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“ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS Economy expected to ap photo resume growth in 2016

GREECE’s international creditors were Tax revenue down, public expenditure up 49 percent increasingly aghast yesterday at Athens’ P2 failure to compromise over a bailout deal that’s needed ap photo imminently to avoid the country going bankrupt. A day after technical talks broke down with an apparent lack of progress, French President Francois Hollande urged Greece to swiftly resume negotiations with international creditors. ap photo

UK Queen Elizabeth II led commemorations yesterday to mark the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta — but the human rights the document helped enshrine are at the center of a modern political feud. British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative government wants to replace the Human Rights Act — whose supreme arbiter is a European court — with a British Bill of Rights, a move opponents fear could weaken key protections.

UK Amnesty International urged world leaders yesterday to radically overhaul South Korea refugee policies and create a comprehensive global strategy to deal with the crisis, MERS death describing it as the worst emergency of its kind since World War II. toll rises to 16 More on backpage P12 16.06.2015 tue

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CRIME Economy expected to resume Local cabbie arrested for growth in 2016 unconsensual sex

he Judiciary Police sent a local taxi he local economy is ex- driver to the Public Prosecutions pected to start growing T T Office for investigation and interroga- again in 2016, when the bloomberg tion yesterday morning after he was Economist Intelligence Unit reported to have coerced his mainland has predicted real growth of wife into having sex with him at knife- 5.3 percent, according to the point. most recent report on Ma- The police authority said that the mar- cau. ried couple, who had a 6 year old son, After the Gross Domestic were sleeping in different rooms when Product (GDP) of the terri- the sexual coercion took place in their tory recorded a growth rate flat in the northern district of the city of 10.7 percent in 2013 and early last Sunday. The 55-year-old sus- negative 0.4 percent in 2014, pect requested that the victim partici- the EIU report expects a de- pate in intercourse with him while she crease of 6.0 percent for this was sleeping with the kid. Reluctant to year and a return to growth have sex, the 35-year-old victim was the following year. allegedly forcefully dragged by the irate The economic contractions, man into his room before he violently following consecutive years stripped her naked and subsequently of strong growth, are due to beat her. According to the woman’s re- the downturn in the gaming count, the couple’s son was left crying and associated services sec- outside the locked room. tor, apparently as a result The victim managed to get dressed of anti-corruption measures and escape the room with the minor. adopted by the Chinese go- A porter loads a suitcase onto a trolley in the lobby of the Galaxy Macau casino resort Afterwards, the man lost his temper vernment, according to the and rushed into the kitchen and retur- report’s authors. tion, or investment, is expec- and gaming developmen- following rates of 5.5 percent ned with a knife, threatening to kill his Despite this decline, do- ted to fall this year to -2.0 ts, such as the 2nd phase of and 6.1 percent in 2013 and family. mestic demand remains percent, after increases of the recently opened Galaxy 2014 respectively, due to a Having gotten rid of the man, his wife strong, as a result of a near- 8.9 percent and 35.2 percent Entertainment complex and drop in the number of visitors, managed to call the police for help with full employment rate, which in 2013 and 2014, respecti- the Broadway Macau, whose which has resulted in redu- the child while staying in their own is why, according to the EIU, vely, and will then resume financial investment effort ced pressure on services and room. The security authorities quickly the economy will register a growth in 2016. occurred during 2014. a downturn in luxury goods arrived at the scene and arrested the sharp drop this year and re- The expected decline in this The inflation rate is expec- purchases, such as gold items, taxi driver. turn to growth in 2016. indicator this year follows ted to slow to 4 percent this watches, bags and branded Separately, a local man was swindled Gross fixed capital forma- completion of major hotel year and 4.9 percent in 2016, apparel. MDT/Macauhub out of HKD10,000 in a phone scam last Friday at around 3:00 p.m. after a caller claimed that his daughter had been ab- ducted. Another local man also recei- ved a similar phone call at around the Fiscal surplus drops sharply, same time claiming to have kidnapped his son, but he did not fall for the hoax. The scams, which happened half public expenditure up 49 percent an hour apart, both requested HKD300,000 worth of ransom money. Total public revenue in the past During the first telephone call, a Canto- five months stood at 46.42 billion nese-speaking man professed that the patacas, decreasing by 33.8 percent abductee would be killed in a couple of year-on-year, the bureau results in- hours unless he received the payment. dicated. Scared by his intimidation and someo- This noticeable drop in public reve- ne loudly crying on the other end of the nue is partly the result of the sluggish phone, the distraught victim pawned performance of the gaming industry his diamond ring worth HKD16,000 since last June, which saw an avera- for the required cash and transferred it ge decline of 24.4 percent for the 12th to the unknown man’s Shenzhen bank consecutive month. The decrease rate account. However, the victim later rea- in revenue from “direct taxes from ga- lized it was a deception after his daugh- ming” extended to 35.4 percent in the ter arrived home from school. January-May period. In another case, a retired man was Conversely, the figures indicate that close to being defrauded as he believed the total public expenditure in the that his mentally-challenged son could Civil servants attend residents. Public expenditure increased by 49.4 percent year-on-year first five months of this year increased be the target of an abduction. However, remarkably by 49.4 percent year-on- his wife, whom he informed of the pos- acau recorded a fiscal surplus percent from the year before, accor- year to MOP21.14 billion, among whi- sible kidnapping, saw through the trick Mof MOP25.28 billion in the first ding to the latest figures released by ch capital expenditure escalated signi- and safeguarded the HKD50,000 the five months of this year, down by 54.9 the Financial Services Bureau. ficantly by 82.9 percent. MDT/Xinhua nervous man intended to pay.

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Foreign exchange reserves increase Caritas launches slightly

The Monetary Authority of Macau English and Portuguese announced yesterday that the preliminary estimate the MSAR’s foreign exchange reserves totaled MOP139.1 billion (USD17.42 billion) at the end of helpline for expats May 2015. The reserves increased by 1.3 percent from the revised value of MOP137.3 billion (USD17.20 billion) for the previous month. Macau’s foreign may seem, there is no need to exchange reserves at the end of May 2015 go through it alone.” represented 12 times the currency in Ms Mohr recalled that there circulation. The trade-weighted effective paulo barbosa paulo are about 170,000 expats in exchange rate index for the pataca, Macau. People often need so- a gauge of the domestic currency’s meone to talk to when they’re exchange rates against the currencies of placed in situations out of Macau’s major trading partners, fell by their comfort zones, and 1.09 points month-to-month but rose by talking about their problems 6.51 points year-on-year to 103.77 in May can help someone going 2015. through a rough time. “Having someone to listen to them, devoting time and New rules shrink attention to them, respecting local taxpayer and not judging their feelings number might mean the world to so- meone who’s going through The city’s total number of profit tax a tough time. We can’t offer a payers will drop significantly from solution but we can be there roughly 45,000 to 1,911 with the Caritas Macau headquarters are located at Casa Ricci for them” she assured. introduction of a tax threshold of Ms Mohr, who’s an ex- MOP600,000, the Financial Services Catarina Pinto Although a 24-hour hotline ficer manager of Life Hope Ms pat herself from Brazil and Bureau found. According to the figures is already available in Chine- Teresa Lai. “They had talked speaks Portuguese, English in the fiscal year of 2013 supplied by the aritas Macau and se, there was a lack of an emo- about it, dreamed about it but and Mandarin, clarified that bureau, there are a total of 56,820 people the Life Hope team tional aid service targeting they did not have enough hu- both the Chinese and the new in the city who required to pay the official are launching a sui- expats specifically. man resources to make it ha- hotline will work side-by-si- profit tax, 4,193 of whom are categorized cide prevention and “We understand that for an ppen. At least not until March de, operating under the same as ‘group A’ while ‘group B’ consists of Cemotional aid hotline provi- expat there are many factors this year, when they found a supervisor and in the same 52,627 taxpayers. The former group ding services in both English contributing to stress, not to person that suited the posi- office, although targeting dif- will see a 41 percent reduction, whereas and Portuguese this coming tion,” Silvia Mohr said. ferent communities. the latter will see a 98 percent fall after Sunday (June 21). The helpline will begin ope- “As for the service provided for the exemption threshold is lifted to The helpline will initially rating with one staff mem- the expats, our aim is to become MOP600,000 this fiscal year. Benefiting operate between 10 a.m. and ber and four volunteers. Ms a 24h hotline like the service from the new policy will be mainly taxpayers from group B, as most local 2 p.m. from Monday to Satur- Mohr, who holds a degree in provided in Chinese,” she said. We believe small-and-mid-sized enterprises belong day, Silvia Mohr, Life Hope Psychology and a masters in After operating for a certain to that category. In order to alleviate the hotline counselor told the Ti- period of time, Caritas and the that there is Counseling and Psychothera- financial burden on local enterprises, mes. py, will be in charge of answe- Life Hope team are hoping to a great need the chief executive promised in March “We believe that there is ring calls, training volunteers, first extend the hotline’s ser- during the Policy Address to relax the tax a great need in Macau for in Macau for and of supervisory work. vice schedule from four to ei- threshold, which has been going up since such a service. Stress and de- She stated that, “people ght hours per day, bearing in 2007. In 2013, the value of the profit tax pression knock at everyone’s such a service may call us because they have mind the 24h ultimate goal. exemption stood at MOP300,000. doors nowadays. For the Chi- reached a point in their lives The Chinese hotline has nese community to seek pro- Silvia Mohr when they feel they can’t cope been operating for over three fessional help or counseling is alone anymore.” decades and according to GDI operation easier than for an expat,” she “They may feel depressed Lusa news agency it received extended for two recalled in an email interview, mention the stress of ordi- and alone, perhaps they’ve 10,259 calls last year, 67 per- adding that for expats there’s nary daily life. Expats usually lost someone close to them cent of which were made by more years often a language barrier and have to face challenges such and are going through in- women. Only three percent of therefore they tend to look as dealing with a different tense grief, they feel isola- the calls were related to suici- for help in neighboring Hong language, culture, food and ted and lonely and may have dal tendencies. Kong. sometimes having few or no suicidal thoughts, leading Ms Mohr recalled that for The hotline is intended to friends. That can lead to cul- them to wonder if life’s wor- now the expat hotline pro- provide confidential emotio- tural shock, isolation, and in th living; or people that might ject needs to be developed nal support to those facing many cases to different levels be worried about someone step by step: “It involves se- general distress or those who of depression,” she stressed. close to them,” she recalled. veral steps like recruiting are having thoughts about The project was envisioned She added that, “we care to volunteers in the community harming themselves or con- by Caritas Macau secretary- listen no matter how distres- and providing them with the The Hong-Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge templating suicide. general, Mr Paul Pun, and of- sing or ordinary the problem skills to listen and be the- re for those who are calling. The Infrastructure Development Office Therefore, building up a (GDI) will run for two more years as the team to provide a full service Chief Executive Chui Sai On granted a Wanted: hotline volunteers is our challenge.” term extension to the public department Life Hope said that it pays yesterday, whose duration was expected andidates looking to volunteer with nship; and pledge a one-year commitment great attention to confiden- to end at the end of this month. Founded the new suicide prevention helpline laun- to remain in the helpline as a volunteer af- tiality and therefore the iden- in May in 2000, the office mainly deals C with domestic infrastructural projects ched by Caritas and Life Hope do not need to ter training. tities of callers and of volun- and their development, as well as hold any professional qualifications, but need Volunteers will be expected to understand teers will not be revealed. regional collaboration on large-scale Caritas and Life Hope con- to meet a certain set of requirements. the confidential nature of the work, and about architecture. The key Hong-Kong- Silvia Mohr told the Times that volun- calls received on duty. They’re also expected ducted a one-month trial pe- Zhuhai-Macau bridge project is also teers should be dedicated and committed to to participate in workshops and training pro- riod for the new hotline last under GDI supervision. Assistant being a good listener. They must be at least grams provided by the organization. month, but did not receive coordinator Chau Vai Man is currently in 21 years old; hold Macau ID or a blue card The volunteers’ training program comprises any calls. charge of the office after the resignation with two years or more of work experience; of three parts: lectures; supervised practice; The Life Hope hotline is of coordinator Chan Hon Kit in February have completed a full training and inter- and monthly supervision and training. available at +853 28525777. due to health reasons.

