Monthly Archives: September 2018
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Offbeat | Midsummer nightmare. Iran detains artists over Shakespeare performance
Iranian authorities have detained two artists over a theatre production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Cultural official Shahram Karami told the official IRNA news agency ... -
This Day in History | 2001 – US rocked by day of terror
The United States is in a state of shock after a day of attacks which have left thousands dead and New York’s World Trade Center destroyed. ... -
Football – UEFA Nations League | Mbappe, Giroud score as France makes successful return home
FRANCE 2, THE NETHERLANDS 1 Any lingering doubts that Kylian Mbappe is French soccer’s most valuable jewel were erased yesterday as the teenage striker celebrated the ... -
Football | China appoints Hiddink in hope of Olympic success
China’s soccer federation announced yesterday it has appointed Dutch coach Guus Hiddink to lead the country’s under-21 team to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The 71 ... -
World briefs
PHILIPPINES The largest lawyers’ group in the Philippines asked the country’s courts yesterday to resist “creeping incursions” on their independence after the president voided an amnesty for ... -
The Buzz | In first key speech, new UN human rights chief airs concerns
The new U.N. human rights chief warned Monday about abuses worldwide, citing among others the Trump administration’s “unconscionable” separations of migrant families and urging the European ... -
Moonves becomes latest powerful exec felled in #MeToo era
The #MeToo movement fighting sexual misconduct had already claimed one of Hollywood’s top movie moguls in Harvey Weinstein. Now it has done the same for Leslie ... -
Our Desk | Followers’ disease
Being a follower, as opposed to a leader, Macau is in need of some kind of new medical treatment which the world’s geniuses have not yet ... -
New Macau visits Canidrome site calling for speedier adoptions
The New Macau Association yesterday organized a visit to the site of the now-closed Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome in the hope of pressuring the Canidrome company ... -
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 – edition no. 3129
* September to remember | Severe typhoon may hit the city Sunday * Cardinal, Taipa sackings | Ho Iat Seng says two legal advisers ‘have better ... -
HKZMB not expected to rumble Macau property prices
Realtors on this side of the Pearl River estuary do not believe that the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB) will significantly impact local property prices. The perspective ... -
Ask the Vet | Can cats see color
Because there is no form of two-way communications with cats, it can sometimes be difficult to determine what cats see. The only way to accurately describe the sight ... -
New protest against hazardous material warehouse
A group of residents held a rally in the streets of Macau yesterday afternoon, continuing the call to prevent the building of two warehouses to store hazardous ... -
Sandi Manhão: Owner of free spirit | ‘On average, a woman applies around 300 chemicals to her body a day ’
The use of essential oils has been expanding, with people now applying them to their skin, inhaling them or infusing teas with them, which many users ... -
Application for establishment of Faculty of Medicine under analysis
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, said that an application for the establishment of a Faculty of Medicine at the Macau University of ... -
Crime | 23 arrested in NAPE drug raid
Twenty-three people were arrested on Thursday night for possession and consumption of illegal drugs, after police raided a casino-hotel in the NAPE district. According to a ... -
Health | No cases of African swine fever spotted in Macau yet
While mainland China has been identifying outbreaks of African swine fever, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macau (IACM) informed that no abnormalities have been ... -
DSEJ expects student numbers to surge due to baby boom
The director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), Lou Pak Sang, hopes that the schools planned for the Canidrome land meet the potential growing ... -
Briefs | Air Macau affected by Osaka airport closure
Air Macau flight services to Osaka continue to be affected by the closure of Kansai International Airport. As the airport’s re-opening time remains uncertain, Air Macau has ... -
First look at Roy Choi’s Vegas spot, opening in time for Gaga
When Best Friend opens in Las Vegas in late December, it will represent one of the city’s time-honored traditions: a sure thing. The restaurant, inside the Park MGM, ... -
Environment | Climate talks in Bangkok hit hurdle on financing commitment
Climate negotiators in Bangkok made progress on several issues to set a framework for implementing the landmark 2015 Paris accord, but hit a stumbling block over ... -
Corporate Bits | Armani to headline Sands Macao fashion week
Emporio Armani, in collaboration with the Rainbow Group, will be the headline brand for Sands Macao Fashion Week, which will be held from October 18 to 24. Emporio ... -
China’s trade outlook darkens as Trump threatens total tariffs
China’s chances of escaping the trade conflict with the U.S. with only minor damage to its economy just got slimmer. On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump ... -
Xi plans to meet Putin on visit to Russian port city
Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week in a sign of strengthening ties between the two Asian giants. The summit ... -
Jack Ma to focus on education, philanthropy after Alibaba
Jack Ma is making plans for a future after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the business he co-founded and turned into Asia’s most valuable company. Ma will ... -
Unwanted by Australia, refugees on Nauru have few options
Surrounded by the shelves and furniture her older brother made, 13-year- old Parnian sits in the small, neat living room where she spends much of her ... -
N. Korea stages huge parade, holds back on advanced missiles
North Korea rolled out some of its latest tanks and marched its best-trained goose-stepping units through Kim Il Sung Square in a major military parade yesterday ... -
Japan | Death toll nears 40 in Hokkaido earthquake
The death toll has hit 39 from a powerful earthquake that struck the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido last week, authorities said yesterday. One person remained ... -
Kosovo Albanians block roads during Serbia president visit
Kosovo Albanians yesterday blocked roads and burned tires on a planned route by Serbia’s president in the former Serbian province, further fueling tensions between the two ... -
Britain | Boris Johnson’s ‘suicide vest’ comment sparks furor
Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has compared Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan for Brexit to putting the country’s constitution in a “suicide vest” and handing ... -
Obama in campaign mode, back to promoting hope over fear
Former President Barack Obama said Saturday that November midterm elections would give Americans “a chance to restore some sanity in our politics,” taking another swipe at ... -
Brazil | Suspect in candidate stabbing moved to new prison
The man suspected of stabbing Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was moved Saturday to a prison in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The Globo ... -
Offbeat | Venomous rattlesnake found near Massachusetts go-kart track
Police responding to a Massachusetts go-kart track found a venomous snake wrapped around a tree in the parking lot. Braintree police say the timber rattlesnake was ... -
This Day in History | 2000 – Daring rescue frees jungle hostages
One British paratrooper has been killed and 11 injured during a bold mission to rescue six hostages being held in the Sierra Leonean jungle by a ... -
Rugby | Experimental All Blacks team overcomes Argentina 46-24
An experimental All Blacks team was forced to dig deep Saturday to beat massive underdogs Argentina 46-24 in a Rugby Championship test at Trafalgar Park. Argentina, ...
