Daily Archives: Thursday, March 1, 2018
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Health | Childbirth delivery service fee for non-residents may increase nine-fold
Hospital Conde de São Januário (CHCSJ) has proposed adjusting the fees for the delivery service for non-resident parents, as mentioned in a press conference yesterday. According ... -
United Nations | N. Korea sent banned items to Syria, Myanmar
North Korea sent items used in ballistic missile and chemical weapons programs to Syria along with missile technicians in violation of U.N. sanctions — and banned ... -
Art | All-female biennale wants to fight gender gap
An international art biennale exclusively reserved for the work of female artists will attempt to redress a lack of gender representation in the world of art, ... -
Woman tells police Steve Wynn raped her in ‘70s
A woman told police she had a child with casino mogul Steve Wynn after he raped her, while another reported she was forced to resign from a ... -
Economy grows by 9.1 percent in 2017
The economy of Macau grew by 9.1 percent in 2017, ending the economic contraction seen over the past three consecutive years, according to data released yesterday ... -
AL Plenary | ‘PRC’ should be imprinted on more Macau travel documents, lawmaker suggests
Lawmaker Mak Soi Kun has urged the government to engrave the name of the state, the People’s Republic of China, on more types of identity documents ... -
Briefs | Unemployed number drops to under 7,000
For the three-month period ending January 2018, the general unemployment rate (1.8 percent) and the unemployment rate of local residents (2.4 percent) both dropped 0.1 percentage ... -
Crypto’s hottest hires aren’t millennials. They’re banking cops
Veteran Wall Street enforcers are landing new roles on a wild frontier: virtual currencies. A growing number of crypto startups are adding former regulators and other ... -
Toys ‘R’ Us’s UK arm enters administration after failed sale
Toys “R” Us Inc.’s U.K. unit said it entered into administration yesterday after talks to sell the business fell through. Simon Thomas and Arron Kendall, partners ... -
Opinion | How Hong Kong could scrap income tax and prosper
It may be a good problem to have, but it’s a problem nevertheless. In his annual budget speech yesterday, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced ... -
US proposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese aluminum foil
The U.S. Commerce Department yesterday [Macau time] recommended raising import duties on Chinese-made aluminum foil it said is being sold at unfairly low prices due to ... -
Taiwan | Prosecutors detain developer of building where quake killed 14
Prosecutors in eastern Taiwan have detained the developer of a building complex that collapsed in an earthquake earlier this month, killing 14 people. The office of ... -
Ruling party approves list of nominees to fill top government positions
Chinese leaders have approved nominees for top government jobs, state media said, as the ruling Communist Party also promised changes to the country’s regulatory structure. The ... -
Economy | Factory index at 19-month low as holiday slows work
China’s manufacturing activity weakened to its lowest level in more than a year and a half as the extended Lunar New Year holiday curtailed production. The ... -
India | Grieving Bollywood fans pay their respects to Sridevi
Lining up for hours and visibly grief-stricken, thousands of mourning fans paid their respects yesterday to Sridevi, the iconic Bollywood actress who drowned accidentally in a ... -
Bangladesh | Nobel laureates blame Suu Kyi for Rohingya crisis
Three Nobel Peace laureates yesterday accused Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the nation’s military of genocide for their role in violence that has forced ... -
USA | White House downgrades Kushner’s security clearance
The security clearance of White House senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner has been downgraded, significantly reducing his access to classified information, according to two ... -
USA – Shootings | Infowars says YouTube dinged it for slamming survivors
Infowars, a conspiracy website that suggested survivors of the Florida school shooting were coached on their pleas for gun control, said its video account was temporarily ... -
Offbeat | At Flag Day ceremony, Mexico’s ‘tri-color’ flies upside down
A Flag Day ceremony in Mexico has gone awry, with troops flying the country’s red, white and green “tri-color” upside down. Local media show images of ... -
This Day in History | 1966 – Britain to go decimal in 1971
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, James Callaghan, has confirmed the “historic and momentous” decision to change over to decimal coinage. It was just one of a ... -
Tennis | Davis Cup revamp plans get mixed response
The Australians are surprised. The Brits are skeptical. The French are downright angry. “They have just killed the Davis Cup,” French tennis player Nicolas Mahut said ... -
Golf | Five female golfers to take part in men’s European Tour event
Five female golfers will compete in a men’s European Tour event in May as part of more innovations to the GolfSixes tournament. Suzann Pettersen and Mel ... -
World briefs
INDONESIA has seized a luxury yacht on the tourist island of Bali that is wanted by U.S. authorities as part of a probe into alleged multibillion-dollar ... -
The Buzz | Philippines’ chief justice expects impeachment, taking leave
The Philippine Supreme Court’s chief justice — who has drawn the ire of President Rodrigo Duterte — expects to be impeached by the House next month ... -
Borderline | EU unveils Brexit draft, ramping up pressure on Britain
Concerned that time is fast running out, the European Union moved yesterday to force Britain’s hand in Brexit negotiations by publishing a draft text that provocatively ... -
Girl About Globe | The political bite of Dog Year
Just two weeks in, and I have high hopes for the Year of the Dog. It has the potential to help with world peace, feminist issues ... -
Thursday, March 1, 2018 – edition no. 2997
* Public hospital new rates | Non-residents to pay 9-fold for childbirth * North Korea armed Syria with missile and chemical weapons * Fighting gender gap ...