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Exhibition Education Science Center showcases Local students eligible to apply directly for printing technology evolution University of Coimbra he Macau Science Center Topened a printing techno- he University of Coimbra logy exhibition last Friday at its T(UC) has opened applica- Exhibition Center’s Gallery No tions to local and Chinese stu-

2, with more than 60 precious dents looking to further their archive photo relics of the printing industry, studies at one of Europe’s ol- including old printing equip- dest universities. ment and models, on display. High school students from Entitled “Impressions Prin- Macau and China are able to ting – Exhibition on Printing apply directly to the University Technology,” the showcase fea- of Coimbra’s various academic tures interactive multi-media programs based on their exam Local students at the University of games and hands-on printing and for the first time, the cen- the four great inventions of an- results, including the Gaokao, Coimbra workshops, allowing visitors to ter will cooperate with the city’s cient China. The emergence of Liankao and A-levels. discover more about ancient printing bureau, the local prin- this technology has made a sig- The university said in a sta- [here] (…) Coimbra offers a dis- and modern printing techno- ting industry and historians to nificant contribution towards tement that all students who tinguished academic experien- logy, various types of printing set up an area featuring 400 the spreading of culture and obtain “good results” in one of ce, leading to excellence and techniques, the scientific prin- years of history. knowledge to the world and these exams may apply. Appli- [providing] a diverse academic ciples of printing, and the latest The Macau Science Center not the evolution of human civili- cations are open until July 13. training, an international en- advancements in the printing only provides tour guide ser- zation. As time has passed and Students are required to vironment with students from industry. vices and printing experience technology continues to advan- take a one-year intensive Por- over 100 different countries, in The exhibition has two stages, workshops in the exhibition, ce, traditional printing has long tuguese language course in a city with high living standards the first highlighting the early but has also launched a smart- been replaced by offset or digi- order to enroll in one of UC’s located in Europe.” western printing relics provi- phone application featuring a tal printing. Modern printing bachelor, masters or PhD The UC has been accepting ded by NSTM, as well as a mo- prize-giving game. Public lec- technologies not only integra- programs. student applications based on dern printing technology zone tures on popularizing science te the scientific achievements Professor Joaquim Ramos de results from Liankao and A-Le- which introduces lithography, have also been held over the in physics, chemistry, optics, Carvalho, vice-rector for inter- vel since 2014. Applications screen printing, bronzing, UV, weekend where visitors were computers, electro-mechani- national relations, said in a sta- for masters and PhDs are also embossing, watermarks and able to acquire information cs, but the materials, color and tement that the relationship be- open. other common printing techni- concerning the scientific know- special effects processing are tween Coimbra and Macau has The university marks its 725th ques. In the second stage howe- ledge of printing technology also constantly being improved been reinforced over the past anniversary this year and was ver, part of the exhibit pieces from different angles. in order to meet varied market years. “We have quite a signifi- recognized as a UNESCO Wor- will be replaced with new ones, Printing is considered one of demands for printed materials. cant Macau student community ld Heritage site in 2013. ad tue 16.06.2015

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on the lawmakers’ agenda

Lawmakers deny motion SMOKING BAN The govern- ment’s plan to introduce a full smoking ban in Macau casinos is to debate fiscal reserve set to raise further controversy, particularly within the Legislative Assembly as lawmakers continue to disagree on the matter. Lawmaker investment plan Zheng Anting stated that he agrees with a full smoking ban but stres- sed that implementing it while ca- teed investment with return sino revenue is down will definitely rates between 4 and 5 per- have a negative impact on Macau’s cent; in addition, the natio- gaming industry. Zheng recalled nal bank would guarantee a that a study commissioned by the reasonable return through Health Bureau to the University investing in projects bri- of Macau shows that the air qua- lity in casinos has improved since smoking lounges were introduced. He added that a full smoking ban could potentially harm business If the activities. The lawmaker urged the investment government to review its plan to implement a full smoking ban. Lei fails to meet Cheng I was of a different opinion, stating that according to the World the goal, how Health Organization (WHO) there Lionel Leong (2nd left, upper row) listens to lawmakers remarks yesterday at the AL is no technology available in the and who market that can prevent the har- Brook Yang nomy and Finance, Lionel itself, but the idea of entrus- will be held ms of second-hand smoking. She Leong, revealed his inten- ting the neighboring region urged the government to stick to awmakers vo- tion to lawmakers earlier with Macau’s wealth also accountable? its promise and implement a full ted against Au Kam that part of the city’s huge gives rise to concerns. smoking ban inside casinos. San’s motion yes- financial reserves would be The region’s fiscal and Au Kam San terday for a plenary used for investments throu- foreign exchange reser- RECYLCING Melinda Chan has Ldebate at the Legislative As- gh the Guangdong govern- ves reached over MOP300 urged the government to plan and sembly (AL) concerning the ment, whilst another part billion by the end of last dged by the development implement more effective measures would be invested through government’s plan to invest year. The large sum’s return fund between China and toward environmental protection. fiscal reserves through the the China Development on investment, however, Lusophone countries. She recalled that the Civic and Mu- neighboring Guangdong Bank, in order to reach hi- has always been low, at a Furthermore, Au Kam San nicipal Affairs Bureau’s domestic province. According to Au gher returns. return rate of 2 percent last argued that the Guangdong waste sorting and recycling project, Kam San, a debate on the Stating the motion’s ratio- year. government is not necessa- implemented in the late 90s, has matter would be of signifi- nale, Au Kam San indicated “Macau people’s public rily an investment expert, not achieved satisfactory results. cant public interest. that the government is in- funds are in fact constantly and the China Development Moreover, she stressed that there The Secretary for Eco- capable of investing money depreciating,” said the Bank’s previous investment have been no developments in ma- lawmaker, raising criticism records aren’t outstanding naging the disposal of discarded that “the return rate was either. vehicles. The lawmaker stressed low, because the SAR gover- “How can they guarantee work accidents to include typhoon nment doesn’t know how to the capital and interest with that there are about 240,000 pri- vate vehicles in Macau, including weather commuting invest its bulky reserves at a 4 to 5 percent return rate? hand. But why not reflect How will they set the colla- a growing number of discarded A bill that extends labor the bill suggests mandatory on its own shortcoming and teral? If the investment fails ones. Recalling that many of these insurance coverage to include insurance for accidents occur- improve the mechanism, to meet the goal, how and vehicles have been left in the Ilha workers commuting under ring during employees’ direct rather than sending the who will be held accounta- Verde, Taipa and NAPE area, she severe typhoon weather ob- commutes between home money to other places for ble? Under such an invest- warned that they might pose dan- tained its final approval by the and work within a three-hour others to make investments ment model, will the SAR gers to Macau citizens in the case AL yesterday. As an amend- timeframe. However, the law on its behalf?” government stay out of it of a fire, for instance. She urged ment to the Compensation does not cover workers who According to Lionel Leong, or will it partially participa- relevant departments to take action Regime for Damages Arising live outside Macau and need the neighboring province te?” he questioned, urging and present solutions concerning from Workplace Accidents to cross the border to get to would ensure Macau a prin- the government to clarify both recycling and discarded vehi- and Occupational Diseases, work. cipal and interest guaran- all these questions, “rather cle management issues. than rashly invest tens of billions patacas of reserves BILINGUAL COURT RULINGS through others without cer- Court of First Instance (TJB) rulin- tainty.” gs are not always made available Trade union law vetoed for 6th time On the sidelines of yester- in both official languages, which day’s AL meeting, the se- makes it difficult for the popula- cretary told media it is his tion of Macau to access court de- The Legislative Assembly (AL) vetoed a diversification,” while Song Pek Kei and responsibility to allocate cisions, said lawmaker Kwan Tsui series of six bills proposed by lawmaker Chan Meng Kam agreed on the need for the fiscal sources well and Hang. The legislator recalled that Pereira Coutinho on their first reading yes- legislation but doubted it was the right ensure that the investments while the Court of Second Instan- terday, which included a draft trade union timing to propose such bill during the are made “safely and effec- ce and the Court of Final Appeal law that was rejected for the sixth time. current downturn in the city’s dominant tively.” publish their rulings on the Macau The draft trade union law was vetoed industry. He stated that the govern- courts’ website, the sentences pu- without undergoing a debate, as seve- Meanwhile, lawmaker Mak Soi Kun ment has always managed blished by TJB “are very limited.” ral lawmakers made the criticism that stated “the legislation would not be ma- wealth cautiously. He ex- She added that often TJB is unable it showed no revision and improvement ture until Macau establishes an industry plained, “safety means at to publish court decisions in both from the previous readings. Some also accreditation mechanism, so that only least not losing money (....) Portuguese and Chinese at the explained that their negative votes re- when the workers hold a certificate, can we also hope the investment same time, “which threatens the sulted from the bill’s poor timing in the they join a trade union and represent it.” will be effectively incorpo- public’s confidence on the city’s face of current economic, social and in- In addition, some lawmakers sugges- rated into the country’s de- legal system.” She urged relevant dustrial conditions. ted the government should resume its velopment; it will be even services to implement deadlines for Legislator Lau Veng Seng suggested responsibility to fill the gap in legisla- better if we can find some the releasing of documents in both that the bill “would bring negative effect tion and present a timetable as soon as livelihood projects, such as languages. to Macau’s economic development and possible. food supply to Macau.” 16.06.2015 tue

