electoral law echo beats crown in macau-taipa 4th link: tunnel or bridge? preliminary revision brisbane By reviewing the electoral Echo Entertainment Group law, the gov’t is hoping to won the right to develop a “improve competitiveness,” gambling resort in the center according to Sonia Chan of Brisbane P2 P5 P5

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CHINA State media say former President Hu ap photo Jintao’s top aide has been stripped of his party membership, removed from all government positions, and will be criminally prosecuted on corruption charges. Xinhua News Agency said yesterday that an internal investigation found that Ling Jihua, who once served as head of the Communist Party’s general office, took huge bribes and used his position to seek benefits for others. The news report also suggests Ling might have leaked classified information.

IRAN’s Foreign Ministry yesterday dismissed visiting German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel’s call for Iran to recognize Israel, Iranian media reported. “For some issues in the Middle East, we have quite different policies from those of Germany, and we have made it clear over the past 35 years,” Afkham said in response to recent remarks by Gabriel. ap photo

IRAN-USA The U.N. Security Council yesterday unanimously endorsed the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers and authorized a series of measures leading to the end of U.N. sanctions that have hurt Iran’s economy. But the measure also provides a mechanism for U.N. New era in ties begins as Cuba sanctions to “snap back” in place if Iran fails to meet its obligations. raises flag at embassy in US P15 More on backpage 21.07.2015 tue

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cau to defend its ‘one coun- Pre-sale buyers seek try, two systems’ mantra. help after alleged delay She reiterated that once Preliminary review the Macau, Hong Kong and Over ten pre-sale buyers of properties in mainland China governmen- the Pearl Horizon, a residential complex ts reach an agreement, they currently under construction, submitted will sign the treaty as soon a collective petition to the government of AL electoral law to as possible. Ms Chan said yesterday. They are seeking intervention as they’re hoping to sign it wi- the property developer is allegedly behind thin this year. schedule, and the blocks’ foundation be drafted this year Negotiations for a similar construction is due to be finished by treaty with Taiwan have not the end of the year. The delay might be yet began, she revealed. indicative of potential procrastination over the course of construction. The Catarina Pinto on SAFP’s assessment, the The SARs have been discus- petitioners were also concerned with the government will then be able sing signing an extradition firm’s manpower, another reason for the he government will be to review the law. treaty and a mutual legal as- delay. Additionally, the group also accused Tdrafting a preliminary re- Meanwhile, Ms Chan revea- sistance agreement. Once the the firm of rejecting regular meetings with vision of Macau’s Legislative led that Macau, China and treaty comes into effect, fugi- the proprietors concerning construction Assembly (AL) electoral law Hong Kong are yet to reach a tives who take refuge in one progress. Three hours later, the property this year, the Secretary for final agreement on an extra- of the SARs to avoid punish- developer responded to flat owners’ Administration and Justice, dition treaty that is currently ment in the other city will be allegations, claiming that it was the owners Sonia Chan, revealed yester- under discussion. She added returned. The mutual legal who had cancelled their previous meeting day on the sidelines of an AL that international coopera- assistance scheme will allow and were yet to schedule another make-up Standing Committee mee- tion on legal matters has its for the collection and exchan- meeting. The company also claimed that ting. own principles, while regio- ge of information on criminal they possessed the sufficient workforce to “We’re striving to comple- nal cooperation requires Ma- matters. keep the construction on schedule. te the electoral law revision before 2017. Of course, this Gaming management year we are trying to com- bribery conviction ‘does not affect plete a preliminary revision,” election result’ students visit Taiwan she claimed. The draft would then be subject to public con- sultation. Sonia Chan The Secretary for Admin- secure his seat and those of Si Ka Ms Chan told reporters that istration and Justice, Sonia Chan, Lon and Song Pek Kei. In a reply by reviewing current legis- mission Against Corruption has said that, according to the to TDM, the Chief Executive’s Of- local law, a bribery conviction of fice said that Chui Sai On is pay- lation on AL elections, the (CCAC) to review the electo- two staff members of Chan Meng ing attention to the bribery case, government is hoping to “im- ral law, she added. Kam’s campaign bid will not af- and is waiting to hear from the prove competitiveness while The Public Administration fect the election results at this lawmakers’ office. Meanwhile, reinforcing impartiality and and Civil Service Bureau point. She declined to comment the three lawmakers declined fairness in [lawmakers’] indi- (SAFP) is currently assessing further on the case. Chan Meng to comment on the case, stating A group of Macau Polytechnic Institute rect elections.” a report drafted by the Elec- (IPM)’s Gaming and Recreation Kam reigned victorious in the they would be holding a joint The government will be toral Affairs Commission on Management major students have 2013 AL elections, managing to press conference, probably today. cooperating with the Com- the 2013 AL elections. Based completed an exchange program with Taiwan’s I-Shou University. The students attended lectures on topics including planning, marketing and the transformation of Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s creative and tourism industries, and Water in new public Human Resources tourism relating to Taiwan indigenous tribal culture. The IPM students also visited hotel and tourism facilities, the housing estates to be tested Office stresses legality Pier-2 Art Centre, the Taiwan Indigenous People’s Cultural Park, as well as R&D and he government of labor import manufacturing facilities for automated Twill conduct wa- card shufflers and robotic arms for card ter testing in all of he ratio of impor- in the same period. The dealing. Students from I-Shou majoring the newly-construc- Tted labor to local office described the ra- in Entertainment Management made a ted public housing manpower throughout tio as “dynamic develo- reciprocal visit to Macau over the past estates in order to various sectors has been pment,” which would be week. ease public concer- subject to the varying adjusted based on Ma- ns about the water economic atmosphe- cau’s current situation, MSAR flag to fly half quality following an re and its actual needs, and the authorities stres- incident in Hong vising procedures Considering the says the Human Re- sed that all their appli- mast for late Wan Li Kong. The move was over water quality: situation in Hong sources Office. This is cation approvals were recently announ- water is tested at Kong, where ex- in response to lawmaker made legally. Macau’s flag will be hoisted at half-mast at ced after a meeting least twice before cessive lead con- Lei Cheng I’s written in- The office commissio- the Government Headquarters to mourn was arranged by the distribution to hou- tent was found in terpellation over local ned an academic insti- the passing of the former chairman of Marine and Water supply and demand for tute to study the labor the Standing Committee of the National seholds, plus a regu- drinking water in People’s Congress, Wan Li. In response to Bureau with several lar testing for metal public housing esta- human resources. market in the region, Beijing’s funeral arrangements for the late departments and levels. According tes, the government Lei claimed in her sta- and the result will be re- politician, many other provinces across the Macao Water to them, all results has asked Macao tement citing the office’s leased to the public after the country will make similar gestures in Supply Company Li- show that the water Water to strengthen statistics, that 4,492 new the data has been com- tribute to the much-extolled figure. The mited. in Macau is safe for its water testing pro- migrant workers arrived piled. The government communist party leader, who helped end Officials stressed consumption and cedures to further in Macau between March is still exploring the pos- the failed Mao-era policy of collective that the current me- meets the World safeguard the quali- and May, despite a slight sibility of merging the farming, died on July 15 at the age of 98 in chanism includes a Health Organiza- ty of water supply in increase in the unem- office into the Labour Beijing. set of strict super- tion’s standards. the region. ployment rate recorded Affairs Bureau.

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Catarina Pinto

he Legislative Assem- bly (AL) 1st Standing Lawmakers agree on one-year Committee agreed to reduce sentences for Tanimal abuse to a maximum of jail term for animal abuse one year, lawmaker Kwan Tsui Hang, president of the commit- tee, said yesterday. The government’s new draft of when deciding on the maximum ning the Animal Protection Bill the Animal Protection Bill, cur- jail sentence for animal abuse. amongst AL’s 1st Standing Com- rently being discussed by AL’s Animal associations have cal- mittee will not be completed be- 1st Standing Committee, sug- paulo barbosa paulo led for stronger penalties, but fore the year’s end. gests that animal abuse offen- Ms Chan hinted that the gover- “We will meet with govern- ders be sentenced to up to one nment will not be making any ment representatives to further year of jail time. concessions at this time. discuss administrative sanc- Ms Kwan said that out of “We need to take into consi- tions. The government will be the eight legislators attending deration the framework of our amending the bill’s current draft yesterday’s meeting, only one Criminal Code. Our main goal (…) We can’t complete it within lawmaker expressed an oppo- is to raise awareness among so- this legislative term. We need to sing opinion, pushing for a hi- ciety over animal protection, so wait for the new draft,” she said. gher sentence. The government we are planning to maintain this Ms Kwan added, “We still had previously discussed a three- one-year maximum sentence,” need to add many changes to year maximum sentence. she told reporters. the draft.” The government and “The spirit of this law is to Ms Kwan reiterated that since lawmakers are discussing whe- prevent and warn people not to the Animal Protection Bill is a ther pet owners should be held commit acts of animal cruelty,” new law in Macau, lawmakers accountable in case, for instan- she stressed, recalling that Ma- agreed that a one-year jail term ce, a dog bites someone else. cau’s legal framework features for animal abuse is an adequate The lawmaker recalled that, lower penalties than those of sentence. However, she did not until now, one would only be re- neighboring regions. Further- rule out the possibility of further quested to pay a fine, but they’re more, she stressed that govern- amendments to introduce hi- now considering introducing ment research and figures show gher penalties in the future. other sanctions. “The commit- that there aren’t many cases of Ms Kwan hinted that the Cri- tee believes that this law should animal abuse here. minal Code already covers cases reflect upon this matter, too,” “According to government statis- of criminal reoffending, even she expressed. tics, people do care for their pets. when it comes to animal abuse. Ms Kwan concluded by stres- Of course we need to punish ani- According to the 1st Standing sing that the motivation behind mal abuse cases, but there aren’t Committee’s president, AL legal the Animal Protection Bill is to that many cases,” she added. advisers suggested that when a raise awareness of animal pro- Speaking on the sidelines of citizen commits a crime against tection among society, and to yesterday’s meeting, the Se- animals more than once, judges educate people to respect and cretary for Administration and might consider applying jail ter- care for animals. Justice, Sonia Chan, also poin- Earlier this month, animal rights advocates gathered with their pets to march from ms longer than one year. The Animal Protection Bill ted out the need to take Macau’s Tap Seac Square to the Legislative Assembly opposing the latest changes to the Lawmaker Kwan acknowled- passed its first reading at the AL legal framework into account Animal Protection Bill ged that the discussions concer- last October.

