Monthly Archives: May 2019
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The Buzz | Holocaust survivor opens book fair after neo-fascist banned
A Polish-born Holocaust survivor opened a book fair in Italy to a standing ovation, after organizers agreed to ban a publisher linked to a neo-fascist group. ... -
World briefs
CHINA A Chinese court held an appeal hearing yesterday for a Canadian who was sentenced to death for drug smuggling in a case that has deepened ... -
BBC DJ fired after royal baby tweet with chimpanzee picture
A BBC radio broadcaster was fired yesterday for using a picture of a chimpanzee in a tweet about the royal baby born to Meghan the Duchess of ... -
Kapok | Killing them not so softly
True: United Nations agencies or “bodies” can be confusing, especially when their names are long — the more specialized they are the longer the name — ... -
Human Loss
• Species extinction is accelerating to a rate tens or hundreds of times faster than in any other time in human history – YOU are to ... -
‘Long Shot,’ a comedy with a big heart and smarts
Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen make a sparkling comedic duo in the unconventional romantic comedy “Long Shot,” about a sleek politician and a schlubby journalist that ... -
Tembi Locke’s ‘From Scratch’ is a gorgeous read
Not interested in yet another memoir of moving to Italy, discovering great food and falling crazy in love with the man of your dreams? Me neither. ... -
‘Hurts 2B Human’ offers a predictable Pink
Right out of the gate on her new album, Pink gives you just the song you expect from the punk superstar: a pop ballad oozing with ... -
News of the World | UN report Humans accelerating extinction of species
People are putting nature in more trouble now than at any other time in human history, with extinction looming over 1 million species of plants and ... -
Food & Beverage | Meatsplainer: How new plant-based burgers compare to beef
If you want to skip meat, a new era of options is here. Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are among the companies racing to tap into ... -
Breakfast in Style
For most of us, we do not think of breakfast as the most important meal of the day. Some even skip it because time is limited ... -
Friday, May 10, 2019 – edition no. 3287
* Report | EU sees ‘increasing efforts to sideline foreign expertise’ * For Macau, Hong Kong dissenters, asylum in Taiwan elusive * Make trade, not war: ... -
Briefs | Dried food seized at HKZM Bridge checkpoint
The Macau Customs has seized HKD70,000-worth of dried seafood and goods at the Macau checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB). During the Labor Day holidays, ... -
Southampton to play on ‘home side’ in match against Guangzhou R&F
The announcement of the Sports Bureau (ID) on May 3 that the teams of Southampton Football Club and Guangzhou R&F Football Club would meet for a ... -
Legislative Assembly | Macau has problematic traffic, say lawmakers
Several lawmakers expressed their concern for Macau’s traffic and transport problems during yesterday’ Legislative Assembly session, while others noted that tourism policies in the city were ... -
IAM says a dozen more trees to be felled
The tree cut down this week in front of the Portuguese School was one of those severely affected by fungus. According to the Municipal Affairs Bureau ... -
Q&A | Robert Goldstein, Wilfred Wong, David Beckham: London to land in Macau with touch of Beckham
David Beckham returned to Macau this week for the announcement of The Londoner Macao integrated resort – the latest property to be unveiled by Sands China ... -
The Londoner Macao unveils USD2.2b project, executives to invest more in the MSAR
The Londoner Macao unveiled its features and offerings yesterday, highlighting Sands China’s collaboration with David Beckham. Set to open progressively in 2020 and 2021, the USD2.2 ... -
New Jersey sues US for Adelson link to online gambling crackdown
New Jersey sued the U.S. Justice Department, claiming it failed to respond to the state’s demand for documents linking a recent crackdown on legal online gambling ... -
Macau delegation participates in GBA Forum
A Macau delegation led by the Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong participated in the “Forum on Economic Cooperation between Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau,” held as part of ... -
Swine fever in China creates an opportunity for Brazilian exporters
The outbreak of African swine fever in China and the resulting slaughter of the affected animals has led the government of the country to authorise imports ... -
Moutai | $165 billion distiller changes course by cutting brands
China’s love of a fiery grain liquor made Kweichow Moutai Co. the world’s most valuable alcohol distiller, and the company’s approach has been to milk that ... -
Chinese researchers try brain implants to treat addiction
The sound of doctors boring through his skull to feed electrodes deep into his brain made Yan tremble. “The drill was like bzzzzzzz,” he later recalled. ... -
Trade War | Trump puts deal-making credentials to test with China talks
As he cranks up the pressure on China in pursuit of a new trade accord, President Donald Trump is putting his deal-making persona on the line and ... -
Sino investment in US drops 83% amid growing mistrust
Chinese direct investment in the United States dropped 83% last year, pushed down by growing mistrust between the world’s two biggest economies. In a report yesterday, ... -
Australia | Political parties woo Chinese-Australian voters
The Chinese diaspora in Australia, long regarded as a politically apathetic ethnic minority, are being wooed like never before by political parties who see them as ... -
Cambodia |Court summons members of defunct opposition party
A court in northwestern Cambodia has summoned for questioning more than two dozen regional members of the defunct opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party, accusing them of engaging ... -
Pakistan | Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy leaves country
A Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan has left for Canada to be reunited with her daughters, Pakistani officials ... -
South Africa starts voting amid issue of corruption
South Africans voted yesterday in presidential and parliamentary elections amid issues of corruption and unemployment. It is 25 years since the end of apartheid, but despite ... -
Iran | Rouhani threatens more enrichment if no new nuclear deal
Iran threatened yesterday to resume higher enrichment of uranium in 60 days if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for its 2015 nuclear deal a ... -
Offbeat | Whose poo is this? Prague Zoo takes a closer look at dung
After producing plenty of elephant dung and other manure for years, Prague Zoo has capitalized on its expertise by creating a new permanent exhibit on the ... -
This Day in History | 1955 – West Germany accepted into Nato
West Germany has formally joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation at a special ceremony in Paris. The German delegates to NATO were greeted by British Foreign ... -
Football | Liverpool ousts Barca in historic Champions League comeback
LIVERPOOL 4, BARCELONA 0 Liverpool’s players had their hands on their heads, seemingly unable to comprehend their achievement. One of them, James Milner, was in tears. ... -
World briefs
CHINA’s exports fell unexpectedly in April, adding to pressure on Beijing ahead of negotiations on ending a tariff war with Washington over Chinese technology ambitions. CHINA ... -
The Buzz | Trump says report he lost over $1b ‘inaccurate’
President Donald Trump says a New York Times report that his businesses lost more than USD1 billion from 1985 to 1994 is “highly inaccurate.” The newspaper, ...