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irbus is betting on Paris Air Show kicks off big jets as the future of aviation, while rival Boeing is gambling with Airbus-Boeing rivalry onA smaller ones — but both are hoping to sell hundreds of pla- nes of all sizes at the Paris Air Show which began yesterday to ces this year. Analysts expect bolster balance sheets and meet about 300-400 plane sales ove- growing demand. ap photo rall, lower than previous years in The informal orders race be- part because no major new jets tween the European and Ameri- are on the market. can plane makers kicked off with In orders announced Wed- a firm order for 60 single-aisle nesday, Airbus said that leasing Airbus jets — worth USD6.6 company GE Capital Aviation billion at list prices — and ambi- Services is purchasing single-ais- tious promises from Indonesia’s le A320neo and A321neo jets. flagship airline Garuda to buy Garuda Indonesia signed a 90 jets from both Boeing and letter of intent for up to 60 Airbus in the years to come. Boeing jets — 30 of the popular French President Francois single-aisle 737 MAX and 30 Hollande inaugurated the 51st of Boeing’s 787-9 planes. They edition of the world’s oldest air would cost $10.8 billion at list show with hopes for big contrac- prices if confirmed, though cus- ts for home team Airbus — ba- tomers routinely negotiate dis- sed in the southern French city counts. of Toulouse — and an appeal for Garuda also put in a provi- fuel savings, as his country pre- sional order for 30 wide-bo- pares to host a major U.N. cli- dy A350 jets, worth about $9 mate conference later this year. billion, which could serve routes “The aviation sector created from Jakarta or Bali to Europe. 10,000 jobs last year, we have Asian carriers are expected to hopes to create nearly as many dominate global aircraft demand in 2015,” Hollande said at the Airbus’ chief operating officer for customers John Leahy poses with a mock of the Airbus 350 900 over the next two decades, with Le Bourget airfield outside Pa- Boeing estimating that roughly ris, with bomber jets screaming John Leahy, Airbus’ chief ope- combined into a bigger aircra- two out of every five new planes overhead. Airbus is rating officer for customers, pro- ft,” Leahy told reporters. He also will head to Asia. The memory of recent pla- betting on jected the very large aircraft seg- mentioned possible benefits of The Paris Air Show at the Le ne crashes remained fresh for ment would grow to about 1,500 saving fuel by flying passengers Bourget airfield outside Paris some participants. Airbus De- big jets as planes over that span — mostly on fewer, larger flights. alternates years with Britain’s fense and Space made a point of passenger planes. He said Air- Boeing, meanwhile, is betting Farnborough Air Show as Euro- flying its A400M military plane the future of bus currently holds about a 90 on smaller wide-bodies such pe’s premier industry event. At overhead — and landing it safely percent market share in that as the 787. Boeing’s overall fo- Farnborough last year, Airbus — to show confidence in the Eu- aviation, while segment, which is also inhabited recast for the next 20 years is clinched orders and commit- ropean jet program after a dea- rival Boeing is by the decades-old Boeing 747. for 36,770 aircraft worth $5.2 ments for 486 aircraft valued dly crash last week near Seville, He said travelers and airli- trillion, with single-aisle planes at $75 billion. Boeing secured Spain gambling on nes would be better off if larger the fastest-growing, largest ove- business worth $40.2 billion for Airbus says three of the four aircraft were used instead of rall segment. 201 airplanes. engines on that planed failed be- smaller ones smaller planes flying more of- Both Airbus and Boeing are Leading U.S., Russian, Eu- fore it crashed, killing four peo- ten, noting how he flew an Air- seeing sustained high demand ropean and Mideast military ple. Four of the five countries including hopes of long-term de- bus jet from Toulouse to Paris for single-aisle planes at the air officials are also attending the that have A400Ms grounded the mand for the superjumbo A380, for the air show and another one show, driven by demand in de- show, expecting some 300,000 plane after the incident. the biggest jet on the market. was leaving about a half-hour veloping countries and by low- visitors from the public and the In the commercial aviation in- Airbus projects that later. cost airlines. $700 billion aerospace and de- dustry, Airbus raised its 20-year 32,600 new planes worth a total “I would humbly suggest that Fuel-efficient planes are expec- fense industry. It opens to the forecast for plane demand in the of $4.9 trillion will be needed by everybody would better off if ted to remain popular among public Friday and runs through commercial aviation industry, 2034. those two flights ... could be airlines despite lower oil pri- June 21. AP

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Cape Verde resumes salt exports China plans to support industrialization in Mozambique ape Verde has resumed the export of salt, Cthis time to Spain by Palmeira e Pesca Lda (P&P), a company which has Spain’s Fernando hina plans to in-

Vega, a native of Galicia, as a major sharehol- Ccrease industrial co- xinhua der, reported Cape Verdean weekly newspaper operation with Mozam- A Semana. bique, China’s ambassa- The paper added that this historical deal, dor to Mozambique Li which comes 31 years after the end of Compa- Chunhua said in Maputo, nhia de Fomento de Cabo Verde (CFCV), whi- adding that said several ch stopped operating in 1984 when it stopped public and private com- exporting salt to Portugal and what is now the panies from his country Democratic Republic of Congo. had expressed interest in Vega said it was “good business for the com- investing in the sector. pany,” which also exports an average of 1.5 “China, after more than tons of fresh fish to Europe every week – live 40 years of economic re- crustaceans, lobsters and barnacles, among forms, is now able to others, as well as supplying fish to several ho- enhance cooperation in tel units on the islands of Sal and Boa Vista. the industrial area, which The salt, purchased from Salinas de Cape corresponds to the needs Verde under a contract that will allow moder- of African countries, inclu- nization of this old plant on the island of Sal, ding Mozambique,” said is intended to be used by Spanish tuna fishing the diplomat, who is at the vessels working at Porto Grande in Mindelo. end of his mission in Mo- “On 15 May, 2015, Palmeira e Pesca reached zambique. Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi an agreement with Salinas de Cabo Verde to On the sidelines of the ce- invest 125,000 euros in modernizing this old remony in Maputo marking cooperation between the by Portuguese news agen- the two countries reached industrial unit and, in return P&P will get the the 40th anniversary of di- two countries “has conti- cy Lusa, denying that his USD3.62 billion (119.79 exclusive right to purchase salt to sell on to plomatic relations between nually magnified.” country is only interested percent more in annual fishing vessels and industrial establishments,” the two countries, Li Chu- “China pays great atten- in the continent’s natural terms), where USD1.96 said Vega. nhua pointed out that Mo- tion to African countries resources. billion (over 64.55 percent) The Spanish businessman said the aim was to zambique this year marks and in the coming years, In 2014 China was the accounted for Chinese ex- sell at least 6,000 tons of salt per year to Spa- 40 years of independence we will strengthen coo- fifth largest foreign in- ports and US$1.65 billion nish industrial tuna fishing vessels and the first as well as four decades of peration for international vestor in Mozambique, (266.37 percent more) for delivery of 80 tons was made ​​on 24 May to a its relationship with China. industrialization,” said the with around 65 million Mozambican exports to Spanish tuna ship in Mindelo. MDT/Macauhub He added that, since 1975, Chinese ambassador cited euros, and trade between China. MDT/Macauhub

