Yearly Archives: 2018
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Tennis | Chung’s stunning run continues into Australian Open semis
Serving for a spot in the Australian Open semifinals and with the score at 40-love, Hyeon Chung started thinking how he might celebrate being the first ... -
Winter games | Japanese snowboarder has tricks, height for Olympic gold
His first name, loosely translated into English, means “Walk the Dream.” No wonder, then, that back home in Japan, expectations soar nearly as high as snowboarder ... -
World briefs
PHILIPPINES State soldiers have captured a Spanish man they said was carrying grenades and bomb parts and is believed to be a supporter of Islamic State ... -
The Buzz | US: Two dead, 17 injured in Kentucky school shooting; suspect held
A 15-year-old student killed two classmates and hit a dozen others with gunfire, methodically firing a handgun inside a crowded atrium at his rural Kentucky high ... -
Uber driver in US illegally charged with four California rapes
Christopher Weber, Los Angeles A Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally used his job as an Uber driver to target intoxicated young women and was ... -
Made in Macao | On Cantonese Opera
As I have been researching Greek theatre, rituals and dance these days, it struck me that as a Chinese, I do not really know much about ... -
Thursday, January 25, 2018 – edition no. 2973
* Gui Minhai | EU, Sweden demand release of HK bookseller * TSI vs Wong | Court annuls unlawful dismissal of customs official; Secretary appeals * ... -
Health | SSM: Air pollution is not the predominant cause of respiratory diseases
Yesterday, during a press conference, the Director of the Macau Health Bureau (SSM), Lei Chin Ion, said that “air pollution is not the main cause behind ... -
Philippines | Volcano spews lava fountains, 56,000 people flee
The Philippines’ most active volcano spewed fountains of red-hot lava and massive ash plumes anew yesterday in a dazzling but increasingly dangerous eruption that has sent ... -
Briefs | Two locals arrested for selling drugs
Two local residents, a man and woman, have been arrested for selling drugs, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday. The two suspects, both in their twenties, ... -
Environment | Specialists express concern over city’s air pollution
The air quality in the region went five times above safe levels on Monday, with the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) warning residents to not engage ... -
Cheung Lup Kwan wants a break from the media
The government recently decided to reclaim a part of a land plot on one side of the Pousada Marina Infante Hotel, amounting to approximately 38,000 square ... -
Driver causes panic under influence of drugs
A local 32-year-old resident caused panic among several citizens on Saturday evening when he ran into a traffic light and road barrier while driving under the influence ... -
Gaming | Wynn plans new investment in Macau as earnings top estimates
Wynn Resorts Ltd. plans to expand its newest property on Macau’s Cotai Strip after the project helped the company report better-than-expected earnings last quarter. The next ... -
Tourist arrivals reach 32.6 million in 2017
Visitor arrivals topped 32.61 million in 2017, up by 5.4 percent year-on- year. In December 2017, visitor arrivals totaled 3.05 million, up by 8.5 percent year-on-year, ... -
How Asian giants can counter Trump’s washing machine tariff
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported washing machines, aimed at stemming the flow of cheap appliances from South Korean and Chinese companies into the American ... -
MetLife said to join MassMutual in seeking HK sale
MetLife Inc. is seeking a sale of its Hong Kong insurance unit, joining international rivals including Axa SA and MassMutual that have pursued divestments in the ... -
Budget airline pioneer says AirAsia may buy more jets
AirAsia Bhd., the budget airline that has grown to become one of the biggest customers of Airbus SE planes, could consider buying more aircraft as economic ... -
Briefs | Sweden summons Chinese ambassador
Sweden has summoned China’s ambassador in the Scandinavian country over reports that Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai, a Swedish citizen, has been taken away by Chinese ... -
China has targets aplenty to retaliate against US trade action
U.S. President Donald Trump may soon get a lesson about tangling with China on trade: Beijing can punch back. China has a long history of tit-for-tat ... -
Qianbao | Authorities face protests after investment scheme collapses
Chinese authorities are struggling to quell protests following the collapse of an investment scheme police say took as much as USD4.7 billion from millions of depositors. ... -
Carrefour, Chinese tech giant Tencent form alliance
Carrefour and Chinese technology giant Tencent have announced a cooperation agreement in China and a possible investment to develop online retailing and other technology. The companies ... -
Pakistan | After girl’s killing, Pakistani women speak out on abuse
The brutal rape and killing of Zainab Ansari, a 7-year- old girl whose body was left in a garbage dump, has unleashed a wave of revulsion ... -
Analysis | A basic income for everyone? it’s not a crazy idea
If there’s one policy that can unite socialists and Silicon Valley libertarians, it’s universal basic income (UBS) – a regular payment from the government to each ... -
US says Turk offensive in Syria is disruptive
Turkey’s air and ground offensive against Kurds in northwestern Syria has distracted from international efforts to finish off the Islamic State group and has disrupted humanitarian ... -
Offbeat | Doctor who came to US as child jailed by immigration agents
A Michigan doctor who came to the U.S. from Poland as a young child was in jail yesterday [Macau time], nearly a week after immigration agents ... -
This Day in History | 1965 – Winston Churchill dies
Sir Winston Churchill has died at the age of 90 with his wife Lady Clementine Churchill and other members of the family at his bedside. He ... -
Tennis | Injured Nadal out of Australian Open; Cilic into semifinals
An injured and visibly struggling Rafael Nadal retired while trailing in the fifth set of his Australian Open quarterfinal match against Marin Cilic. Top-ranked Nadal fended ... -
Rugby | Police raid French federation headquarters
Police conducted raids at the French rugby federation headquarters yesterday amid an investigation into an alleged conflict of interest involving federation president Bernard Laporte. A person ... -
World briefs
MYANMAR says it’s ready for a gradual repatriation of Muslim Rohingya refugees chased out by the Buddhist-majority country’s military. Bangladesh says it’s preparing for the transfer, ... -
The Buzz | Alaska earthquake prompts tsunami warning
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake off Alaska’s Kodiak Island prompted a tsunami warning for a large swath of coastal Alaska and Canada’s British Columbia while the remainder ... -
South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela dies at 78
Legendary South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela has died at the age of 78 after a decade-long fight with cancer, according to a statement from his ... -
World Views | Unexpectedly, Trump has an opening in China
When it comes to trade, President Donald Trump and the Chinese government are both engaged in pointless, counterproductive protectionism. That may actually represent an opportunity. As ... -
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 – edition no. 2972
* High Alert | Air pollution five times above safe levels * 56,000 people flee | Philippine volcano spews lava fountains * Driver under influence of ... -
Crime | LRT facilities robbed before even opening
Two facilities from the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system were robbed over the weekend, causing damage of over MOP500,000, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported at the ...
