Monthly Archives: October 2018
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Elections for Kashmir councils begin amid anti-India strike
The first phase of local council elections ended yesterday in Indian-controlled Kashmir amid tight security and a separatist-sponsored shutdown. Authorities deployed tens of thousands of additional ... -
Americans win economics Nobel for work on climate and growth
Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in economics yesterday, one for studying the economics of climate change and the other for showing how to help foster ... -
Brazil | ‘Tropical Trump’ Bolsonaro wins first round: People weigh stark visions of future in runoff election
Brazilians showed their disgust with corruption and rising crime in the first round of presidential voting, nearly giving an outright victory to a brash-speaking former army ... -
France | Le Pen distances herself from Bannon’s Movement
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen distanced herself yesterday from former White House strategist Steve Bannon, saying only Europeans will save the continent from diktats from ... -
Offbeat | GM, Honda team up to produce self-driving vehicles
General Motors and Honda are teaming up on self-driving vehicle technology as big automakers and tech giants race to develop the next generation of personal transportation. ... -
This Day in History | 1967 – Che Guevara ‘shot dead’
Marxist revolutionary Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara has reportedly been killed during a battle between army troops and guerillas in the Bolivian jungle. A statement issued by the ... -
Football – Serie A | ‘They’re too good’: Other clubs can’t compete with Juventus
It’s getting to the point where other clubs are wondering why they even bother competing against Juventus. Having already won seven straight Italian league titles, Juventus ... -
Football | La Liga: Lopetegui under pressure amid Real Madrid scoring drought
It looked like a no-brainer at the time. Which coach wouldn’t jump at the chance to lead star-packed and wealthy Real Madrid? But four months later ... -
World briefs
CHINA-US Chinese officials appealed to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to repair relations they said have been damaged by U.S. tariff hikes and support for ... -
The Buzz | China avoids questions about chip hack report
A Chinese government spokesman has sidestepped questions about a report that its spies inserted chips into computer equipment that might allow them to hack into U.S. ... -
Sports diplomacy | Chinese athletes visit North Korea in latest sign of thaw in ties
A large group of Chinese athletes and sports officials arrived in North Korea yesterday in the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the two ... -
Our Desk | Social media and #MeToo
The use of social media has played a significant role in the expansion of the #MeToo movement. Officially founded last year, the movement aims to freely ... -
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 – edition no. 3145
* Gaming | Pansy Ho dismisses trade war fears * Nicole Tam | ‘Future and sustainability’ are keys for fashion industry * Golden Week run seen ... -
Report | Despite speeches, influence of the Portuguese community declining
The influence of the Portuguese community in Macau is “declining rapidly,” according to a Reuters report published on Friday. In spite of the governmental pledges to ... -
Columnist says real estate developers may support independence
Son Pou columnist Lei Kwok Keong declared that the central government should target real estate developers in light of the “independence” issue in Macau. In his ... -
Ask the Vet | 10 symptoms of canine heart murmur
A canine heart murmur is caused when the blood flows abnormally in a canine heart. The abnormal change in the dog heart can cause the right side ... -
Filipino community celebrates Migrants Day
The Philippine Consulate General in Macau celebrated its annual Migrants Day yesterday, honoring the overseas Filipino workers in the region. The event is aimed at strengthening ... -
Gaming | USA: Shares hurt by fears about climbing interest rates, wages
Shares of casino operators and their suppliers tumbled Friday as fears of rising interest rates, higher wages and soft consumer spending weighed on the sector. Penn ... -
Briefs | Quota of 40 taxis assigned to HKZMB
A total of 101 applications have been received by the Transport Bureau (DSAT) regarding taxi operations on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, according to results released by ... -
Animal rights | Martins intends to tender resignation from post today
The president of animal rights group Anima is set to tender his resignation to the board today, following an announcement by the Civic and Municipal Affair ... -
AAM elections: Neto Valente comments over challenger stir controversy
Comments from the president of the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) Jorge Neto Valente when announcing that he will rerun for another mandate for the presidency of ... -
Guardians of the global economy descend on Bali divided
A decade after the guardians of the world economy united to save it from depression, the scope for such shock-and-awe policies has all but dried up. It ... -
Singapore happy to be ‘goldilocks’ for energy usage experiments
As the world tries to curb carbon emissions, Singapore could be a testing ground for new ideas on how to reduce energy use through data and ... -
Hong Kong | Economy gets stuck between US-China trade war
Hong Kong has long marketed itself as the gateway into China for foreign businesses, especially the U.S. With a trade war now raging between the world’s ... -
China says Interpol’s missing president under investigation
Interpol said Saturday it has made a formal request to China for information about the agency’s missing president, a senior Chinese security official who seemingly vanished ... -
Beijing backs Financial Times Hong Kong editor’s visa denial
China has defended its decision to refuse to renew the work visa of a Financial Times editor in Hong Kong, in a case that has drawn ... -
Two killed in vehicle, knife attack in Zhejiang
Authorities in eastern China said two people were killed and 16 wounded after a knife-wielding man drove a vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians on Saturday ... -
North Korea | Pompeo says ‘progress’ made after meeting Kim
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo reported progress yesterday after meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang amid high expectations that he can ... -
Indonesia considers making devastated areas mass graves
Search teams pulled bodies from obliterated neighborhoods in the disaster-stricken Indonesian city of Palu on Saturday as more aid rolled in and the government said it ... -
India signs USD5b deal for Russian air defense systems
India signed a USD5 billion deal to buy five Russian S-400 air defense systems on Friday despite a looming threat of U.S. sanctions on countries that ... -
Analysis | USA: Kavanaugh fight sharpens the stakes for midterms
The bitter battle over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court has exacerbated the nation’s political divide and left many Americans emotionally raw. It’s also given ... -
Portugal | 700 firefighters battle wildfire west of Lisbon
Over 700 firefighters battled a wildfire yesterday in a national park west of Lisbon that forced Portuguese authorities to evacuate about 350 people. The fire that ... -
Bitterly divided Brazil starts voting with democracy at stake
Brazilians are putting their young democracy to a political stress test, going to the polls deeply divided after years of corruption and recession have pummeled faith ... -
Offbeat | Mexico investigates crocodile’s death in resort city
Mexican environmental authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the death of a crocodile. The young croc was hung from a tree with a note that ... -
This Day in History | 2003 – The Terminator takes on California
The film star Arnold Schwarzenegger has been elected governor of California, ousting the incumbent, Gray Davis, three years before his term was due to end. It ...