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go bankrupt among the public. “The Cultural Revolution has rooted out China’s traditional Senior officials find comfort value system, and the introduc- tion of Western values was dis- rupted to some extent in 1989,” in mythical masters said Beijing-based independent commentator Shi Shusi, refer- ring to the bloody suppression Didi Tang, Beijing of the 1989 Tiananmen pro-de- mocracy demonstrations. he former Chinese securi- ap photo “But human souls need to Tty czar recently convicted have a home, so the Chinese of leaking state secrets did not have found the home for their pass classified documents to a souls in those qigong masters,” foreign spy or a political rival. Shi said. Rather, Zhou Yongkang, a for- State-sanctioned religions mer member of the all-power- such as Christianity and Bud- ful Standing Committee of the dhism also have seen a rapid ruling Communist Party’s Po- and strong resurgence, while litburo, shared the documents gurus such as qigong masters with his qigong master, who and feng shui experts — who claims supernatural abilities, specialize in harmonizing ele- according to a verdict made ments in one’s environment — public last week and which also have built small but lucrative convicted Zhou of massive cor- circles of clients among Chi- ruption. na’s richest and most powerful It’s the latest example of a and most influential. twisted relationship between Cao, Zhou’s confidante, was the leadership of the party, whi- highly sought after by offi- ch nominally espouses atheism, cials seeking favors from Cao’s and spirituality. powerful friends, according to Before Zhou, many senior a 2013 article by the Southern party cadres and government Weekly, which used to be fa- officials were reported to have mous for its investigative jour- sought help and blessings from nalism. qigong masters, feng-shui ex- Cao was listed in the court sta- perts, and Buddhist and Taoist tement as part of a small group monks. Golden Buddha statues of relatives and close friends of are coveted gifts for those in Zhou who pocketed 2 billion power. Former Chinese Pre- yuan (USD340 million) in ille- sident Jiang Zemin is an avid gal income through Zhou’s temple-goer. help, and media reports des- “The reason is clear — com- cribed Cao as one of the richest munism is dead,” said Willy people in China, with business Lam, an expert on China’s elite interests in oil, real estate, film politics at the Chinese Univer- and agriculture. sity of Hong Kong. “It’s natural As Zhou came under investi- for cadres to turn to supersti- gation in 2013, Cao’s office in tious beliefs to ward off evil and Beijing was raided by police, to help them avoid the pitfalls A girl walks past a sign advertising the services of a fortune teller in an alley near the Lama Temple in Beijing and the man himself had fled in the cunning corridors of (po- the country, state media re- litics).” “The masters provide psy- such as curing stubborn illnes- ported. Now, the media have It’s no secret that many Com- Former chological massages to corrupt ses without medical treatment, suggested that Cao eventually munist leaders believe in Bu- security czar officials, who in turn provide and they soon built large bases will be brought to justice now ddhism or Christianity, said protection for the masters,” he of fans who attended massive that Zhou has been imprisoned Cheng Li, director of the John Zhou Yongkang wrote. gatherings, signed up for prac- for life over corruption charges L. Thornton China Center at In the latest revelation, the tice groups, and purchased following his May 22 trial. Washington-based think tank shared confidante for Zhou — a once- pamphlets by the masters as Another qigong master, Wang Brookings Institute. feared security czar who over- they sought answers to life’s Lin, who has been recently “They go to temples, and some classified saw China’s vast police and problems. disgraced as a fraud by state are closet Christians,” Li said. documents security apparatus — has been The frenzy subsided when media, once had the trust of a “It’s not surprising in a country identified as Cao Yongzheng, a Beijing found the fad was sli- Chinese railways minister and with a spiritual vacuum.” with his middle-aged man who gained a ding into superstitious and cul- found a fan in Alibaba foun- Qigong, a traditional practice reputation as a semi-immortal tish cultures, and it came to an der Jack Ma. State media said of breathing, gentle body mo- qigong master, for his supernatural powers in end in 1999, when authorities Wang had lived lavishly. vements and meditation, has the late 1980s. started to crack down on one Wang once gave former Rai- legitimate health benefits, Li who claims Cao even got the endorsement of the popular qigong schools lways Minister Liu Zhijun a added. “When you have money supernatural from a reporter at the party known as Falun Gong. More rock as a blessing that Liu wou- and power, what else do you -run People’s Daily, who wrote than 10,000 of its practitio- ld always stand solid and never want? Longevity and health. abilities that Cao could tell one’s past, ners showed up in front of the fall. The anecdote now serves That’s human nature,” he said. present and future by merely central government to demand as a joke after Liu fell to corrup- Superstition also is common of course when officials aban- looking at that person’s photo, fair treatment, making authori- tion charges. among Chinese officials, with don Marxism and Leninism for and that he possessed powers ties uneasy about the spiritual Dali Yang, a political scien- examples including hanging ghosts and spirits,” Sima Nan, a such as the ability to cure infer- group’s ability to mobilize the tist at the University of Chica- a sword to keep disciplinary political conservative, wrote on tility. masses. go, said the rich and powerful inspectors away, erecting a ba- his microblog account. “Now At the time, China was swept Yet, the demand for spiritual are turning to divine powers to sin in front of a government the party has distanced itself into a national frenzy over qi- guidance and psychological help, including relationships building in hope of amassing from atheism for so long as to gong, which promised healthier counseling has risen in Chi- with qigong masters who not wealth, and tearing up a road to allow (qigong masters) to have bodies and calmer minds as na as more people grappled only can provide soothing body ward off bad luck. a good life.” the country was embarking on with rapid and profound social massages, but also psychologi- The practice of Communist Sima has long been trying to the dizzying road of economic and economic changes. The tra- cal support to help them avoid Party members taking interest expose qigong masters with un- reforms that would drastically ditional values have been dis- trouble. in supernatural powers has canny abilities as conmen. In reshape the lives of hundreds of mantled by the party’s earlier “It’s psychologically comfor- drawn stern criticism from Chi- another post, he said corrupt millions of people. campaigns to eradicate the old ting,” Yang said. “They can play na’s political conservatives. officials and the masters have a To win followers, qigong mas- world, but the party also had the role of a psychological advi- “Corruption is only a matter symbiotic relationship. ters boasted uncanny powers seen its own communist beliefs ser.” AP tue 16.06.2015

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ong Kong police Hong Kong said yesterday they have arrested nine people and seized Hmaterials for making explosives at a suburban former TV studio. Police arrest 9, seize explosives Police arrested five men and four women for alleged conspiracy to manufacture before election vote explosives, said Chief Supe- rintendent Au Chin-sau of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau. Au told a news briefing that some were members of a lo- ap photo cal radical group, but did not give an exact number or iden- tify the group. Police said officers found “several kilograms” of a solid substance and five liters of a liquid believed to be used to make explosives at the studio. They also found about two li- ters of a raw material used to make triacetone triperoxide, or TATP, at one of the sus- pect’s homes. TATP is a high explosive that was used in the 2005 London bombings that killed 52 com- muters. The arrests come as ten- sions rise ahead of a vote la- ter this week by Hong Kong lawmakers on controversial Beijing-backed election refor- ms that sparked huge street protests last year. Pro-demo- cracy protesters are rallying each evening this week outsi- de of government headquar- ters to demand lawmakers veto the proposal, which they say doesn’t offer genuine de- mocracy and violates China’s Plain clothed policemen stand guard in front of air rifles and other evidence during a press conference in Hong Kong promise to eventually allow universal suffrage. Fawkes, who was behind a Police also found maps of complex but also the People’s this group of people may want Police said they also seized failed 1605 plot to blow up the Wan Chai and Admiral- Liberation Army’s main base to do something in those par- air rifles, a formula to make Britain’s Parliament. The ty neighborhoods, the latter and numerous luxury ho- ticular locations,” Au said, smoke grenades, and masks masks were popularized by home to the city legislature tels and office towers. but would not be more speci- bearing the likeness of Guy the movie “V for Vendetta.” and government headquarter “There is a possibility that fic. AP Head transplant experiments spark mainland debate

surgeon in northeast returning to China three fiction, is beyond many ducting such research However, skepticism mans themselves,” one A China’s Heilongjiang years ago. He said head people’s imagination and they should be allowed, remains on the feasibility user commented on Sina Province has triggered transplants present the has drawn hot debate in Web user “Jiankanglyu- of head transplants and Weibo. public debate after an- ultimate challenge for both real and virtual se- xing” commented on Ren’s team has faced cri- Wang Yifang, a medi- nouncing plans to per- medical experts. China’s Twitter-like mi- ticism on its violation of cal ethics expert with form a head transplant “How to reconnect the croblog, Sina Weibo. animal rights, as well po- the Institute of Medical on primates after succes- donor and recipient spi- Italian The world’s first at- tential moral and ethical Humanities at Peking sfully operating on mice. nal cords, how to keep tempted head transplant problems. University, welcomes Ren Xiaoping, a doctor the brain alive during physician on a monkey dates back Jiang Jinsong, associate possible breakthroughs with the second affilia- the transfer and how to to 1970, when American professor with the Insti- in medical science brou- ted hospital of Harbin prevent the body from Sergio neurosurgeon Robert J. tute of Science, Techno- ght by a successful head Medical University, suc- rejecting the head are all Canavero White transplanted the logy and Society at Tsin- transplant on animals. cessfully transplanted technical difficulties we head of one monkey to ghua University, said But when it comes to hu- the head of one mou- need to overcome,” he said he will the body of another. The such costly operations man head transplants, he se to another’s body in said. monkey died after seve- might never be within believes there are stricter 2013. The team has since Each small step of pro- transplant a ral days due to immuno- the realm of possibility. ethical evaluations that performed nearly 1,000 gress in medical science rejection. He also criticized using need to take place. such operations, though requires countless tries human head The most recent plan- animals in medical expe- “It’s very complicated. very few survive long af- and even failures, he to a new ned head transplant was riments. “[The project] You have your own head ter the surgery. said. announced by Italian needs countless head but another’s body, so Ren’s team has been As a scientific resear- body in 2017 physician Sergio Canave- transplants on animals. who are you and who is working on perfecting cher and a doctor, he ro, who said he will trans- The cost is relatively low, your family?” he asked. the operation and an- hopes such experiments plant a human head to a but it’s unnecessary and “We don’t know what nounced plans to test the might help people with ttings. new body in 2017. He has cruel.” will happen. But the fact procedure on monkeys in spinal cord injuries or If these experiments identified a 30-year-old Many animal protection humans ‘can’ do the sur- the future, without going muscular dystrophy in can help patients with Russian man who suffers volunteers feel the same. gical procedure in the fu- into detail. the future. incurable diseases and from a rare genetic disor- “Humans don’t have the ture does not mean they Ren studied and His ambitious plan, scientists in other coun- der as the first patient, right to kill animals for ‘should’ do it,” he said. worked in the U.S. before more at home in science tries have been also con- according to CNN. the purpose of saving hu- Xinhua 16.06.2015 tue

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KOREAS South Korea North Korean soldier crosses border to MERS death toll rises to 16 defect to South he South Korean death toll from Middle East respira-