Proposal is a ‘huge step backwards,’ says Albano Martins archive photo

Catarina Pinto who abuse racing animals ding last year. examples of animal cruel- and only a one-year pri- She recalled that Macau ty here,” including killing, he president of the son sentence for those who usually has lower prison he warned. Tanimal protection as- mistreat all the other ani- penalties than its neighbo- Anima, the Society for the sociation Anima, Albano mals,” he recalled. ring regions, and that the Protection of Animals, was Martins, believes that the The president of AL’s spirit of the law is to raise founded in 2003 and has Albano Martins (center) government’s decision to 1st Standing Commit- awareness of animal pro- since become known for set a one-year maximum tee, lawmaker Kwan Tsui tection, urging citizens to fighting for animal rights. concession contracts expi- le conditions,” with no air prison sentence for animal Hang, said yesterday that love and care for pets and The association has re- re, as neither of the com- conditioning. abuse “is a huge step ba- lawmakers agreed to set other animals. cently advocated for the panies are making a good Some have suggested ckwards.” a one-year prison senten- Ms Kwan reiterated that, closure of Macau’s dog profit. that if the Canidrome clo- Mr Martins told the Ti- ce for animal abuse while according to government racing stadium, the Ca- He recalled that the Jo- ses down, greyhounds mes that Macau’s 9/96 law discussing Macau’s Ani- statistics, there haven’t nidrome, once the cur- ckey Club’s losses amount could be transferred to the contemplates a three-year mal Protection Bill draft, been many cases of animal rent concession contract to MOP3.8 billion and that Jockey Club. However, Mr maximum jail term for which passed its first rea- abuse here. expires later this year. the Canidrome has also Martins claimed that it’s those who physically or The Secretary for Ad- A petition launched on faced lower gross annual simply a bad idea to bring mentally abuse racing ani- ministration and Justice, Anima’s website advoca- revenue over recent years. greyhounds and horses mals. Therefore, he sees no Sonia Chan, also said that ting for the closing of the Mr Martins also claims together. He concluded reason why offenders who the Civic and Municipal Canidrome has gathered that there are about 30 by saying, “Animals at the mistreat pets should recei- Animals at Affairs Bureau (IACM) over 300,000 supporters. dogs being killed each Jockey Club are living un- ve a lower sentence. recorded few animal abu- The Canidrome is mana- month at the Canidrome. der miserable conditions; “Do they [the government the Jockey se cases, with complaints ged by the greyhound ra- “How could the govern- according to information and lawmakers] know amounting to just a “one- cing company Macau (Yat ment allow for the Cani- we have been able to ga- that such a law applies in Club are digit number.” Yuen) Canidrome Co Ltd, drome to operate since it’s ther, it’s very hot there and Macau? It would make living under Mr Martins does not and controlled by Stanley not profitable? It also trig- horses are not being fed sense to establish a three- hold the same opinion. Ho’s STDM. gers a lot of problems for properly. It doesn’t make year sentence, because it miserable He raises the possibility Mr Martins said that both people living in the area,” sense to bring all these ani- doesn’t make any sense to that many animal abuse the Canidrome and the he said, adding that hor- mals together when there’s have a three-year prison conditions cases may not even be re- Jockey Club should close ses at the Macau Jockey even a hotel under cons- sentence applied to those Albano Martins ported. “There are many down once their respective Club live under “miserab- truction there.” 21.07.2015 tue

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WikiLeaks emails CRIME ICAC confirms interest Local schoolgirl swindled in hacking software to buy ‘virtual items’ local student became chanical components of A the victim of an online a construction company’s ong Kong’s Independent hoax when she attempted air purifiers, worth MOP HCommission Against Cor- to buy “virtual items” from 652,000, have been mis- ruption (ICAC) has officially sing for around three mon-

bloomberg an unknown mainland confirmed that it is considering store for a popular mobile ths after disappearing from the acquisition of spy software game, revealed the Judi- the company’s work- site developed by the controversial ciary Police. in Cotai Strip, according to company Hacking Team. “We The victim reported the Judiciary Police. are now in the process of inqui- her loss to the police last The disappearance of the ring into a product by this com- Thursday, claiming she parts triggered the com- pany,” ICAC’s Commissioner Si- had been paying an online pany’s speculation that it mon Peh confirmed, as cited by agency, which had promi- could have been a theft. the South China Morning Post. sed to offer her the “game The components, bought An e-mail between an ICAC equipment” at a price in July last year, had long principal investigator and the much lower than others. been placed on the first- head of Hacking Team’s Singa- The scammer gave the floor terrace of the buil- pore branch shows that ICAC victim a link via the Chi- ding at the site before they was interested in the company’s nese instant messenger were relocated to another Galileo remote control system, Tencent QQ, directing her area for temporary storage to a site where she paid on the same level in Mar- RMB360 for the offer. ch this year, and this was particularly for mobile phones. ness arrangements with the Mi- However, the agent insis- when workers discovered Among the more than one lan-based company, stating that ted that her first payment their absence. We are now in million Hacking Team-related their investigations are done in had failed and demanded The company finally con- the process of emails released by WikiLeaks “accordance with the law.” for her to conduct another tacted the police last Fri- are also messages that indicate Commenting on the case yes- payment. After repeated day concerning the possib- inquiring into a that the Macau Judiciary Poli- terday, the Macau Judiciary Po- payments, the schoolgirl le theft. The group thought ce and the Commission Against lice director Chau Wai Kuong had paid a total amount that the missing assembly product by this Corruption have shown an inte- said that “the police always abi- of RMB10,440 before might have been mistaken- rest in Hacking Team’s softwa- des by the law and if that wasn’t she realized that it was a ly stored elsewhere on the company re. Both institutions refused to the case there would be conse- fraud. site by its staff over the past ICAC Commissioner disclose any details of their busi- quences.” PB In a separate case, me- few months. Staff reporter ad tue 21.07.2015

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Echo beats billionaire Packer’s Crown with Brisbane casino pick

David Fickling accounts for 18 percent of trip spending, according to govern- cho Entertainment ment data -- almost as much as bloomberg Group Ltd. won the the U.K. and U.S. put together. right to develop a Echo shares have gained 28 gambling resort in the percent so far this year, amid Ecenter of Brisbane, fending off analyst forecasts that net inco- competition from billionaire me will have almost doubled to James Packer’s Crown Resor- A$201 million in the year en- ts Ltd. which broke its Sydney ded June. Returns on the stock casino monopoly two years ago. amounted to about 42 percent A consortium led by Echo over the 12-month period com- and including Chow Tai Fook pared to a 17 percent decline for Enterprises Ltd. and Far East Crown, the first time Echo’s ou- Consortium International Ltd. tperformed its larger rival since will be the preferred bidder for the 2012 fiscal year. the river-front site, Queensland The Echo-led consortium in- state premier Annastacia Palas- cludes Chow Tai Fook and Far zczuk said in a media conferen- East with stakes of 25 percent ce yesterday. The resort could each. It centers around a C-sha- cost as much as A$2 billion ped hotel, with a roof garden (USD1.5 billion), according to overlooking the Brisbane River Credit Suisse Group AG. and glass-floored observation The project is a wager that James Packer was biding to develop the Brisbane casino deck, according to masterplans spending in Australia’s casi- on its website. nos can grow fast enough to China drove Macau gamblers Queensland is hoping tourism The state’s former Treasury absorb as many as three new elsewhere in the region, Echo revenues can offset the decline building, which currently hou- major resorts over the next five said in February. of a mining and petroleum in- ses an Echo-owned casino, will years, even after gambling re- This “This development will chan- vestment boom. Mineral royal- be converted into a Ritz Carlton venues in Macau fell 36 percent development ge Brisbane’s CBD,” Palaszczuk ties will be about A$4.6 billion Hotel Co. site and a department in June. The value of bets by said yesterday. “I am very exci- less over four years than pre- store. Crown had planned a ri- high- rollers at Echo’s existing will change ted about the proposal and the viously forecast, according to val development in a consor- casinos almost doubled in the project and we know what this the state’s July 14 budget. tium with property developer six months ended December Brisbane’s CBD means for Brisbane, making it China is Australia’s fastest- Greenland Investment Pty. as an anti-graft crackdown in Annastacia Palaszczuk a premium tourist destination.” growing source of tourists and Bloomberg

