Yearly Archives: 2019
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Offbeat | Lots of good terns: Bird ready to fly off endangered list
After 34 years on the endangered species list, a tiny Midwestern bird is ready to fly free of federal protection. Once diminished by hunting for feathers ... -
France’s LVMH wants to buy jeweler Tiffany for $14.5 billion
French luxury group LVMH has offered to buy Tiffany & Co. for $14.5 billion in cash, sending shares in the New York jewelers soaring. The purchase ... -
Rugby | World Cup is the last hurrah for a bunch of greats
Rugby World Cups can be a bathtub of tears. Of the 20 competing teams, 19 will have their hopes dashed. The 20th team won’t be immune, ... -
The Buzz | German exporters want Brexit uncertainty over
A German exporters’ association is welcoming the European Union’s decision to delay Brexit until Jan. 31, but says this should be the final extension. The EU ... -
Day of the Dead parade hits Mexico City as holiday expands
Thousands of Mexicans took to the streets of the capital to dance beside giant skulls and skeletons yesterday [Macau time] as Mexico City rolled out its ... -
World Briefs
HONG KONG While groups of hardcore protesters tangling with riot police have become the movement’s most visible symbol, others are using skin and ink to show ... -
Our Desk | Let’s work on the graphics
Recently, I attended a press conference where the Identification Services Bureau announced the new design of the Macau Special Administrative Region passport. The design did not ... -
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 – edition no. 3404
* Hao vs Adelson multibillion-dollar lawsuit adjourned | Another year in the waiting * LGBT+ group to conduct third Macau-wide survey * EU grants ‘final extension’ ... -
Restaurant sector reeling from revenue crunch
Pressure on the restaurant sector went unabated in August, with the proportion of interviewed establishments reporting a decline as their business prospects rose. The information was ... -
China’s Ambassador to Portugal visits Monte do Pasto
China’s ambassador to Portugal, Cai Run, has visited Portuguese agribusiness Monte do Pasto. Cai led a delegation that included the embassy’s economic and social adviser, Xu ... -
Ask the Vet | Best exercises for old dogs
Old dogs can still play like puppies. Don’t give up on exercise and games just because you have an older dog. A regimen of regular exercise ... -
11 nationalities gather for migrants’ day
The 105th World Day of Migrants and Refugees was celebrated yesterday, attracting the participation of hundreds from 11 different nationalities. Held yesterday at St. Paul School, ... -
Workers in the transport sector grow 8.5%
The number of people employed by Macau’s transport and storage sector increased by 8.5% last year to 20,500, according to data released by the Statistics and ... -
Study shows 16.5% of tertiary students part of LGBTQ community
A survey conducted among over 1,000 students in 10 tertiary education institutions shows that 16.5% of them identify themselves as part of the LGBTQ community, which ... -
Briefs | Chief Executive to propose budget on November 12
Chief Executive Chui Sai On will be attending a plenary session on November 12 to deliver a summary on policy implementation work in 2019 and introduce ... -
Gaming | Singapore court blocks Australian casino debt collection attempt
A Singapore court has struck out an attempt from an Australian-based casino company to collect a gambling debt amounting to 40.2 million Singapore dollars (238 million ... -
Crown Resorts bats away questions on ‘sensationalist’ scandals
Crown Resorts Executive Chairman John Alexander batted away questions about recent scandals engulfing the Australian business, saying that the claims made by three major news ... -
Meg-Star denounces false ties to virtual currency firm
Macau junket Meg-Star Group has denounced the use of its name by a Hong Kong-based company, which claimed to have business ties to the gaming ... -
MUST exhibition showcases rare documents about Xiangshan
The Xiangshan (Macau) Documents Collection Exhibition, on display at the Macau University of Science and Technology’s (MUST) Library, is offering the public a glimpse into some ... -
Annual meeting of architects kicks off with exhibition
The 23rd International Council of Portuguese Speaking Architects (CIALP) kicked off on Friday with an exhibition on architectural photography. A kick-off ceremony for the annual meeting ... -
CB requests fire maintenance records
The Fire Services Bureau (CB) has requested the property management and the fire services installation contractor of Edifício Jardim Kong Fok Cheong to submit its fire maintenance ... -
China authorizes Macau’s port zone in Hengqin
China’s top legislature on Saturday voted to adopt a decision on authorizing the jurisdiction of Macao’s port zone at Hengqin port and extended areas in Guangdong ... -
Analysis | Pence speech takes hard stance on Hong Kong
Analysts are highlighting the strong support Mike Pence offered for protesters in Hong Kong during a long-anticipated speech delivered in Washington late last week. That may ... -
HK protesters criticize ‘gangster cops’ conduct
Hong Kong police fired tear gas yesterday to disperse a rally called over concerns about police conduct in months-long pro-democracy demonstrations, with protesters cursing the officers ... -
Aviation Apple, United in early discussions to upgrade terminal
United Airlines and Apple Inc. are in early discussions about upgrading United’s terminal at San Francisco International airport. The talks between the companies have just begun ... -
Facebook launches a news section – and will pay publishers
Over the course of its 15 year history, Facebook has variously ignored news organizations while eating their advertising revenue, courted them for video projects it subsequently ... -
Tariff war | Gov’t says part of Phase 1 of trade deal text ‘basically completed’
China said parts of the text for the first phase of a trade deal with the U.S. are “basically completed” as the two sides reached a ... -
Alipay, Tencent beware: China’s digital yuan is closing in
Chinese billionaires Jack Ma and Pony Ma, who built their online finance empires by dominating the country’s online payments industry, are facing what could be the ... -
Australian serial killer Ivan Milat dies in prison at 74
Ivan Milat, whose grisly serial killings of seven European and Australian backpackers horrified Australia in the early ‘90s, died in a Sydney prison yesterday, ending hopes ... -
Vietnamese village prays, awaits news on loved ones’ fate
The rural village of Do Thanh in central Vietnam has relied on its sons and daughters working abroad to send money back home. Now it fears ... -
Pope’s Amazon synod proposes married priests, female leaders
Catholic bishops from across the Amazon called Saturday for the ordination of married men as priests to address the clergy shortage in the region, an historic ... -
This Day in History | 1979 Chairman Hua arrives in London
The first Chinese leader to visit Britain, Chairman Hua Kuo-Feng, has arrived in London at the start of a six-day visit. He was welcomed at Heathrow ... -
Offbeat | Teen breaks into German prison in bid to win back jailed ex
A teenager has broken into a German prison in an attempt to win back his ex-girlfriend. Prison authorities in the northwestern town of Vechta told news ... -
Germans flock to Frankenstein Castle for spooky Halloween
Medieval Frankenstein Castle has become a favorite haunt for Germans celebrating Halloween, a tradition that’s grown increasingly popular in continental Europe in recent years. The crumbling ... -
New cruise ship stars a raft of Tony Award winners
Tony Award-winners Alan Cumming, Norbert Leo Butz and Laura Benanti are headlining an interesting venue for a clutch of Broadway stars — a cruise ship. The ...