T ap photo Seoul said yesterday that tory syndrome has risen to 16 a teenage North Korean the Financial Times reported soldier defected to the yesterday, as local authorities South by crossing the struggle to contain the disease heavily guarded border nearly four weeks into an ou- between the two Koreas. tbreak that has stirred wides- An official at South pread public alarm. Korea’s defense ministry According to the UK-based said that the serviceman, newspaper, President Park believed to be in his late Geun-hye yesterday urged citi- teens, walked across zens to return to their normal the border about 8 a.m. lives in her latest appeal to ease through the central eastern growing fears following one front. The ministry official more death. Five new cases of requested anonymity MERS were reported yesterday citing office rules. No the FT added, bringing to 150 gunfire was exchanged. the total confirmed infections. The serviceman told the MERS has spread in South ministry that he was Korea more rapidly than in any beaten regularly and other country, making it the lar- had grievances about the Workers in protective gear against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus sanitize a public bus at a transport company depot in Seoul North Korean regime, gest outbreak outside Saudi Ara- according to the official. It bia. However, the disease has so is not common for North far been confined to hospitals. ced there. ted by the newspaper, said the scheduled trip to the US to Koreans to defect to the More than 5,000 people have Furthermore, according to the country’s initial responses to oversee efforts to contain the South via the land border been quarantined, with four Financial Times, thousands of the outbreak “were not opti- disease, after coming under fire dividing the Koreas. In hospitals sealed off, the paper South Korean schools that were mal”, with the situation aggra- for her perceived lack of leader- 2012, a North Korean stated. The health ministry closed amid fears over the ou- vated by crowded emergency ship at times of national emer- soldier walked to south warned that the number of peo- tbreak reopened yesterday but units, shared wards and the gency. Her approval ratings, of barbed-wire fences ple isolated was likely to dou- at least 440 remain shuttered. practice of seeking care at many which hovered around 40 per without getting caught ble, with about 4,000 people The World Health Organiza- different medical facilities. cent before the outbreak, fell by guards. Most of the being monitored for possible tion, which has been conduc- Ms Park, whose approval ratin- below 35 per cent last week, ac- about 25,000 defectors infection after Seoul’s Samsung ting a joint investigation into gs have dipped over the govern- cording to a Realmeter poll. now living in South Korea Medical Center became the la- MERS in the country, said on ment’s response to the outbreak, The finance ministry said yes- reached here by traveling test flashpoint of the virus. Saturday the outbreak was “lar- told a meeting of senior aides that terday the government would to China. The hospital, one of the coun- ge and complex”, and that more “the daily lives of ordinary people maintain an expansionary fis- try’s biggest, shut nearly all its cases should be anticipated. and business activities of com- cal policy to help minimize the operations after about half of Keiji Fukuda, a WHO assistant panies should return to normal”. adverse economic impact from North Korea confirmed infections were tra- director-general who was quo- Last week she postponed a the outbreak. to send 2 detained South Koreans Nepal The sites were closed due to the dama- ge from the quakes, but also over con- home cerns about the safety of tourists. Before the quakes, about 1,000 foreigners a day North Korea will return Quake-hit heritage sites visited Bhaktapur, located just east of Ka- two South Koreans who thmandu, but none were seen there yester- Pyongyang accused of illegally entering the reopen for tourists day. country last month, Seoul Tourists fled Nepal after the first quake, said yesterday. Officials at but it also is currently rainy season, a time South Korea’s Unification when relatively few foreign visitors are

Ministry said the North ap photo usually around. informed them that the Bhesh Narayan Dahal, chief of Ne- South Koreans will cross pal’s Department of Archaeology, said that back into the South measures have been taken to ensure that tomorrow through the tourists are safe, and that there are plans truce village of Panmunjom to provide safety helmets for visitors in on the border. Seoul said some places. the two South Koreans, Some 741 heritage structures were dama- a 59-year-old man and a ged in the quakes, and it will take at least 51-year-old woman, went USD18 million to rebuild and restore missing near the North them, Dahal said. Korea-China border while Nepal is hosting an international donors’ traveling in China. North meeting next week in Kathmandu, the ca- Korea said they illegally pital, to seek money to help rebuild the Hi- crossed its border on malayan country following the quakes. May 11. The ministry said A Nepalese man carrying a water jar walks past damaged houses in Bhaktapur About 800,000 foreign tourists visit Ne- it has been in contact pal every year and the government is wor- with relatives of the Binaj Gurubacharya, Bhaktapur other historical structures that are popular ried that a fear of earthquakes will stop missing people. North with tourists. Korea has occasionally many from visiting. detained South Korean epal yesterday reopened most of Six of the seven UNESCO World Herita- UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural the cultural heritage sites that were ge sites closed after the quakes were reope- and American nationals N heritage organization, had raised concerns on accusations of spying damaged in a pair of devastating earth- ned yesterday, Tourism Minister Kripasur last week about the reopening of the heri- and illegal entry. The quakes, hoping to lure back foreign tou- Sherpa said. tage sites, urging tourists to be extra cau- Korean Peninsula remains rists. “We are urging people to come to Ne- tious and reconsider visiting them. officially at war because the The April 25 and May 12 quakes killed pal for holiday to help Nepal rebuild,” The agency also asked the government to 1950-53 Korean War ended more than 8,700 people and damaged Sherpa said in Bhaktapur, a city filled with restrict tourists’ access to locations where with an armistice, not a hundreds of thousands of buildings in Ne- ancient temples that is among the reope- structures had collapsed and that were still peace treaty. pal, including old temples, palaces and ned heritage sites. considered unsafe. AP tue 16.06.2015

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Malaysia Indonesia Missing tanker likely hijacked Authorities evacuate more by pirates villagers from volcano area Malaysian oil tanker that went Amissing last week carrying fuel worth 21 million ringgit (USD5.6 Binsar Bakkara, Tanah Karo Subur said 99 families were million) and 22 crew members is moved from a village on Sa- believed to have been hijacked by uthorities in ap photo turday when the mountain un- pirates, marine police said yester- western Indonesia yes- leashed a new powerful burst, day. MT Orkim Harmony, loaded terday evacuated hun- sending hot ash as far as 3 kilo- with 7.5 million liters of gasoline dreds of villagers living meters down its southeastern belonging to national oil company nearA a volcano that is spewing hot slopes. Petronas, was headed to northern ash down its slopes almost daily. Mount Sinabung is one of Kuantan when communications Government volcanologist about 130 active volcanoes in In- with it were lost late Thursday near Gede Suantika said at least 28 donesia, which is prone to seis- Singapore. It was the second tanker hot ash avalanches occurred mic upheaval due to its location believed to have been hijacked this yesterday at Mount Sinabung on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an month in the same area. Ahmad on Sumatra, one of Indonesia’s arc of volcanoes and fault lines Puzi Abdul Kahar, deputy direc- main islands. There are indica- encircling the Pacific Basin. tor-general of the Malaysian Ma- tions the crater’s lava dome con- The 2,460-meter volcano has ritime Enforcement Agency, said tinues to grow in size, Gede said. sporadically erupted since 2010, there was a “high probability” that Subur Tambun, head of the lo- after being dormant for 400 the tanker was taken by pirates, al- cal disaster mitigation agency, A farmer picks coffee berries at his family-owned plantation as Mount Sinabung years. An eruption last year kil- though no ransom demands have said hundreds of residents were is seen in the background in Tiga Serangkai, North Sumatra led at least 17 people. been received. The crew consists of being evacuated yesterday from Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, 16 Malaysians, five Indonesians and several villages, bringing the and southeastern flanks. A small “We need money to live,” said spokesman for the National Di- a Myanmar national. He said the number of people moved in re- number of people who’d retur- Bangun, who vowed to keep co- saster Mitigation Agency, said vessel didn’t issue any distress call cent weeks to more than 3,000. ned to villages within 3 kilome- ming back to tend his plants. almost 2,800 residents were and all communications and tra- “They have to be moved be- ters also were evacuated again. Authorities have been closely evacuated when the mountain’s cking systems could have been tur- cause of increasing activities of Jefri Bangun, a 33-year-old monitoring Sinabung since June alert status was raised two weeks ned off. Another Malaysian tanker the volcano in past days,” Subur coffee farmer in Mardinding 2, when its status was raised to ago. carrying diesel fuel was hijacked said. village, about 3 kilometers from the highest alert level due to the Nearly 6,200 other people June 4 in the same area. The ves- Evacuees included villagers li- the crater, is one of thousands of growing size and unstable condi- have been living in temporary sel was released after the fuel was ving between 3 to 5 kilometers villagers who were reluctant to tion of its lava dome, then esti- shelters since last year, Nugroho siphoned off. AP from the crater on its eastern leave the slopes. mated at 3 million cubic meters. said. AP

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Christopher Torchia, Pretoria South Africa resident Omar al P-Bashir of Sudan left South Africa with his plane scheduled to land back home yesterday ni- Sudan state news agency says ght, Sudan’s official news agen- cy said, as the leader dodged a South African court’s effort to al-Bashir en route back home have him arrested on genocide and other charges. The International Crimi- African heads of state on Sun- nal Court’s charges against day at the African Union sum- al-Bashir stem from reported ap photo mit in Johannesburg. Even be- atrocities in the conflict in Dar- fore Sunday’s events, the Afri- fur, in which 300,000 people can Union had asked the ICC to were killed and 2 million dis- stop proceedings against sitting placed in the government’s presidents and said it will not campaign, according to United compel any member states to Nations figures. arrest a leader on behalf of the In Geneva, U.N. Secretary- court. General Ban Ki-moon said the In a government notice pu- ICC’s authority must be respec- blished June 5, South Africa’s ted and its decision implemen- minister of international af- ted. fairs, Maite Nkoana-Mashaba- An attorney for the South ne, signed an agreement gran- African government, William ting diplomatic immunity to Mokhari, told a court yesterday delegates participating in the in South Africa’s capital that African Union summit. a judge’s order that al-Bashir The Southern Africa Litiga- should stay in the country was tion Centre, a rights group, being obeyed and that there had gone to court to press for was no risk of al-Bashir “disa- al-Bashir’s arrest. ppearing” while he attended an The African National Con- African Union summit in near- gress, South Africa’s ruling by Johannesburg. party, said the South African But soon after he uttered tho- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is seen during the opening session of the AU summit in Johannesburg government granted immunity se words, South African jour- “for all (summit) participants nalist Erika Gibson tweeted can military base. Sudanese held at the Khartoum airport ordered that al-Bashir remain as part of the international nor- photographs of what she said state media then said al-Bashir upon his arrival. in South Africa due to the ICC ms for countries hosting such was Sudan’s presidential jet had left South Africa and that On Sunday, a South African arrest order. Al-Bashir appea- gathering of the AU or even the taking off from a South Afri- a news conference would be judge in the Pretoria court had red in a group photo with other United Nations.” AP