Tunnel or bridge? plan already foresees an increase in the number of Macau, Porto public facilities planned, Macau-Taipa fourth including healthcare uni- strengthen tourism ts, schools, community centers and sports infras- co-operation link under review tructure. Participants have raised concerns over transporta- he government is tion issues and the height Twaiting on the results of Zone A’s buildings, whi- of a research study on the ch could have an impact

fourth Macau-Taipa link barbosa paulo on the visual landscape. to decide on whether to Attendees also called for build another bridge or a the planning of a more tunnel, according to a sta- sustainable and green tement issued yesterday transportation network. by the Land, Public Works A model of the new urban reclaimed land areas currently being The government reitera- and Transport Bureau displayed at Tap Seac’s Glass House ted that it will act accor- Alexis Tam (right) visits the studio of architect Siza Vieira (left) (DSSOPT). ding to the law governing A previous report on the coordinating and planning and the Outer Harbor, Macau’s historic center. acau and Portugal’s second-largest city are rein- tunnel construction project the five new reclaimed so as to better coordinate It added that the blue- Mforcing the need for bilateral cooperation. The Se- suggested that motorcycles land zones. The bureau transport and community print for Zone B will be cretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, has met should not use the tunnel. said that it paid great at- facilities in Macau’s eas- planned after hearing the with the Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, to exchange views Therefore, the government tention to community tern districts. public and experts’ opi- on cooperation in sports, tourism and cultural affairs. commissioned a compara- needs when drawing Zone DSSOPT said that parti- nions, while taking into In the meeting held in Porto on July 17, Mr Tam and Mr tive and more comprehen- A’s blueprint, making sure cipants at the last briefing consideration proposals Moreira discussed a string of activities, such as organizing sive study on the subject, to reserve enough space focused on: Zone A’s resi- submitted by the public “Porto Week” in Macau and “Macau Week” in Porto in paying special attention to for public facilities such as dential units and surrou- works and cultural affairs 2016, to broaden cooperation between the two places. motorcycle user needs, the healthcare, education and nding public equipment; departments. According to a statement issued by the government, Mr statement added. recreation institutions. the landscape of Zone B; Up until August 8, Tam visited a number of World Heritage sites in Porto to DSSOPT said that it is A second consultation and the fourth link be- stakeholders and the pu- gain a better understanding of the conservation of herita- taking all opinions into briefing was held last tween Macau and Taipa, blic can submit their opi- ge. He also visited the City Council. account from the current weekend. A DSSOPT of- among other issues. nions to the bureau via Prior to his visit to Portugal, Mr Tam had visited the public consultation on the ficial said that the Zone A Reclamation Zone A will email ([email protected]. Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande in Cape Verde, where new urban reclaimed land blueprint would take into feature 32,000 residen- mo), fax (28340019) or he learnt more about the contribution of the Portugue- areas. The public consul- account the planning of tial units to accommodate by taking part in the third se architect Siza Vieira during the site’s inscription on tation period ends on Au- various infrastructures, 96,000 people. Govern- consultation briefing to be the World Heritage List in 2009. The secretary took the gust 8. including the Hong Kon- ment representatives said held on August 1 at Tap opportunity to meet with Mr Vieira while in Porto to ex- DSSOPT is in charge of g-Zhuhai-Macau bridge, that the zone’s master Seac’s Glass House. change views on heritage conservation. 21.07.2015 tue

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Derek Gatopoulos and Demetris Nellas, Athens

reek banks opened Greek banks reopen but cash their doors yesterday for the first time in over three weeks, a limits remain; taxes soar Gmove that the government ho- pes will help the economy get back to normal following a pe- riod dominated by fears over circumstances that people are the country’s future in the euro. afraid of.” Still, strict controls on the Katseli noted that since 2008, amounts individuals can with- 124 billion euros worth of depo- draw remain and new austerity sits has been withdrawn from taxes demanded by the coun- Greek banks and that 40 billion try’s European creditors mean of that money has been remo- that most everyday items are ved in the last few months. more expensive — from coffee “If that had not been remo- to taxis to cooking oil. ved, the Greek banks would not In downtown Athens, peo- have had a liquidity problem,” ple queued up in an orderly she said. fashion as the banks unlocked The Greek government in- their doors at 8 a.m., but res- troduced the capital controls trictions on most transactions because negotiations with cre- remained. ditors had reached an impas- Though the daily cash with- se, fueling speculation that the drawal limit stayed at 60 euros country was going to default on (USD65), the government has its debts and exit the euro. given individuals a new weekly It has cleared most of the hur- limit of 420 euros ($455) from dles demanded of it, but still fa- this coming Sunday so they ces another vote in parliament don’t need to trudge to the ATM tomorrow to impose more aus- every day. terity measures. Ready cash is something Amid the pressure, Prime Greeks will need as new taxes Minister Alexis Tsipras is stru- also came into effect on a wide ggling to contain a growing array of goods and services yes- revolt in his Syriza party that terday. The first customers, most of them pensioners, enter a branch at the National Bank of Greece headquarters in Athens threatened to topple the gover- Sales taxes have risen from 13 nment last week in the first rou- percent to 23 percent on many pressure on Greece. The Euro- dent Greece will make the pay- Minister Giorgos Katrougalos nd of austerity voting. Cabinet- basic goods — including some pean Central Bank has raised ments “in the course of today said yesterday. “This was the level dissenters were replaced meats, cooking oils, coffee, tea, the amount of liquidity assis- [yesterday].” result of a soft, post-modern fi- in a reshuffle Friday, but even cocoa, vinegar, salt, flowers, fi- tance on offer to Greek banks Paying off the IMF and ECB nancial coup that was handled their replacements have angrily rewood, fertilizer, insecticides, while Greece’s partners in the will give Greece some breathing by the prime minister in a res- denounced the new austerity sanitary towels and condoms. 19-country eurozone agreed to room but the country will need ponsible way.” measures. AP Popular services were also hit give Athens a short-term loan to secure the bailout, which is Getting the Greek economy by the new taxes: restaurants so it wouldn’t default on a 4.2 expected to be worth around 85 back to normal will take time and cafes, funeral homes, taxis, billion-euro debt due to the billion euros, to meet upcoming though especially as credit — ferries, cram schools and lan- ECB yesterday. debts. the lifeblood of a modern eco- guage schools. Mina Andreeva, a spokeswo- After months of negotiations nomy — remains restricted. The new taxes are part of a man at the European Com- with creditors, Greek Prime Louka Katseli, head of the package of confidence-building mission, confirmed yesterday Minister Alexis Tsipras agreed Greek Banking Association, measures that the Greek gover- that the 7.16 billion-euro three- last week to accept a series of said yesterday it was too early 23pct nment had to introduce in or- month loan has been sent to demands such as pension cuts to say how long the cash con- der for negotiations on a third Athens so it can repay the ECB and sales tax hikes, in order for trols would last. bailout to begin. and also to clear arrears with the bailout discussions to begin. “I totally understand peo- Since the Greek parliament the International Monetary “The government was obliged ple who are anxious,” she told Sales taxes have risen passed the measures, credi- Fund. to make a tactical retreat to state-run ERT television. “But from 13 to 23 pct tors have sought to relieve the Andreeva said she was confi- save the country,” new Labor acting with fear produces the

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The economic prospects of major international banks in Cape Verde improved slightly in the second quarter but the he Mozambique banking The interest of the Atlas Mara cial services have a prominent confidence indicator Tsector, which has high grow- investment company has alrea- role, with growth in operations remained below the series th and good business prospects dy been reported. It was foun- and increased revenues. “Ove- average, reported the arising from foreign investment ded by the former chief executi- rall, it can be said that the local archipelago’s National in exploration of natural resour- ve of Barclays, Robert Diamond, banking sector has improved Statistics Institute (INE). ces, is attracting the attention to purchase the shares owned both in its efficiency and profi- The Survey of Economic of major international banks, by Novo Banco. tability in 2014 compared to the Operators showed that according to Eaglestone Securi- According to Eaglestone, Moza previous year,” said the finan- the confidence indicator ties. Banco, along with Banco Único, cial consultancy’s analysts. for retail establishments After the acquisition of Banco stands out for its “impressive The asset portfolio of banks “continued the upward Terra by Portugal’s Montepio growth rates” and the trend is continued to expand at an acce- trend of the last quarter, Geral (44.5 percent) and Sou- for them to gain more market lerated rate, with assets, loans but the economic th Africa’s Nedbank (36.6 per- share in the future from their and deposits all recording grow- situation in the sector competitors. th of over 20 percent last year. cent), Togo’s Ecobank acquired remained unfavorable,” Banco ProCredit last June and Currently, there are 18 banks Despite a deterioration of asset and the main constraints attention has now focused on Moza Banco branch operating in Mozambique, but quality ratios, these are com- pointed out by industry the Standard Chartered Bank’s 90 percent of assets, loans and fortable levels and the level of entrepreneurs were plans and the sale of a 49 per- Mauritius Commercial Bank deposits are held by the six lar- capitalization of most banks is cent stake in Moza Banco. Moçambique, as part of its stra- gest banks, all most all of them considered favorable. insufficient demand and In a recent report on the Mo- tegy for growth in Africa, where controlled by Portuguese and In terms of the six largest financial difficulties. The zambican banking sector, Ea- it operates in 18 countries. South African investors. banks (Millennium BIM, BCI, tourism sector, one of the glestone Securities expects the The sale of the 49 percent Last year, the profit of the six Standard Bank, Barclays, Moza main economic activities sector “will remain on the radar stake that Portugal’s Novo Ban- largest banks increased once Banco and Banco Único), loans of the archipelago, had of local and foreign investors, co owns in Moza Banco is also again, with a “robust operating grew 27 percent, loans in local a negative performance especially considering the huge underway, with various inte- performance” than offset the in- currency increased by 31 percent in the second quarter of potential offered by the natural rested investors, but which will crease in surcharges and taxes, and deposits 20 percent. Due to 2015, and the confidence gas and coal sectors.” have to rely on the endorsement said Eaglestone. good operating performance the indicator recorded its Recently, French bank Société of Moçambique Capitais, which With the economy growing profits of the six largest banks lowest level since the Générale acquired a stake in The holds the remaining 51 percent. 7.4 percent, it added, finan- rose 29 percent. MDT/Macauhub series began.

