure area. consider how wastes can be converted into ple who are suffering, but Highway police said only immigrant farmworkers productive resources – preferring reuses that also to understand why so the tanker driver died in the overturned after colliding Spain Media are require minimal material reprocessing, eg it is that these things are not re- crash, revising earlier re- with a truck carrying toma- publishing previously better to reuse a glass container “as is” rather peated,” said Giuseppe Con- ports by the carabinieri that toes in the southern Puglia unseen photographs than melt it down to make a new container. te, who plans to travel later there were two dead. Do- region, killing 12. It was the of some of the men These principles also help you to minimize to the scene of another dea- zens of people were injured, second such fatal accident authorities identified as costs as well as wastes, eg only buying new the extremists behind last clothes when they are really needed will clear- dly crash in southern Italy. many with burns or cuts in the area in the space of Prosecutors have opened from flying glass when win- three days. AP year’s terror attacks in ly reduce your living costs. Barcelona and a nearby These principles also clearly apply at both resort town. the personal and commercial/industrial scale and, in fact, can have a much larger impact when applied commercially. A household may The need to dispose of a few 1kg of food waste AP Photo/Antonio Calanni Ferragosto. ap photo each day, but a casino may need to dispose decisive moment of a few 1,000kg of food waste each day. Thus getting one casino to compost its food waste is equivalent to getting a few thousand hou- seholds composting. At a personal level I have also always found Brazil-Venezuela that children are much more receptive to these Brazilian health workers kinds of ideas than adults – probably because have moved to stem they do not need to unlearn bad habits and an outbreak of measles the logic is easy to understand. Kids are also being brought by excellent at manipulating their parents into Venezuelans, many doing things that they may otherwise be too famished and sick, who lazy to do. have fled their homeland I am sure that we can do much better in Ma- amid economic and cau at reducing the amount of waste that we political turmoil. burn or dispose of in landfills. The government needs to support these efforts with regulations US A federal appeals and money to encourage good behaviors and court is hearing provide infrastructure and business opportu- arguments by the state of nities. (For example, I understand that a local California and advocacy glass recycling plant was severely damaged groups who contend the during Typhoon Hato and needs support to get Trump administration up and running again.) It also needs to stren- overreached by waiving gthen its promotion efforts and activities and A child pretends he is swimming, in shallow water at a fountain in Milan yesterday. As Italy environmental reviews to these should be especially focused on chil- prepares for an almost complete stop for “Ferragosto” mid-August holidays, those who speed construction of the dren and larger commercial waste producers. were not able to leave for traditional sea or mountain vacations, can use the city’s fountains president’s prized border and their imagination to refresh as temperatures regularly exceed 30 degrees C. wall with Mexico.