Vatican sex abuse USA US archbishop quits Jeb Bush set to launch after archdiocese 2016 campaign for charged with cover-up president

Nicole Winfield, Vatican City reports of inappropriate pread cover-up of clergy Steve Peoples, Washington But in early public opinion polls, he behavior by a priest who sex misconduct in the has yet to break out. While unquestio- he embattled arch- was later convicted of mo- archdiocese, saying ar- eb Bush was ready to launch a Re- nably one of the top-tier candidates in Tbishop of St. Paul and lesting two boys. No indi- chbishops and their top Jpublican presidential bid yesterday the Republican race, there is no true Minneapolis and a deputy vidual was named in the staff lied to the public by asserting his commitment to the front-runner. bishop resigned yesterday complaint. and ignored the U.S. “most vulnerable in our society,” tar- Bush has made clear he will remain after prosecutors there The resignations came bishops’ pledge to have geting the broader American electora- committed to his core beliefs in the charged the archdiocese on the same day that the no tolerance of priests te even as he faces questions from con- campaign, even if his positions on im- with having failed to pro- Vatican announced it who abuse. servatives in his own party. migration and education standards are tect children from uns- was putting its former In a statement, Niens- Six months after he said he was con- deeply unpopular among his party’s peakable harm from a pe- ambassador to the Do- tedt said he was stepping sidering a bid for 2016, the 62-year-old conservative base. dophile priest. minican Republic, Jozef down to give the archdio- former Florida governor will formally “I’m not going to change who I am,” The Vatican said Pope Wesolowski, on trial in a cese a new beginning. But enter the crowded race with a speech Bush said as he wrapped up a week Francis accepted the re- Vatican court on charges he insisted he was leaving and rally near his Florida home at Mia- -long European trip this weekend. “I signations of Archbishop he sexually abused boys “with a clear conscience mi Dade University, selected because respect people who may not agree with John Nienstedt and Auxi- in the Caribbean country knowing that my team it serves a large and diverse student me, but I’m not going to change my liary Bishop Lee Anthony and possessed child por- and I have put in place so- body. views because today someone has a Piche. They resigned un- nography. Wesolowski, lid protocols to ensure the “My core beliefs start with the pre- view that’s different.” der the code of canon law who has already been protection of minors and mise that the most vulnerable in our Bush is one of 11 major Republicans that allows bishops to defrocked after being vulnerable adults.” society should be in the front of the in the hunt for the nomination. But resign before they retire convicted in a canon law He had refused to resign line and not the back,” Bush says in few among them entered the race with because of illness or some court, now faces possible as recently as last year af- a video featuring women, minorities such a high expectations of success. other “grave” reason that jail time if convicted by ter his former archivist, and a disabled child to be aired at the Still, his return to politics since lea- makes them unfit for of- the criminal tribunal of canon lawyer Jennifer event. “What we need is new leader- ving the governor’s office in 2007 has fice. the Vatican City State. Haselberger, charged that ship that takes conservative principles been underwhelming at times. Earlier this month, pro- The charges against the the church used a chao- and applies them so that people can While detailed policy questions are secutors charged the Ar- Archdiocese of St. Paul tic system of record-kee- rise up.” often his strength, he struggled for chdiocese of St. Paul and and Minneapolis came ping that helped conceal The brother of one president and son several days last month to answer a Minneapolis as a corpo- after a diocesan canon the backgrounds of guilty of another, Bush has likely raised a re- predictable question about the war in ration of having “turned lawyer-turned-whistle- priests who remained on cord-breaking amount of money to su- Iraq waged by his brother, former Pre- a blind eye” to repeated blower alleged wides- assignment. AP pport his candidacy. sident George W. Bush. AP tue 16.06.2015

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Sarah El Deeb and Lolita C. Baldor, Libya believe he remained a threat Cairo to U.S. and Western interests. Belmokhtar had just split off he U.S military says from al-Qaida in the Islamic it launched weekend US targets al-Qaida Maghreb to start his own fran- airstrikes targeting chise. and likely killing an al- The Libyan government in a TQaida-linked militant leader in statement Sunday said that the eastern Libya charged with lea- leader Mokhtar strike targeting Belmokhtar ding the attack on a gas plant came after consultation with in Algeria in 2013 that killed the U.S. so that America could at least 35 hostages, including take action against a terror lea- three Americans. Belmokhtar; unclear if hit der there. An Islamist with ties to Libyan One government official in Li- militants, however, said the bya said an airstrike in the airstrikes missed Mokhtar Bel- fought in Afghanistan. He was northeastern coastal city of Aj- mokhtar, instead killing four one of a number of Islamist dabiya hit a group of Islamic members of a Libyan extre- ap photo fighters who have battled Al- militants also believed linked to mist group the U.S. has linked geria’s government since the al-Qaida and that it killed five to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on 1990s, later joining al-Qaida. and wounded more. He said the the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi Intelligence officials say Bel- group that was wounded later that killed Ambassador Chris mokhtar essentially built a fought the Libyan military that Stevens and three other Ame- bridge between AQIM and the guarded the hospital there, lea- ricans. underworld, creating a sys- ding to an hourslong battle. He U.S. officials said they are still tem where various blends of spoke on condition of anonymi- assessing the results of the Sa- outlaws now support each other ty because he was not authori- turday strike, but Pentagon and enroll local youth. He’s zed to speak to reporters. The spokesman Col. Steve Warren Mokhtar Belmokhtar been linked to terror attacks official couldn’t confirm that said the military believes the and the lucrative kidnapping was the same strike that killed strike was successful and hit day (yesterday, Macau time). 500-pound bombs in the atta- of foreigners in the region. He’s Belmokhtar. the target. Neither U.S. officials “Belmokhtar has a long history ck. The official was not authori- also known as Belaouer the One The Islamist, who spoke on nor the Libyan government of leading terrorist activities as zed to discuss the details of the Eyed, Abou al-Abbes and “Mis- condition of anonymity for fear provided proof of Belmokhtar’s a member of (al-Qaida in the attack publicly so spoke on con- ter Marlboro,” the last name a of reprisals in restive Libya, told death, which likely requires a Islamic Maghreb), is the ope- dition of anonymity. Authori- play on the fact he’s accused of The Associated Press early yes- DNA test or an announcement rational leader of the al-Qai- ties say no U.S. personnel were smuggling contraband cigaret- terday that Belmokhtar wasn’t by Belmokhtar’s group that he da-associated al-Murabitun on the ground for the assault. tes through the Sahara and the at the site of the U.S. airstrike. was killed. organization in northwest Afri- But this isn’t the first time au- Sahel. He said the strike killed four “I can confirm that the target ca and maintains his personal thorities have claimed to have The U.S. filed terrorism char- Ansar Shariah members in Aj- of last night’s counterterrorism allegiance to al-Qaida.” killed Belmokhtar, a militant ges in 2013 against Belmokhtar dabiya, some 850 kilometers strike in Libya was Mokhtar A U.S. official said two F-15 believed to be 43 who reporte- in connection with the Algeria east of the Libyan capital, Tri- Belmokhtar,” Warren said Sun- fighter jets launched multiple dly lost his eye in combat and attack. Officials have said they poli. AP

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Historical Paintings of Macau 1992 Controversial Diana book in the 19th Century published ime 10am-7pm T : A controversial new book about the Princess of (Closed on Mondays, No admission after 6:30 pm) Wales claims she attempted suicide on several oc- Until: December 31, 2015 casions over the last decade, and portrays her as a Venue: Macau Museum of Art, deeply depressed and unstable character. Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE JURASSIC WORLD_ Author Andrew Morton insists he has reliable sour- room 1 ces for the allegations, which appear in Diana: Her Admission: MOP5 (2D) 2.30, 4.45, 9.30 pm True Story. Buckingham Palace would not comment (Free on Sundays and public holidays) (3D) 7.15 pm on any specific claims, and said Princess Diana did Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 Director: Colin Trevorrow not co-operate with the biography in any way wha- Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard tsoever. Language: English (Chinese) The Princess has begun another full week of en- The Subconscious Soul Duration: 124min gagements, attending the annual Order of the Gar- – Abstract Paintings by Ng Fong Chao ter service with other members of the royal family at san andreas_ Windsor on the eve of the book’s publication. Time: 10am-7pm room 2 Although she appeared composed at this event, she ntil: June 29, 2015 (2D) 2.30, 4.30, 9.30 pm U was seen breaking down in tears at another public Venue: UNESCO Centre of Macau, (3D) 7.30 pm Director: Brad Peyton engagement in Liverpool last week. Alameda Dr. Carlos d’Assumpção Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Speaking for the first time since details of the book Admission: free Alexandra Daddario became known, Mr Morton said: “The tears that she has shed in public in Liverpool are nothing compared Enquiries: (853) 2872 7066 Language: Japonese (Chinese/English) Duration: 114min to the tears she has shed over the last year. “I can’t emphasize strongly enough the volatility of Wild Dreams of Tamed Pets, the situation inside Kensington Palace”. Exhibition by Ana Jacinto Nunes The book alleges that Princess Diana tried to kill herself on as many as five occasions during the ime 12pm-8pm (Tuesdays to Sundays) T : 1980s. 3pm-8pm (Mondays) Mr Morton rejected suggestions that the revelations Until: June 27, 2015 were based on rumor and gossip, and said he had in- Venue: Albergue SCM / No. 8, terviewed a number of sources close to the princess Calcada da Igreja de S. Lazaro who had insisted on anonymity. “It is not hearsay. It is what the Princess of Wales Admission: Free has told her friends about what happened to her in 1982, in the early 80s, and the last suicide attempt I think was in 1986.” The author also denied he had any ulterior motiva- Offbeat tion in making the disclosures. He said: “My job is as a biographer, not as someone who is organizing or orchestrating the future of the royal family.” Austrian brothel offers sex for free to protest high taxes Force Majeure_ Courtesy BBC News room 3 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm An Austrian brothel is offering a summer special that com- Director: Ruben Ostlund petitors will find hard to match — free sex. Its owner says Starring: Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli it’s his way of protesting a tax squeeze. Language: English (Chinese) In context “Effective immediately: Free Entrance! Free Drinks! Free Duration: 120min Sex!” the Pascha bordello writes on its website. Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris on 31 August The Oesterreich daily quotes owner Hermann Mueller as 1997. Less than a week after her death, Andrew Morton an- macau tower nounced that she had been the source for the book. saying he will pay the women working for him to make up He went on to write a book about the story of Monica Lewin- for the money they would normally get from clients. A wo- 04 Jun - 01 Jul sky’s affair with US President Bill Clinton and another on man answering the telephone at the establishment confir- Madonna. med the offer Sunday. She refused to identify herself. JURASSIC WORLD_ In 2000, he reached an out-of-court settlement with David Prostitution in Austria is legal and regulated. Mueller, (3D) 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm and Victoria Beckham after they objected to 2,500 words of who runs other brothels in Germany and Austria, says he Director: Colin Trevorrow the 60,000-word book he had written about them. is pushing back against what he says is unfair taxation of Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard The book Posh and Becks was published and included most of nearly 4 million euros (over USD5 million) in the past de- Language: English (Chinese) the words the Beckhams had objected to. cade. AP Duration: 124min tue 16.06.2015