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This Monday, May 11, 2015, file photo taken through a glass window of a military plane shows China’s alleged on-going reclamation of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea

Ralph Jennings, Taipei South China Sea dispute s China builds artificial Aislands in a vast resour- ce-rich South China Sea and Taiwan promotes its island claim neighbors in Southeast Asia brace for possible conflict, Taiwan is cutting carbon emissions and offering a hos- with environmental initiatives pital for humanitarian aid on the sea’s largest natural islet to seek international appro- Taiping receives about 10 The United States approves,” the same ocean. the State Department said in val for easing tension. foreign boats a year from Chi- Wang said. “When the situa- In signs of growing tension, a study released last year. Taiwan’s unusual use of na or Vietnam, usually during tion gets tense, our coun- the Philippines reopened Su- The de-facto U.S. embas- Taiping Island in the heavily storms. The pier will make it try’s stance is to take a no- bic Bay naval base this year sy in Taipei said Friday that contested Spratly archipelago easier for coast guard vessels vel approach. Can’t we put and held military exercises Washington “appreciates may appeal particularly to the or - if needed someday - naval aside the dispute? Taiping with the United States and Taiwan’s call on all claimants United States, a staunch, lon- ships to dock, allowing more Island has solar power and Japan to help counter any to exercise restraint, refrain g-time informal ally that has medical supplies to reach the green energy that are telling threats from China. Manila from taking any unilateral at least scrutinized the legal five-bed hospital with a rota- the world we have a different has also filed for arbitration action that might escalate basis for Taiwan’s maritime ting staff as well as a surgery perspective on operating it.” in a United Nations court. tensions,” a reference to the claims. Washington, seeking ward. Taiwan also has built a Taiwan’s design for its Last year, Vietnam and Chi- peace initiative. It did not stable relations with China as military airstrip on the coast 1,400-meter-long, 400-me- na clashed over China’s pla- comment on the solar energy well, has also urged the six guard-controlled Island. ter-wide islet contrasts to the cement of an oil rig in waters program. claimants to cooperate rather “No one is in opposition. campaigns by China and Viet- that both sides claim, tou- Taiwan also may hope to re- than fight. nam to landfill multiple isle- ching off deadly anti-Chinese mind Europe, where environ- Taiwan, which lacks the di- ts, build military bases and riots in Vietnam. mental programs are popular, plomatic ties to negotiate with drive oil rigs into the ocean Because China claims sove- of its maritime claims, said the other five governments floor near the Spratly and Pa- reignty of Taiwan itself, using Sean King, senior vice pre- with claims in the South Chi- Taiping Island racel archipelagos. China had economic clout to bar coun- sident with the consultancy na Sea, has installed USD1.29 added some 809 hectares of tries throughout the world Park Strategies in New York million worth of solar panels has solar land in the Spratly chain since from establishing diplomatic and Taipei. “Taipei is just on Taiping Island since 2011 power and last year, U.S. officials said. relations with Taipei, the go- trying to use a trendy issue to light a cluster of buildings Taiwan expects other coun- vernment relies on soft power like the environment to curry and provide power for cons- green energy tries, especially the United to gain recognition. international favor in general truction of a 200-meter pier States, to respect its efforts, The U.S. government for its South China Sea postu- due for completion by year’s that are telling which follow the May 26 an- says China has been unclear re,” he said. end, the head of the island’s nouncement of a South Chi- about the legal basis for its The coast guard head ack- coast guard said Friday. the world we na Sea peace and resource-­ claim that encompasses most nowledged that Taiping Is- Panels covering 1,570 square have a different sharing initiative by Presi- of the sea. Taiwan’s govern- land, dominated by coconut meters, enough to save about dent Ma Ying-jeou. ment, the Republic of China, and papaya trees, does not 32,000 liters of diesel fuel last perspective on The 3.5 million-square-kilo- first adopted that basis before generate much pollution. The year, also will supply electri- meter sea is rich in fisheries, 1949 when it ruled all of China. goal is to supply 20 percent city to a five-bed hospital and operating it supports about half the wor- It sticks to that claim today. of its energy through solar living quarters that accept ld’s commercial shipping and “Considering that the ... power, up from 16 percent seafarers of any nationality, Wang Chung-yi holds an estimated 7 billion maps predate the People’s Re- now, because that level mat- Coast Guard Administration Coast Guard barrels of oil reserves. Brunei public of China, the views of ches international standards, Minister Wang Chung-yi said. 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ting request. Even after the lawyers put in a meeting request, the detention Wife says rights lawyer center has failed to accommo- date a meeting within 48 hours, as stipulated by China’s rules, being denied legal counsel Meng said. “The lawyer put in a request on June 2, and the meeting was arranged only on June 23. Didi Tang, Beijing It took as long as 21 days for approval,” Meng wrote. prominent Chinese ap photo The lawyers protested, but to rights lawyer whose no avail, and they submitted trial is drawing near another meeting request in late on charges of inciting June, Meng wrote: “Nearly one ethnicA hatred and provoking month has passed, but there trouble has been denied access has not been one word.” to lawyers for nearly a month, Meng said she was told by the his wife and one of his attor- director of the detention center neys said yesterday. that only leaders from the ru- Meng Qun, wife of Pu Zhi- ling Communist Party can deci- qiang, raised the concern in de on the matter. an open letter addressed to the Beijing says it has been leadership of the Beijing deten- pushing for rule of law, but also tion center where her husband has emphasized the party’s lea- is being held, urging authorities dership over the court system, to honor China’s own rules to prompting criticism that China allow Pu access to lawyers. is still ruled by the will of the One of Pu’s attorneys, Shang party, rather than law. Baojun, confirmed that Pu last Most recently, Chinese au- met his lawyers on June 23 thorities have rounded up do- and verified the authenticity of zens of rights defense lawyers, Meng’s letter. accusing them of being rab- Pu is widely believed to be ble-rousers, troublemakers politically persecuted amid In this May 14, 2014 file photo, anti-Beijing protesters, holding pictures of human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, protest outside the and fame-seeking opportunis- Beijing’s crackdown on civil Chinese liaison office to demand Pu’s release, in Hong Kong ts. Foreign governments and society. The charges stem from international rights groups his online posts that questioned He was taken away in May soon, because by law Chinese In her open letter, Meng said have condemned Beijing’s cra- China’s ethnic policies in the 2014 and was indicted on May courts have three months from that Pu is entitled to meet his ckdown on lawyers, who are wake of deadly violence invol- 15 this year, after one year in the indictment to hold a trial lawyers after the indictment known for their insistence that ving ethnic minority Uighurs, detention. and issue a verdict, but the au- but that the lawyers have been the letter of the law be followed and others that mocked several Shang said he expects a Bei- thorities have not yet announ- asked — contrary to China’s and that the government be political figures. jing court to hold Pu’s trial ced a date. own rules — to submit a mee- held accountable. AP

