Daily Archives: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
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Sands China holds ceremony to welcome Year of the Rat
Sands China Ltd. held traditional cultural ceremonies at its properties to welcome the Year of the Rat, with company executives participating in the annual tradition. Worship ... -
Asian demand for face masks soars on fears of Chinese virus
Panic and pollution drive the market for protective face masks, so business is booming in Asia, where fear of the virus from China is straining supplies ... -
Countries evaluate evacuation of citizens in virus epicenter
Countries with citizens in the central Chinese city that’s the epicenter of a viral outbreak are planning evacuations as the number of illnesses grow and China ... -
Boris Johnson walks Huawei tightrope as UK sets up clash with Trump
It’s the kind of balancing act Britain may have to get used to as the country forges its way in the world after leaving the European ... -
North Korea | Kim’s aunt reemerges after years of speculation about fate
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s aunt made her first public appearance in about six years, state media reported Sunday, quelling years of rumors that she ... -
New Zealand | Ardern seeking reelection in Sept. 19 vote
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern may be lauded around the world as a liberal icon but whether she can translate that into a reelection victory in September ... -
IS tries to stage comeback amid rising US-Iran tensions
The Islamic State group’s self-styled “caliphate” across parts of Iraq and Syria seemed largely defeated last year, with the loss of its territory, the killing ... -
Prince Andrew called uncooperative in Jeffrey Epstein probe
Britain’s Prince Andrew has provided “zero cooperation” to the American investigators who want to interview him as part of their sex trafficking probe into Jeffrey Epstein, ... -
This Day in History | 1987 – Aquino suppresses rebel uprising
President of the Philippines Corazon Aquino has forced a group of heavily armed rebels occupying a television station to surrender. Her troops fired tear gas into ... -
Offbeat | Animal shelter says ‘world’s worst cat’ is up for adoption
The “world’s worst cat” is available for adoption — just ask the Mitchell County Animal Rescue organization in North Carolina. The shelter about 55 miles (89 ... -
Airbnb launches Bahamas sabbatical to help after Dorian
Airbnb is giving a few people a chance to spend a two-month sabbatical in the Bahamas in an attempt to boost the Caribbean island damaged last ... -
Huge, tropical jackfruit catches on as a meat substitute
If you’ve never heard of jackfruit, keep your eyes open: You’ll start noticing it everywhere. Jackfruit is a very large tropical fruit often used as a ... -
Berlin zoo prepares panda cubs for their big day out
Two baby pandas born at Berlin’s zoo have been chipped and checked in preparation for their first public outing in a few days, officials said Monday. ... -
Kobe helicopter tried to climb to avoid clouds before crash
The pilot of the helicopter that crashed near Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last ... -
European Union to evacuate citizens from China
The European Union is dispatching two flights to evacuate at least 350 healthy European citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan as a deadly new flu ... -
Hong Kong famous frozen dumplings tested for swine fever
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) is following up on the detection of the virus that causes African swine fever in the products of a well-known frozen ... -
Lowest temperature of this winter recorded
A temperature of 7.9 degrees Celsius was recorded yesterday morning at 8 a.m. in Macau, according to the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG). This marks the ... -
World Briefs
CHINA demanded that a major Danish newspaper, which angered Muslims worldwide by publishing drawings of the Prophet Muhammad in 2006, apologizes for a cartoon on the ... -
Macau Matters | Safe cities
In August 2019, The Economist Intelligence Unit published its third Safe Cities Index (SCI), which ranks 60 cities across 57 indicators covering digital security, health security, ... -
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 – edition no. 3462
* Exceptional times • Seven cases confirmed in Macau • Civil servants exempt from work • Visitor arrivals plunge 69% • Wuhan residents facing discrimination • ...
