Daily Archives: Tuesday, November 10, 2020
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Kremlin: Putin won’t congratulate Biden until challenges end
Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t congratulate President-elect Joe Biden until legal challenges to the U.S. election are resolved and the result is official, the Kremlin announced ... -
CRIME | Counterfeit banknotes continue to be used by money exchange scammers
Money exchange gangs who are active in local casinos have been using training notes to trick gamblers, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday during the joint ... -
Lawyers raise doubts over online legal help platform
The Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) is assessing the legality of online legal advisory platform “eAskLaw,” said the president of AAM, Jorge Neto Valente, during an interview ... -
Health authorities defend Carrie Lam’s quarantine exemption following controversy
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center has defended its decision to exempt Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam from quarantine, arguing that the her delegation ... -
Some foreigners permitted to enter the SAR from December
Foreigners satisfying certain criteria can apply to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention from today for permission to enter Macau from December 1. The decision ... -
Briefs | Guangdong tests health code with Hong Kong
The Guangdong government authority has been testing a health code recognition system between Guangdong province and Hong Kong, according to the Guangdong government’s official WeChat mini ... -
Boao Forum | 5G technology brings new opportunities worldwide
The fifth generation of wireless communication (5G) and how this technology is promoting new opportunities in both developed and developing countries was the topic of discussion ... -
Short Film Festival to showcase 160 short films
The Macau International Short Film Festival, despite challenges raised by the Covid-19 pandemic, will showcase 160 short films and nine musical videos between December 2 and ... -
Locals left with limited choices for travel to Europe
Locals and foreign workers in Macau may now find themselves racking their brains as they run out of options for air services and ways to fly ... -
Roadway revamp urged following Taipa bus accident
The bus crash in Old Taipa last Saturday afternoon, which injured seven people and razed a storefront, has served as a wake-up call about the ... -
A worried Asia wonders: What will Joe Biden do?
As Asia comes to terms with the reality of a Joe Biden administration, relief and hopes of economic and environmental revival jostle with needling anxiety and ... -
China holding off sending congratulations in US election
China said yesterday it has taken note of Joe Biden’s declaration of victory in the U.S. presidential election but is holding off on sending any message ... -
Hong Kong | Pro-democracy lawmakers threaten to resign
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers said yesterday that they would resign en masse from the city’s legislative council if the central Chinese government in Beijing disqualifies any ... -
This Day in History | 1980 Michael Foot is new Labour leader
The Labour Party has chosen the outspoken left-wing MP Michael Foot as its new leader. In the second round of voting by party MPs Mr Foot ... -
US | Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition
President Donald Trump is facing pressure to cooperate with President-elect Joe Biden’s team to ensure a smooth transfer of power when the new administration takes office ... -
Giant Pharma | Pfizer’s Covid vaccine prevents 90% of infections in study
The Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE prevented more than 90% of infections in a study of tens of thousands of volunteers, ... -
Football | Leicester ends on top after weekend of changing EPL leaders
Leicester 1, Wolves 0 With a trio of unfamiliar leaders, what lightheartedly became “Stop The Count” weekend in the Premier League ended with Leicester on top. ... -
Rugby Australia signs three-year broadcasting deal with Nine
Rugby Australia is set to end a 25-year partnership with Foxtel after negotiating a three-year broadcasting deal worth 100 million Australian dollars ($73 million) with Nine ... -
The Buzz | Shanghai finds a local Covid case after months of no infections
Shanghai’s city government said it has found a single domestic case of Covid-19 after months of zero local infections. The confirmed case, a 51-year-old man, works ... -
Beijing noodle restaurant remembers Biden’s 2011 visit
The Yaoji Chaogan noodle restaurant beneath Beijing’s 600-year-old Drum Tower knows Joe Biden. Management has hung up photos of the U.S. president-elect from when, as vice ... -
Our Desk | Social distancing amid mega events
Following the series of measures the Health Bureau has had in place since early this year to deter the spread of Covid-19, Macau residents have been ... -
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 – edition no. 3654
* Flights to London via Taipei suspended — Locals left with very limited choices to fly to and from Europe, travel agencies told Macau Daily Times ...