Beijing police detain 4 for sex Thai official: Uighurs sent video that spread online back being treated well Thanyarat Doksone, Bangkok

our people have been de- he 109 ethnic Uighur re- ap photo Ftained in connection with Tfugees whose deportation a sex video purportedly taken ap photo to China by Thailand this mon- inside a Uniqlo fitting room th sparked an international that spread rapidly online, outcry are being been treated Beijing police said. well at a rehabilitation center They were detained on sus- where they’ve been held since picion of spreading obscene their return, Thailand’s natio- Thai National Security Council content, according to a police nal security chief said yester- Secretary General Anusit Kunakorn statement late Sunday. Police day. He said some were being said they were still investi- investigated for their alleged terday that the Uighurs were gating the couple who can be involvement in terrorism. living under good conditions seen in the cellphone video Thai authorities sent back at a rehabilitation center in apparently having sex in the the Uighurs, who had been in Xinjiang province in western Japanese retailer’s flagship A Chinese couple take a selfie outside the Uniqlo flagship store in Beijing Thailand for over a year and China. Beijing store. claimed to be Turkish, after The security chief said the Uniqlo has denied any in- the couple admitted sending ment, while those who make determining they were Chi- Thai officials had been granted volvement in the video which the video, which was made in obscene products for profit nese. The repatriations were “unprecedented” access to the spread widely online last week April, to a friend on popular face a maximum sentence of criticized by the U.N. refugee returned refugees by the Chi- and gave rise to jokes about mobile chatting app WeChat, life imprisonment, according agency, the United States and nese authorities, noting that fitting rooms becoming the la- and that it later somehow to the official Xinhua News others. In Turkey’s capital, Is- China’s government does not test make-out spots. appeared on the Twitter-like Agency. tanbul, protesters ransacked usually permit foreign govern- The 71-second video shows Sina Weibo’s microblogging China’s cyberspace adminis- the Thai Consulate to denoun- ments or organizations to visit a man filming himself with a platform. tration has already chastised ce the decision. the center. woman in front of a mirror. A 19-year-old man is suspec- two of the country’s main In- National Security Council China’s position is that the A Uniqlo store announce- ted of posting the video online ternet companies, Sina Corp. Secretary General Anusit Ku- Uighurs who were sent back by ment can be heard clearly in and the other three of sprea- which runs Sina Weibo, and nakorn was among five Thai Thailand had left the country the background welcoming ding obscene information, the Tencent Holding Ltd. which officials who traveled to China illegally. Beijing has accused customers and advising them statement said. runs WeChat, for allowing the last Wednesday to follow up Uighur separatists of terro- that fitting rooms are on the In China, people convicted of video to spread. on the Uighurs. They also met rism in Xinjiang, where ethnic second and third floors while disseminating obscene books, Meanwhile, many Beijingers with top Chinese officials to violence has left hundreds of cashiers are on the first. films, pictures and videos face have been taking selfies with discuss the issue. people dead over the past two The police statement said up to two years’ imprison- the store in the background. AP Anusit told reporters yes- years. AP 21.07.2015 tue

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Australia I actually got up and walked across to the television becau- se I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing and I thought we 3-time world champ fights off lost him,” she said in an ABC TV interview. “I went over to the television almost as though I could pull him out of the te- shark during surfing comp levision. I just wanted to save him really, but there was no- thing I could do.” Lynsey Chutel, Johannesburg Osborne said she believes Fanning’s brother Sean, who nocked off his board by ap photo died in a car accident 17 years Kan attacking shark, three- ago, was watching over his si- time world champion Mick bling. Fanning punched the creatu- Surfing great Kelly Slater said re before escaping unharmed he was coming up the beach during the televised finals of a when he saw all the boats and world surfing competition in skis heading toward the surfers. South Africa on Sunday. “I knew there was only one The Australian surfer was possible reason that would ever struck by the shark from behind happen in a contest and that’s and knocked into the water as if someone got attacked by a he sat on his board waiting his shark,” Slater was quoted as turn during the JBay Open in saying. “I’m halfway between Jeffrey’s Bay in the Eastern crying and laughing because he Cape Province. got so lucky. I’m lost for words to be honest.” The World Surf League cance- Fanning said lled the remainder of the event and Fanning will split the prize at first he swam money with fellow Australian away but then surfer Julian Wilson, who was also in the water when the atta- decided to ck happened. The two will sha- re second place. defend himself “We are incredibly grateful that no one was seriously inju- and turned red today,” the league said in a to punch the In this image made available by the World Surf League, Australian surfer Mick Flanning is pursued by a shark, in Jeffrey’s Bay, statement. “Mick’s composure South Africa and quick acting in the face of a shark in the terrifying situation was nothing the video of the event posted on “I saw it taking my board away walk away from that, I’m just so short of heroic.” back the World Surf League website. and I just started cracking it,” stoked. Oh man.” Commentator Ross Williams “I felt something grab, get stu- he told a crowd that gathered Fanning’s mother, Elizabeth said there are occasionally As he scans the water, two fins ck in my leg rope and instantly around him once he was back Osborne, who watched the in- shark sightings in and around appear and with a splash he di- jump away. And it just kept on shore, referring to how he cident live on television in Aus- events but an actual attack was sappears under the surface. He coming at my board,” Fanning struck the shark. tralia, wept as she told Austra- very unusual. is next seen furiously trying to said, once safe on the rescue “I’m totally fine. I’ve got no- lian Broadcasting Corp. radio “For it to happen in that swim to safety before a rescuer boat. thing wrong with me,” Fanning the attack was “the worst thing fashion during the finals, where pulls him out of the water. Fanning said at first he swam said in an interview. “There’s a I’ve ever seen happen to any of it actually showed that crazy ag- “A big sigh of relief seeing away but then decided to de- small depression in my board my family because it was just gression toward Mick Fanning, Fanning in one piece,” a com- fend himself and turned to pun- and my leg wrap (was) bitten. there in front of me.” such a crazy thing,” he said on mentator is heard saying, on ch the shark in the back. I’m just totally tripping out. To “It was absolutely terrifying. the video. AP

Nepal Protests over constitution injure dozens, police say

Binaj Gurubacharya, ter Ram Sharan Mahat’s Riot police pushed the tween political parties. Kathmandu vehicle with petrol bom- protesters out of the are- Nepal has been gover- ap photo bs when he was driving na, and no one was hurt ned by an interim consti- rotesters though a mountain road in the morning scuffles. tution for seven years. Pclashed with police in west of Kathmandu. Deputy Prime Minis- But since a devastating southern Nepal yesterday Nepal was declared a ter Prakash Man Singh earthquake killed near- as the government tried secular republic after its had been addressing the ly 9,000 people in April, to collect the public’s su- centuries-old monarchy crowd gathered as part there has been pressure ggestions on the draft of was abolished in 2008. of the campaign to collect on the parties to speed up the country’s long-over- The monarchs that ruled public suggestions on the the constitution process. due constitution. Nepal promoted Hin- draft constitution. One major issue is de- Police reported dozens duism and the kings were The government sent ciding how to divide the of injuries in the clashes believed by some to be a lawmakers to their cons- country’s federal states. in several southern towns, reincarnation of the Hin- tituencies yesterday and At the meeting in Ka- hours after protesters Protestors from Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal shout slogans du god Vishnu. today to collect public thmandu yesterday, par- stormed the national sta- after storming into the national stadium where Deputy Prime “Nepal is a Hindu state comment. The consti- ticipants also voiced con- dium and threw chairs at Minister Prakash Man Singh was collecting suggestions on a draft and will remain a Hindu tution was supposed to cerns about the rights of the deputy prime minis- constitution in Kathmandu state. Almost all Nepalese be written by a Consti- women and minorities. ter. About 200 protesters are Hindus and we will tuent Assembly elected “Women are still not from Rastriya Prajatantra Supporters of smaller concerns and sugges- continue to protest until in 2008. It failed to finish given equal rights in Party Nepal scuffled with opposition parties also tions. the country is declared a the task, and another as- the new draft despite police at the stadium and say the draft was pre- Police were also inves- Hindu state once again,” sembly elected in 2012 promises from the politi- demanded that Nepal re- pared by larger political ting a possible attack said one of the protesters, has also struggled becau- cians,” said Sita Shrestha, main a Hindu nation. parties and exclude their on the Finance Minis- Madhav Bhattarai. se of disagreements be- a housewife. AP tue 21.07.2015

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WWII Apology nger than his 94 years. “For 70 said he and the event’s other years, we wanted this.” organizers believe the apology Saying they felt a “deep sense is unprecedented from a major of ethical responsibility for a Japanese company. 70 years after, Japanese past tragedy,” Mitsubishi’s exe- Cooper, Murphy and others cutives presented the apology who spoke urged more Japane- privately then publicly to Mur- se companies to come forward phy, of Santa Maria, California, to express their own remorse. company Mitsubishi at the Museum of Tolerance at The ceremony was preceded the Simon Wiesenthal Center in by a private apology that ended Los Angeles. with a long, deep bow from the Hikaru Kimura, senior execu- Mitsubishi representatives. “I apologizes to US POWs tive officer for Mitsubishi, said entered the room with a hea- through a translator that the vy heart, seeking forgiveness,” company offered a “most re- said Yukio Okamoto, outside morseful apology” to the about board member for Mitsubishi. 900 POWs who suffered “har- Murphy said that after 70 ap photo sh, severe hardships” while for- years it was “the first time we’ve ced to work in Mitsubishi mines heard those words. They touch and industrial plants. the heart.” Murphy, who worked in Mi- Murphy was gracious and bea- tsubishi’s copper mines in the ming throughout the ceremony, war, called the apology sincere, expressing little bitterness or humble and revealing. sorrow on what he called a ha- He stood and shook hands ppy day. He stressed that the with Kimura and others as ca- apology was not half-hearted, meras clicked throughout the qualified or self-aggrandizing dimly lit museum theater, with for Mitsubishi. He said the giant American and Japane- apology “admits to wrong- se flags projected side-by-side doing, makes sincere statement behind them. showing deep remorse,” and of- Other POWs subjected sat in fers assurances that the wrongs the audience along with many will never be repeated. members of Murphy’s family. “I know that we can trust tho- Stanley Gibson, whose late fa- se words,” Murphy said. ther worked alongside Murphy Others, including one Mitsu- in the mines, overcame his fear bishi representative, struck a of flight to come from Scotland sadder tone over how long the to Los Angeles for the cere- apology took. “We also have to mony to represent his family af- apologize for not apologizing ter hearing about it in news re- earlier,” Okamoto said. ports just a few days earlier. On Japan’s government issued the stage was a photo of the two a formal apology to American men being liberated from their POWs in 2009 and again in Yukio Okamoto, Outside Board Member of Mitsubishi Materials and former Special Advisor to Japan’s Prime Minister, left, and captors. 2010. But the dwindling ranks Hikaru Kimura, Senior Executive Officer Mitsubishi Materials, offer an apology as they hold hands with 94-year-old U.S. prisoner “Considering what my father of POWs used as slaves at mi- of war, James Murphy went through it was the least I nes and industrial plants have could do,” Gibson said. so far had little luck in getting Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles enough to hear the Japanese day, Macau time) on behalf of The Japanese government has apologies from the corpora- apology he had sought for seven his fellow POWs, few of whom twice apologized to U.S. POWs tions who used them, someti- e was forced to toil decades. remain alive, in a ceremony that used as forced laborers during mes under brutal conditions. in enemy mines as Murphy, a POW during Wor- was both solemn and joyful. World War II. Murphy said that if he could a prisoner of war, ld War II and now 94 years old, “This is a glorious day,” said But Rabbi Abraham Cooper, talk to his fellow POWs who di- but James Murphy accepted an unprecedented Murphy, who stood tall and an associate dean at the center dn’t survive long enough he’d tell Hwasn’t angry or bitter. He was apology from Mitsubishi Mate- slender in a gray suit at the ce- whose primary focus in the past them to “rest quietly, it’s over. just happy to have lived long rials Corp. on Sunday (yester- remony and looked much you- has been Holocaust education, We did get our apology.” AP

