Offbeat | Utah firefighters get purple manicures aiding girl in crash

Two Utah firefighters responding to a car crash left the scene with purple manicures after calming a young girl upset over the collision. North Davis Fire District

This Day in History | 1996 – Handguns to be banned in the UK

The British Government has announced plans to outlaw almost all handguns following the shocking massacre at Dunblane in Scotland. On 13 March Thomas Hamilton walked into

Life & Style | For Huda Kattan, beauty has become a billion-dollar business

From a humble start of leaving the world of finance to write a beauty blog, Huda Kattan now has become one of the most recognizable names

Rugby | France flounders but frightens rivals in World Cup knockouts

While their campaigns often take on elements of a French farce, it’s seldom a laughing matter to strike France in the knockout stages of a Rugby World

Football | Ronaldo nets 700th career goal in Portugal’s loss to Ukraine

UKRAINE 2, PORTUGAL 1 Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th career goal but couldn’t keep Portugal from losing 2-1 to Ukraine in qualifying for the 2020

World briefs

The Buzz | North Korea holds South Korea to 0-0 in World Cup qualifier with mystery audience

North Korea held South Korea to a 0-0 draw yesterday in a World Cup qualifying soccer match, though it is unclear how many people saw the game in

It’s a tie: Atwood and Evaristo share fiction’s Booker Prize

Canadian writer Margaret Atwood and British author Bernardine Evaristo split the Booker Prize yesterday , after the judging panel ripped up the rulebook and refused

World Views | Singapore-on-Thames isn’t going to happen

British Conservatives, from the time of Margaret Thatcher, have long admired Singapore’s economic success. Low tax rates, minimal regulation and hyper-modern infrastructure are a magnet for foreign direct

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 – edition no. 3395

* Data privacy hinders smart city development * Big names drop out of Motorcycle GP * Safety has become a major concern for New Macau members amid a climate of stifling freedoms *

GTEF | Pansy Ho: Brazil has the basic requirements for integrated resorts

In response to a suggestion by Marcelo Álvaro Antônio, the Minister of Tourism in Brazil, regarding the country’s plans to invite investors to open up resorts and theme parks, Macau

GTEF | Latin America easing entry requirements for China passport holders

Argentina and Brazil – which are Macau’s 2019 Global Tourism Economy Forum partners – are mutually collaborating on an easy visa acquisition scheme for Chinese passport holders in a bid

Tourism | HKZMB behind double-digit surge in visitor arrivals

Macau’s tourism chief has accredited 2019’s double-digit surge in visitor arrivals to the impact of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB). Preparing to mark its first anniversary later this month, the

Tourist prices climb on room rate surge

Tourism prices climbed in the third quarter of 2019, even as tourists spent less per capita. This is according to the latest data released by the Statistics and Census Service,

Gaming | Fitch: casino operators might face ‘onerous’ terms under new licenses

Fitch Ratings has said that Las Vegas Sands will very likely secure a new Macau concession once its current arrangement expires in June 2022. However, the credit rating agency also

Changes to security forces discipline committee enter effect

The changes announced in April this year by the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, to expand the powers of the security forces disciplinary body have entered into effect, according

Briefs | SAFP says universal suffrage not impossible

The Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) has remarked that Macau’s Basic Law does not rule out universal suffrage for the Chief Executive election. In reply to lawmaker Sulu

Automotive service develops business model, sales following partnership with Sands China

A local automotive service and repair store that has been in operation since 1993 has recorded a ten-fold increase in its sales following its partnership with Sands China in 2012. Ou

Crime | Scams continue to find victims in ‘obedient’ university students

Despite the constant appeals from the Judiciary Police (PJ) and the numerous seminars held by the force, university students in Macau, namely the ones arriving from the mainland, continue to

Courts | Tutor sentenced to over 18 years for sexual assault

The tutoring center teacher who was arrested for sexually assaulting at least seven students has been sentenced to jail for 18 years and six months. The 36-year-old, surnamed Tam, is a

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