Daily Archives: Thursday, February 27, 2020
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Pope cancels visit with Rome priests for ‘slight’ illness
Pope Francis is sick and skipped a planned Mass with Rome clergy across town today (Thursday), officials said. The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff had a ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands China donates MOP1.65 million to 33 elderly and rehab centers
Casino operator Sands China is donating MOP1.65 million to 33 elderly centers and rehabilitation centers identified by the Social Welfare Bureau to assist them in taking ... -
Anyone with travel history to South Korea will face quarantine
Anyone who has been to South Korea in the past 14 days is now required to undergo monitored quarantine at locations designated by the Health Bureau ... -
CTM deploys contingency measures while submarine cable awaits repair
Local telecom operator CTM has deployed a series of contingency measures including 24-hour network monitoring after it detected that a section of an optical submarine telecommunications ... -
Consumer prices grew nearly 3% in January
The composite consumer price index (CPI) for January 2020 has increased by 2.98% year-on-year, up by 0.42 percentage points compared to that of December 2019. Recent ... -
Health | New ‘virtual hospital’ solving 85% of non-coronavirus cases, says official
Restrictive measures applied to public hospital visits due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus has led to the cancellation of a large number of medical ... -
Former secretary Alexis Tam to represent Macau in WTO
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has appointed Alexis Tam, former Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, as the director of the Macao Economic and Trade Office ... -
Briefs | Water heater explodes, no injuries reported
Yesterday, a water heater exploded in an apartment at Mong In residential building located on Rua de Francisco Xavier Pereira. The incident took place at ... -
George Chinnery paintings sold to unnamed British buyers in London auction
Two rare paintings by 19th century British artist George Chinnery, who spent the last quarter-century of his life in Macau, have sold in London for a ... -
New Pearl Horizon development will have 13 residential towers
The government plans to build 13 residential towers at the site of the failed Pearl Horizon project with as many as 4,500 housing units, according to ... -
Road works on the rise as streets gradually return to normal
Despite the halt or stalling of several construction works in the SAR due to the coronavirus outbreak, public works are on the rise on the city’s ... -
Community complains foreign workers have moved into monastery
The local community in Ilha Verde area has expressed their worries about non-local workers moving into the Casa Retiro monastery. Earlier this week, the president of ... -
Hong Kong unveils HKD10,000 handout as part of stimulus package
Hong Kong’s government unveiled a budget packed with giveaways including a one-time cash handout that economists said isn’t likely to spur growth, as the city struggles ... -
Gov’t to spend millions promoting rule of law after protests
Hong Kong’s government will launch a multi-million dollar campaign to promote the rule of law after public trust in the government plummeted following months of violent pro-democracy ... -
South Korean virus cases jump again, first US soldier infected
South Korean virus cases jumped again yesterday and the U.S. military confirmed its first case among American soldiers based in the Asian country, with his case ... -
This Day in History | 1953 – Spelling bill passes second reading
A proposal to simplify English spelling has cleared its second hurdle in parliament. After a second debate MPs in the House of Commons voted by 65 ... -
Covid-19 | Italy sees cases rise 45% in a day; contagion rises in Europe
Italy reported a 45% one-day increase in people infected with the coronavirus as other countries in Europe recorded their first cases Tuesday, producing evidence that travelers ... -
Bob Iger hands Disney’s reins to parks chief in surprise succession
Bob Iger abruptly stepped aside as Walt Disney Co.’s chief executive officer, handing the reins to theme-parks head Bob Chapek after years of speculation over who ... -
Football | Champions League: Barcelona draws at Napoli in first leg
Napoli 1, Barcelona 1 On a night when Lionel Messi was expected to put on a show in the stadium that was once Diego Maradona’s, the ... -
The Buzz | Trump to hold news conference on coronavirus US threat
President Donald Trump said he’ll discuss the coronavirus threat at a White House news conference today, a day after he sought to minimize fears of the virus spreading ... -
Globe braces for long battle against virus as cases spread
Scientists raced to find a treatment, crews scrubbed everything from money to buses, and quarantines were enforced yesterday from a beachfront resort in the Atlantic to ... -
World Briefs
COVID-19 Several European countries have announced their first coronavirus cases, all apparently linked to the growing outbreak in Italy. Austria, Croatia and Switzerland said the cases ... -
World Views | Coronavirus complacency is worse than panic
Don’t think about a white bear. What did you just see in your mind’s eye? If the answer was “a white bear,” you’ll have grasped one of ... -
Thursday, February 27, 2020 – edition no. 3481
* Virtual hospital • Tens of thousands of appointments are on remote mode * Chinnerys sold in London to unnamed buyers * A neighborhood in ...