Amir Shah, Kabul Afghanistan NATO airstrike hit Atwo Afghan military NATO friendly fire kills 7 Afghan troops checkpoints yesterday in a restive province east of the capital, Kabul, killing “killed and wounded,” the during fighting in remote seven Afghan troops in ministry said, adding that areas inaccessible to re- what an Afghan official the incident was under porters. ap photo describes as an accident investigation. District governor due to bad coordination. Logar provincial army Mohammad Rahim Amin The incident happened commander Abdul Ra- said the NATO airstrike as coalition helicopters zaq said the early mor- was “likely a mistake, due were flying over an area ning strike took place to bad coordination” in an in Logar province where in the district of Baraki area where Taliban insur- clashes were underway Barak, about 50 kilome- gents are highly active. between Afghan troops ters east of Kabul. Razaq A U.S. military spokes- and Taliban fighters, the revised an earlier higher man in Afghanistan, Col. Afghan Ministry of De- figure and said that seven Brian Tribus, said the fense said. troops were killed while coalition is aware of an Insurgents fired toward five were wounded in the incident in Logar and is the helicopters, promp- strike. investigating it. ting a response that des- Logar police chief Security in Logar has de- An Afghan security officer holds his weapon in Kabul troyed one army che- Mohammad Douod teriorated in recent mon- ckpoint, the ministry Ahmadi confirmed those ths as the Taliban stepped their footprint across the ces concluded their com- control of the country’s statement added. An casualty figures. Conflic- up their attacks on Af- country and take control bat mission at the end security, which has cau- unspecified number of ting number of casual- ghan soldiers and securi- of some remote regions. of last year and Afghan sed their casualties to the army members were ty figures are common ty forces, trying to spread The U.S. and NATO for- troops have since taken spike. AP 21.07.2015 tue

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Cuba New era in ties begins as Havana raises flag at US embassy

Matthew Lee and Peter Orsi, preside over a flag-raising cere- Washington mony at the U.S. Embassy there. ap photo Shortly after midnight, the uba’s blue, red and Cuban Interests Section in white-starred flag was Washington switched its Twi- hoisted yesterday at tter account to say “embassy.” the country’s embassy In Havana, the U.S. Interests Cin Washington in a symbolic Section uploaded a new profi- move signaling the start of a le pictures to its Facebook and new post-Cold War era in U.S.- Twitter accounts that says US Cuba relations. EMBASSY CUBA. And, Con- Cuban Foreign Minister Bru- rad Tribble, the deputy chief no Rodriguez presided over of mission for the United Sta- the flag-raising ceremony tes in Havana, tweeted: “Just hours after full diplomatic re- made first phone call to State lations with the United States Dept. Ops Center from United were restored at the stroke of States Embassy Havana ever. midnight, when an agreement It didn’t exist in Jan 1961.” to resume normal ties on July Though normalization has 20 took effect. Earlier, without taken center stage in the U.S.- ceremony, the Cuban flag was Cuba relationship, there re- hung in the lobby of the State mains a deep ideological gulf Department alongside those between the nations and many of other countries with which issues still to resolve. Among the U.S. has diplomatic ties. them: thorny disputes such as U.S. and Cuban diplomats in over mutual claims for eco- Washington and Havana had nomic reparations, Havana’s also noted the upgrade in so- insistence on the end of the cial media posts. 53-year-old trade embargo and Several hundred people ga- U.S. calls for Cuba to improve thered on the street outside The Cuban flag is raised over the country’s new embassy in Washington on human rights and demo- the embassy, cheering as the cracy. Some U.S. lawmakers, Cuban national anthem was severed diplomatic relations a knell for policy approaches viet expansion in the Americas. including several prominent played and three Cuban sol- in 1961 and since the 1970s spawned and hardened over Rodriguez was to meet later Republican presidential can- diers in dress uniforms stood had been represented in each the five decades since Presi- with Secretary of State John didates, have vowed not to re- at the base of the flagpole and other’s capitals by limited ser- dent John F. Kennedy first Kerry and address reporters at peal the embargo and pledged raised the flag. vice interests sections. Their tangled with youthful revolu- a joint news conference. Kerry to roll back Obama’s moves on The United States and Cuba conversion to embassies tolled tionary Fidel Castro over So- will travel to Havana Aug. 14 to Cuba. AP

Senegal Turkey Chad ex-dictator taken in and Blast kills 28, injures out of court as trial begins scores near Syrian border Desmond Butler, Istanbul a symbol of Kurdish resis- tance. Carley Petesch, Dakar n explosion yester- A second bomb went off day in Turkey’s sou- yesterday south of Koba-

ap photo A he trial of former Chadian theastern city of Suruc ni near a Kurdish militia Tdictator Hissene Habre ac- near the Syrian border checkpoint on the road to cused of overseeing the deaths of killed 28 people and sent Syria’s largest city of Alep- thousands had a chaotic beginning nearly 100 others to the po, according to a Kurdish yesterday as security forces ushe- hospital, Turkish offi- official in Kobani, Idriss red the ex-leader into and then cials said. Naasan. It caused minor out of the Senegal courtroom amid The prime minister’s of- damage and no casualties, protests by his supporters. fice gave the casualty toll he said. Habre, who ruled in Chad from in a phone call to The As- DHA said the blast in 1982-1990, is facing charges of cri- sociated Press. Suruc occurred at a cul- mes against humanity, war crimes Former Chad dictator Hissene Habre, center, waves to reporters as he is led into a car to There was no immediate tural center while a poli- and torture before the Extraordi- be taken back to jail following a preliminary court hearing in Dakar claim of responsibility for tical group was holding a nary African Chambers, a special the midday blast. news conference on Koba- tribunal created to try him in the As Habre entered wearing a white first time the courts of one coun- Suruc is just across the ni’s reconstruction. News Senegalese courts. robe, his supporters started shou- try are prosecuting the former ru- border from the Syrian reports said 300 people Lawyers for Habre said court of- ting, prompting security officers ler of another for alleged human city of Kobani, the scene from the Federation of So- ficials forcibly led him to the cour- to take him back out. Proceedings rights crimes. of fierce battles between cialist Youths were staying troom yesterday to participate in then began without him. Marcel Mendy, spokesman for Kurdish groups and the at the cultural center and the trial, which he has denounced It is the first trial in Africa of a the Extraordinary African Cham- Islamic State group. Ko- were preparing to travel as politically motivated. universal jurisdiction case, in whi- bers, called this an historic event bani was the Islamic State to Kobani to help with the “He didn’t want to come, but he ch a country’s national courts can that goes beyond Chad. group’s biggest defeat last rebuilding. was taken by force,” said Mouth prosecute serious crimes commi- “Africa must prove that it is able year since the militants Kobani was also the Bane, a former communications tted abroad, by a foreigner and to judge one of its children and not established control over scene of surprise IS atta- officer for Habre who is among his against foreign victims, said Hu- leave it for others to do,” he said large swathes of Iraq and cks last month that killed supporters in Senegal. man Rights Watch. It is also the Sunday. AP Syria. The city has become more than 200 people. AP 21.07.2015 tue