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wo Southeast Asian Games Tdynasties were extended Thailand, Philippines continue yesterday when Thailand beat Myanmar 3-0 to claim its 15th football title shortly after the Phi- SEA football, hoops streaks lippines wrapped up a 17th gold medal in basketball. Defending champion Thailand we can still win gold again.” entered the final after an unbea- Myanmar hasn’t won since its ten run, scoring 21 goals and golden run of five straight titles ap photo conceding one and coming fresh ended in 1973. off a 5-0 win over Indonesia. The Philippines has won all but Myanmar goalkeeper Phyo one of the basketball titles ever Kywaw Zin held them at bay with contested at the SEA Games, the some excellent saves until Kesa- only break in the sequence oc- rat Tanaboon broke the deadlock curring in 1989 in Malaysia. On for Thailand in the 54th minute Monday night, Rey Mark Belo with a shot from 13 yards after had a game-high 22 points to the defenders failed to clear a lead the Philippines to a 72-64 corner. win over Indonesia. After having three shots The latest football title gave stopped, Thailand forward Pom- Thailand its 93rd gold medal of bubpha Chananan finally fou- the games, an unbeatable lead of nd the back of the net when he 10 over Singapore and 20 more poked a left-foot shot past the than Vietnam with one day of Myanmar keeper in the 64th, competition remaining. and Inpinit Pinyo made it 3-0 in Vietnam won the third-place the 78th. playoff 5-0 against a deflated In- Thailand has won 10 of the donesia, which now enters an in- last 12 SEA Games tournamen- ternational ban imposed by FIFA ts, a run that includes wins over earlier in the month for politi- Myanmar in the 1993 and 2007 cal interference in the domestic finals. running of the game. Hein Thiha Zaw of Myanmar, left, is tackled by Tanaboon Kesarat of Thailand, centre, during the soccer final at the SEA Games Coach Promrut Choketawee Indonesia coach Aji Santoso in Singapore rated his lineup as the best Thai said it was hard to lift his squad team to win a SEA Games gold after a 5-0 semifinal loss to Thai- Indonesia was never really in as he ran toward goal in first-half final and an upset 5-4 victory medal and said it had the poten- land over the weekend, and with the match after Hasamu Prana- stoppage time made it 4-0. over Singapore in women’s water tial to play at the Olympics and the FIFA suspension hanging ta was penalized for a handball Vietnam captain Que Ngoc Hai polo. develop into a combination that over their campaign. in the area in the 13th minute deflected Do Duy Manh’s volley On the penultimate evening could take on the biggest teams “Mentally it had a big influen- and Vietnam forward Mac Hong past Amirduddin in the 71st to of competition, Singapore held in Asia. Overcoming the intense ce,” he said, adding that planning Quan struck his spot kick to the round off the scoring. second spot on the medal table pressure of being a regular re- for the future was difficult becau- left of goalkeeper Amiruddin Te- Thailand claimed other gold with 83 gold medals, followed gional champion was part of the se there’s no limit on Indonesia’s guh. medals with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-15 by Vietnam (73), Malaysia (60), challenge. international ban. “Very, very Vo Huy Toan scored in the 21st win over Vietnam in the women’s Indonesia (45), Philippines (29), “Thank you for the fans — I disappointing for the players — and 41st minutes with power- volleyball final, a 21-14, 21-10 Myanmar (12) and Cambodia (1). think now they can celebrate,” he they don’t understand what they ful left-foot strikes, and a half- win over Myanmar in the sepak Laos, Brunei and East Timor did said. “I hope the next SEA Games must do after this event.” volley from Nguyen Nuu Dung takraw team women’s doubles not top the podium. AP

Roma moves ahead on ambitious 1.5b euro stadium plan

Andrew Dampf, Rome While some of the finan- Slated to open during often tarnish matches at cing is expected to come the 2017-18 season, the the Olimpico. Pallotta

hree-time Serie ap photo from Roma’s sponsors stadium has been a big has been waging a verbal TA champion Roma like Nike, it remains un- goal since Roma was battle with the club’s har- is moving ahead with an clear where the other mo- purchased by a four-man d-core “ultra” fans this ambitious 1.5 billion euro ney will come from. group of Boston executi- season. (USD1.7 billion) plan for ves, who in 2011 became “If there’s one thing that a new, privately financed the first foreign majority has consistently come stadium and surrounding The owners of a Serie A club. back to me on dialogues business and entertain- stadium will Pallotta is a minority as I walk the streets of ment center on the city’s owner of the Boston Cel- Rome, it’s that many outskirts. be able to tics and a hedge-fund ma- people say to me they Pending government nager who runs Raptor haven’t felt comfortable approval, construction seat 60,000 Capital Management. taking their children or will begin by December “If you give me approval coming as a family to the Roma President James Pallotta, right, shows Rome’s Mayor Ignazio spectators and last up to two years, Marino the project for the new Roma football stadium, at Rome’s tomorrow we’ll find the stadium,” Pallotta said. the club’s American pre- Capitol Hill for major money tomorrow,” Pallo- “That’s just completely sident James Pallotta an- tta said. “We know it’s a unacceptable. nounced yesterday as he tant projects in Italy in acre) area will also in- matches six-month process.” “Whether it’s violence, handed over a detailed many, many decades.” clude a training ground For years, Roma has whether it’s racism or any dossier on the project to With a design inspired for Roma, three high-rise shared the Stadio Olim- other issues, I just don’t city authorities. by the Colosseum, the office towers, plus parks “In terms of who wants pico with city rival Lazio feel like they should be “If we are going to con- stadium will seat 52,500 and commercial and en- to invest, we have a subs- but that stadium features part of the conversation sistently compete as a top spectators and be able to tertainment areas. tantial list and I’m positi- a running track and poor at the stadium as part of club in the world we need expand to 60,000 for ma- Costs for the stadium ve that they wouldn’t like sightlines for football. our fan base,” Pallotta a new stadium, a stadium jor matches. itself are estimated at us to name them today,” The new stadium will be said. that is privately owned The site in Tor di Valle 300 million euros ($335 Pallotta said. “But we purpose-built for football. Roma has finished se- by AS Roma,” Pallotta is about halfway between million) but the overall don’t feel like we’re going Roma is also hoping that cond in Serie A to Juven- said, adding that the enti- downtown and the Leo- price includes surroun- to have an issue at all with the new facility can help tus the past two seasons. re project will amount to nardo Da Vinci airport. ding infrastructure and the financing of the sta- eliminate problems of fan It last won the league in “one of the most impor- The 125-hectare (300 transport. dium.” violence and racism that 2001. AP tue 16.06.2015

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outscoring the Cavaliers by 12, 15 and seven points. Whe- ap photo ther the problem has been fa- tigue or poor execution, the Cavaliers know they have to clean that up in Cleveland. “We gave up 31 points in the fourth,” James said of Sunday’s game. “Some of them were free throws, but a lot of them were them just breaking us down. So we’ve got to do a better job of that.” LEGEND OF LEBRON: James is averaging 36.6 points, 12.4 rebounds and 8.8 assists in the series with two triple-doubles. He’s one shy of tying the record of four 40-point games in one finals, set by Jerry West in 1969 and Michael Jordan in 1993, and has been so good that the Warriors don’t even pretend they might stop him. “He’s been there for years now, so you’re not going to shut him down. But if you continue to make him work hard for each and every bu- cket that he gets, it takes a Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, left, reaches for the ball next to Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston during the second half of Game 5 of basketball’s NBA Finals in Oakland, U.S. toll on his body,” said Gol- den State’s Draymond Green, the runner-up for Defensive Basketball Player of the Year. “If he gets 40, he gets 40. Like I said, that’s why he’s LeBron James. You can go Up 3-2 in NBA Finals, Warriors throw a triple-team at him, and he’ll probably still get 40, but as long as you make expect Cavs’ punch in Game 6 him work for those 40, then you’ve got to be satisfied with what you do.” HACK-AN-IGGY: Thou- Brian Mahoney, Oakland “We don’t want to come pefully I can do a better job rediscovered his shot. His gh Cleveland coach David back here,” Thompson said. coming in on Tuesday. We all 37-point performance Sun- Blatt has said he is against tephen Curry re- “As much as we’d love to win as a unit can do a better job, day including seven 3-poin- the Hack-a-Shaq strategy of ceived treatment for it in front of our fans, we and we’ll be fine.” ters, the second time in the intentionally fouling away dehydration following really want to finish it in Cle- series he’s fallen one shy of from the ball, Andre Iguoda- Game 5 of the NBA Fi- veland.” Ray Allen’s NBA Finals re- la wasn’t surprised when the Snals, a little worn out af- James had 40 points, 14 re- The Warriors cord. Cavaliers used it against him ter carrying Golden State to bounds and 11 assists Sun- “I just think sooner or later, down the stretch. the brink of its first cham- day, his second triple-double will have two Steph’s going to get going,” Iguodala was just 2 for 11 pionship in 40 years. in the series, and was asked chances to win Warriors coach Steve Kerr from the free-throw line in The Warriors will need him how he copes with such a said. “He had a tough first Game 5 and a woeful 6 for 18 at his best today, knowing performance not resulting in the series after couple of games. He got (33.3 percent) in the finals, what’s coming from LeBron victory. going at the end of Game 3 in so he figures he may see more James in Cleveland. “They’re “Well, you cope with it taking a 3-2 the fourth quarter, and that’s of the strategy the remainder going to come out and give it by understanding it’s just all it takes. Steph makes a of the series. their best punch,” Warriors one game and looking at lead couple shots, he feels like “So got a day tomorrow guard Klay Thompson said. the opportunity we have on he’s got it rolling, and he’s when we get to Cleveland The Warriors will have two Tuesday to force a Game 7,” Some things from Game 5 to been great ever since.” to prepare for it, and it’s a chances to win the series he said. “Obviously, for my- watch when the series retur- FANTASTIC FINISHES: challenge,” Iguodala said. after taking a 3-2 lead with self, I want to do whatever it ns to Cleveland: The Warriors, with their su- “Just like any other challen- their 104-91 victory Sunday. takes to help our team win, MVP! MVP!: After Cur- perior depth, have largely ge, you want to meet it head They would host Game 7, if and I haven’t been able to ry’s dismal Game 2 and rou- dominated the fourth quar- on and you want to be ready necessary, on Friday. do that the last two. So ho- gh start to Game 3, he has ters of the last three games, for it.” AP

