Daily Archives: Thursday, August 20, 2020
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Basketball | Macau mulled as major venue for East Asia Super League
Debuting next year, the East Asia Super League (EASL) is eyeing Macau as one of the stops on its Asian tour, the organizers have revealed to ... -
Russian opposition leader Navalny in coma after alleged poisoning
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is in a coma and on a ventilator in a hospital intensive care unit after falling ill from suspected poisoning that ... -
Asia Today: India has record high of 69,000 more infections
India counted another record high of new coronavirus infections today (Thursday) as it ramped up testing to more than 900,000 a day. The 69,652 new cases ... -
Driver flees scene after colliding with motorbikes
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has reported a motor accident where the responsible driver fled the scene. According to the PSP, the incident was ... -
New border building damaged by Higos
A picture went viral on social media yesterday, depicting parts of the roof of the new Hengqin border checkpoint building reportedly damaged by typhoon Higos. The ... -
Macau spared from severe damage as typhoon Higos sweeps through
Macau has been spared from severe damage, injuries, and casualties during the overnight passage of typhoon Higos. Although many incidents were reported and account for some ... -
Falling hotel ceiling injures three at integrated resort
An incident related to a falling piece of ceiling at a Macau integrated resort has injured three people, according to a report by the Fire Services ... -
Three slot machine rooms closed in anticipation of flooding
Three slot machine rooms operated by Mocha Clubs requested permission to close as a consequence of the typhoon Higos. The company made the request to the ... -
Government recovers land plot in Coloane
The Macau SAR government has recovered one land plot in Coloane, according to an official decree signed by the Secretary for Transport and Public Works. ... -
Gov’t declines to predict Golden Week visitor numbers
The immigration authorities of Macau and Zhuhai declined to estimate the number of visitor arrivals through the new Hengqin Port during the upcoming Chinese National Day ... -
Study finds genetic susceptibility shared among ancestry
A research team consisting of professors from the Macau University of Science and Technology has showed that there is a substantial shared genetic susceptibility to one ... -
IC calls for Macanese cuisine recipe submissions
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has launched an international call for Macanese cuisine recipes, aiming to develop the city’s Macanese cuisine database. According to a statement ... -
Briefs | Man from Hong Kong found dead in hotel room
A 42-year-old man from Hong Kong, surnamed Kwok, was found hanging and dead in a hotel room on Avenida de Amizade yesterday, the Judiciary Police ... -
China Daily | TikTok case reflects bitterly on US
On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump gave Chinese company ByteDance 90 days to divest itself of any assets used to support the popular short video-sharing ... -
Typhoon adds to southern China’s rain and flooding woes
China suffered a double blow yesterday of flooding and landslides from unusually heavy seasonal rains and a typhoon that came ashore on its southern coast. Five ... -
A US WeChat ban could hurt many in America, not just China
For millions of people in the U.S. who use the Chinese app WeChat, it’s a lifeline to friends, family, customers and business contacts in China. That ... -
Wuhan pool parties bring post-coronavirus relief in China
For more than two months, the 11 million residents of Wuhan endured a strict lockdown as coronavirus raced around the city in central China. Now, some ... -
This Day in History | 1970 Bobby Moore cleared of stealing
The England soccer captain, Bobby Moore, has been cleared of stealing an emerald bracelet in Colombia. Moore, who captained England to World Cup victory in 1966, ... -
UN crisis looms as US readies demand for Iran sanctions
After a resounding defeat in the U.N. Security Council, the United States is poised to call for the United Nations to reimpose sanctions on Iran under ... -
Analysis | Oracle’s improbable TikTok talks have a simple explanation: data
Oracle Corp.’s preliminary interest in making a bid for TikTok, on first glance, looks like an awkward fit – the 43-year-old software giant best known for ... -
Singapore’s MAS to engage more with banks on local hiring
Singapore’s financial regulator will step up efforts to urge banks to hire more citizens and develop a strong local leadership pipeline, according to its chief. “Protecting ... -
Football | FIFA expects $120m income drop but same profit through 2022
FIFA forecast the pandemic will cause a $120 million drop in its revenue plan through the 2022 World Cup in a revised four-year budget published yesterday. ... -
The Buzz | Poll: Pandemic shifts how consumers use gig companies
When ride-hailing heavyweights Uber and Lyft and delivery giants Grubhub and Instacart began making shared rides and meals available with a few taps on a smartphone, ... -
One good thing | Sons use e-books to help virus-stricken dad, other patients
Geoff Woolf gave his sons a love for literature. When he got sick with COVID-19, they turned to books to help him — and others. The ... -
World Views | SalivaDirect could kick off a testing turnaround
Testing failures have weighed down the U.S. Covid-19 response since the virus emerged. More than half a year in, many labs are overwhelmed, leading to ... -
Thursday, August 20, 2020 – edition no. 3601
* Typhoon scare — Macau spared from severe damage as typhoon Higos sweeps through * Macau and Zhuhai officials decline to make any predictions involving cross-border ...