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Macau Joint Fashion Performance – Mini Exhibition cinema cineteatro Time: 10am-8pm (Closed on Mondays, open on public holiday) 16 Jul- 22 Jul Until: August 30, 2015 MINIONS_ Admission: Free room 1 Address: Macau Fashion Gallery / No. 47, (2D) 2.15, 4.00, 9.30 pm Rua de S. Roque, Macau (3D) 7.45 pm 1974 Cyprus conflict Enquiries: (853) 2835 3341 Director: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda Language: Cantonese (Chinese/English) spills into London Duration: 91min Historical Paintings of Macau Thousands of Greek-Cypriots in London have been in the 19th Century protesting about the disputed government of Cyprus. Time: 10am-7pm Turkish troops landed in the north of the Mediter- (Closed on Mondays, No admission after 6:30 pm) ranean island early yesterday morning after a Greek-­ Until: December 31, 2015 sponsored coup in the capital, Nicosia, last week. More than 10,000 Greek-Cypriots and British left-­ Venue: Macau Museum of Art, wing activists marched through the centre of London Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE in support of an independent Cyprus and the restora- Admission: MOP5 tion of Archbishop Makarios as its elected president. (Free on Sundays and public holidays) Ant-man_ But trouble flared when the group collected outsi- Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 room 2 de the All Saints Greek Orthodox church in Camden (2D) 2.30, 4.45, 9.30 pm Town and confronted other Greek Cypriots in favour of union - or enosis - with Greece. nflorescence (3D) 7.15 pm “I ” Director: Peyton Reed An action committee was meeting in the head- Yvonne Ng Photography Exhibition Starring: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas quarters of the Coordinating Movement for Union of Time: 10am-7pm (Mondays to Fridays) Language: English (Chinese) Cyprus with Greece - opposite the church - to prepa- 3pm-7pm (Saturdays, closed on Sundays and Duration: 117min re a force of volunteers to join the Greek army. public holday) Marchers tore down pro-Greek unionist posters - poltergeist_ Until: July 25, 2015 calling for the removal of Turkish forces - from railin- room 3 gs surrounding the HQ. Venue: Rui Cunha Foundation Gallery, (2D) 2.15, 6.00, 9.30 pm Police were called to separate the opposing crowds Avenida da Praia Grande,nº 749, r/c (3D) 7.45 pm of Greek-Cypriots as they shouted abuse at each Admission: Free Director: Gil Kenan other across the street. Starring: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, A spokesman for the pro-Greek unionists referred Enquiries: (853) 2892 3288 Kennedi Clements to the demonstrators as “communists” and said: Language: English (Chinese) “Makarios is turning Cyprus into a Mediterranean Travel Notes ŸVenice - Collective Exhibition Duration: 93min Cuba.” on the Subject of Macau’s Participation in the Britain has been airlifting troops and equipment into Venice Art Biennale 2015’ TED 2_ room 3 Cyprus whilst a ceasefire in Nicosia is protecting fo- Time: 12pm-8pm (Tuesdays to Sundays) 4.00 pm reign civilians from the warring factions. 3pm-8pm (Mondays) Director: Seth MacFarlane The 2,000 British holiday-makers stranded on the Until: July 31, 2015 Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, island have criticised the Labour Government for fai- ling to anticipate the onset of fighting. Venue: Albergue SCM / No. 8, Morgan Freeman Language: English (Chinese) Gun battles have been fiercest around Kyrenia and Calcada da Igreja de S. Lazaro Duration: 115min Famagusta where many Britons were staying. Admission: Free Most of the 21,000 Britons on the island - including Enquiries: (853) 2852 2550 / 2852 3205 17,000 dependents of the 9,000 forces personnel - have now been safely escorted to British military ba- ses at Akrotiri and Dhekelia. British and American naval frigates are cruising the coast-line to evacuate any “friendly nationals” from the beaches. Offbeat West German officials were advising their nationals to leave the island on Thursday - two days before the Romanian music fest gives free Turkish invasion. tickets in exchange for blood Courtesy BBC News (18-19 Jul) INSIDE OUT_ Romania is tapping into the Dracula legend, offering concert- room 3 goers free tickets in exchange for their blood. 4.00 pm The campaign is part of a push to increase blood donations in Director: Pete Docter In context a country where only 1.7 percent of the people donate blood. 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Cut-price tickets will be offered to Director: Peyton Reed The US was keen to appease Turkey in the north because of its donators elsewhere. Starring: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas strategic importance. Language: English (Chinese) Makarios returned to power in the unoccupied areas at the Transylvania is the home of the fictional blood-sucking Dracula end of 1974 and remained in power until his death in 1977. featured in Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel. Duration: 117min tue 21.07.2015

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Doug Ferguson, St. Andrews Golf | British Open or a place dripping with centuries of history, St. Andrews got more Spieth, amateur Dunne eyeing than it could have wan- Fted Sunday. Jordan Spieth punched his golf bag in frustration after a care- history at St. Andrews less bogey, perhaps sensing the British Open was slipping away. Just like that, and because this first two legs of the Grand Slam One day after raging wind off is what Spieth does in big mo- since the modern version began the Eden Estuary caused a 10- ments, he salvaged his bid for ap photo in 1960. Arnold Palmer, Jack Ni- hour delay and forced a Mon- a Grand Slam. He made three cklaus and Tiger Woods only got day finish, the flags were soaked straight birdies. He took 10 putts one shot at it, and none ever star- from passing showers and limp on the inward nine. And when he ted the final round of the British from no wind. The leaderboards walked off the 18th green, he had Open so close to the lead. were loaded with birdies, and se- a 6-under 66 and was one shot And so it was Spieth, a 21-year-­ ven players had at least a share behind with one round left. old Texan with an uncanny sen- of the lead at some point in the “I’m going to play to win,” Spie- se of occasion, who brought the third round. th said. “I’m not playing for a gray, old town to life in a mixture That’s what made Dustin John- place. I don’t want to place third of sunshine and rain. He rolled in son’s collapse so shocking. With tomorrow. I want to win.” birdie putts on the 10th, 11th and a one-shot lead after powering But if there is history in the 12th holes to share the lead. He his way around St. Andrews for making at the home of golf, it saved par from the high grass on 36 holes, he was the last player no longer has to come from just the 13th, stuffed his approach to in the field to make a birdie Sun- Spieth. 4 feet for birdie on the 15th and day, and that wasn’t until the Fans who filled the two-story made another tough par save on 15th hole. He followed with three grandstand and watched from the Road Hole at the 17th. straight bogeys for a 75 to fall five the tops of buildings on Golf Pla- A victory would send him to the shots behind. ce witnessed a moment not seen United States’ Jordan Spieth drives the ball from the 18th tee during the third round PGA Championship with a shot Spieth, the youngest professio- at St. Andrews in 88 years — an of the British Open Golf Championship at the Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland at the Grand Slam, and at worse nal in the field, seemed calm des- amateur in the lead going into the put him in elite company. Ben pite the historic moment in front final round of the British Open. “It’s surreal I’m leading the three of his last five holes for a Hogan in 1953 is the only other of him. Paul Dunne, the 22-year-old Open, but I can easily believe 67. Day is just as big of a threat. player to capture the Masters, His goal at the start of the week from Ireland, rolled in putts that I shot the three scores that He shot 67 and shared the lead U.S. Open and British Open in was to treat the British Open like like this was the prestigious St. I shot,” Dunne said. “If we were for the second straight major, the same year. any other tournament he was Andrews Links Trophy for ama- playing an amateur event here, I and he has challenged in four of “Only one person has ever done trying to win. Even during the teurs instead of the oldest cham- wouldn’t be too surprised by the them since 2011. it before. That opportunity very long delay on Saturday, he said pionship in golf. He played bo- scores I shot. It’s just lucky that They were at 12-under 214, one rarely comes around,” Spieth he hasn’t thought much about gey-free for a 66 and shared the it happens to be in the biggest shot ahead of Spieth with plen- said. “And I’d like to have a chan- the slam. There is no escaping it lead with former Open champion event in the world. ty of others that cannot be dis- ce to do something nobody has now, and Spieth doesn’t see that Louis Oosthuizen and Jason Day. “Hopefully, I can do it again to- missed Fourteen players were ever done. ... To be able to go into as a problem. Bobby Jones is the last amateur morrow,” he said. “But whether I separated by three shots. Half the last major and accomplish “If I have a chance coming to win the British Open in 1930 do or not, I’ll survive either way.” of them were major champions, something that’s never been down the stretch, if it creeps in, when he came from one shot The way the weather-delayed and there was yet another ama- done in our sport is something I’ll embrace it,” he said. “I’ll em- behind in the final round. He Open ended on Sunday, expect teur among them — 21-year-old that only comes around to a cou- brace the opportunity that pre- was the last amateur to lead after just about anything. Jordan Niebrugge of Oklahoma ple people ever. And I’d like to be sents itself. As far as handling 54 holes three years earlier at St. Oosthuizen, the last player to State. one of those people to have that it, I don’t look at it as a negative Andrews, and he won the claret lift the claret jug at St. Andrews Such an opportunity might not happen.” thing. I look at it almost as an ad- jug that year, too. in 2010 and a runner-up at the come around again for Spieth. Rarely has the Old Course been vantage. Why should it add more Can it happen again? U.S. Open last month, birdied Only three other players won the as easy as it was Sunday. pressure in a negative way?” AP

Football FIFA presidential election to be held on Feb 26

IFA will hold a presi- almost nine months after leave now,” Prince Ali, a that he is currently “fully dential election on Feb. Blatter’s resignation state- FIFA vice president for committed” to other roles.