Alison Mutler, Bucharest the opening of the ga- mes Friday hours after he omania’s presi- survived a no-confidence Romanian leader slams PM’s Rdent says he didn’t vote in Parliament. Rus- know the Romanian sian President Vladimir prime minister would Putin, Turkish President attendance at European Games attend the European Ga- Recep Tayyip Erdogan mes, which most Euro- and Belarus President mony. Party, was recently na- ney laundering, for- bid to lift his immunity pean Union leaders have Alexander Lukashenko President Klaus Iohan- med in a corruption pro- gery, tax evasion and failed last week and he avoided because of con- also attended the ope- nis called Ponta’s atten- be. Relations have soured conflict of interest from also survived a no-con- cerns about host Azer- ning. dance at the games “a between the two leaders 2007 to 2008 when as fidence vote. baijan’s human rights Protests against Azer- foreign policy gaffe,” and after Iohannis asked Pon- a lawmaker he allege- Ponta’s foreign policy record. baijan’s human rights re- said yesterday he had not ta to resign due to the dly received money for adviser Radu Magdin, Premier Victor Pon- cord took place in cities known about the visit. probe and he refused. a SUV and payment who has a pro-U.S. stan- ta traveled to Baku, the around the world Friday Ponta, who heads the Prosecutors said Pon- for apartments without ce, resigned Friday after Azerbaijani capital, for before the opening cere- ruling Social Democratic ta is suspected of mo- doing any work. Still, a six months in the post. AP THE Station16.06.2015Air quality tue

th Anniversary BUZZ Elephant that killed man relocated Roadside 15-35 20 Good An elephant that escaped from a German cir- released. cus and killed a man over the weekend has been It’s still not clear why Baby attacked the man. High relocated to a German safari park. The 34-year- Safari Park Stukenbrock spokeswoman Susan- Density 30-50 old African elephant named “Baby” on Satur- na Stubbe says Baby is being kept away from Residental day killed a 65-year-old man who was walking the public but is now living with three other Good in the woods near Buchen, in southwestern elephants and “her socialization is going well.” Area opinion Germany. Police said yesterday they were still Stubbe says the park in northwestern Germany investigating whether someone forgot to close already has two other elephants from a circus Ambient 25-45 the elephant’s cage or if she was intentionally that folded last year. Good World Views dsmg source: Ben Sills and Flavia Krause-Jackson WORLD BRIEFS TERRORISM Tsipras faces Greece’s moment of truth ap photo Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has four Suicide bombers kill 23 in days to capitulate to demands to keep Greece in the euro - or prepare for a messy divorce. The collapse of talks in Brussels on Sunday attacks on Chad capital Germany The Philae has made Thursday’s meeting of euro-area fi- spacecraft has been in nance ministers the next deadline in the saga touch with Earth from a that opened in 2009. Bills are piling up and the Chad’s determination comet for the second time aid spigot, shut for 10 months, is about to be since waking up, though withdrawn. “This week is deal week,” Mujtaba and commitment to figh- it delivered less data Rahman, head of euro zone analysis at Eurasia ting terrorism,” he said. than on its first contact. Group in London. “The government will Sylvain Lodiot, spacecraft So what happens if the gathering in Luxem- relentlessly pursue the operations manager for bourg is a bust? Once the prospect of a succes- fight against criminals Philae’s mother ship sful negotiation fades so do the odds of Greece whose intention is to Rosetta, said Monday paying the USD1.7 billion it owes the Internatio- spread death and deso- that Philae sent back five nal Monetary Fund this month. A default makes lation in Chadian fami- packets of data on Sunday it difficult for the European Central Bank to keep lies.” night — a day after it broke Greece’s banking system afloat. The ECB, whi- here were a total of four seven months of silence. ch will discuss the future of its emergency li- attackers — two at each quidity on Wednesday, is unlikely to cut it off building, he added. completely until the bailout agreement expires One of the suicide bom- ap photo on June 30. bers on a motorcycle blew Without the ECB’s largesse, Tsipras may need himself up after security to impose capital controls to keep hard currency officers fired at him outsi- France A fire ravaged in the country as savers empty out their bank de a government building a 19th-century basilica in accounts in droves. where the head of the na- western France yesterday, There is a 60 percent chance that Greece will starting at the close of skip out on its IMF payment, the ECB will turn tional police is based. The second explosion morning Mass and leaving off its tap and Tsipras will be forced to take ex- just a charred shell of the Dany Padire, Chad based in neighboring Ni- went off at the headquar- traordinary measures to stop funds fleeing the rooftop. Everyone inside country, according Jacob Kirkegaard, a senior geria that already has at- ters of the national police was quickly evacuated fellow at the Peterson Institute for International uicide bombers on tacked Chadian villages academy in the capital, without injury, the Rev. Economics in Washington. S motorcycles simul- along the lake that divides witnesses said. Benoit Bertrand of the “It is increasingly clear that Tsipras is not a lea- taneously attacked two the two countries. Boko Haram’s leader in Nantes diocese told BFM der that the euro area can ‘do business with’ and buildings including the Chad has been a ma- February taunted the Cha- television. Hours later, with hence there are no longer any political gains for national police academy jor military ally in the fi- dian president after he 90 firefighters and aircraft the euro area in trying to coax him towards the in Chad’s capital yester- ght against the insurgent contributed forces to the on the scene, the blaze political center,” he said. day, killing at least 23 group, and Boko Haram’s regional effort to quash was brought under control, Tsipras has by turns lashed out at his creditors, people and wounding leader has publicly threa- the extremist group. according to the Nantes accusing them of setting “absurd” conditions. At more than 100 others tened the Chadian presi- In Nigeria, Boko Haram fire department. other times, he’s played nice. By adopting that in the first assault of its dent in retaliation. was blamed for two sui- see-saw approach, he’s pushed back Greece’s YEMEN U.N. chief Ban kind since Islamic mi- Information Minister cide bombings that killed Ki-moon presses for a halt day of reckoning to now. litants threatened the Hassan Sylla Bakari called at least 11 people in the The IMF insists that Greece cut pensions to fighting in Yemen at the country earlier this year, yesterday’s violence “an northeastern town of Po- beginning of Ramadan, further and raise sales tax to meet a primary witnesses said. appalling and barbaric at- tiskum on Monday, accor- which starts later this budget surplus of 1 percent this year. Tsipras There was no immediate tack.” ding to self-defense figh- week, as the world body insists pensions are off-limits – predecessors claim of responsibility but “These attacks aimed at ter Adamu Isa and an AP launched talks aimed at who dared touch this sacred cow were booted reporter’s count of bodies brokering peace. out of office. suspicion quickly fell on striking fear in people’s AP His government wants a more lenient fiscal Boko Haram, the group hearts will not diminish at the local mortuary. target. Yanis Varoufakis, his finance minister and resident game theorist, has been unyielding ap photo in calls for debt relief. Unless Tsipras changes his tune, German The officials, including Chancellor Angela Merkel’s deputy, have indicated a willingness to let the decisive moment Xinhua/Liang Xu Mediterranean nation take its chances outside Georgia Rescue workers the 19-member currency union. in the Georgian capital ‘We will not let the German workers and their were still searching families pay for the overblown election promi- yesterday for more ses of a partially communist government,’’ Vice- than 20 people and an Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel wrote in a Bild opi- undetermined number nion column on Monday. of potentially dangerous At this point the best Tsipras can hope for is animals missing after “a few face-saving changes in details on the severe flooding ravaged the area around the zoo way,” Holger Schmieding, chief economist and left at least 12 people at Berenberg, said in a note to clients. Then dead. again, all the fireworks may just be stagecra- ft. “A late-night deal could soon be possible,” SWEDEN Prosecutors say HSBC Holdings Plc strategist Chris Attfield their planned interrogation wrote yesterday. of WikiLeaks founder Julian And Merkel has kept her cool when many of Assange over alleged sex her compatriots haven’t. “Where there’s a will, crimes could take place there’s a way,” she said June 11 before the in London within weeks. weekend debacle. Even with voters happy to Lead prosecutor Marianne see Greece crash out of the euro, the winner of Ny said yesterday she has three consecutive elections has her own legacy submitted paperwork to to consider. British and Ecuadorian After all, Merkel “does not want to go down authorities asking for permission to question in history as the Chancellor that lost Greece,” Police officers destroy narcotics seized in drug busts at the launch ceremony of an anti-drugs campaign Bloomberg Assange at the Ecuadorean Rahman wrote to his clients. in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, yesterday. Embassy in June or July.