F ap photo 26, giving Sepp Blatter se- ment. four years until May, said Bility, the Liberian fede- ven more months in power Potential contenders in- in a statement to the AP. ration head, said he was before leaving the scandal- clude UEFA President Mi- “An interim independent “very disappointed” with tainted governing body. chel Platini and Prince Ali leadership must be appoin- the Feb. 26 election date. The date was chosen by bin al-Hussein, who lost to ted to administer the pro- “It does not reflect the FIFA’s executive commit- Blatter in May. cess of the elections, in ad- urgency of the situation,” tee yesterday, after Blatter Former Brazil great Zico dition to the reforms that he told the AP by telepho- announced plans to resign and Liberia football fe- are being discussed prior ne. “The anxiety, the wait four days following his deration president Musa to the elections,” he added. cannot help knowing that re-election in May amid Bility have said they will Reformers want FIFA to we expect to have a new American and Swiss cri- seek the five nominations Journalists are reflected in the FIFA logo as they wait in front of the appoint a respected figure leadership.” minal investigations into required by the Oct. 26 FIFA headquarters in Zurich from outside the sport to Bility said he is sure he corruption. deadline. oversee the next election will secure the nomina- The 79-year-old Blatter, FIFA announced the tial term limits. watch. and reforms of FIFA. tions required to make the who first joined FIFA 40 election date shortly be- Prince Ali joined World Prince Ali told The As- Kofi Annan, the former ballot. years ago, has held onto fore a scheduled news Cup sponsor Coca-Cola sociated Press that Blatter United Nations secretary “I am very encouraged,” the most powerful job in conference by Blatter. The and former FIFA advisers “cannot be permitted to general from Ghana, has he said. “You know I am world soccer since 1998. FIFA executive committee Transparency Internatio- plan his succession and been mentioned for the keen viewing those rumors FIFA’s 209 members, meeting was also due to nal in calling for Blatter manage this election pro- role. of those who are running. who elected Blatter to a discuss ways of reforming to be excluded from the cess.” “The rumors linking Mr. I don’t see any new faces. fifth term in May, will re- the organization to regain process of shaping the or- “President Blatter’s resig- Annan to the FIFA job are They are all names who turn to Zurich next year the trust of fans and spon- ganization’s future after nation cannot be dragged just that: rumors,” Annan’s have been around for all to select a new president sors, including presiden- a litany of scandals on his out any longer. He must office told the AP, stressing these years.” AP Station Air quality THE heating website shley adison 21.07.2015 tue C A M th Anniversary BUZZ Roadside 35-55 20 hacked, personal info posted Moderate The parent company of Ashley Madison, a and law enforcement are investigating. matchmaking website for cheating spouses, The breach was first reported late Sunday by High says it was hacked and that the personal infor- Brian Krebs of Krebs on Security, a website Density 70-100 mation of some of its users was posted online. that focuses on cybersecurity. Residental Toronto-based Avid Life Media Inc. says it Avid Life, which also operates matchmaking Moderate has had the hackers’ posts, which included websites under the CougarLife and Estab- Area opinion personal information, taken down and has hi- lished Men brands, says it has 40 million red a technology security firm. The company members around the world. Ambient 70-100 Moderate Our Desk dsmg source: Catarina Pinto Obituary WORLD BRIEFS Under gov’t surveillance Rocco, who played Yemen The death toll in Yemen from the It’s as ironic as it could get: a surveillance sof- Shiite rebel shelling of a tware provider gets a taste of its own medicine town near the southern when it is hacked, and soon finds millions of its Moe Greene in ‘The port city of Aden rose emails disclosed and archived by WikiLeaks. yesterday to nearly Hacking Team, an Italian tech company well 100, the head of an known for developing and selling cyber sur- Godfather,’ dies at 79 international aid group veillance software to governments across the said, describing it as globe, was recently revealed to have exchan- “the worst day” for the ged emails with Macau’s anti-graft agency for But Coppola goes, ‘I got my city and its surroundings a surveillance software demonstration. Jew!’ And I went, ‘Oh no, in over three months of

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) ap photo fighting. had expressed interest in acquiring the com- Mr. Coppola, I’m Italian. I pany’s Remote Control System – described as a wouldn’t know how to play ARGENTINA Conservative “spyware-based system for attacking, infecting a Jew.’ And he goes, ‘Oh, Horacio Rodriguez and monitoring computers, and smartphones.” shut up.’” Larreta wisn the mayoral The CCAC was keen on monitoring smart- The Boston-born Rocco run-off election in phones, one of the emails read. also memorably voiced the Buenos Aires, in a closer The idea that, for the sake of national security, cigar-smoking studio head race than his opposition police forces and government agencies could of “Itchy and Scratchy” on party had hoped for in make use of surveillance software – during “The Simpsons.” And he the key region ahead of presidential voting later particularly sensitive investigations, for instan- played Charlie Polniaczek this year. ce – isn’t exactly new. on the 1980s sitcom “The But the massive hack into Hacking Team’s Facts of Life.” data brings to light the extent of this surveillan- He won an Emmy for best ce, and makes one wonder who and what supporting actor in a co- ap photo exactly government and police forces have medy series in 1990 for the been hacking into. lex Rocco, the Emmy- sitcoms (“The Simpsons,” short-lived Jon Cryer sitcom As cyber culture journalist and researcher Awinning character ac- “The Facts of Life”). “The Famous Teddy Z.” Joshua Kopstein points out in an article pub- tor best known for taking a His most famous role came Born on Feb. 29, 1936, as lished by Al Jazeera America, “The problem bullet through the eye as the in 1972’s “The Godfather,” Alessandro Federico Pe- is that law enforcement wants both backdoors Las Vegas casino boss Moe where he played the humb- tricone Jr. in Cambridge, and hacking powers – and we still haven’t had Greene in “The Godfather,” led casino owner who meets Mass., Rocco studied acting USA Jet-setting stallions a debate about the latter. What kind of sus- and high-flying hounds has died. He was 79. his fate on a massage table, under Leonard Nimoy on pects should law enforcement be allowed to at New York’s Kennedy Rocco’s daughter, Jenni- with a bullet through his thi- hack?” his arrival to Los Angeles. Airport can look forward “What will stop authorities from planting evi- fer, announced his death ck eyeglass lenses. His con- His first role was in a Russ to a new luxury terminal dence on someone’s computer? Given the well- Saturday. Details were not frontation with Al Pacino’s Meyer film, 1965’s “Motor that will handle the more known problem of attribution in online crime immediately available. Michael Corleone — in whi- Psycho.” than 70,000 animals investigations, how will they ensure they’re Rocco’s career spanned ch he condescended to the Nimoy helped rid Rocco flying in and out every hacking the right person and that no innocents five decades, and he remai- new boss: “I made my bones of his thick Boston accent, year. The ARK at JFK, its will get caught up in the process?” ned active up until his death, when you were going out and the actor would forever name inspired by Noah’s biblical vessel, is billed The problem is, I’d say, that we the citizens including a recurring role with cheerleaders!” — was after find consistent work — as the world’s first air have no assurances that governments or poli- on the Starz series “Magic among the movie’s many in- from Pixar’s “A Bug’s Life” terminal for animals. ce forces will only use hacking when no other City.” His distinctively gra- delible scenes. to “Family Guy” — for his The USD48 million, option is available. Nor do we know that they velly voice made him a fre- “Without a doubt, my big- singular voice. 16,500-square-meter won’t hack into the mobile phone or computer quent tough-guy presence in gest ticket anywhere,” Roc- Rocco is survived by his shelter and quarantine is of the wrong person. Even more so, we have both hardboiled tales (“The co told the AV Club in 2012. wife, actress Shannon Wil- set to open next year. no assurances that their hacking intentions are Friends of Eddie Coyle,” “St. “I went for. I dunno, one cox, his daughter Jennifer, noble – if most acts of hacking are truly well-in- Valentine’s Day Massacre,” of the Italian parts. Maybe son Lucien and a grand- USA Demi Moore says tentioned, anyway. ‘’Get Shorty”) and comedic the Richard Bright part. son. AP she is stunned and However, history has proved that hacking has saddened by the death of sometimes been used in the name of the so- a 21-year-old man in the called public interest, shedding light on ques- backyard pool of a Los tionable government secrecy and actions. Angeles home she owns. But again the problem with hacking is that – The as with so many other tools – it may fall into the wrong hands. decisive moment AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia The massive amount of leaked data shows ap photo that the company had sold surveillance soft- ware to repressive regimes across the globe. Questionable customers included Ethiopia, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Bahrain or Tunisia. However, what amazed me the most was their compelling advertising efforts. A video on the company’s webpage advertises the capa- bilities of the RCS software: “Is passive mo- nitoring enough? You need more.” It goes on: “You need to look through your target’s eyes” UK Renowned physicist – when I read this I can’t help but wonder if Stephen Hawking someone somewhere is really watching. has joined a Russian “You have to hack your target while your billionaire to launch target is browsing the web; exchanging do- a major new effort to cuments; receiving SMSes; crossing borders listen for aliens in the (…) being stealthy and untraceable; immune search for extraterrestrial to protection systems, hidden collection infras- life. Hawking has tructure. Deployed all over your country, up to offered his support to hundreds of thousands of targets, all mana- tech entrepreneur Yuri ged from a single place. Exactly what we do. Milner’s Breakthrough Remote Control System Galileo. The Hacking Heated summertime. People cool off in a public fountain past Rome’s Palazzo Chigi government office, Initiatives project — a Suite for Governmental Interception.” Distur- yesterday. Temperatures in Rome this week could hit 38-39C: sizzling heat and oppressive humidity have USD100 million quest bing, to say the least. gripped Italy this month. to see if extraterrestrial intelligence exists.